Texas Tech University

Interview with James B. Evans

Oral History Item Number: OH0366
Pages
52
Media Type
Oral History
Author(s)
Laura M. Calkins, PhD
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Format
MP3
Time - Hr:Min:Sec
5:47:15
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 12 April 2004
General Note
(USA) James ('Jim') B. Evans was born in Fort Worth TX in 1943. He attended Texas Christian University and Southwestern Medical School, earning an MD degree in 1968. He was drafted that year, attended Basic Training at Fort Sam Houston TX, and was commissioned in the Army in January 1969. In Vietnam, Jim served as a battalion medical officer with the 1/77 Armored Battalion and 1/5 Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) at Quang Tri, November 1969-June 1970, and with the 91st Evac Hospital at Chu Lai, June-October 1970. Jim also spent two weeks TDY with the Americal Division at Kham Duc. After leaving Vietnam he worked at the Sandia Army Hospital in Albuquerque NM until September 1971. Jim practiced medicine in the Fort Worth-Dallas area until his retirement in 2002.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=OH0366

Citation
Interview with James B. Evans, OH0366. 12 April 2004, James Evans Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=OH0366, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
OH0366, James Evans Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 29 Aug 2004 [Updated: 12 Feb 2020]