Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Charles W. Hilster, Jr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Service Unit/Ship: VC-4 (Composite Squadron); USS Leyte (CV 32); USS Saipan (CVL 48); USS Coral Sea (CV 43); USS Wasp (CV 18); USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV 42); USS Salerno Bay (CVE 110)
- Location of Service: Pomona, California; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Quonset Point, Rhode Island
- Highest Rank: Airman
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/105318
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About this Item
Title
- Charles W. Hilster, Jr. Collection
Names
- Hilster Jr., Charles W.
- Collin College
- Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement
- Richards, Theresa
Home State
- Texas
Headings
- - Hilster Jr., Charles W.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Service Unit/Ship: VC-4 (Composite Squadron); USS Leyte (CV 32); USS Saipan (CVL 48); USS Coral Sea (CV 43); USS Wasp (CV 18); USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV 42); USS Salerno Bay (CVE 110)
- Location of Service: Pomona, California; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Quonset Point, Rhode Island
- Highest Rank: Airman
- Dates of Service: 1951-1955
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran worked on F2H, F3D, and F4U aircraft. He served as a water survival instructor at Quonset Point.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2016-07-20; 2016)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/105318
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
Service Unit/Ship
- USS Coral Sea (CV 43)
- USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV 42)
- USS Leyte (CV 32)
- USS Saipan (Cvl 48)
- USS Salerno Bay (Cve 110)
- USS WASP (CV 18)
- Vc-4 (Composite Squadron)