Lonnie Adkins Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1950-1953

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Air Force

Unit of Service:

307th Bombardment Wing, 2nd Air Force

Location of Service:

Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) and Randolph AFB, Texas; Keesler AFB, Mississippi; Topeka, Kansas; Fort Ord, California; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Island); Guam (Mariana Islands); Lake Charles, Louisiana

Highest Rank:

Airman First Class

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Topics covered include: radio operator school; international Morse code; B-29 crew; location of radio on plane; missions; aircraft in the air.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

James Kirby

Contributor:

Julie Maruskin

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Clark County Public Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/32081

Subjects:

Adkins, Lonnie
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives
United States. Air Force.

Cite as:

Lonnie Adkins Collection
(AFC/2001/001/32081), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress