Adelbert Acevedo Collection

Biographical Information

Note:

Veteran's biographical form lists race/ethnicity as Mexican.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Other

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1944-1946

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Burleson (APA 67); USS Dade (APA 99); USS Bulmer (DD 222)

Location of Service:

Leyte Gulf (Philippines); Guam (Mariana Islands); Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Camp Pendleton, California; Singapore; Indochina; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)

Battles/Campaigns:

Okinawa

Highest Rank:

Yeoman Second Class

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1950-1952

Unit of Service:

USS Delta (AR 9)

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Photograph: Digital print [8 items] --Photographs

Computer File: CD [1 item] --Electronic file of photograph(s)

Interviewer:

Eliseo Rodriguez

Contributor:

Vance Davis

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System   Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center & Nursing Home   Sepulveda   California

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/58971

Subjects:

Acevedo, Adelbert
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Adelbert Acevedo Collection
(AFC/2001/001/58971), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress