John Perry Richardson Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

John Perry Richardson

State of Birth:

MA

Home State:

MA

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1946

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Guitarro (SS 363)

Location of Service:

Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois; Submarine School, New London, Connecticut; New York; Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Boston, Massachusetts; Pacific; Australia; New Guinea; Hunters Point, California; South China Sea

Highest Rank:

Fire Controlman

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1950-1952

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Trumpetfish (SS 425)

Location of Service:

Key West, Florida

Highest Rank:

Fire Controlman

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran signed-up for in-active reserves for two years as a fire control on Submarine.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Alexandria Bissett

Contributor:

Villu Tari

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

"The History Show"/Chelmsford Telemedia

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/7706

Subjects:

Richardson, John Perry
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

John Perry Richardson Collection
(AFC/2001/001/7706), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress