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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Branch of Service: Air Force
  • Unit of Service: Nurse Corps; 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Group; 69th Air Evacuation Squadron
  • Location of Service: Sheppard Field, Texas; Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; Amarillo, Texas; Japan; Plattsburg Air Force Base, New York; Germany; McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey
  • Highest Rank: Major

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"That night changed my life forever." (Video interview, 12:45)

Enlisting in the Air Force in 1967, Major Linda Schwartz set her sights on becoming a flight nurse--a goal which she eventually achieved. Before treating patients at 30,000 feet, however, she cared for them at Tachikawa Air Force Base in Japan during the Vietnam War. Observing the resolve and selflessness of the wounded servicemen and women that she treated at Tachikawa solidified her commitment to military nursing. After sustaining service-related injuries during an accident aboard a plane, she was medically retired at the rank of major, and subsequently began a career with the VA, advocating for women veterans and others needing assistance.

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About this Item

Title

  • Linda Schwartz Collection

Names

  • McGuckin, Briana
  • Diana Sasseen
  • Schwartz, Linda
  • National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
  • Central Connecticut State University
  • Hurst, Eileen

State of Birth

  • OH

Home State

  • CT

Headings

  • -  Schwartz, Linda
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Female

Race

  • White

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Unit of Service: Nurse Corps; 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Group; 69th Air Evacuation Squadron
    • Location of Service: Sheppard Field, Texas; Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; Amarillo, Texas; Japan; Plattsburg Air Force Base, New York; Germany; McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey
    • Highest Rank: Major
    • Dates of Service: 1967-1986
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 04/15/2004)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 04/15/2004)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 04/15/2004)
  • Photograph: Digital print [10 items] -- Photograph (collected 1967 - 1972)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/24500

Cite as

  • Linda Schwartz Collection (AFC/2001/001/24500), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • 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.

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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/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

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

Recording:

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

Photograph:

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

Computer file:

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

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), 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:

Mcguckin, Briana, Diana Sasseen, Linda Schwartz, National Court Reporters Association, Central Connecticut State University, and Eileen Hurst. Linda Schwartz Collection. 1967. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.24500/.

APA citation style:

McGuckin, B., Diana Sasseen, Schwartz, L., National Court Reporters Association, Central Connecticut State University & Hurst, E. (1967) Linda Schwartz Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.24500/.

MLA citation style:

Mcguckin, Briana, et al. Linda Schwartz Collection. 1967. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.24500/>.