John Carson Rather Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

John Carson Rather

State of Birth:

NY

Home State:

MD

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

Army Airways Communication System (AACS)

Location of Service:

Atlantic City, New Jersey (basic training); Chanute Field, Illinois; Allahabad, Gaya, Karachi and Bangalore, India

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: MiniDV [3 items] --Oral history interview

Photograph: Digital print [2 items] --Photographs

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Sarah Rouse

Contributor:

Sarah Rouse

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/29476

Subjects:

Rather, John Carson
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

John Carson Rather Collection
(AFC/2001/001/29476), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress