Oral History Interview with Albert Voss, December 6, 2001 Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Oral History Interview with Albert Voss, December 6, 2001
Creator
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Interviewee: Voss, AlbertCreator Type: Personal
Contributor
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Interviewer: Williams, JerryContributor Type: Personal
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Interviewer: Rees, ForestContributor Type: Personal
Publisher
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific WarPlace of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas
Date
- Creation: 2001-12-06
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Voss. Voss joined the Navy in late 1938. He completed Radio Signaling School, and served aboard USS West Virginia (BB-48), USS California (BB-44) during the attack on Pearl Harbor and USS New Mexico (BB-40) during the invasion of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands, the bombardment of Guam, Saipan and Tinian and the Aleutian Islands Campaign. Voss additionally served aboard USS Menifee (APA-202) during the invasion of Okinawa. He was discharged in 1945.
- Physical Description: 27 p.
Subject
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Interviews
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Personal narratives
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Autobiographies
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Biographies
- Keyword: WWII
- Keyword: United States. Navy -- Radiomen
- Keyword: USS West Virginia (BB-48)
- Keyword: USS California (BB-44)
- Keyword: Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
- Keyword: USS New Mexico (BB-40)
- Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Gilbert Islands
- Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Marshall Islands
- Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Alaska -- Aleutian Islands
- Keyword: USS Menifee (APA-202)
- Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Relation
- Oral History Interview with Albert Voss, December 6, 2001 - ark:/67531/metapth1607659
Collection
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History CollectionCode: NMPW
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital ArchiveCode: NMPWA
Institution
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz FoundationCode: NMPW
Rights
- Rights License: by-nc-nd
- Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.
Resource Type
- Text
Format
- Text
Identifier
- Accession or Local Control No: OH00350
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1603731