Archie William Birchwood Oral History, November 30, 2009
- Containers:
- Single Folder Collections - 2009 Box 1 (09.0002-09.0044), Folder 09.0165-Folder 002
- Scope and content:
This oral history describes Birchwood's time in the Merchant Marines Service and with the U.S. Border Patrol. He outlines various trips to Europe, South America, and Central America. He details various stories of working in banana boats, catching illegal immigrants, working on a cargo ship, and traveling to Guantanamo Naval Base and the Panama Canal. Some of the locations mentioned within this oral history include Miami, Tampa, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, El Paso, Boston, Cuba, and Aruba.
- Subjects:
- Cargo ships--United States
- Names:
- U.S. Border Patrol
U.S. Merchant Marine Service
U.S. Border Patrol
U.S. Merchant Marine Service
Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969
Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 - Places:
- Banana Boats
Illegal Immigration, World War II
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)
Panama Canal.
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