Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Samuel A. Custer Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps; Air Force
- Unit of Service: 2nd Photographic Technical Squadron; 325th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, 8th Air Force; 336th Photographic Technical Squadron; 363rd Reconnaissance Technical Squadron; 548th Reconnaissance Squadron
- Location of Service: St. Petersburg, Florida; Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado; Randolph Field, Texas; Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma; Scotland; England; France; Belgium; Germany; Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; Japan; Saint Louis, Missouri; Arlington, Virginia
- Highest Rank: Colonel; Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/64124
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Title
- Samuel A. Custer Collection
Names
- unknown
- Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Mount Vernon Chapter
- Patrick, Robert W.
- Custer, Samuel A.
Home State
- Virginia
Headings
- - Custer, Samuel A.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - 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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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 2nd Photographic Technical Squadron; 325th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: St. Petersburg, Florida; Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado; Randolph Field, Texas; Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma; Scotland; England; France; Belgium; Germany
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1942-1946
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: After active duty, Custer became a member of the active Reserve. He was promoted to major in 9/1946. In 8/1950, he was recalled to active duty for Korea.
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: 336th Photographic Technical Squadron; 363rd Reconnaissance Technical Squadron; 548th Reconnaissance Squadron
- Location of Service: Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; Japan; Saint Louis, Missouri; Arlington, Virginia
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1950-1971
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: Custer transferred to the Regular US Air Force. He held various Command and Staff positions in the areas of reconnaissance, mapping, charting, and geodesy. His last assignment was with the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Materials
- Video: MiniDV [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2008-10-16)
- Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [2 items] -- Photograph (collected 1944-1968)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/64124
Cite as
- Samuel A. Custer Collection (AFC/2001/001/64124), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Arlington, Virginia
- Belgium
- England
- France
- Germany
- Japan
- Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
- Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado
- Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
- Randolph Field, Texas
- Saint Louis, Missouri
- Scotland
- Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- 2nd Photographic Technical Squadron
- 325th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing
- 336th Photographic Technical Squadron
- 363rd Reconnaissance Technical Squadron
- 548th Reconnaissance Squadron
- 8th Air Force