Oral History Interview with Tammatha J. O’Connor

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Interviewee

Tammatha J. O'Connor

Interviewer

Rena Arcaro-McPhee

Interview/Donation Date

11-15-2012

Branch of Service

U.S. Air Force

Served In

Persian Gulf

Dates of Service

1989-2003

Summary

Tammatha O’Connor U.S.A.F., 7366 mines, Det 9 Air Rescue & 39th SP Squadron.

Tammatha was in Operation Desert Shield & Storm. She was in Persian Gulf and related how she was captured by an Iraqi and a Turk and abused. She related how this has adversely affected her post deployment adjustment.

Related Materials

The Veterans History Project was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 (Public Law 106-380). The Project collects first-hand accounts of U.S. Veterans from World War I (1914-1920), World War II (1939-1946), the Korean War (1950-1955), the Vietnam War (1961-1975), the Persian Gulf War (1990-1995), and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present), For more information about the Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center, visit http://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html.

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Recommended Citation

O'Connor, Tammatha J., "Oral History Interview with Tammatha J. O’Connor" (2012). Veterans History Project Personal Narratives. 15.
https://vc.bridgew.edu/vhp_stories/15