- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of G. Brian Hernan
- Creator:
- Bruckner, William Joseph, 1944-
Hernan, G. Brian, 1934- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 2017-08-18
- Subject:
- Korean War, 1950-1953
Radar
United States. Air Force. Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 932nd
Boston University
Douglas Aircraft Company
Lockheed Martin
Massachusetts. Air National Guard - Location:
- Iceland, Southern Peninsula, Reykjanesbær, Keflavík, 64.00492, -22.56242
United States, Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Otis Air National Guard Base - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Brian Hernan recalls his service in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He remembers his childhood in Massachusetts, including six years he spent living in an orphanage. He joined the Massachusetts Air National Guard in high school and his unit was activated the same year. He was assigned to a new Air Force aircraft and control warning unit that was sent to Iceland where they built the first radar site in that country since World War II. He describes life in Iceland; the politics of the country; their work monitoring radar; and "R & R" visits to the United Kingdom. He recalls several incidents from his duty in Iceland, including losing all power for 18 days one Christmas and having to periodically shut the radar antenna down due to exceptionally high winds. He describes his post-military education and careers and reflects on how his military service informed his life.
GI Bill; northern lights; Automod Atlanta
Brian Hernan served in the United States Air Force in Iceland during the Korean War. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/839
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 52:25
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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