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	Biographical Information Name: Walter J. Nachtwey State of Birth: WI Home State: WI Gender: Male Race: White War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945 Status: Veteran Dates of Service: 1936-1940 Entrance into Service: Enlisted Branch of Service: Navy Unit of Service: USS Tennessee Highest Rank: Electrician's Mate Second Class Prisoner of War: Unknown War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945 Status: Veteran Dates of Service: 1941-1945 Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps Unit of Service: 379th Bomb Group; 525th Bomb Squadron Location of Service: Luke Air Force Base, Arizona; Wendover Field, Utah; Kimbolton, England; Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant Prisoner of War: Yes War or Conflict: Cold War Status: Veteran Dates of Service: 1946-1949 Entrance into Service: Enlisted Branch of Service: Army Unit of Service: Personnel Affairs Division Location of Service: Fort Sheridan, and Chanute Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois Highest Rank: Senior Master Sergeant Prisoner of War: Unknown War or Conflict: Cold War Status: Veteran Dates of Service: 1950-1960 Entrance into Service: Enlisted Branch of Service: Air Force Unit of Service: Military Personnel Division Location of Service: The Pentagon, Washington, DC; Hickham AFB, Hawaii; Vandenberg AFB, California Highest Rank: Captain Prisoner of War: Unknown	Collection Information Type of Resource: Audio: Audio Cassette [3 items] --Oral history interview Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] --Typewritten document Photograph: Digital print [2 items] --Photographs Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] Interviewer: Mary Bond Contributor: Mary Bond Collection #: AFC/2001/001/12213 Subjects: Nachtwey, Walter J. World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives United States. Navy. World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives United States. Army Air Forces/Corps. Prisoners of War--United States Cold War--Personal Narratives United States. Army. Cold War--Personal Narratives United States. Air Force. Cite as: Walter J. Nachtwey Collection (AFC/2001/001/12213), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Walter J. Nachtwey Collection

Biographical Information

Name:: Walter J. Nachtwey
State of Birth:: WI
Home State:: WI

Gender:: Male
Race:: White
War or Conflict:: World War, 1939-1945
Status:: Veteran
Dates of Service:: 1936-1940
Entrance into Service:: Enlisted
Branch of Service:: Navy
Unit of Service:: USS Tennessee
Highest Rank:: Electrician's Mate Second Class
Prisoner of War:: Unknown
War or Conflict:: World War, 1939-1945
Status:: Veteran
Dates of Service:: 1941-1945
Branch of Service:: Army Air Forces/Corps
Unit of Service:: 379th Bomb Group; 525th Bomb Squadron
Location of Service:: Luke Air Force Base, Arizona; Wendover Field, Utah; Kimbolton, England; Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Highest Rank:: Second Lieutenant
Prisoner of War:: Yes
War or Conflict:: Cold War
Status:: Veteran
Dates of Service:: 1946-1949
Entrance into Service:: Enlisted
Branch of Service:: Army
Unit of Service:: Personnel Affairs Division
Location of Service:: Fort Sheridan, and Chanute Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois
Highest Rank:: Senior Master Sergeant
Prisoner of War:: Unknown
War or Conflict:: Cold War
Status:: Veteran
Dates of Service:: 1950-1960
Entrance into Service:: Enlisted
Branch of Service:: Air Force
Unit of Service:: Military Personnel Division
Location of Service:: The Pentagon, Washington, DC; Hickham AFB, Hawaii; Vandenberg AFB, California
Highest Rank:: Captain
Prisoner of War:: Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:: Audio: Audio Cassette [3 items] --Oral history interview; Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] --Typewritten document; Photograph: Digital print [2 items] --Photographs; Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item]
Interviewer:: Mary Bond
Contributor:: Mary Bond
Collection #:: AFC/2001/001/12213
Subjects:: Nachtwey, Walter J.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Prisoners of War--United States
Cold War--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Cold War--Personal Narratives
United States. Air Force.
Cite as:: Walter J. Nachtwey Collection
(AFC/2001/001/12213), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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