Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Gordon LeRoy Franklin Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS LSMR-196 (Landing Ship, Medium, Rocket)
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; Great Lakes, Illinois; Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina; Panama Canal; Hawaii; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Coxswain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/54893
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About this Item
Title
- Gordon LeRoy Franklin Collection
Names
- Franklin, Jenna
- Houston High School
- Franklin, Gordon LeRoy
- Noble, Kinta
Home State
- Iowa
Headings
- - Franklin, Gordon LeRoy
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS LSMR-196 (Landing Ship, Medium, Rocket)
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; Great Lakes, Illinois; Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina; Panama Canal; Hawaii; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Coxswain
- Dates of Service: 1944-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was also drafted into the Navy from 1936-2/1940.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2007-03-12; 2007-04-01)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1940-1945)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [7 items] -- Photograph (collected 1944-1946)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/54893
Cite as
- Gordon LeRoy Franklin Collection (AFC/2001/001/54893), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Great Lakes, Illinois
- Hawaii
- Pacific Theater
- Panama Canal
- San Diego, California
- Virginia