Holly R. Harrison Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Holly R. Harrison

State of Birth:

AZ

Home State:

SC

Note:

Veteran is the first woman in US Coast Guard history to earn the Bronze Star.

Gender:

Female

Race:

White

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War or Conflict:

Persian Gulf War, 1991

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1991-?

Branch of Service:

Coast Guard

Unit of Service:

USCGC Aquidneck (WPB 1309); USCGC Kiska (WPB 1336); USCGC Storis (WMEC 38)

Location of Service:

Kodiak, Alaska; Hilo, Hawaii; Washington, DC; Manama, Bahrain; Khawr Abd Allah River; Al Faw Peninsula; Khawr Al Amaya; Mina Al Baker Oil Terminals; Yorktown, Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran is the first female in the history of the US Coast Guard to earn the Bronze Star Medal for her service as Coast Guard cutter commander in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

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War or Conflict:

Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present

Status:

Veteran

Branch of Service:

Coast Guard

Battles/Campaigns:

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

Highest Rank:

Lieutenant Commander

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

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

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

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [3 items] --Photographs

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] --Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Kathleen Scott

Contributor:

Margaret Reborchuk

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc. (WIMSA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/46660

Subjects:

Harrison, Holly R.
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal Narratives
United States. Coast Guard.
Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present--Personal Narratives
United States. Coast Guard.

Cite as:

Holly R. Harrison Collection
(AFC/2001/001/46660), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress