Scope and Contents

The collection consists of photographs, scrapbooks, an ash tray made from a shell, a plaque, a pink flight suit, a clipping, a National Red Cross brochure, a Du Drop Inn Recreation Center schedule, a Project New Arrival (Eglin AFB) certificate of appreciation, and a certificate for the Medal for Civilian Service in Vietnam. The materials document Carter Taylor's service as an American Red Cross Donut Dolly in South Vietnam at Phan Rang Air Base (April-September 1969) and Qui Nhon Airfield (September 1969 to March 1970). The materials also cover Taylor's time at Eglin AFB in the summer of 1975 where she worked for the YMCA and taught history and government at the Vietnamese refugee camp.

Biographical / Historical

Carter Taylor was an American Red Cross Donut Dolly in the Republic of Vietnam from April 1969 to April 1970. She was stationed at Phan Rang Air Base from April 1969 to September 1969, and then at Qui Nhon from September 1969 to March 1970.