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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991; Afghan War, 2001-; Haiti--History--American intervention, 1994-1995; Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993
  • Branch of Service: Air Force
  • Service Unit/Ship: 92nd Security Forces Squadron; Headquarters Air Mobility Command; 12th Security Forces Squadron; 902nd Security Forces Squadron; Joint Task Force Guantanamo; 501st Missile Security Squadron; 97th Security Police Squadron; 8th Security Police Squadron; 314th Security Police Squadron; 82nd Security Forces Squadron; 39th Security Forces Squadron
  • Location of Service: Somalia; Panama; Haiti; Kenya; Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; Kuwait; RAF Greenham Common, England; Eaker Air Force Base, Arkansas; Korea; Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas; Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington; Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
  • Highest Rank: Major; Master Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/118182

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Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Frank Hellstern Collection

Names

  • Balkman, Kathy
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, Centennial Chapter
  • Hellstern, Frank
  • Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Arkansas

Headings

  • -  Hellstern, Frank
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  Haiti -- History -- American intervention, 1994-1995 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 501st Missile Security Squadron; 97th Security Police Squadron; 8th Security Police Squadron; 314th Security Police Squadron; 82nd Security Forces Squadron; 39th Security Forces Squadron
    • Location of Service: United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; Kuwait; RAF Greenham Common, England; Eaker Air Force Base, Arkansas; Korea; Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas; Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington; Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
    • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1983-1997
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Haiti--History--American intervention, 1994-1995

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Location of Service: Haiti; Kenya
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Location of Service: Somalia; Panama
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Afghan War, 2001-

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 92nd Security Forces Squadron; Headquarters Air Mobility Command; 12th Security Forces Squadron; 902nd Security Forces Squadron; Joint Task Force Guantanamo
    • Location of Service: Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    • Highest Rank: Major
    • Dates of Service: 1997-2010
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2019-07-08; 2019)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2019-07-08; 2019)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [8 items] -- Photographs (collected 1983-2010)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/118182

Online Format

  • video

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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:

Balkman, Kathy, Centennial Chapter Daughters Of The American Revolution, Frank Hellstern, and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. Frank Hellstern Collection. 1983. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.118182/.

APA citation style:

Balkman, K., Daughters Of The American Revolution, C. C., Hellstern, F. & Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. (1983) Frank Hellstern Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.118182/.

MLA citation style:

Balkman, Kathy, et al. Frank Hellstern Collection. 1983. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.118182/>.