Reby Cary Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Reby Cary

State of Birth:

TX

Home State:

TX

Gender:

Male

Race:

Black or African American

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Coast Guard

Unit of Service:

USS Cambria (APA 36)

Location of Service:

New Jersey; Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Japan; Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Leyte (Philippines); Luzon (Philippines); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Key West, Florida; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Pacific Theater

Highest Rank:

Radioman First Class

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

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

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] --Typewritten document

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

Photograph: Photographic print [9 items] --Photographs

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

James Yeh

Contributor:

Michael Burgess

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/Michael Burgess

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/58790

Subjects:

Cary, Reby
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Coast Guard.

Cite as:

Reby Cary Collection
(AFC/2001/001/58790), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress