Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Salvatore Scarlato Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: B Company, 1st Shore Party Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
- Location of Service: Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Inchon, Korea; Ascom City, Korea; Kimpo Peninsula, Korea; Han River, Korea; Nevada City (Carson, Vegas, Reno), Korea; Siberia, Korea; Bunker Hill, Korea; The Hook, Korea; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/48797
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About this Item
Title
- Salvatore Scarlato Collection
Names
- Scarlato, Salvatore
- Bessell, Matthew
- Sledge, Joseph M.
- VA Medical Center, Native American Indian Special Emphasis Program
Home State
- New York (State)
Headings
- - Scarlato, Salvatore
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: B Company, 1st Shore Party Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
- Location of Service: Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Inchon, Korea; Ascom City, Korea; Kimpo Peninsula, Korea; Han River, Korea; Nevada City (Carson, Vegas, Reno), Korea; Siberia, Korea; Bunker Hill, Korea; The Hook, Korea; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Dates of Service: 1951-1953
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran notes that his unit was a part Kimpo Provisional Regiment (KPR). He served in Korea from 04/1952 to 04/1953; he was wounded by a grenade thrown by the Chinese Communist Forces on 07/14/1952, and after spending several months in a hospital, received a medical discharge in 1953.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2007-02-08)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/48797
Cite as
- Salvatore Scarlato Collection (AFC/2001/001/48797), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Ascom City, Korea
- Bunker Hill, Korea
- Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
- Camp Pendleton, California
- Han River, Korea
- Inchon, Korea
- Kimpo Peninsula, Korea
- Nevada City (Carson, Vegas, Reno), Korea
- Parris Island, South Carolina
- Siberia, Korea
- The Hook, Korea