Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Rex M. Anderson Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: Air National Guard
- Location of Service: Berlin, Germany; Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio; Korea; Randolph Air Force Base, Texas; Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Williams Air Force Base, Arizona; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Philippines; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Japan; Korea
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/78768
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About this Item
Title
- Rex M. Anderson Collection
Names
- Anderson, Rex M.
- Moore, Don
- Sun Newspapers
Home State
- Florida
Headings
- - Anderson, Rex M.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Location of Service: Randolph Air Force Base, Texas; Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Williams Air Force Base, Arizona; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Philippines; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Japan; Korea
- Dates of Service: 1950-1974
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served in Korea in 1952 as a F-86 fighter pilot.
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: Air National Guard
- Location of Service: Berlin, Germany; Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio; Korea
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served in Berlin in from 1961 to 1962 during the Berlin Crisis. He also served in Korea from 1968 to 1969 flying F-100 aircraft after the capture of the USS Pueblo (AGER 2).
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011-05-09)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2011)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/78768
Cite as
- Rex M. Anderson Collection (AFC/2001/001/78768), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Berlin, Germany
- Japan
- Korea
- Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
- Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Philippines
- Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
- Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio
- Williams Air Force Base, Arizona