Robert Arant, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Robert Arant, Jr.

State of Birth:

SC

Home State:

SC

Note:

This interview was conducted by Veterans History Project volunteers on the National Mall in Washington, DC during the National World War II Reunion: Tribute to a Generation, May 27-30, 2004. Interviews in this group range from one minute to 25 minutes in length.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Breese (DM 18)

Location of Service:

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Pacific Theater

Battles/Campaigns:

Pearl Harbor

Highest Rank:

Warrant Officer 4

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran notes he spent 31 years in the Navy. Served as a gunner's mate and belongs to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Interviewer:

Michelle Mullins

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/12878

Subjects:

Arant Jr., Robert
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Robert Arant, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/12878), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress