Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Richard Otto Ruppert Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 145th Airways Communication Squadron
- Location of Service: McClellan Field, California; Scott Field, Illinois; Honolulu, Hawaii; Pacific Theater; Aitutaki Island; Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/110293
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About this Item
Title
- Richard Otto Ruppert Collection
Names
- Moore, Don
- Sun Newspapers
- Ruppert, Richard Otto
Home State
- Florida
Headings
- - Ruppert, Richard Otto
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
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: 145th Airways Communication Squadron
- Location of Service: McClellan Field, California; Scott Field, Illinois; Honolulu, Hawaii; Pacific Theater; Aitutaki Island; Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran maintained point to point communication, control tower equipment, radio range equipment, receiver transmitter equipment.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2017-07-28; 2017)
- Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2017-07-28)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/110293
Cite as
- Richard Otto Ruppert Collection (AFC/2001/001/110293), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Aitutaki Island
- Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- McClellan Field, California
- Pacific Theater
- Scott Field, Illinois