Sailor of the Atlantic - Robert W. Fribley (WWII Marine Recruit Training, 1914): Ep 02

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! This episode presents the direct spoken-word testimony of Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Fribley, recounting personal military service and frontline experiences during World War II (1939-1945). Recorded in his own voice and digitized from the Library of Congress archives, this primary-source preserves authentic eyewitness memory directly from the veteran who lived it. --- • Speaker: Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Fribley • Conflict / Era: World War II (1939-1945) • Unit / Role: Marine Recruit Training Base | U.S. Navy • Service Locations: Parris Island, South Carolina, Pacific Theater • Source / Archive: Library of Congress, American Folklife Center (Collection: AFC/2001/001/4885) • Direct Archive Link: https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04885/ • Audio Restoration: Digitized from archival primary sources, cleaned, and preserved for modern listeners. --- ARCHIVAL COLLECTION HOLDINGS: Original primary source materials preserved in the physical collection at the Library of Congress: • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1997-08-13) • View Collection Catalog Record: https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04885/ --- ☕ Support the Archival Preservation Project: If you value keeping these fragile historical voices freely accessible for future generations, consider supporting our preservation work: • Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/voicesoutoftime • Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/voicesoutoftime --- 🏛️ Explore Your Family's History & Military Records: • Military Service Records (Fold3): https://www.fold3.com • Historic Newspapers & War Coverage (Newspapers.com): https://www.newspapers.com Disclosure: Some research links above are affiliate links. If you choose to subscribe through them, our preservation project may earn a small referral commission at no additional cost to you, which helps fund our audio mastering and archival storage. We only recommend genuine historical research archives. Follow and subscribe for more forgotten voices and firsthand stories from the 20th century. TAGS & KEYWORDS: Firsthand Oral History, World War I History, Robert W. Fribley, WWII, U.S. Navy, Veterans History Project, Library of Congress, Living History Archive, Primary Source Audio, Military Service Records, Genealogy Research, American Folklife Center, First-Person Combat Veteran, Voices Out of Time, Marine Recruit Training Base