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Edward D. Silver Military Service Collection, 1957-1964

By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.

Collection Overview

Title: Edward D. Silver Military Service Collection, 1957-1964

ID: MSS Silver

Primary Creator: Silver, Edward D.

Extent: 0.2 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Edward D. Silver Military Service Collection consists of materials assembled by Silver during his Air Force training and service. Silver graduated from Oregon State College in 1957; he joined the U.S. Air Force after graduation and was declared missing in action in North Vietnam in 1968.

Scope and Content Notes

The Edward D. Silver Military Service Collection consists of materials assembled by Silver during his training and service in the U.S. Air Force. The collection includes patches, rank insignia, pilot wings, a Pilot Flight Record and Log Book, driver's licenses for travel in Saudia Arabia, an identification card booklet, an engraved plate, and a cloth ascot worn with a flight suit. The patches, numbering about 40 total, were worn on a flight suit and represented various Air Force squadrons and training units such as the Combat Crew Training Wing and the Air Force Fighter Weapons School. The collection also includes some biographical information about Silver.

Biographical / Historical Notes

Edward D. Silver enrolled at Oregon State College in 1952 and earned a BS in science from Oregon State College in 1957; he was enrolled in the Navy ROTC program at Oregon State. After graduation, Silver joined the U.S. Air Force and served as a pilot instructor at Vance Air Force Base and in Saudia Arabia. Silver was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron. In 1968, Silver was declared missing in action in North Vietnam.

Edward Dean Silver was born on February 2, 1934 in Batavia, Iowa. He grew up in Junction City, Oregon, and graduated from Junction City High School in 1952.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The materials were donated to the Archives in 2010 by Donna Silver.

Related Materials: The Reserve Officer Training Corps Records (RG 058) consist of materials documenting ROTC programs at Oregon State; extensive photographic documentation of ROTC programs are available in the Oregon State University Military Photographs Collection (P 002), Naval ROTC Photographs (P 253), and the Air Force ROTC Photographs (P 281). The Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings include several collections of alumni or faculty that document the military or military service: Benjamin D. Boswell Military Records (MSS Boswell), Harvey L. McAlister Collection (MSS McAlister), Oregon State Yank Collection (MSS Yank), Ulysses Grant McAlexander Collection (MSS McAlexander), and the Bill Wilkins Papers (MSS Wilkins).

Preferred Citation: Edward D. Silver Military Service Collection (MSS Silver), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Silver, Edward D.

People, Places, and Topics

Fighter pilots--Training of--United States.
Oregon State University--Alumni and alumnae.
Silver, Edward D.
United States. Air Force
University History
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Missing in action.


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