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George Day [detail from video interview]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Cold War; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Korean War, 1950-1953; World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps; Air Force; Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: 3rd Defense Battalion; 31st Tactical Fighter Wing; Detachment 1, 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing; Army Reserve; Iowa Air National Guard; 12th Fighter Wing
  • Location of Service: Tuy Hoa Air Base, Vietnam; Phu Cat Air Base, Vietnam; Hanoi Hilton, North Vietnam; Johnston Island; Pacific Theater; Iowa; K-2, Korea; RAF Wethersfield, United Kingdom
  • Highest Rank: Captain; Second Lieutenant; Corporal; Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/89656

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Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • George E. Day Collection

Names

  • Day, George E.
  • unknown interviewer
  • Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)
  • Wilkerson, Thomas L.

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Florida

Headings

  • -  Day, George E.
  • -  Cold War -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  Prisoner of War -- United States

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Cold War

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: Army Reserve; Iowa Air National Guard
    • Location of Service: Iowa
    • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
    • Dates of Service: 1946-1951
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served in the Army Reserve from 1945 to 1950. He received a commission in the Iowa Air National Guard as a second lieutenant in 1950.

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: 3rd Defense Battalion
    • Location of Service: Johnston Island; Pacific Theater
    • Highest Rank: Corporal
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1945
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 12th Fighter Wing
    • Location of Service: K-2, Korea; RAF Wethersfield, United Kingdom
    • Highest Rank: Captain
    • Dates of Service: 1951-1954
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 31st Tactical Fighter Wing; Detachment 1, 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing
    • Location of Service: Tuy Hoa Air Base, Vietnam; Phu Cat Air Base, Vietnam; Hanoi Hilton, North Vietnam
    • Highest Rank: Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1954-1978
    • Prisoner of War: Yes
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service as a prisoner of war (POW) in North Vietnam from 07/16/1969 to 10/14/1969 enduring torture by the Vietnamese. The veteran was shot down on 08/26/1967 during his twenty-sixth Fast Forward Air Controller (Fast FAC) mission over North Vietnam.

Materials

  • Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-09-12)
  • Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-09-12)
  • Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-09-12)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Computer File: Hard Drive [ item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 2002-09-12)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/89656

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.

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:

Day, George E, Unknown Interviewer, Congressional Medal Of Honor Foundation, and Thomas L Wilkerson. George E. Day Collection. 1946. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.89656/.

APA citation style:

Day, G. E., Unknown Interviewer, Congressional Medal Of Honor Foundation & Wilkerson, T. L. (1946) George E. Day Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.89656/.

MLA citation style:

Day, George E, et al. George E. Day Collection. 1946. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.89656/>.