Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Bernard F. Fisher Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy; Air Force
- Unit of Service: Air Defense Command; 1st Air Commando Squadron
- Location of Service: Vietnam; Pleiku, Vietnam; Japan; Germany; United States
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/89681
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About this Item
Title
- Bernard F. Fisher Collection
Names
- Wilkerson, Thomas L.
- unknown interviewer
- Fisher, Bernard F.
- Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)
Home State
- Idaho
Headings
- - Fisher, Bernard F.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Location of Service: Japan; Germany; United States
- Dates of Service: 1945-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Unit of Service: Air Defense Command; 1st Air Commando Squadron
- Location of Service: Vietnam; Pleiku, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1951-1974
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran earned the Medal on Honor for a rescuing of a downed pilot on 03/10/1966 near the Special Forces camp at A Shau in Vietnam. The veteran served in the Air National Guard from 1947 to 1950.
Materials
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-17)
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-17)
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-17)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-17)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2003-09-17)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/89681
Cite as
- Bernard F. Fisher Collection (AFC/2001/001/89681), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video