Edward Leon Sowman Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1935-1939

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Saratoga; USS Lexington; USS New Orleans; USS Wisconsin

Location of Service:

Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California; Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii; Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania; South Pacific

Highest Rank:

Chief Warrant Officer

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran was recalled to active duty 12/1940 and later stayed in the Naval Reserves until age 60. He served in nine major engagements in the South Pacific.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Cynthia Wafer

Contributor:

Tamara Trujillo

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Fullerton College

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/37379

Subjects:

Sowman, Edward Leon
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Edward Leon Sowman Collection
(AFC/2001/001/37379), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress