Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

CO

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1946-1948

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Grand Canyon (AD 28); USS Haynsworth (DD 700)

Location of Service:

San Diego, California; Newport, Rhode Island; Boston, Massachusetts; Charleston, South Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana; Bahamas; Guantanamo, Cuba; Jamaica; Atlantic

Highest Rank:

Electrician's Mate Third Class

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Digital print [3 items] --Photographs

Computer File: CD [1 item] --Multiple types of electronic files

Interviewer:

Kevin M. Hunter 

Donor:

Rosemarie Vest

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Veterans Outreach for Community Advocacy (VOCA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/43717

Subjects:

Palermo, Paul
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Paul Palermo Collection (AFC/2001/001/43717), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress