Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Paul Edward Perko Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: 71st Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees)
- Location of Service: Camp Perry, Virginia; Gulf Port, Mississippi; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Los Negros Island
- Highest Rank: Carpenter's Mate Third Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/51312
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About this Item
Title
- Paul Edward Perko Collection
Names
- VA Healthcare System, New Jersey
- Perko, Paul Edward
- Honeker, Claire
- Battle, Lillie
Home State
- New Jersey
Headings
- - Perko, Paul Edward
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: 71st Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees)
- Location of Service: Camp Perry, Virginia; Gulf Port, Mississippi; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Los Negros Island
- Highest Rank: Carpenter's Mate Third Class
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-04-19; 2005-04-19)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item] -- Photograph (collected 2005)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/51312
Cite as
- Paul Edward Perko Collection (AFC/2001/001/51312), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Camp Perry, Virginia
- Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
- Gulf Port, Mississippi
- Los Negros Island
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)