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Da Nang Air Base (Vietnam)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Church, Roy -- oral history interview, 2017 November 16

 File
Interview Summary Vietnam War veteran Roy Church is interviewed about his service with the United States Marine Corps and his careers as a corporate and contract pilot. He discusses his experiences as a Marine aviator during the 1960s, including his time stationed at Da Nang Air Base as a Grumman A-6 bombardier-navigator and his training exercises at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (Washington). He also shares stories from his time as an air taxi pilot for Chrysler (circa 1970s-1990s) and as an independent...
Dates: 2017 November 16

Roy T. Church Vietnam War Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-09-29
Abstract

Roy T. Church (b. 1944) was born in Great Falls, Montana and served in Vietnam with the U.S. Marines as a bombadier and navigator from 1968-1969. The collection contains slides, photographs and a map related to his military service.

Dates: 1965-1969

J.D. Thompson U.S. Air Force Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-05-03
Content Description The J.D. Thompson U.S. Air Force Collection is a small collection primarily consisting of visual materials documenting the military service of J.D. Thompson during Vietnam War in 1971. A few materials relate to his broader military service from 1966 into the 1980s. The strength of the collection is in the 238 photographic negatives and 25 prints illuminating Thompson's military service in Vietnam and the activites at Da Nang Air Base. The images depict the aircraft, flight...
Dates: 1966-1986; Majority of material found in 1971

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