Texas Tech University

Interview with Tony Coalson

Oral History Item Number: OH1175
Media Type
Oral History
Physical Location
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 16 September 2021
General Note
Tony Coalson discusses his experiences in Vietnam with the U.S. Army and later with Air America. Coalson served as a UH-1 pilot with the 201st Aviation Company from September 1967 to September 1968. After leaving the Army, Coalson joined Air American and returned to Southeast Asia where he remained until the fall of Saigon in April 1975. Coalson participated in the evacuations of Da Nang and Saigon.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=OH1175

Citation
Interview with Tony Coalson, OH1175. No Date, Tony Coalson Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=OH1175, Accessed 04 Mar 2026.

Pub Credit Line
OH1175, Tony Coalson Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 15 Sep 2021 [Updated: 14 Dec 2023]