Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing James Robert Jarrell, IV Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: VS-30 (Sea Control Squadron); VS-22; VS-31; VS-32; VS-41; CSW-1 (Carrier Sea Wing); CAG-8 (Carrier Air Group 8); USS Independence; USS Nimitz; USS Eisenhower; USS Saratoga; USS America
- Location of Service: Jacksonville, Florida; North Island, California; San Diego, California; Washington, DC; Mediterranean Sea; Indian Ocean
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/60964
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About this Item
Title
- James Robert Jarrell, IV Collection
Names
- Kent, Judith J.
- Jarrell IV, James Robert
- Flagler County Public Library
- William S. Kent
Home State
- Florida
Headings
- - Jarrell IV, James Robert
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: VS-30 (Sea Control Squadron); VS-22; VS-31; VS-32; VS-41; CSW-1 (Carrier Sea Wing); CAG-8 (Carrier Air Group 8); USS Independence; USS Nimitz; USS Eisenhower; USS Saratoga; USS America
- Location of Service: Jacksonville, Florida; North Island, California; San Diego, California; Washington, DC; Mediterranean Sea; Indian Ocean
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1969-2000
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served during the Yom Kippur War (1973 Arab-Israeli War), the Iran Hostage Crisis (1979 -1980), the 1982 Lebanon War, and the bombing of Libya (1986). He was the commanding officer of VS-32, VS-41, CSW-1, and NAS North Island. He served as a naval aviator accruing 5000 hours of flight time and approximately 500 carrier landings. Jarrell deployed on carriers USS Independence, USS Saratoga, USS Nimitz, USS Eisenhower, USS America and USS Roosevelt.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2008-07-24; 2008-07-24)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/60964
Cite as
- James Robert Jarrell, IV Collection (AFC/2001/001/60964), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Indian Ocean
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Mediterranean Sea
- North Island, California
- San Diego, California
- Washington, DC
Service Unit
- Cag-8 (Carrier Air Group 8)
- Csw-1 (Carrier Sea Wing)
- USS America
- USS Eisenhower
- USS Independence
- USS Nimitz
- USS Saratoga
- Vs-22
- Vs-30 (Sea Control Squadron)
- Vs-31
- Vs-32
- Vs-41