John Bachman Nabors, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Vicksburg (CL 86); VF-80 (Fighting Squadron)

Location of Service:

Atlantic; Pacific; New Orleans, Louisiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Iwo Jima; Philippines

Highest Rank:

Lieutenant Commander

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Unit of Service:

VW-3 (Airborne Early Warning Squadron)

Location of Service:

Pensacola, Florida; Guam

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] --Electronic file of interview transcript

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Manuscript: Memoirs [2 items] --Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Jenny Ryan

Contributor:

Gary Stanton

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

University of Mary Washington   Department of Historic Preservation

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/21573

Subjects:

Nabors Jr., John Bachman
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

John Bachman Nabors, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/21573), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress