Biographical Information

Name:

Spiro Cappony

Date of Birth:

1923

Place of Birth:

Gary, IN

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

IN

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

Office of Strategic Services (OSS)

Location of Service:

Great Lakes, Illinois; Virginia; Oran, Algeria; Turkey; Greece

Highest Rank:

Petty Officer First Class

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Yes

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [4 items]

Manuscript: Clippings [3 items]

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [87 items] --Photographs

Manuscript: Correspondence [6 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [6 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Periodicals [1 item] --Typewritten document

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Radio broadcast

Video: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Transcription of audio recording

Interviewer:

Timothy J. Sanders 

Donor:

Richard Lugar

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/3859

Subjects:

Cappony, Spiro
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Spiro Cappony Collection (AFC/2001/001/3859), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress