Benjamin Leroy Couillard Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Benjamin Leroy Couillard

State of Birth:

MS

Home State:

TN

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1946

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Yorktown (CV 10)

Location of Service:

Coronado and San Diego, California; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Pacific Theater

Highest Rank:

Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [5 items] --Photograph

Manuscript: Biographical information [5 items]

Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [12 items] --Typewritten document

Video: Betacam SP [3 items] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Tony Mavredes

Contributor:

Sarah Bowen

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

WRCB-TV Channel 3

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/19999

Subjects:

Couillard, Benjamin Leroy
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Benjamin Leroy Couillard Collection
(AFC/2001/001/19999), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress