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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Navy; Air Force
  • Unit of Service: USS Vincennes (CA 44); USS Mayford
  • Location of Service: Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
  • Highest Rank: Petty Officer; Senior Master Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/13361

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James Giles Collection
Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • James Giles Collection

Names

  • Giles, James
  • Library of Congress
  • Veterans History Project
  • Cali, Jeanine R.

Home State

  • Florida

Headings

  • -  Giles, James
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Navy.
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Unit of Service: USS Vincennes (CA 44); USS Mayford
    • Location of Service: Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
    • Highest Rank: Petty Officer
    • Dates of Service: 1941-1945
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran 's ship, the USS Vincennes, sunk at Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) on August 9, 1942. At 17 years old, veteran was the youngest on board. Veteran was picked up the next day by the ship USS Mayford. Veteran also served in Vietnam.
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Highest Rank: Senior Master Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1945-1966
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran also served in World War II.

Materials

  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2005-07-21; 2005-07-21)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [ item] -- Oral history interview (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/13361

Cite as

  • James Giles Collection (AFC/2001/001/13361), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Giles, James, Library Of Congress, Veterans History Project, and Jeanine R Cali. James Giles Collection. 1941. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.13361/.

APA citation style:

Giles, J., Library Of Congress, Veterans History Project & Cali, J. R. (1941) James Giles Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.13361/.

MLA citation style:

Giles, James, et al. James Giles Collection. 1941. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.13361/>.