Robert Abbott Coates Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Robert Abbott Coates

State of Birth:

ID

Home State:

ID

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1946

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Nevada (BB 36); USS San Francisco (CA 38)

Location of Service:

Pacific Theater; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Battles/Campaigns:

Pearl Harbor

Highest Rank:

Electronics Technician First Class

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran is a Pearl Harbor survivor.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

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

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Reference copy

Photograph: Digital Print [2 items] --Photographs

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

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

Interviewer:

Troy Reeves

Contributor:

Troy Reeves

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Idaho State Historical Society

Transcriber:

Carin Eckhoff

Transcriber Affiliation/Organization:

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

Transcriber:

Dorothy Stiles

Transcriber Affiliation/Organization:

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/489

Subjects:

Coates, Robert Abbott
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Robert Abbott Coates Collection
(AFC/2001/001/489), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress