John W. Close Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

John W. Close

State of Birth:

MO

Home State:

KS

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1946

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

Submarine Service; V-12 Program

Location of Service:

Great Lakes, Illinois; Newport, Rhode Island; San Diego, Advance Submarine School, California; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Warrensburg, Missouri; Iowa

Highest Rank:

Torpedoman's Mate Third Class

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Gary Swanson

Contributor:

Robert Babcock

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Americans Remembered, Inc.

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/9243

Subjects:

Close, John W.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

John W. Close Collection
(AFC/2001/001/9243), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress