Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Audio Recording Fitzroy Newsum 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: 477th Bomb Group; 437th Troop Carrier Wing; 381st Strategic Missile Wing
- Location of Service: Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado; McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas; Tuskegee, Alabama; Hawaii; Germany; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/92393
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About this Item
Title
- Fitzroy Newsum Collection
Names
- Weeksville Heritage Center
- Talbot, Nina
- Newsum, Fitzroy
- Rachel Bernstein
Home State
- Colorado
Headings
- - Newsum, Fitzroy
- - 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
Race
- Black or African American
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 477th Bomb Group; 437th Troop Carrier Wing
- Location of Service: Tuskegee, Alabama; Hawaii; Germany; European Theater
- Dates of Service: 1937-1970
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a Tuskegee Airman.
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: 381st Strategic Missile Wing
- Location of Service: Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado; McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: Member of the Tuskegee Airmen. The veteran served as Vice Commander of the 381st Strategic Missile Wing while stationed in Kansas until his retirement in 1970.
Materials
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2010-06-24; 2010-06-24)
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2010-06-24; 2010-06-24)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Television broadcast (collected 2013-01; 2013-01)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2013-01-14)
- Manuscript: Clippings [12 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-2013)
- Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 2010)
- Manuscript: Unit histories [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 2007)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [26 items] -- Photograph (collected 1937-2009)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/92393
Cite as
- Fitzroy Newsum Collection (AFC/2001/001/92393), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- European Theater
- Germany
- Hawaii
- Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado
- McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas
- Tuskegee, Alabama