Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Fred Blechman Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: VF-14 (Fighter Squadron) Tophatters, USS Wasp (CV 18), 6th Fleet
- Location of Service: Bethany College, West Virginia; Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania; Hensley Field, Texas; Corpus Christi, Texas; Los Alamitos, California; Pacific Ocean; Whiting Field, Florida; Jacksonville, Florida
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/60679
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About this Item
Title
- Fred Blechman Collection
Names
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center & Nursing Home, Sepulveda, California
- James, Becky
- Davis, Vance
- Blechman, Fred
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Blechman, Fred
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: VF-14 (Fighter Squadron) Tophatters, USS Wasp (CV 18), 6th Fleet
- Location of Service: Bethany College, West Virginia; Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania; Hensley Field, Texas; Corpus Christi, Texas; Los Alamitos, California; Pacific Ocean; Whiting Field, Florida; Jacksonville, Florida
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1950-1952
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-03-14; 2006-07-28)
- Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Digital print [20 items] -- Photograph (collected 1945-2005)
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph (collected 2007-11-20)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/60679
Cite as
- Fred Blechman Collection (AFC/2001/001/60679), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Bethany College, West Virginia
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Hensley Field, Texas
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Los Alamitos, California
- Pacific Ocean
- Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania
- Whiting Field, Florida