Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Irving Oblas Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Service Unit/Ship: 19th Fleet
- Location of Service: Sampson, New York; Lido Beach, New York; Shoemaker, California; Bremerton, Washington
- Highest Rank: Yeoman First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/2354
Irving Oblas never left the States during World War II, but his voluminous correspondence with his wife offers invaluable descriptions of daily life in the Navy. In August 1945, on his way to California to be shipped out to Japan, Oblas mailed his wife a postcard from every stop his troop train made. He made it to San Francisco in time for V-J Day and served out his hitch decommissioning ships in the port of Bremerton, Washington.
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Title
- Irving Oblas Collection
Names
- Oblas, Carla
- Oblas, Irving
State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation
- New York (State)
Headings
- - Oblas, Irving
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Service Unit/Ship: 19th Fleet
- Location of Service: Sampson, New York; Lido Beach, New York; Shoemaker, California; Bremerton, Washington
- Highest Rank: Yeoman First Class
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Correspondence [492 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Copy photographic print [1 item] -- Portrait (collected unknown)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/2354
Online Format
- image