Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Audio Recording Robert Maldonado Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
War or Conflict: Cold War
Branch of Service: Navy
Unit of Service: USS Jesse L. Brown (FF 1089); USS Nitro (AE 23); USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS 16)
Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois (boot camp); Newport, Rhode Island; New York; New Jersey; Rota, Spain; Sardinia, Italy
Highest Rank: Senior Chief
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Robert Maldonado Collection
Interview / Recording
Goddard, Richlyn
Slaninka, Susan
Maldonado, Robert
Atlantic County Historical Society
State of Birth
Home State
- Maldonado, Robert
- Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- United States. Navy.
- Veteran's biographical form lists race/ethnicity as Puerto Rican.
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Dates of Service: 1972-1994
Entrance into Service: Enlisted
Military Status: Veteran
Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 04/29/1994)
Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 12/04/2010)
Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 12/16/2010)
AFC/2001/001/76841
Robert Maldonado Collection (AFC/2001/001/76841), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Additional Metadata Formats
METSXML Record
Veterans History Project Collection (88,245)
American Folklife Center (131,537)
Location of Service
Great Lakes, Illinois (Boot Camp)
Rota, Spain
Sardinia, Italy
Battles & Campaigns
United States Marine Compound Bombing, Beirut, Lebanon, 1983
USS Howard W. Gilmore (as 16)
USS Jesse L. Brown (Ff 1089)
USS Nitro (Ae 23)
Highest Rank
Senior Chief
Discharge Status
Organization/Affiliation
Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition
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Citing VHP Materials
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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.
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.
Goddard, Richlyn, Susan Slaninka, Robert Maldonado, and Atlantic County Historical Society. Robert Maldonado Collection . 1972. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.76841/.
Goddard, R., Slaninka, S., Maldonado, R. & Atlantic County Historical Society. (1972) Robert Maldonado Collection . [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.76841/.
Goddard, Richlyn, et al. Robert Maldonado Collection . 1972. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.76841/>.
John Valek, Sr. Collection Yeoman Third Class, Navy, Cold War - Great Lakes, Illinois; Portsmouth, Virginia; Mediterranean; Caribbean; Italy; Spain; France.
Contributor: Valek Sr., John - Goddard, Richlyn - Slaninka, Susan - Atlantic County Historical Society
George J. Halko Collection Lieutenant Commander, Navy, Cold War - Newport, Rhode Island; Groton, Connecticut; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Rota, Spain.
Contributor: Atlantic County Historical Society - Goddard, Richlyn - Halko, George J. - Collins, Sheryl
Richard A. Tuthill Collection Corporal, Marine Corps, Cold War - Vieques, Puerto Rico; Camp Pendleton, California; Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Crete, Greece; Suez Canal, Egypt; Spain; France; Sardinia, Italy.
Contributor: Slaninka, Susan - Tuthill, Richard A. - Goddard, Richlyn - Atlantic County Historical Society
Robert J. Campbell Collection Chief Petty Officer, Navy, Korean War, 1950-1953 - Philadelphia Naval Yard, Pennsylvania; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (basic training); Parris Island, South Carolina. Cold War. Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Persian Gulf War, 1991.
Contributor: Slaninka, Susan - Campbell, Robert J. - Goddard, Richlyn - Atlantic County Historical Society
Roland Vannem Mason Collection Seaman Second Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Sampson, New York; Newport, Rhode Island. Navy, Cold War.
Contributor: Mason, Roland Vannem - Goddard, Richlyn - Collins, Sheryl - Atlantic County Historical Society
For Liberty's sake, enlist in the Navy 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 56 x 36 cm. | Poster showing the Statue of Liberty beaming brightly over a patrol boat.
Film, Video
U. S. N. Dept., boat race--"Indiana" | Boat race "Indiana" Two standard U.S. Navy eight-oar pulling boats, each commanded by a coxswain at the steering position in the stern, are seen abeam of one another. At a signal, both pulling boats begin...
Contributor: Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress) - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - McCutcheon, Wallace - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Interview with Amanda Mummery, New York, New York, October 26, 2001
Contributor: Rhee, Sonya - Mummery, Amanda
Interview with Nkechi Okoro, New York, New York, November 16, 2001
Contributor: Rhee, Sonya - Okoro, Nkechi
Interview with Gregory Powell, New York, New York, November 16, 2001
Contributor: Rhee, Sonya - Powell, Gregory