James Timothy Boddie Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

Black or African American

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1956-1983

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Air Force

Unit of Service

559th Tactical Fighter Squadron; 560th Strategic Fighter Squadron; US Air Forces in Europe Weapons Center; 4453rd Combat Crew Training Wing; 4457th Tactical Training Squadron

Location of Service

Bartow Air Force Base, Florida; Laredo Air Force Base, Texas; Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Wheelus Air Base, Libya; Tuskegee, Alabama; Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam; Randolph Air Force Base, Texas; Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; Moody Air Force Base, Georgia; Osan Air Base, Korea; Washington, DC

Highest Rank

Brigadier General

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran also served in the 40th Tactical Fighter Squadron; Headquarters Air Force Military Personnel Center; Headquarters Tactical Air Command; 347th Tactical Fighter Wing; 51st Composite Wing (Tactical); and deputy director for operations, J-3, National Military Command Center, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Digital File [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Interviewer:

Joe Galloway

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/109011

Subjects:

Boddie, James Timothy

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Air Force.

Cite as:

James Timothy Boddie Collection
(AFC/2001/001/109011), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress