Biographical/historical information

Joseph Vetter was born on March 21, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York to Joseph E. Vetter and Matilda McNally. He joined the Navy in 1941 and served in WWII; in the European, Pacific, and the North African Campaigns. Significant duty stations include USS Dallas DD-199 and USS Scribner APD-122. He received several medals for his service including, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Good Conduct Medal, China Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.

Scope and arrangement

This collection includes a photocopied personal war diary of Joseph Vetter dated 2/24/1943-3/7/1946 with a timeline of events and a war diary of the USS Liddle. Also included are personal sentiments, including letters, medal recipient slips, and ship photographs.

Administrative information

Custodial History

October 13, 1995 (unprocessed), 1 volume; A "War Diary" of U.S. Navy service (1943-1946). Donor: Mr. Joseph Vetter.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Mr. Joseph Vetter

Processing information

Encoded by Apex Data Services

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Metadata Rights Declaration

Key terms

Personal Names

Vetter, Joseph

Corporate Names

United States. Navy--Biography

Topical

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American