Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing John Thomas Buck Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Location of Service: Lackland, Texas; Williams Air Force Base, Arizona; Nellis AFB, Nevada; George AFB, California; Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; Wright-Patterson, Ohio; Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts; Vung Tau, and Bien Hoa, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/80602
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About this Item
Title
- John Thomas Buck Collection
Names
- Wirkus, Timothy
- Buck, John Thomas
- Southfield Veterans Commission
- Brightwell, Daniel
Home State
- Michigan
Headings
- - Buck, John Thomas
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Location of Service: Lackland, Texas; Williams Air Force Base, Arizona; Nellis AFB, Nevada; George AFB, California; Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; Wright-Patterson, Ohio; Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts; Vung Tau, and Bien Hoa, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Dates of Service: 1955-1984
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran flew 367 combat missions.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011-09-29)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2009)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2011)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/80602
Cite as
- John Thomas Buck Collection (AFC/2001/001/80602), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- George AFB, California
- Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts
- Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida
- Lackland, Texas
- Nellis AFB, Nevada
- Vung Tau, and Bien Hoa, Vietnam
- Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
- Wright-Patterson, Ohio