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Ivie Chandler [detail from video]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Dates of Service: 1966-1980
  • Branch of Service: Air Force
  • Location of Service: Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; Carswell Air Force Base, Texas; Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi; Thailand; Okinawa, Japan; Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana; Travis Air Force Base, California; Whitman Air Force Base, Kansas; Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/26323

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Interview / Recording

Transcript

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[ Commendation Medal Certificate [5/29/1969] ]
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[ Bronze Star Medal Certificate [9/6/1974] ]
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[ Photocopy of identification card ]

About this Item

Title

  • Ivie Wesley Chandler, Jr. Collection

Names

  • Rucker, Bobbye
  • Katherine Ann Rose
  • Tyler Junior College
  • Chandler Jr., Ivie Wesley
  • Sutton, Jessica Nicole
  • Brittany Ray Shepherd

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Texas

Headings

  • -  Chandler Jr., Ivie Wesley
  • -  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

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Location of Service: Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; Carswell Air Force Base, Texas; Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi; Thailand; Okinawa, Japan; Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana; Travis Air Force Base, California; Whitman Air Force Base, Kansas; Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana
    • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1966-1980
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2004-04-07)
  • Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [9 items] -- Photographs (collected 1968)
  • Manuscript: Military Papers [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1969-1974)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-04-07; 1999-12-31)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/26323

Online Format

  • online text
  • video
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Rucker, Bobbye, Katherine Ann Rose, Tyler Junior College, Ivie Wesley Chandler Jr, Jessica Nicole Sutton, and Brittany Ray Shepherd. Ivie Wesley Chandler, Jr. Collection. 1966. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.26323/.

APA citation style:

Rucker, B., Katherine Ann Rose, Tyler Junior College, Chandler Jr, I. W., Sutton, J. N. & Brittany Ray Shepherd. (1966) Ivie Wesley Chandler, Jr. Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.26323/.

MLA citation style:

Rucker, Bobbye, et al. Ivie Wesley Chandler, Jr. Collection. 1966. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.26323/>.