Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Bo Ryan Gercke Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Afghan War, 2001-; Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Service Unit/Ship: Joint Terminal Attack Controller Squadron 4-4, Air Operations, Special Operations Command
- Location of Service: Iraq; Meridian, Mississippi; Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory); Chagos Archipelago; Afghanistan; North Island, California
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer Second Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/83743
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About this Item
Title
- Bo Ryan Gercke Collection
Names
- Hooten, Matt
- Leonard, Robert
- Brophy College Preparatory
- Gercke, Bo Ryan
Home State
- Arizona
Headings
- - Gercke, Bo Ryan
- - Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Location of Service: Iraq
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
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Afghan War, 2001-
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Service Unit/Ship: Joint Terminal Attack Controller Squadron 4-4, Air Operations, Special Operations Command
- Location of Service: Meridian, Mississippi; Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory); Chagos Archipelago; Afghanistan; North Island, California
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer Second Class
- Dates of Service: 2003-2008
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a joint terminal attack controller and as a air traffic control.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-04-10; 2012)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2012-04-10; 2012-12-27)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/83743
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Afghanistan
- Chagos Archipelago
- Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory)
- Iraq
- Meridian, Mississippi
- North Island, California