Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Frank Franko Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Kaskaskia (AO 27)
- Location of Service: Pacific Theater; Great Lakes, Illinois; Marshall Islands; Guam (Mariana Islands); Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Philippines; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer Third Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/83163
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About this Item
Title
- Frank Franko Collection
Names
- Jennings, Charles B.
- VA Medical Center, Butler, Pennsylvania
- Taylor, Barbara J.
- Franko, Frank
Home State
- Pennsylvania
Headings
- - Franko, Frank
- - 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: USS Kaskaskia (AO 27)
- Location of Service: Pacific Theater; Great Lakes, Illinois; Marshall Islands; Guam (Mariana Islands); Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Philippines; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer Third Class
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a radioman.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011-10-20; 2004)
- Photograph: Digital print [3 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2011-10-20; 2014-06-19)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/83163
Cite as
- Frank Franko Collection (AFC/2001/001/83163), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Great Lakes, Illinois
- Guam (Mariana Islands)
- Marshall Islands
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Pacific Theater
- Philippines
- Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands)
- Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands)