Ben Cooper Alexander Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1944-1947

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Helena (CA 75)

Location of Service:

San Diego, California; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; China; Yokosuka, Japan; Korea

Highest Rank:

Commander

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran was trained and ordained as a Methodist minister in the Tennessee Conference. He entered the Navy from his reserve unit into active duty as a chaplain and served with the Navy Reserve until 1970. Ship duty during the Korean war took him to Yokosuka, Japan where his ship gave support to US troops then fighting Korea. Serving in his role as chaplain, he collected several items to be donated to the Korean children's service center, an effort was arranged by a Master Sergeant associate.

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1951-1953

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Interviewer:

Robert Richardson

Contributor:

Linda Barnickel

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Nashville Room   Nashville Public Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/9317

Subjects:

Alexander, Ben Cooper
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Ben Cooper Alexander Collection
(AFC/2001/001/9317), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress