Samuel T. Harmon Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Samuel T. Harmon

State of Birth:

MI

Home State:

DC

Gender:

Male

Race:

Black or African American

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1944-1952

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Location of Service:

Treasure Island, California; Yokosuka, Japan; Norfolk, Virginia; Great Lakes and Chicago, Illinois; Pacific Theater

Highest Rank:

Chief Electronics Technician

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

The Veteran served as a Civil Air Patrol before being drafted.

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Location of Service:

Japan

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: MiniDV [3 items] --Oral history interview

Video: DVD [2 items] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Melanie Polutta

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/74515

Subjects:

Harmon, Samuel T.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Samuel T. Harmon Collection
(AFC/2001/001/74515), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress