Robert Sams interview

Creator:
Virginia Military Institute. Adams Center for Military History
Extent:
2 items
Biographical / historical:

Robert Sams enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in 1943. He spent 17 months at sea aboard the USS Cambria (APA 36) and participated in landing troops in the Marshall and Mariana Islands, the Philippines, Saipan, and Okinawa (Japan). Sams was also part of the first United States forces to land at Nagasaki, Japan six weeks after an atomic bomb destroyed the city.

Physical facet:
Transcript (29 pages) and audio (duration 00:01:41)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
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POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
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Fax: (540) 464-7089
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