Wilfred E. Billey Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

American Indian and Alaskan Native

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1946

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

297th Platoon; Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division

Location of Service:

Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands); Saipan, and Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Pacific Theater

Highest Rank:

Corporal

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

The Veteran served as a Navajo Code Talker.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [2 items] --Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biography [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Bart Wilsey

Contributor:

Luke Renner

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Farmington Museum

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/51394

Subjects:

Billey, Wilfred E.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Wilfred E. Billey Collection
(AFC/2001/001/51394), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress