Floyd Harold Kushner Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Floyd Harold Kushner

State of Birth:

HI

Home State:

FL

Note

Veteran is a medical doctor (MD).

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1964-1977

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)

Location of Service

Hawaii; LZ Two Bits, Vietnam; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Peru; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Pensacola, Florida

Highest Rank

Colonel

Prisoner of War

Yes

Service History Note

The veteran served as a flight surgeon. He was captured west of Tam Ky, South Vietnam by the Viet Cong (VC) on 12/2/1967 after a helicopter crash. He spent 1,933 days as a prisoner of war (POW), being released during Operation Homecoming on 3/16/1973. He served in the Army Reserves from 1977 to 1986.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

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

Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Photographic print [2 items] -- Portrait

Interviewer:

Alice Stratton

Contributor:

Alice Stratton

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Daughters of the American Revolution

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/65249

Subjects:

Kushner, Floyd Harold

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Prisoner of War--United States

Cite as:

Floyd Harold Kushner Collection
(AFC/2001/001/65249), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress