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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Branch of Service: Navy
  • Unit of Service: VQ-2 (Fleet Reconnaissance Squadron)
  • Location of Service: Guam (Mariana Islands); Rota, Spain; Bahrain, Kuwait; Liberia; Souda Bay, Crete
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant

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"The biggest danger was avoiding collision with the immense amount of traffic." (Video Interview, 16:27)

Daniel DiBono, a graduate of the Naval Academy, began his aviation career as a helicopter pilot, then switched to fixed wing craft. During Operation Desert Shield, he flew reconnaissance missions, then in Operation Desert Storm bombing sorties amid heavy traffic and anti-aircraft fire. Billeted in a five-star hotel in Bahrain during the war, he enjoyed the accommodations but not the restrictions that confined him largely to that building. He also enforced the no-fly zone over Iraq, and flew missions over the Balkans before retiring with 20 years of service--10 years active, 10 years Reserve--behind him.

About this Item

Title

  • Daniel Leonard DiBono, Jr. Collection

Names

  • DiBono Jr., Daniel Leonard
  • Hudson, Christopher
  • Turner, James

State of Birth

  • PA

Home State

  • MD

Headings

  • -  DiBono Jr., Daniel Leonard
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Navy.

Form

  • DVD

Extent

  • 1 item

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Unit of Service: VQ-2 (Fleet Reconnaissance Squadron)
    • Location of Service: Guam (Mariana Islands); Rota, Spain; Bahrain, Kuwait; Liberia; Souda Bay, Crete
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
    • Dates of Service: 1985-1995
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: Veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served as an EP-3E Aires Reconnaissance pilot, a Command Security Manager, and participated in Operation Sharp Edge.

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 10/17/2009)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/70593

Cite as

  • Daniel Leonard DiBono, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/70593), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

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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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:

Dibono Jr., Daniel Leonard, Christopher Hudson, and James Turner. Daniel Leonard DiBono, Jr. Collection. 1985. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.70593/.

APA citation style:

Dibono Jr, D. L., Hudson, C. & Turner, J. (1985) Daniel Leonard DiBono, Jr. Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.70593/.

MLA citation style:

Dibono Jr., Daniel Leonard, Christopher Hudson, and James Turner. Daniel Leonard DiBono, Jr. Collection. 1985. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.70593/>.