Joe F. Edwards, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

Persian Gulf War, 1991

Military Status

Veteran

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Navy

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm

Highest Rank

Commander

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran also served as an astronaut with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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War or Conflict

Cold War

Military Status

Veteran

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

VF-143 (Fighter Squadron); VF-142 (Figthter Squadron); VF-101 (Fighter Squadron); USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)

Location of Service

Mediterranean Sea; Libya; Lebanon; Caribbean Sea; Atlantic Ocean

Battles/Campaigns

Lebanese Civil War

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Digital File [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Kerry Ward

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/109806

Subjects:

Edwards Jr., Joe F.

Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cold War--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Joe F. Edwards, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/109806), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress