Biographical Information

Name:

Robert Abbott Coates

Date of Birth:

1921

Place of Birth:

Carey, ID

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

ID

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

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 Related Injury:

Unknown

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

Interviewer:

Troy Reeves 

Donor:

Troy Reeves

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Idaho State Historical Society

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/489

Subjects:

Coates, Robert
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

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