Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Robert Elmer Nelson Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 532nd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Alamogordo and Roswell, New Mexico; Salina, Kansas; Peyote and Fort Worth, Texas; Pueblo, Colorado; RAF Ridgewell, England; Alexandria, Virginia; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/20800
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About this Item
Title
- Robert Elmer Nelson Collection
Names
- Nelson, Robert Elmer
- Raw, George H.
Home State
- Oregon
Headings
- - Nelson, Robert Elmer
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 532nd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Alamogordo and Roswell, New Mexico; Salina, Kansas; Peyote and Fort Worth, Texas; Pueblo, Colorado; RAF Ridgewell, England; Alexandria, Virginia; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1941-1945
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran attained the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Reserves.
Materials
- Photograph: Digital print [3 items] -- Photograph (collected 1942-1992)
- Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1982-07-19)
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 1991-07-23)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/20800
Cite as
- Robert Elmer Nelson Collection (AFC/2001/001/20800), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Alamogordo and Roswell, New Mexico
- Alexandria, Virginia
- European Theater
- Peyote and Fort Worth, Texas
- Pueblo, Colorado
- RAF Ridgewell, England
- Salina, Kansas