| Title: |
Marion Anthony Marshall
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| Local code: |
AFC/2001/001/10760
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
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| Collection: |
Veterans History Project
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| Description: |
Even after he was awarded a coveted appointment to the Air Force Academy in 1964, Tony Marshall saw it only as a stepping stone to getting a scholarship to a civilian college. That all changed once he got hooked on flying. Although weak eyesight relegated him to the navigator's position, he never lost his enthusiasm for planes. During the Vietnam War, he flew over 260 missions out of a base in Thailand. His pilot's bravado got them shot down over North Vietnam, and Marshall became a "guest" of the Hanoi Hilton POW facility in July 1972. The following spring, he and his fellow captives were released. After retirement, he became a commercial airline pilot, but he missed the camaraderie and demands of the military life.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Video: |
[Video available]
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| Speaker: |
Marshall, Marion Anthony, 1946-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
4-Dec-1946
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| Speaker place of birth: |
District of Columbia; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Interviewer: |
Taylor, David A.
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Air Force
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| Historical events discussed: |
Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; North America; United States; Vietnam
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Asia; North America; Oral history; Prisoners of war; U.S. Air Force; United States; United States--Armed Forces; Vietnam; Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Veterans
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| ASP release: |
2007-01
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| Document code: |
OHI0034740-38296
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