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Charles McGee [detail from video]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps; Air Force
  • Service Unit/Ship: 302nd Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, 12th Air Force; 15th Air Force; 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron; 7230th Support Squadron; 1840th Air Base Wing; 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Group; 44th Fighter Bomber Squadron
  • Location of Service: Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio; Smoky Hill Air Force Base, Kansas; Korea; Japan; Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri; Italy; Vietnam; Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama; Chanute Field, Illinois; European Theater
  • Highest Rank: Colonel; Major; Captain
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/19268

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Charles Edward McGee Collection
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Charles Edward McGee Collection
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About this Item

Title

  • Charles Edward McGee Collection

Names

  • McDowell, Ivonne C.
  • Winchester, Brad
  • Department of Veterans Affairs, Public & Intergovernmental Affairs
  • McGee, Charles Edward

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Maryland

Headings

  • -  McGee, Charles Edward
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • Black or African American

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: 302nd Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, 12th Air Force; 15th Air Force
    • Location of Service: Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama; Chanute Field, Illinois; European Theater
    • Highest Rank: Captain
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1973
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: Member of the Tuskegee Airmen.

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Group; 44th Fighter Bomber Squadron
    • Location of Service: Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio; Smoky Hill Air Force Base, Kansas; Korea; Japan
    • Highest Rank: Major
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron; 7230th Support Squadron; 1840th Air Base Wing
    • Location of Service: Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri; Italy; Vietnam
    • Highest Rank: Colonel
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served as Commander of the 44th Fighter Bomber Squadron; the 6230 Support Squadron; the 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron; the 1840th Air Base Wing; and Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri.

Materials

  • Video: Digital Betacam [2 items] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2003-01-15)
  • Audio: DAT [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-01-15)
  • Audio: DAT [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-01-15)
  • Audio: CD [3 items] -- Reference copy (collected 2003-01-15)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 2003-01-13)
  • Video: MiniDV [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-01-15)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/19268

Online Format

  • audio
  • image
  • video

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:

Mcdowell, Ivonne C, Brad Winchester, Public & Intergovernmental Affairs Department Of Veterans Affairs, and Charles Edward McGee. Charles Edward McGee Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.19268/.

APA citation style:

McDowell, I. C., Winchester, B., Department Of Veterans Affairs, P. &. I. A. & McGee, C. E. (1942) Charles Edward McGee Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.19268/.

MLA citation style:

Mcdowell, Ivonne C, et al. Charles Edward McGee Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.19268/>.