This week, Tammy is proud to welcome Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., PhD.

A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Dr. Blazich Jr. is a curator of Military History at the National Museum of American History. 

A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he holds a doctorate in modern American history from The Ohio State University (2013). 

In January 2017, he assumed his current position as curator of modern military history. His first edited book, Bataan Survivor: A POW’s Account of Japanese Captivity in World War II, was published by the University of Missouri Press in February 2017.

 He most recent book, “An Honorable Place in American Air Power”: Civil Air Patrol Coastal Patrol Operations, 1943-1943, was published by Air University Press in December 2020.

This week, Tammy is proud to welcome Dr. Frank A. Blazich Jr., PhD.A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Dr. Blazich Jr. is a curator of Military History at the National Museum of American History. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he holds a doctorate in modern American history from The Ohio State University (2013). In January 2017, he assumed his current position as curator of modern military history. His first edited book, Bataan Survivor: A POW’s Account of Japanese Captivity in World War II, was published by the University of Missouri Press in February 2017. He most recent book, “An Honorable Place in American Air Power”: Civil Air Patrol Coastal Patrol Operations, 1943-1943, was published by Air University Press in December 2020.

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