Biographical Information

Name:

Roger Dean Ingvalson

Date of Birth:

1928

Place of Birth:

Austin, MN

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Home State:

TN

War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1950-1976

Branch of Service:

Air Force

Location of Service:

Lackland Air Force Base and Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Oxnard Air Base, California; Iceland; Bunker Hill Air Base, Indiana; Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; Turner Air Force Base, Georgia; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina; Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Island); Korat Air Base, Thailand; England Air Force Base in Louisiana; Vietnam

Highest Rank:

Colonel

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Service Related Injury:

Yes

Service History Note:

Veteran notes that he was held as a prisoner of war (POW) in Vietnam.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Betacam SP [3 items] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Michael Lloyd Willie 

Donor:

Sarah Bowen

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

WRCB-TV Channel 3

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/9773

Subjects:

Ingvalson, Roger
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Air Force.
Prisoner of War (POW)

Cite as:

Roger Ingvalson Collection (AFC/2001/001/9773), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress