Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Roger Dean Ingvalson Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Location of Service: Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Oxnard Air Base, California; Iceland; Bunker Hill Air Base, Indiana; Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; Turner Air Force Base, Georgia; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina; Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Island); Korat Air Base, Thailand; England Air Force Base in Louisiana; Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/9773
When Roger Ingvalson was shot down over North Vietnam on May 28, 1968, he was already a veteran pilot, with nearly twenty years in the Air Force and over 100 missions flown in Vietnam. He spent his 40th birthday in captivity and wound up at the notorious Hanoi Hilton. Ingvalson kept his mind busy by studying insects and by communicating with his fellow prisoners through special codes. And he kept his North Vietnamese captors at bay by feeding them false information. He attributes his ability to survive five years of deprivation and isolation to his religious faith.
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PlayMay 28, 1968: the date of his capture. 00:02:20.0 - 00:06:42.0
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PlayInterrogation at the Hanoi Hilton; a daily routine. 00:12:18.0 - 00:17:16.5
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PlayResisting psychological pressures; mind exercises. 00:19:49.0 - 00:22:59.2
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PlayKeeping track of dates; learning of his wife's death. 00:27:13.0 - 00:29:52.2
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About this Item
Title
- Roger Dean Ingvalson Collection
Names
- Willie, Michael Lloyd
- Ingvalson, Roger Dean
- Bowen, Sarah
- WRCB-TV Channel 3
Home State
- Tennessee
Headings
- - Ingvalson, Roger Dean
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Location of Service: Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Oxnard Air Base, California; Iceland; Bunker Hill Air Base, Indiana; Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; Turner Air Force Base, Georgia; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina; Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Island); Korat Air Base, Thailand; England Air Force Base in Louisiana; Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1950-1976
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran notes that he was held as a prisoner of war (POW) in Vietnam.
Materials
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2003-06-25)
- Video: Betacam SP [3 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-06-25)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/9773
Cite as
- Roger Dean Ingvalson Collection (AFC/2001/001/9773), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Part of
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Bunker Hill Air Base, Indiana
- Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
- England Air Force Base in Louisiana
- Iceland
- Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Island)
- Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
- Korat Air Base, Thailand
- Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
- Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
- Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
- Oxnard Air Base, California
- Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina
- Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
- Turner Air Force Base, Georgia
- Vietnam