Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Branch of Service:

Coast Guard

Unit of Service:

Office of Strategic Services Maritime Unit, Underwater Demolition Team 10 (OSS/UDT)

Location of Service:

Luzon Bay and Leyte Island (Philippines); Palau Islands

Highest Rank:

Boatswain's Mate Second Class

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran served as a "Frogman."

Collection Information

Interviewer:

 Unknown Interviewer 

Donor:

Robert Freeman

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Saints at War Project

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/40789

Subjects:

Risser, Gordon
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Coast Guard.

Cite as:

Gordon Risser Collection (AFC/2001/001/40789), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Repository Location:

Saints at War Project