Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1950

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Cowanesque; USS Satyr

Location of Service:

Illinois; Florida; California; Hawaii; Guam (Mariana Islands); Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Tokyo; North Africa; Iceland; Bermuda; Caribbean

Highest Rank:

Chief Storekeeper

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran served in Navy Reserves from 1945 to 1950.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Original photographic print [4 items] --Photographs

Interviewer:

  

Donor:

Susan Walsh Rakes

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/12344

Subjects:

Walsh, John
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

John Walsh Collection (AFC/2001/001/12344), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress