Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Stan Reed Nelson Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: 1110th Balloon Activity Squadron; 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS); Detachment 9, Atlanta Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Center (AARRC); 40th ARRS
- Location of Service: Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas; Perrin Air Force Base, Texas; Spain; Thailand; Edwards Air Force Base, California; Vietnam; Laos
- Highest Rank: Senior Master Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/82221
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About this Item
Title
- Stan Reed Nelson Collection
Names
- Heiser, Timothy R
- National Veterans History Archival Institute (NVHAI)
- Nelson, Stan Reed
- Milidonis, Dave
Home State
- North Carolina
Headings
- - Nelson, Stan Reed
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: 1110th Balloon Activity Squadron; 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS); Detachment 9, Atlanta Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Center (AARRC); 40th ARRS
- Location of Service: Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas; Perrin Air Force Base, Texas; Spain; Thailand; Edwards Air Force Base, California; Vietnam; Laos
- Highest Rank: Senior Master Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1960-1980
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served in Detachment 15, Central Air Rescue and Recovery Center (CARRC). He served as a helicopter flight engineer, hydrogen bomb recovery in Spain, and participating in the Son Tay prison raid in Vietnam.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011-08-03)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/82221
Cite as
- Stan Reed Nelson Collection (AFC/2001/001/82221), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Edwards Air Force Base, California
- Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
- Laos
- Perrin Air Force Base, Texas
- Spain
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- 1110th Balloon Activity Squadron
- 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (Arrs)
- 40th Arrs
- Atlanta Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Center (Aarrc)
- Detachment 9