Thomas Ernest Tafoya Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Thomas Ernest Tafoya

State of Birth:

NM

Home State:

CO

Gender:

Male

Race:

Hispanic

War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1965-1969

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Air Force

Unit of Service:

Support Unit, Strategic Air Command (SAC)

Location of Service:

San Antonio, Texas; K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base (AFB), Gwinn, Michigan; Utapau Royal Thai Air Force, Thailand; Philippines

Highest Rank:

E-4

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Maps [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Digital print [6 items] --Photographs

Computer File: CD [1 item] --Electronic file of interview transcript

Interviewer:

Tammy Reynolds

Contributor:

Rosemarie Vest

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Veterans Outreach for Community Advocacy (VOCA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/43737

Subjects:

Tafoya, Thomas Ernest
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
United States. Air Force.

Cite as:

Thomas Ernest Tafoya Collection
(AFC/2001/001/43737), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress