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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Cold War; World War, 1939-1945
  • Dates of Service: 1942-1979; 1948-1979
  • Branch of Service: Air Force; Army Air Forces/Corps
  • Service Unit/Ship: 504th Recovery Squadron; Air Force Reserve; 301st Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force
  • Location of Service: Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan; Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama; Selfridge FIeld, Michigan; Italy; Stalag Luft III, Germany
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/56627

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Interview / Recording

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About this Item

Title

  • Alexander Jefferson Collection

Names

  • Southfield Veterans Commission
  • Jefferson, Alexander
  • Brightwell, Daniel

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Michigan

Headings

  • -  Jefferson, Alexander
  • -  Cold War -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
  • -  Prisoner of War -- United States

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • Black or African American

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Cold War

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 504th Recovery Squadron; Air Force Reserve
    • Location of Service: Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1948-1979
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: 301st Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force
    • Location of Service: Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama; Selfridge FIeld, Michigan; Italy; Stalag Luft III, Germany
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1979
    • Prisoner of War: Yes
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: Member of the Tuskegee Airmen. The veteran was a prisoner of war (POW) in Germany from August 1944 to April 1945 and flew 18 missions.

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2008-01-16; 2008-01-19)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2008-01-16)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/56627

Online Format

  • online text
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

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:

Southfield Veterans Commission, Alexander Jefferson, and Daniel Brightwell. Alexander Jefferson Collection. 1948. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.56627/.

APA citation style:

Southfield Veterans Commission, Jefferson, A. & Brightwell, D. (1948) Alexander Jefferson Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.56627/.

MLA citation style:

Southfield Veterans Commission, Alexander Jefferson, and Daniel Brightwell. Alexander Jefferson Collection. 1948. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.56627/>.