Vern Peters, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Vern Peters, Jr.

State of Birth:

OH

Home State:

CA

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Coast Guard

Unit of Service:

USS Tacoma (PF 3)

Location of Service:

Atlantic Ocean; Leyte Gulf and Luzon (Philippines); Aleutian Islands

Highest Rank:

Petty Officer Third Class

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran also served as a Machinist Mate Third Class.

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Photograph: Digital print [36 items] --Photographs

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [3 items] --Typewritten document

Computer File: CD [1 item] --Electronic file of photographic material

Interviewer:

Becky James

Interviewer:

Pete Polini

Contributor:

Vance Davis

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center & Nursing Home, Sepulveda, California

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/60697

Subjects:

Peters Jr., Vern
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Coast Guard.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Vern Peters, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/60697), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress