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Robert Chester Interview

dc.contributor.authorNewberry, James
dc.contributor.otherChester, Robert
dc.coverage.spatialGeorgia.
dc.coverage.spatialJapan.
dc.coverage.spatialManila, Philippines.
dc.coverage.spatialCamden, New Jersey.
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-25T15:57:29Z
dc.date.created2017-10-31
dc.date.issued2018-04-25T15:57:29Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-25T15:57:29Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-25T15:57:29Z
dc.identifierksu-14-05-03-001-02023
dc.identifier.citationRobert Chester Interview, 2017-10-31, Legacy Series Oral History Program, 2013-, KSU/14/05/03/001, Museum of History and Holocaust Education, Kennesaw State University.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11360/2389
dc.descriptionBorn in New Jersey in 1928, Robert Chester entered the Navy in the final year of the Second World War. He served as a gunner's mate aboard the USS Ludlow, which convoyed ships into Japanese ports during the American occupation. After returning to the United States, Chester took a long-term job in the explosives and chemical industry. He recorded his oral history interview at Kennesaw State University in October 2017.
dc.description.abstractOral history interview of WWII veteran Robert Chester.
dc.format.mimetypevideo/mp4
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofhttp://archivesspace.kennesaw.edu/repositories/4/resources/308
dc.rightsThe digital reproductions on this site are provided for research consultation and scholarly purposes only. To request permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material in any format outside of fair use please contact the Museum of History and Holocaust Education or the Kennesaw State University Archives.
dc.subjectChester, Robert.
dc.subjectVideo recordings
dc.subjectPearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
dc.subjectWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
dc.subjectMilitary training.
dc.subjectOral histories.
dc.titleRobert Chester Interview
dc.typevideo


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    Oral history interviews pertaining to WWII, the Holocaust, and immigration experiences, produced by the Museum of History and Holocaust Education.
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    Oral histories pertaining to the topic of World War II

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