The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden, Jr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden, Jr.

8/28/2012; 2/3/2017

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2012.229

Aerospace engineer and major general Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden, Jr. (1946 - ) served in the United States Marine Corps and was a pioneering astronaut with NASA, where he also served as administrator. Bolden was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 8/28/2012 and 2/3/2017, in Washington, D.C.. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 9; Total Run Time: 04h 19m 54s

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Bolden, Charles, 1946-

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Charles F. Bolden Jr. was born Aug. 19, 1946, in Columbia, S.C. He received his BS in Electrical Science from the United States Naval Academy in 1968 and a MS systems management University of Southern California, 1977. Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, Bolden flew more than 100 combat missions in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, while stationed in Namphong, Thailand, from 1972-1973. He was promoted to his final rank of major general in July 1998 and retire fro...