Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material John Marshall Porter Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Cold War; World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps; Air Force
- Unit of Service: Military Assistance Advisory Group, Belgium; Air Command and Staff College (ACSC); Air Defense Headquarters; Survival School; Flight Training
- Location of Service: Kearney Air Force Base, Nebraska; Bergstrom AFB, Texas; Dow AFB, Maine; Belgium; Maxwell AFB, Alabama; Kincheloe AFB, Michigan; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Stead AFB, Nevada; Hurlburt AFB, Florida; Fort Lewis, Washington; Hamilton Air Base, Santa Ana, Blythe and Lemoore, California; Luke Air Base, Yuma and Marana, Arizona; Venice and Fort Myers, Florida; Myrtle Beach and Columbia, South Carolina; European Theater; Harlingen, Texas; Mountain Home, Idaho; Germany; Bien Hoa, Vietnam; Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/42061
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About this Item
Title
- John Marshall Porter Collection
Names
- Barton, Chester E.
- Porter, John Marshall
- American Legion Post 174, (Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Post)
Home State
- Maryland
Headings
- - Porter, John Marshall
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Location of Service: Fort Lewis, Washington; Hamilton Air Base, Santa Ana, Blythe and Lemoore, California; Luke Air Base, Yuma and Marana, Arizona; Venice and Fort Myers, Florida; Myrtle Beach and Columbia, South Carolina; European Theater; Harlingen, Texas; Mountain Home, Idaho; Germany
- Dates of Service: 1942-1965
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: Military Assistance Advisory Group, Belgium; Air Command and Staff College (ACSC); Air Defense Headquarters; Survival School; Flight Training
- Location of Service: Kearney Air Force Base, Nebraska; Bergstrom AFB, Texas; Dow AFB, Maine; Belgium; Maxwell AFB, Alabama; Kincheloe AFB, Michigan; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Stead AFB, Nevada; Hurlburt AFB, Florida
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Location of Service: Bien Hoa, Vietnam; Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-04-20)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2006)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/42061
Cite as
- John Marshall Porter Collection (AFC/2001/001/42061), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Belgium
- Bergstrom AFB, Texas
- Bien Hoa, Vietnam
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Dow AFB, Maine
- European Theater
- Fort Lewis, Washington
- Germany
- Hamilton Air Base, Santa Ana, Blythe and Lemoore, California
- Harlingen, Texas
- Hurlburt AFB, Florida
- Kearney Air Force Base, Nebraska
- Kincheloe AFB, Michigan
- Luke Air Base, Yuma and Marana, Arizona
- Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
- Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- Mountain Home, Idaho
- Myrtle Beach and Columbia, South Carolina
- Stead AFB, Nevada
- Venice and Fort Myers, Florida
Service Unit
- Air Command and Staff College (Acsc)
- Air Defense Headquarters
- Belgium
- Flight Training
- Military Assistance Advisory Group
- Survival School