Philip August Rahnefeld Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

93rd Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees)

Location of Service:

Camp Perry, Williamsburg, Virginia; Southern Pacific Theater; Green Island, [New Zealand]; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Philippines; New Caledonia

Highest Rank:

Petty Officer Second Class

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran served as a Metalsmith.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [11 items]

Manuscript: Transcript [2 items] --Typewritten document

Video: Hi-8/Digital 8 [1 item] --Oral history interview

Manuscript: Clippings [5 items]

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items]

Manuscript: Printed matter [2 items]

Interviewer:

Kathy Abey

Contributor:

Wayne Gilchrest

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/Wayne Gilchrest

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/31406

Subjects:

Rahnefeld, Philip August
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Philip August Rahnefeld Collection
(AFC/2001/001/31406), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress