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Marion Anthony Marshall [detail]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Branch of Service: Air Force
  • Service Unit/Ship: 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
  • Location of Service: Colorado Springs, Colorado; George Air Force Base, California; Mather Air Force Base, California; MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Thailand; Williams Air Force Base, Arizona; RAF Bentwaters, England; Frankfurt, Germany; Philippines
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/10760

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"There was a very low threat as long as you obeyed the rules." (Video Interview, 37:51)

Even after he was awarded a coveted appointment to the Air Force Academy in 1964, Tony Marshall saw it only as a stepping stone to getting a scholarship to a civilian college. That all changed once he got hooked on flying. Although weak eyesight prevented him from becoming a military pilot, he served as a navigator and never lost his enthusiasm for planes. During the Vietnam War, he flew over 260 missions out of a base in Thailand. His pilot's bravado got them shot down over North Vietnam, and Marshall became a "guest" of the Hanoi Hilton POW facility in July 1972. The following spring, he and his fellow captives were released. After retirement, he became a commercial airline pilot, but he missed the camaraderie and demands of the military life.

Interview / Recording

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About this Item

Title

  • Marion Anthony Marshall Collection

Names

  • Veterans History Project
  • Library of Congress
  • Marshall, Marion Anthony
  • Taylor, David A.

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • California

Headings

  • -  Marshall, Marion Anthony
  • -  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

Race

  • Black or African American

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
    • Location of Service: Colorado Springs, Colorado; George Air Force Base, California; Mather Air Force Base, California; MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Thailand; Williams Air Force Base, Arizona; RAF Bentwaters, England; Frankfurt, Germany; Philippines
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1968-1990
    • Prisoner of War: Yes
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2004-01-12)
  • Audio: 10" Audio Reel [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-01-12; 2004-06-28)
  • Video: Betacam SP [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-01-12; 2004-06-28)
  • Audio: DAT [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-01-12; 2004-06-28)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [11 items] -- Photographs (collected 1971-1972)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-01-12)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/10760

Online Format

  • video
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Veterans History Project, Library Of Congress, Marion Anthony Marshall, and David A Taylor. Marion Anthony Marshall Collection. 1968. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.10760/.

APA citation style:

Veterans History Project, Library Of Congress, Marshall, M. A. & Taylor, D. A. (1968) Marion Anthony Marshall Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.10760/.

MLA citation style:

Veterans History Project, et al. Marion Anthony Marshall Collection. 1968. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.10760/>.