Oral History Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, April 22, 2002

Oral History Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, April 22, 2002

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Description

Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force from East Lansing, Michigan who served in Germany during the Cold War and Thailand in the early days of the Vietnam War. Bercaw describes his training in basic aircraft weapon systems and experiences on various missions in both wars, including life upon returning to the United States.

Physical Description

1 sound recording (46 min., 38 sec.) : digital

Creation Information

Brown, Chambra & Bercaw, Vaughn April 22, 2002.

Context

This audio recording is part of the collection entitled: Lee College Oral Histories and was provided by the Lee College to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this recording can be viewed below.

Interviewer

Brown, Chambra

Interviewee

Bercaw, Vaughn

Named Person

Person who is significant in some way to the content of this audio recording. Additional names may appear in Subjects below.

Bercaw, Vaughn

Provided By

Lee College

Lee College was established as a two-year Junior College in 1931 by the Goosecreek Independent School District, in Baytown. It was created to provide an educational opportunity for students who could not afford it otherwise.

Titles

Main Title: Oral History Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, April 22, 2002
Series Title: Baytown Veteran Oral Histories

Description

Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force from East Lansing, Michigan who served in Germany during the Cold War and Thailand in the early days of the Vietnam War. Bercaw describes his training in basic aircraft weapon systems and experiences on various missions in both wars, including life upon returning to the United States.

Physical Description

1 sound recording (46 min., 38 sec.) : digital

Subjects

Keywords

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

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Language

English

Item Type

Sound

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this recording in the Portal or other systems.

Accession or Local Control No: VT011
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth845262

Relationships

Oral History Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, April 22, 2002, ark:/67531/metapth845067

Collections

This recording is part of the following collection of related materials.

Lee College Oral Histories

These oral histories from Lee College cover three separate physical collections: the Baytown World War II Collection, the Baytown Veteran's Oral History Collection, and the Oral Histories of the Citizens of Baytown.

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