Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Cyril Osbourne Byron, Sr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group
- Location of Service: Camp Upton, New York; Tuskegee, Alabama; Casablanca, Morocco; North Africa; Sicily; Italy; Mediterranean; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Administrative Sergeant Major
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/81682
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Title
- Cyril Osbourne Byron, Sr. Collection
Names
- Hill, Allyn
- College Park Aviation Museum
- Byron Sr., Cyril Osbourne
- Chelsea Dorman
- Nolan, Susan L.
Home State
- Maryland
Headings
- - Byron Sr., Cyril Osbourne
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- Black or African American
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group
- Location of Service: Camp Upton, New York; Tuskegee, Alabama; Casablanca, Morocco; North Africa; Sicily; Italy; Mediterranean; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Administrative Sergeant Major
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: Member of the Tuskegee Airmen. The veteran served as an Administrative Sergeant Major. The veteran received the Congressional Gold Medal, awarded by President George W. Bush in 2007.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2010-01-24; 2010-01-24)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2010-01-24)
- Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2006-02-17)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945-09)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2010-01-24; 2016-05-04)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/81682
Cite as
- Cyril Osbourne Byron, Sr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/81682), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Camp Upton, New York
- Casablanca, Morocco
- European Theater
- Italy
- Mediterranean
- North Africa
- Sicily
- Tuskegee, Alabama