John Douglas Mann Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Black or African American

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1945-1969

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

1697th Combat Engineers

Location of Service:

Fort MacArthur, California; Germany

Highest Rank:

Technician Three

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Air Force

Location of Service:

Selfridge Air Force Base (AFB), Michigan; Japan; Niagara Falls, New York

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Location of Service:

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio; Libya; Bermuda

Highest Rank:

Master Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Interviewer:

David Brusseau

Contributor:

Susan Siemaszko

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Macomb

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/48918

Subjects:

Mann, John Douglas
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives
United States. Air Force.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

John Douglas Mann Collection
(AFC/2001/001/48918), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress