Jesse Thomas Boyd, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1946

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

43rd Signal Company, 43rd Infantry Division; 1st Signal Troop, 1st Cavalry Division

Location of Service

Camp Crowder, Missouri; Camp Stoneman, California; New Caledonia; New Guinea; Luzon (Philippines); Japan; Pacific Theater

Highest Rank

Master Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1951-1970

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Air Force

Unit of Service

3310th Training Wing; 3505th Recruiting Group; The United States Logistics Group Military Assistance and Advisory Group (TUSLOGMAAG); 509th Bomb Wing

Location of Service

Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; Omaha, Nebraska; Ankara, Turkey; Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Prisoner of War

No

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Unit of Service

Joint US Military Assistance Advisory Group (JUSMAAG); 305th Bomb Wing; Strategic Air Command (SAC) Headquarters

Location of Service

Madrid, Spain; Bunker Hill, Indiana; Omaha, Nebraska

Highest Rank

Chief Master Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biographical information [3 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [9 items] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [16 items] -- Photograph

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Annette Gray

Contributor:

Annette Gray

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Douglas County History Research Center, Douglas County Libraries

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/48815

Subjects:

Boyd Jr., Jesse Thomas

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Air Force.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Jesse Thomas Boyd, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/48815), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress