Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Fernando Alexander Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: 90th Reconnaissance Wing; 306th Bomb Wing; 42nd Bomb Wing; 72nd Bomb Wing; 99th Bomb Wing; 307th Strategic Wing
- Location of Service: Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas; MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Loring Air Force Base, Maine; Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico; Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts; Europe; Thailand; Vietnam; North Africa
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/34259
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About this Item
Title
- Fernando Alexander Collection
Names
- Alexander, Fernando
- Aerospace Museum of California
- Davis, Dwight Merritt
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Alexander, Fernando
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
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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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: 90th Reconnaissance Wing; 306th Bomb Wing; 42nd Bomb Wing; 72nd Bomb Wing; 99th Bomb Wing; 307th Strategic Wing
- Location of Service: Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas; MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Loring Air Force Base, Maine; Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico; Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts; Europe; Thailand; Vietnam; North Africa
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1953-1979
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was shot down over North Vietnam on 12/19/1972.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-08-03; 2010-12-17)
- Video: Hi-8/Digital 8 [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-08-03; 2005-08-03)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1996-11)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/34259
Cite as
- Fernando Alexander Collection (AFC/2001/001/34259), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Europe
- Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas
- Loring Air Force Base, Maine
- Macdill Air Force Base, Florida
- North Africa
- Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Service Unit
- 306th Bomb Wing
- 307th Strategic Wing
- 42nd Bomb Wing
- 72nd Bomb Wing
- 90th Reconnaissance Wing
- 99th Bomb Wing