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Michael Santoro [detail from video]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
  • Unit of Service: 1st Marine Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force (FMF)
  • Location of Service: Cuba; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Melbourne, Australia; New Guinea; New Britain Island (Bismarck Archipelago); Quantico, Virginia
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/38532

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Interview / Recording

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Interview / Recording

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[ Photo Album ]
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[ Memoir ]
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[ Cartoon drawn by veteran that depicts native of New Britain riding motor bike with a Marine following slowly behind on foot weighted down by military equipment ]
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[ "A Personal Letter" from the Commanding BrigGen. [4/11/1942] ]

About this Item

Title

  • Michael L. Santoro Collection

Names

  • Claire Honeker
  • Healy, Alice
  • Santoro, Michael L.
  • VA Healthcare System, New Jersey
  • Battle, Lillie

State of Birth

  • NJ

Home State

  • NJ

Headings

  • -  Santoro, Michael L.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Unit of Service: 1st Marine Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force (FMF)
    • Location of Service: Cuba; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Melbourne, Australia; New Guinea; New Britain Island (Bismarck Archipelago); Quantico, Virginia
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1938-1945
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 4/11/1942)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 7/13/2004)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected 5/1944)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [12 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/38532

Cite as

  • Michael L. Santoro Collection (AFC/2001/001/38532), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Claire Honeker, Alice Healy, Michael L Santoro, New Jersey Va Healthcare System, and Lillie Battle. Michael L. Santoro Collection. 1938. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.38532/.

APA citation style:

Claire Honeker, Healy, A., Santoro, M. L., Va Healthcare System, N. J. & Battle, L. (1938) Michael L. Santoro Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.38532/.

MLA citation style:

Claire Honeker, et al. Michael L. Santoro Collection. 1938. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.38532/>.