Galbraith, Richard C.

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Dates:
Birth 1937
English, Chinese,

Biographical notes:

Galbraith (1937- ) served in the Air Force Security Service during the Cold War, from 1956-1960.

Born in Nebraska, he grew up in South St. Paul (Minnesota) and enlisted in the Air Force after graduating from South St. Paul High School. A Chinese language specialist, he served at the Shulikou Air Station in Taiwan monitoring radio frequencies.

From the description of Oral history interview with Richard R. Galbraith [sound recording], 2001. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 54777423

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Subjects:

  • Air bases
  • Black market
  • Chinese language
  • Cold War
  • Cold War
  • Cold War
  • Cold War
  • Communications, Military
  • Communism
  • Linguists
  • Mandarin dialects
  • Military education
  • Radio, Military
  • Sexually transmitted diseases
  • Soldiers
  • Soldiers
  • Soldiers
  • Veterans

Occupations:

not available for this record

Places:

  • Taiwan (as recorded)
  • Taiwan--Taipei (as recorded)
  • Nebraska (as recorded)
  • Taiwan Strait (as recorded)
  • Truax Army Air Field (Madison, Wis.) (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Madison (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Madison (as recorded)
  • Taiwan (as recorded)
  • Minnesota--Saint Paul (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)
  • Minnesota--South Saint Paul (as recorded)