Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Frank Salvatore Brincat Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps; Air Force
- Unit of Service: 563rd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: New York; Camp Upton, New Jersey; Fort Myers, Florida; Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado; Washington; Oregon; Fort Worth, Texas; England; Germany; Austria; Switzerland; France; Belgium; Korea; Japan
- Highest Rank: Technician
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/76906
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About this Item
Title
- Frank Salvatore Brincat Collection
Names
- Calhoun, Brittiany
- Emily Chandler
- Early College High School
- Brincat, Frank Salvatore
- Powley, Adam
Home State
- South Carolina
Headings
- - Brincat, Frank Salvatore
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- Other
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 563rd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: New York; Camp Upton, New Jersey; Fort Myers, Florida; Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado; Washington; Oregon; Fort Worth, Texas; England; Germany; Austria; Switzerland; France; Belgium
- Highest Rank: Technician
- Dates of Service: 1942-1946
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran flew fourteen B-17 bomber missions over Germany. His airplane was shotdown on 12/30/1943. He was held as a prisoner of war (POW) in Stalag Luft XVII-B and Stalag Luft IV.
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Location of Service: Korea; Japan
- Dates of Service: 1947-1965
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2010)
- Video: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2010)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/76906
Cite as
- Frank Salvatore Brincat Collection (AFC/2001/001/76906), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Austria
- Belgium
- Camp Upton, New Jersey
- England
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Fort Worth, Texas
- France
- Germany
- Japan
- Korea
- Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado
- New York
- Oregon
- Switzerland
- Washington