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- Name:
- George E. Day
- State of Birth:
- IA
- Home State:
- FL
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
- War or Conflict
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service
- Enlisted
- Branch of Service
- Marine Corps
- Unit of Service
- 3rd Defense Battalion
- Location of Service
- Johnston Island; Pacific Theater
- Battles/Campaigns
- Central Pacific
- Highest Rank
- Corporal
- Prisoner of War
- No
- War or Conflict
- Cold War
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1946-1951
- Entrance into Service
- Commissioned
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Unit of Service
- Army Reserve; Iowa Air National Guard
- Location of Service
- Iowa
- Highest Rank
- Second Lieutenant
- Prisoner of War
- No
- Service History Note
- The veteran served in the Army Reserve from 1945 to 1950. He received a commission in the Iowa Air National Guard as a second lieutenant in 1950.
- War or Conflict
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1951-1954
- Entrance into Service
- Commissioned
- Branch of Service
- Air Force
- Unit of Service
- 12th Fighter Wing
- Location of Service
- K-2, Korea; RAF Wethersfield, United Kingdom
- Highest Rank
- Captain
- Prisoner of War
- No
- War or Conflict
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1954-1978
- Entrance into Service
- Commissioned
- Branch of Service
- Air Force
- Unit of Service
- 31st Tactical Fighter Wing; Detachment 1, 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing
- Location of Service
- Tuy Hoa Air Base, Vietnam; Phu Cat Air Base, Vietnam; Hanoi Hilton, North Vietnam
- Highest Rank
- Colonel
- Prisoner of War
- Yes
- Service History Note
- The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service as a prisoner of war (POW) in North Vietnam from 07/16/1969 to 10/14/1969 enduring torture by the Vietnamese. The veteran was shot down on 08/26/1967 during his twenty-sixth Fast Forward Air Controller (Fast FAC) mission over North Vietnam.
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- Type of Resource:
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy
- Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Manuscript: Clippings [5 items] -- Typewritten document
- Manuscript: Periodicals [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Interviewer:
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Carolyn Ketchel
- Interviewer:
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Trey Petermann
- Contributor:
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Caroline Maney
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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Daughters of the American Revolution, Choctawhatchee Bay Chapter, Florida
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/92592
- Subjects:
- Day, George E.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
- United States. Marine Corps.
- Cold War--Personal Narratives
- United States. Army.
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives
- United States. Air Force.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
- United States. Air Force.
- Prisoner of War--United States
- Cite as:
- George E. Day Collection
(AFC/2001/001/92592), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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