George Mendonsa Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

George Mendonsa

State of Birth:

RI

Home State:

RI

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1946

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS The Sullivans (DD 537)

Location of Service:

Pacific Theater

Highest Rank:

Quartermaster First Class

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran claims to be the "kissing sailor" photographed by Life Magazine in Times Square, New York City on V-J Day (8/14/1945).

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Video: VHS [3 items] --Television broadcast

Manuscript: Clippings [10 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [4 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Periodicals [3 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Printed matter [8 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [4 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [14 items] --Photographs

Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1 item] --Handwritten document

Video: DVD [1 item] --Television broadcast

Interviewer:

Patricia Redmond

Contributor:

Patricia Redmond

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Daughters of the American Revolution, Frederick, Maryland Chapter

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/42868

Subjects:

Mendonsa, George
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

George Mendonsa Collection
(AFC/2001/001/42868), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress