Loyd W. Ambrose Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1946

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Yancy (AKA 93); USS Wisconsin

Location of Service:

Normandy, France; Pacific; Indochina

Highest Rank:

Boatswain's Mate Second Class

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1948-1952

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Location of Service:

Korea

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [2 items] --Oral history interview

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Transcription of audio recording

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

Interviewer:

Harold Phillips

Contributor:

Rebecca Ebert

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Stewart Bell   Jr. Archives   Handley Regional Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/8288

Subjects:

Ambrose, Loyd W.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Loyd W. Ambrose Collection
(AFC/2001/001/8288), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress