Louis Harold Erwin Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Louis Harold Erwin

State of Birth:

TN

Home State:

TN

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1946

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Indianapolis (CA 354)

Location of Service:

Pacific Theater; Gilbert Islands; Marshall Islands; Mariana Islands; Western Caroline Islands; Iwo Jima; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)

Highest Rank:

Coxswain

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Betacam SP [3 items] --Oral history interview

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

Interviewer:

Michael Willie

Contributor:

Sarah Bowen

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

WRCB-TV Channel 3

Transcriber:

Juliane Goldberg

Transcriber Affiliation/Organization:

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/6006

Subjects:

Erwin, Louis Harold
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Louis Harold Erwin Collection
(AFC/2001/001/6006), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress