Barsness, Rolland 1918-,

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Barsness (b.1918) served aboard a ship in a destroyer squadron in the Pacific theater of World War II.

After the war he returned to Wisconsin, entered a career with Madison Newspapers, and became active in a USS Frazier veterans group, including fifteen years as the group's chaplain.

From the description of Oral history interview with Rolland Barsness [sound recording], 2001. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 63659924

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Wisconsin--Madison
United States
Wisconsin--Edgerton
Japan--Okinawa Island
Philippines--Corregidor Island
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Destroyers (Warships)
Frazier (Destroyer : DD-607)
Memorial service
Prisoners of war
Quartermasters
Sailors
Veterans
Veterans
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1918

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