Scope and Contents

The collection consists of approximately one linear foot of materials documenting Lieutenant Colonel Robert Kimball's U.S. Army service as a forward observer with D/1/22 of the 4th Infantry Division. The materials include correspondence between Lt. Col. Kimball and his wife Vyone Kimball (including typed transcriptions). The letters cover the years of Lt. Col. Kimball's two tours of Vietnam in the central highlands and Khe Sanh: September 1968 - September 1969 and September 1970 - April 1971. Topics include combat operations, life in Vietnam, the marriage relationship, and Vyone Kimball's home life with a one year old son. Also included are two copies of Lt. Col. Kimball's memoir. The materials are dated 1967-1971 and 2012.