Home
Browse All
Log in
|
Help
|
English
English
Engish-Pirate
한국어
Search
Advanced Search
Find results with:
error div
Add another field
Search by date
from
after
before
on
to
Searching collections:
Veterans History Project
Add or remove collections
Home
CCSU Veterans History Project
Oral history interview with Walter Swokla recorded 2010 Mar. 1
Reference URL
Share
Add tags
Comment
Rate
To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website
Oral history interview with Walter Swokla recorded 2010 Mar. 1
View Description
Download
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
Print
Link
Text
6274.asx
[0.00 MB]
File Format:
Digital file
Description
Title
Oral
history
interview
with
Walter
Swokla
recorded
2010
Mar
.
1
Description
Interview
conducted
by
Owen
Rogers
.
Walter
Swokla
joined
the
Merchant
Marines
in
1942
. He was
trained
and then was
sent
to
Casablanca
on his
first
assignment
on the
S.S
.
John
Harvard
. He
describes
the
conditions
when
the
men
were at
sea
, as
well
as the
feelings
of
homesickness
on his
first
Christmas
away
from his
family
. He also
tells
a
story
about
seeing
ships
sunk
and
lifeboats
that
remained
at
sea
for
up
to a
week
. He
served
in the
Merchant
Marines
until
1945
.
Notes
Branch
of
service
:
United
States
.
Merchant
Marine
Date Original
03/01/2010
Digital Format
video/x-ms-wmv
Duration
1:20:57
Contributors
Rogers, Owen
Software
Windows Media Player required for viewing
Access Restrictions and Permissions
No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier
VHP2010/8
Creator/Owner
Swokla, Walter
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Status
Veterans
Subject
Merchant marine -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews
Prisoners of war -- Germany
Geographic Location
Boston (Mass.)
Casablanca (Morocco)
Soviet Union
Publisher
Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language
eng
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource
Moving image
Citation
Walter Swokla Papers. VHP2010/8. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
Rating
Tags
Add tags
for Oral history interview with Walter Swokla recorded 2010 Mar. 1
View as list
|
View as tag cloud
|
report abuse
Comments
Post a Comment
for
Oral history interview with Walter Swokla recorded 2010 Mar. 1
Your rating was saved.
you wish to report:
Your comment:
Your Name:
Submit
Cancel
...
Back to top
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Select All Collections
C
CCSU Student Publications
CCSU Theses and Dissertations
G
GLBTQ Archives
M
Modern Language Oral Histories
O
O'Neill Archives Oral Histories
P
Polish American Pamphlets
T
Treasures from the Special Collections
V
Veterans History Project
500
You have selected:
1
OK
Cancel