Robert William Dawson, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Air Force

Unit of Service

499th Organizational Maintenance Squadron; 99th Organizational Maintenance Squadron; 18th Air Force

Location of Service

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Westover AFB, Massachusetts; Andersen AFB, Guam (Mariana Islands); Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam

Highest Rank

Sergeant, E-4

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

Special duties/highlights/achievements include: "B-52 bomber crew chief, Strategic Air Command (SAC) alert team."

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: MiniDV [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Sarah Aldred

Contributor:

Carol Cox

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Hibriten High School

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/58712

Subjects:

Dawson Jr., Robert William

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Air Force.

Cite as:

Robert William Dawson, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/58712), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress