Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Allan Russell Carpenter Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: VA-72, USS Independence (CVA/CV 62) and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB/CVA/CV 42)
- Location of Service: Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Commander
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/27085
Allan Carpenter served in Vietnam as a pilot assigned to reconnaissance, bridge bombing and the always-dangerous "iron hand" missions. On an iron hand mission the goal was to suppress or distract surface-to-air missiles, usually in support of large strikes or other flights. On his last iron hand mission, in November 1966, he was forced to eject close to enemy lines after taking critical damage to his A-4 Skyhawk. Badly injured in the process of escaping his plane, Carpenter began a six-year nightmare in Walo Prison in North Vietnam. He was finally released in February 1973 and reunited with his wife and four children.
Allan Russell Carpenter Collection
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About this Item
Title
- Allan Russell Carpenter Collection
Names
- Library of Congress
- Carpenter, Allan Russell
- Veterans History Project
- Graham, Reid
Home State
- Virginia
Headings
- - Carpenter, Allan Russell
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: VA-72, USS Independence (CVA/CV 62) and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB/CVA/CV 42)
- Location of Service: Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Commander
- Dates of Service: 1955-1978
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-05-27)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2006-09-21; 2006-09-21)
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2006-10-06; 2006-10-06)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2006-10-06)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/27085
Cite as
- Allan Russell Carpenter Collection (AFC/2001/001/27085), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio
- online text