Biographical Information

Name:

Warren L. Smith

Date of Birth:

1923

Place of Birth:

Lyndon, KS

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

KS

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1946

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USSS Wake Island

Location of Service:

Kansas City, Missouri; Chadron, Nebraska; Del Monte, California; Hutchinson, Kansas; Corpus Christi, Texas; Deland, Florida

Highest Rank:

Commander

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran severed in the Reserves during 7/1963 for 20 years and 42 months of active duty after World War II.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Interviewer:

Gary W. Swanson 

Donor:

Robert O. Babcock

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Americans Remembered, Inc.

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/9617

Subjects:

Smith, Warren
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Warren Smith Collection (AFC/2001/001/9617), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress