Raymond B. Dierkes Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Raymond B. Dierkes

State of Birth:

MO

Home State:

MO

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

97th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees); 108th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees)

Location of Service:

Roseneath, Scotland; Tilbury, Plymouth and Nettley, England; Normandy, France; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)

Highest Rank:

Shipfitter Second Class

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [4 items]

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item]

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item]

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [119 items]

Contributor:

Raymond Dierkes

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/1697

Subjects:

Dierkes, Raymond B.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Raymond B. Dierkes Collection
(AFC/2001/001/1697), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress