Dale Barsness Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

Cold War

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1957-1961

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Air Force

Unit of Service

Research and Development Command; Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Division

Location of Service

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; McChord AFB, Seattle; Nellis AFB, Las Vegas

Highest Rank

Captain

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran also served as a civilian and worked in the Air Force Reserve until 1966. He served as a Chemical Engineer working with polymer and lubricants.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Photograph: Digital print [2 items] -- Photograph

Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Interviewer:

Ketil Osland

Contributor:

Briana McGuckin

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Central Connecticut State University

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/84222

Subjects:

Barsness, Dale

Cold War--Personal Narratives

United States. Air Force.

Cite as:

Dale Barsness Collection
(AFC/2001/001/84222), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress