Scope and Contents

The collection consists of approximately a quarter of a linear foot of materials documenting James Lanning's Vietnam service during 1967 as CO (Commanding Officer) of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.

The materials include clippings/excerpts; materials commemorating a gathering of Company C at Fort Benning, Georgia, to honor 1st Lieutenant Bill Farmer, Artillery Forward Observer (e.g. KIA lists, images, articles/clippings, correspondence, excerpts of after action reports, personal narratives/notes); and "A Journey: The Daily Record of an Infantry Rifle Company in Combat in Viet Nam, with Maps, March - September, 1967" (e.g. personal narratives, after action reports, maps/diagrams, clippings/excerpts/articles, WIA/KIA lists, POW reports, images, operational reports, award citations, correspondence, unit histories, rosters).

The collection materials are dated 1966-1968, 1972, 2001, 2007, and 2015-2018.

Biographical / Historical

James W. "Brother Jim" Lanning entered the United States Army in 1964, serving 21 years as a career officer. In 1985, Lanning retired from active duty to join the ministry.