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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989; Operation Allied Force, 1999
  • Dates of Service: 2009-2011; 1983-2007
  • Branch of Service: Air Force
  • Service Unit/Ship: 71st Flying Training Wing; 30th Military Airlift Squadron, 438th Military Airlift Wing; 25th Flying Training Squadron, 71st Flying Training Wing; 21st Air Force; 33rd Flight Test Squadron, Air Mobility Warfare Center; 11th Airlift Squadron, 375th Air Mobility Wing; 75th Airlift Squadron; 76th Airlift Squadron; 86th Operations Group; Tanker Airlift Control Center; Headquarters Pacific Air Forces
  • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Desert Storm; Operation Desert Shield; Operation Provide Comfort; Operation Northern Watch; Operation Southern Watch; Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF); Operation Just Cause
  • Location of Service: Panama; Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma; McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey; Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii; Rwanda; Turkey; Kosovo
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/96168

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Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Edward Joseph Coleman Collection

Names

  • American Red Cross, Houston, Texas
  • Van Ek, Arnold
  • Reeve, Mark
  • Coleman, Edward Joseph

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Texas

Headings

  • -  Coleman, Edward Joseph
  • -  Panama -- History -- American Invasion, 1989 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  Operation Allied Force, 1999 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 71st Flying Training Wing; 30th Military Airlift Squadron, 438th Military Airlift Wing; 25th Flying Training Squadron, 71st Flying Training Wing; 21st Air Force
    • Location of Service: Panama; Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma; McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey; Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii; Rwanda; Turkey
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Just Cause
    • Dates of Service: 1983-2007
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Desert Storm; Operation Desert Shield; Operation Provide Comfort; Operation Northern Watch; Operation Southern Watch
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Operation Allied Force, 1999

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 33rd Flight Test Squadron, Air Mobility Warfare Center; 11th Airlift Squadron, 375th Air Mobility Wing
    • Location of Service: Kosovo
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 75th Airlift Squadron; 76th Airlift Squadron; 86th Operations Group; Tanker Airlift Control Center; Headquarters Pacific Air Forces
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
    • Highest Rank: Major
    • Dates of Service: 2009-2011
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2014-07-02; 2014-07-21)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2014)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/96168

Online Format

  • 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:

American Red Cross, Houston, Texas, Arnold Van Ek, Mark Reeve, and Edward Joseph Coleman. Edward Joseph Coleman Collection. 1983. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.96168/.

APA citation style:

American Red Cross, H., Van Ek, A., Reeve, M. & Coleman, E. J. (1983) Edward Joseph Coleman Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.96168/.

MLA citation style:

American Red Cross, Houston, Texas, et al. Edward Joseph Coleman Collection. 1983. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.96168/>.