Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Edward Thomas Humbel Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Afghan War, 2001-; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Detroit (AOE 4); USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7)
- Location of Service: Kirkuk, Iraq; Bagram, Afghanistan; Wichita, Kansas; Great Lakes, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lenexa, Kansas; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Charleston, South Carolina; Atlantic Ocean; Norway; Spain; Mediterranean Sea; France; Italy; Greece; Turkey; Caribbean Sea; St. Thomas; Puerto Rico; Cuba; Jacksonville, Florida; Wichita, Kansas
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/87192
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About this Item
Title
- Edward Thomas Humbel Collection
Names
- Sowders, Peggy
- Humbel, Edward Thomas
- Jackson County Historical Society
- Jackson, David W.
Home State
- Missouri
Headings
- - Humbel, Edward Thomas
- - Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives
- - L-3 Vertex -- Personal Narratives
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal Narratives
- - L-3 Vertex -- Personal Narratives
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- civilian
Service History
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Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Location of Service: Kirkuk, Iraq
- Military Status: civilian
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Detroit (AOE 4); USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7)
- Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lenexa, Kansas; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Charleston, South Carolina; Atlantic Ocean; Norway; Spain; Mediterranean Sea; France; Italy; Greece; Turkey; Caribbean Sea; St. Thomas; Puerto Rico; Cuba; Jacksonville, Florida; Wichita, Kansas
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer First Class
- Dates of Service: 1972-2001
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a storekeeper on active duty from 1972 to 1975; Navy Reserve from 1975 to 1984; then returned to active duty from 1984 to 2001.
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Afghan War, 2001-
- Location of Service: Bagram, Afghanistan; Wichita, Kansas
- Dates of Service: 2001-2006
- Military Status: civilian
- Service History Note: The veteran worked as a civilian for the Air Force in Wichita, Kansas from 2001 to 2004. He worked for L-3 Vertex that was working for the Army at Bagram, Afghanistan and Kirkuk, Iraq from 2005 to 2006.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-09-11; 2012-09-11)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/87192
Cite as
- Edward Thomas Humbel Collection (AFC/2001/001/87192), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Atlantic Ocean
- Bagram, Afghanistan
- Caribbean Sea
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Cuba
- France
- Great Lakes, Illinois
- Greece
- Italy
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Kirkuk, Iraq
- Lenexa, Kansas
- Mediterranean Sea
- Norway
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Spain
- St. Thomas
- Turkey
- Wichita, Kansas