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Morgan Vaux in uniform [ca. 1942]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps; Army Air Forces/Corps
  • Unit of Service: 39th Pursuit Squadron, 31st Pursuit Group; VMB-413 Squadron (Bombing Squadron)
  • Location of Service: Burma; China; Selfridge Field, Michigan; Pacific Theater
  • Highest Rank: Corporal; Master Technical Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/2759

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Morgan Vaux Collection
Interview / Recording

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About this Item

Title

  • Morgan Vaux Collection

Names

  • Lugar, Richard
  • U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
  • Doud, Mark D.
  • Vaux, Morgan

Home State

  • Indiana

Headings

  • -  Vaux, Morgan
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  American Volunteer Group -- Personal Narratives
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
    • Unit of Service: 39th Pursuit Squadron, 31st Pursuit Group
    • Location of Service: Selfridge Field, Michigan
    • Highest Rank: Corporal
    • Dates of Service: 1939-1941
    • Military Status: veteran
  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Location of Service: Burma; China
    • Dates of Service: 1941-1942
    • Military Status: civilian
    • Service History Note: The veteran served with the Flying Tigers in China and Burma.
  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Unit of Service: VMB-413 Squadron (Bombing Squadron)
    • Location of Service: Pacific Theater
    • Highest Rank: Master Technical Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1945
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran contracted Hepatitis after being bitten by a rat.

Materials

  • Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 2005-06-05)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected unknown)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2005-01-25)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [7 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected unknown)
  • Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [5 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/2759

Cite as

  • Morgan Vaux Collection (AFC/2001/001/2759), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

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Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Lugar, Richard, U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, Mark D Doud, and Morgan Vaux. Morgan Vaux Collection. 1939. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02759/.

APA citation style:

Lugar, R., U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, Doud, M. D. & Vaux, M. (1939) Morgan Vaux Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02759/.

MLA citation style:

Lugar, Richard, et al. Morgan Vaux Collection. 1939. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02759/>.