Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Jack Franklin Bowers Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Vincennes (CA 44); USS Wichita; USS Quincy; USS Matsonia
- Location of Service: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Norfolk, Virginia; Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean; San Diego, California; Detroit, Michigan; Great Lakes, Illinois
- Highest Rank: Seaman First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/57849
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About this Item
Title
- Jack Franklin Bowers Collection
Names
- U.S. House of Representatives/Wayne Gilchrest
- Abey, Kathy
- Gilchrest, Wayne
- Bowers, Jack Franklin
Home State
- Pennsylvania
Headings
- - Bowers, Jack Franklin
- - 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 Vincennes (CA 44); USS Wichita; USS Quincy; USS Matsonia
- Location of Service: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Norfolk, Virginia; Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean; San Diego, California; Detroit, Michigan; Great Lakes, Illinois
- Highest Rank: Seaman First Class
- Dates of Service: 1941-1943
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: Hi-8/Digital 8 [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2007-07-07)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1941-1944)
- Photograph: Digital print [12 items] -- Photograph (collected 1941-1943)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/57849
Cite as
- Jack Franklin Bowers Collection (AFC/2001/001/57849), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean
- Detroit, Michigan
- Great Lakes, Illinois
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- San Diego, California