William H. Whorf Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1939-1946

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

H Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment

Location of Service:

Quantico, Virginia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Australia; Boston, Massachusetts; South America

Highest Rank:

Captain

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Computer File: CD [1 item] --Electronic file of interview transcript

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

Interviewer:

Shawna Williams

Contributor:

Cliff Stearns

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/Cliff Stearns

Transcriber:

Samantha M. Saint-Valentine

Transcriber Affiliation/Organization:

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/23662

Subjects:

Whorf, William H.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

William H. Whorf Collection
(AFC/2001/001/23662), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress