Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Gretchen Nairn Ranke Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991; Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: 452nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron; Critical Care Air Transport Team
- Location of Service: March Air Reserve Base, California; Somalia; Cairo, Egypt; Kenya; Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia; Baghdad, Iraq; Qatar; Balad, Iraq; Kuwait
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/89602
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About this Item
Title
- Gretchen Nairn Ranke Collection
Names
- Hooten, Matt
- Brophy College Preparatory
- Ranke, Gretchen Nairn
- Grant, Robert
Home State
- Arizona
Headings
- - Ranke, Gretchen Nairn
- - Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
- - Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Female
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: 452nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron; Critical Care Air Transport Team
- Location of Service: March Air Reserve Base, California; Somalia; Cairo, Egypt; Kenya; Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia
- Dates of Service: 1989-2009
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a flight nurse and flew critically injured soldiers from Iraq to Germany.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Location of Service: Baghdad, Iraq; Qatar; Balad, Iraq; Kuwait
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2013-04-13; 2013-04-13)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/89602
Cite as
- Gretchen Nairn Ranke Collection (AFC/2001/001/89602), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Balad, Iraq
- Cairo, Egypt
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- March Air Reserve Base, California
- Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia
- Qatar
- Somalia
Battles & Campaigns
- Operation Desert Storm; Operation Southern Watch; Operation Restore Hope
- Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)