Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Hugh H. Alexander Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS New Mexico (BB 40)
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; Marshall Islands; Saipan, Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Guam (Mariana Islands); Philippines; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Australia; Iwo Jima; Tokyo Bay; Bremerton, Washington; Boston, Massachusetts; Jacksonville, Florida
- Highest Rank: Seaman First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/75691
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Title
- Hugh H. Alexander Collection
Names
- Schrader, Stanley A.
- Augusta Richmond County Historical Society
- Alexander, Hugh H.
- Gehle, Frederick P.
Home State
- South Carolina
Headings
- - Alexander, Hugh H.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
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 New Mexico (BB 40)
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; Marshall Islands; Saipan, Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Guam (Mariana Islands); Philippines; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Australia; Iwo Jima; Tokyo Bay; Bremerton, Washington; Boston, Massachusetts; Jacksonville, Florida
- Highest Rank: Seaman First Class
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a 40 millimeter / 20 millimeter anti-aircraft gunner and was on USS New Mexico when hit by kamikazes at Leyte and Okinawa.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2010-03-31)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/75691
Cite as
- Hugh H. Alexander Collection (AFC/2001/001/75691), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Australia
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Bremerton, Washington
- Guam (Mariana Islands)
- Iwo Jima
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Marshall Islands
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Philippines
- Saipan, Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands)
- San Diego, California
- Tokyo Bay