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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005

Creator

  • Interviewee: Riley, Voris C.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Myers, Joann
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Transcriber: Woodruff, Winnie
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War
    Place of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2005-11-01

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake Champain, CB 39 and went on a shakedown cruise where 16 crewmen were lost for various reasons. In the Navy he was an electrician aboard the ship and dealt with setting up electricity onshore. He also dealt with Prisoners of War, being put in charge of a group of them to build a swimming pool. He was in New York City on temporary leave when the news of the wars end was released by President Truman. Mr. Voris also talks about serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico.
  • Physical Description: 23 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
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Army
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Marine Corps
  • Named Person: Wright, A. J.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Electricity
  • Keyword: electricians
  • Keyword: prisoners of war
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Civil Servants - Firefighters
  • Keyword: Camp Wallace

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Llano County - Kingsland
  • Place Name: United States - Louisiana - Bossier Parish - Bossier City
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Taylor County - Abilene
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Gaines County - Seminole
  • Place Name: United States - New York - New York City
  • Place Name: United States - Rhode Island - Newport County - Newport
  • Place Name: Japan - Hiroshima Prefecture - Hiroshima City - Hiroshima
  • Place Name: United States - New Mexico - San Miguel County - Las Vegas
  • Place Name: United States - New Mexico - Otero County - Mayhill
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Jeff Davis County - Fort Davis
  • Place Name: United States - Louisiana - Caddo Parish - Shreveport
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Ector County - Odessa
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Galveston County
  • Place Name: United States - New Mexico - Lea County - Hobbs

Relation

  • Is Transcription of: Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005, ark:/67531/metapth1613168

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
    Code: NMPW
  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA

Institution

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
    Code: 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: OH02276
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1613128
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