Cameron, Kenneth F.
Person
Dates
- Existence: September 1, 1922 - May 1, 2005
- Usage: September 1, 1922 - May 1, 2005
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Kenneth F. Cameron papers
Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2008 Box 1 (08.0001-08.0074), Folder: 08.0042 - Folder 1
Identifier: 08.0042
Scope and Contents
This collection relates to Kenneth F. Cameron of Portland, Maine who provided a telephone interview on February 8, 2001, concerning his experiences in the U.S. Navy during World War II. The collection contains an oral history interview transcript.
The transcript consists of an 8-page oral history interview. In the interview he discusses working in a shipyard, joining the Seabees, and the places he served in the Pacific. He talks about building for the war relief program, and Bundles for Britain. Some other topics Cameron discusses are working on LSTs while under fire from the Japanese, the climate in the South Pacific, catching malaria, weight loss, and returning home to a war...
Dates:
1941-1946; Other: Majority of material found within 1943-1946; Other: Date acquired: 02/14/2008; Other: Date accessioned: 2020-06-09
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives