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Interview with Jim Hall (James M. Hall, Jr.)
Oral History Item Number: OH0425

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[Number of Pages: 155]
(USAF) Jim Hall was drafted into the Army in 1940, serving in the Artillery until 1942 when he transferred to the US Army Air Force. He flew B-29s over Japan, and was discharged from active duty in 1945. Recalled in March 1950,Jim worked with the Air Force Special Weapons Group at Albuquerque NM 1952-57 and with the Technical Applications Center 1958-68. In Southeast Asia Jim served with Task Force Alpha in Thailand 1968-69 and at the 7th Airborne Command and Control Center at Udorn and Khorat, 1971-72.
Author(s): Laura M. Calkins, PhD
Item Creation Date: 24 March 2005
Collection: James M. Hall, Jr. Collection
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Added: 15 Aug 2005 [Updated: 03 Sep 2024]
Interview with Robert Taylor Rhea
Oral History Item Number: OH0428

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[Number of Pages: 19]
(USN) Robert Taylor Rhea was born in Tennessee and graduated from Tennessee Technological University, where participated in the Navy's V-12 program. He was selected for submarine training, and first was assigned to Submarine Squadron 45 in San Diego CA before moving to Submarine Division 343. He joined the USS Haddo at Guam in August 1945. The ship entered Tokyo Bay for the ceremonies marking Japan's surrender. Rhea and other officers from the Haddo walked through Yokohama and central Tokyo on 2 September 1945. Rhea left the Navy in 1946 and moved to the Lubbock TX area in 1947.
Author(s): Laura M. Calkins, PhD
Item Creation Date: 24 June 2005
Collection: Robert Taylor Rhea Collection
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Added: 16 Aug 2005 [Updated: 14 Apr 2011]
Interview with Herbert Schandler
Oral History Item Number: OH0409

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[Number of Pages: 137]
(USA) Herbert Schandler graduated from the US Military Academy in 1952 and was commissioned in the Infantry. He served in combat roles in Korea and became a special forces expert in Europe. He attended the Command and General Staff College, and was deployed to Vietnam in 1965 as Executive Officer, 2d Bn, 2d Infantry. He then moved to MACV where he worked in the Revolutionary Development Division. Herbert worked at the Pentagon for two years, specializing in Vietnam affairs, and returned to Vietnam in 1969 in command of the 3d Btn/187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. He retired in 1975, after earning a PhD at Harvard University. He has written 'The Unmaking of a President' (1977), and served on the faculty of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
Author(s): Laura M. Calkins, PhD
Item Creation Date: 28 September 2004
Collection: Herbert Schandler Collection
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Added: 16 Aug 2005 [Updated: 05 Apr 2011]
Interview with David W. Taylor
Oral History Item Number: OH0422

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[Number of Pages: 152]
(USA) Dave Taylor , originally from Philadelphia, PA, served in the U.S. Army between 1967 and 1971 and in the U.S. Army Reserve between 1972 and 1993. In South Vietnam Dave was an Infantry Officer with C Co., 5/46, 198th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division from February until June 1969. On June 3, 1969, he was wounded in action (for a second time) and evacuated to Japan and eventually back to the U.S.
Author(s): Richard B. Verrone, PhD
Item Creation Date: 05 April 2005
Collection: David Taylor Collection
Association: Americal Division Veterans Association
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Added: 10 Aug 2005 [Updated: 12 Feb 2008]
Interview with Steve Dant
Oral History Item Number: OH0418

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[Number of Pages: 144]
(USA) Steve Dant, originally from Indianapolis, IN, enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1969 and served until 1971. He was in South Vietnam in 1970 and 1971 and served the first part of his tour with Co. C, 5/46, 198th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division as a rifleman and the second part of his tour in Chu Lai with Headquarters Co., 198th LIB, Americal, as a driver for the 198th Brigade S-3.
Author(s): Richard B. Verrone, PhD
Item Creation Date: 04 March 2005
Collection: Mr. Stephen W. Dant Collection
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Added: 10 Aug 2005 [Updated: 01 Apr 2021]
Interview with David D. Eichhorn
Oral History Item Number: OH0420
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  • OH0420

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[Number of Pages: 65]
(USA) David Eichhorn, originally from Caldwell, OH, was drafted into the U.S. Army in early 1970 and served until 1971. He was in South Vietnam from August 1970 until August 1971 as a Platoon and Aid Station Medic with the 3/21, 196th LIB, Americal Division.
Author(s): Richard B. Verrone, PhD
Item Creation Date: 29 March 2005
Collection: Mr. David D. Eichhorn Collection
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Added: 10 Aug 2005 [Updated: 08 Sep 2025]
Interview with Patrick Curry
Oral History Item Number: OH0434

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[Number of Pages: 400]
(USA) Pat Curry, originally from Temple, Texas, served in the U.S. Army from 1966 until 1991 and retired a Lieutenant Colonel. Pat served in South Vietnam with the HHC 1/5 Cavalry, 1st Cav Division between November 1968 and April 1969 in Tay Ninh, at LZ Dolly, and other areas as a Logistics and Administrative Officer and Company Executive Officer, and with B Co., 27th Maintenance Battalion, 1st Cav Division, from April to October 1969 as a Logistics Company Commander at Quan Loi (LZ Andy). Pat retired in 1991 as a Lieutenant Colonel after a long and distinguished career including assignments in the Pentagon, as Commander of a maintenance battalion in Germany, and in Berlin as Chief Logistics Officer for U.S. Forces Berlin. Interview conducted by Richard B. Verrone, Ph.D.
Author(s): Richard Burks Verrone, PhD
Item Creation Date: 15 July 2005
Collection: Patrick Curry Collection
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Added: 10 Aug 2005 [Updated: 12 Feb 2008]
Interview with Diana Curry
Oral History Item Number: OH0436
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  • OH0436

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[Number of Pages: 68]
(Civilian) Diane is the wife of Pat Curry who served in the RVN as a Logistics Officer with the U.S. Army, 1968-1969. In her interview, Diane discusses life on the home front before Pat went to Vietnam, while he was in Vietnam, and when he came home. She also discusses the aftermath of the war in the U.S. from an Army wife's perspective, changes in the U.S. Army she witnessed and experienced, as well as what she and Pat did throughout the rest of his military career.
Author(s): Richard B. Verrone, PhD
Item Creation Date: 08 August 2005
Collection: Diana Lynn Curry Collection
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Added: 10 Aug 2005 [Updated: 24 Apr 2011]
Interview with Paula D. Wright
Oral History Item Number: OH0437

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[Number of Pages: 69]
(USA) Paula D. Wright, who served as 'Paul D. Wright,' was born in 1950 in Lubbock TX. She graduated from Coronado High School in Lubbock in 1969, and volunteered for the US Army. After advanced training in helicopter maintenance at Ft Rucker AL, she arrived in Vietnam in January 1970. During her first tour she served with the 240th and 173rd Assault Helicopter Companies. After additional service in the US, she entered a second tour in Vietnam, serving with the 159th and 229th Assault Helicopter Companies between August 1971 and June 1972. Paula is active with the Transgender American Veterans Association.
Author(s): Laura M. Calkins, PhD
Item Creation Date: 10 August 2005
Collection: Paula D. Wright Collection
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Added: 11 Aug 2005 [Updated: 29 May 2008]
Interview with Janice J. Carney
Oral History Item Number: OH0426

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[Number of Pages: 140]
(USA) Janice J. Carney was born (as John) in Cambridge MA and enlisted in the US Army in 1969. After training at Ft Dix NJ, Ft Sam Houston TX, and Ft Polk LA, Janice arrived in Vietnam in July 1970. She was originally assigned to the 666th Transportation Corps near Phu Bai, but moved the the 39th Transportation Bn, becoming the battalion mail clerk and courier. She participated in Lam Son 719, and spent time at FSB Vandergrift. After returning from Vietnam, Janice remained in the Reserves and National Guard for several years. She is active in the Trangender American Veterans Association.
Author(s): Laura M. Calkins, PhD
Item Creation Date: 24 May 2005
Collection: Janice Josephine Carney Collection
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Added: 11 Aug 2005 [Updated: 29 Jan 2008]
Interview with Ann B. Smith
Oral History Item Number: OH0411

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[Number of Pages: 119]
(USA) Ann B. Smith was born in Valdosta GA in 1930, and earned a BS in English from Valdosta State University in 1951. She entered the Women's Army Corps in 1951. Ann held posts at Ft McClellan AL; Roanoke VA; Ft Sheridan IL; Ft Riley KS; Bremerhaven, W Germany; Ft McPherson GA; Washington DC; and Ft Leavenworth KS. In 1970 she spent a year as Senior Advisor to the Vietnamese Women's Armed Forces, based at MACV in Saigon. Ann became Secretary of the US Army Missile and Munitions School in AL and the first female instructor since World War II at the Command and General Staff College in KS. Ann's later postings included Commander of the WAC Headquarters at Ft McClellan AL, and Director of the US Army's Casualty and Memorial Affairs Department, 1978-81. She retired as a Colonel, and remaind active as Secretary of the US Army Women's Museum Foundation.
Author(s): Laura M. Calkins, PhD
Item Creation Date: 23 June 2004
Collection: Col. Ann Smith Collection
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Added: 25 Aug 2005 [Updated: 05 Feb 2008]
Interview with John Yuill
Oral History Item Number: OH0433

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[Number of Pages: 196]
(USAF) John Yuill was born in Boswell IN in 1934, and enlisted in the Air Force at the age of 19. After Basic Training at Lackland AFB TX and Advanced Training at the Navigation School, Harlingen AFB TX, John was commissioned in 1955. He served with the Ferry Command until 1958, when he undertook pilot training at Bainbridge GA and Enid OK, and advanced pilot training at Perrin AFB TX. In 1960 he joined the Strategic Air Command as a bomber pilot, flying all SAC aircraft including the B-58 and B-52. John flew from SAC bases at Altus AFB OK and Grissom AFB IN before his two Vietnam tours: 1970-71 flying C-130 aircraft from Ton Son Nhut, and 1972 flying B-52 aircraft from Guam and Utapao, Thailand. John's B-52 was shot down over North Vietnam during Linebacker II, and he was held as a POW in Hanoi until his release in March 1973. John retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, and remains active with POW and USAF veterans' organizations.
Author(s): Laura M. Calkins, PhD
Item Creation Date: 12 October 2004
Collection: John Yuill Collection
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Added: 25 Aug 2005 [Updated: 19 Apr 2011]
U.S. Marine Corps - Interview with John Gary Morris
Oral History Item Number: OH0439

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[Number of Pages: 120]
(USMC) John 'Gary' Morris was born in 1942 in Houston TX, and attended the University of Dallas before graduating from North Texas University in 1965. He enlisted in the Marines and attended both Boot Camp and Officer Basic School at Quantico VA. Gary served at Camp Lejeune NC, Camp Pendleton CA, and Iwakuni, Japan, before arriving in Vietnam in 1967. He served for 13 months as a squad commander in counter-insurgency operations near 'Happy Valley' outside of Danang, and was promoted to the rank of Captain. Returning to the US, Gary served in the USMC Reserves, retiring in 1999 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He remains active with veterans' organizations and as an artist.
Author(s): Laura M. Calkins, PhD
Item Creation Date: 31 August 2005
Collection: John Gary Morris Collection
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Added: 31 Aug 2005 [Updated: 11 Apr 2018]
Interview with William Giles
Oral History Item Number: OH0432
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[Number of Pages: 44]
USA - William 'Bill' Giles was born in Chicago IL and attended school there, graduating from St. Elizabeth's High School in 1960. He earned an undergraduate degree in 1964 and was studying pharmacy at the University of Illinois when he was drafted. He entered the Army in 1967, was trained as a medic at Ft Sam Houston TX, and arrived in Vietnam in September 1967. He was assigned to the 12th Evac Hospital at Cu Chi, where he worked as an emergency room medic, including during the Tet Offensive. Returning to the US, Bill completed his pharmacy studies and worked as a pharmacist in Illinois and California until retiring in 1998.
Author(s): Laura M. Calkins, PhD
Item Creation Date: 30 June 2005
Collection: Mr. William S. Giles II Collection
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Added: 29 Aug 2005 [Updated: 23 Jan 2008]
Interview with Larry Bender
Oral History Item Number: OH0802
  • OH0802

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[Number of Pages: 1]
Maj. Larry Bender (USMC, ret.) discusses his three tours in Vietnam. Bender served in-country with the 3/9 Marines and landed at DaNang as part of the first USMC forces to arrive in Vietnam in March 1965. During his second tour Bender served near Hue during the Tet Offensive of 1968, as well as other areas of I Corps before being severely wounded and evacuated for medical treatment. Bender returned to Vietnam in 1970, serving as an advisor to the 5th Vietnamese Marines and taking part in the Cambodian Incursion in the spring of 1970.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 30 September 2010
Collection: Larry Bender Collection
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Added: 13 Oct 2010 [Updated: 13 Oct 2010]
Interview with John Mateyko
Oral History Item Number: OH0784
  • OH0784
  • OH0784

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[Number of Pages: 79]
In this interview John Mateyko describes his experiences as a helicopter pilot with A Company (Rattlers) 501st Aviation Battalion. Mateyko served in-country from August of 1965 until August of 1966.
Author(s): Jason Stewart
Item Creation Date: 22 July 2010
Collection: Mr. John Mateyko Collection
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Added: 05 Aug 2010 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Elpidio (Skip) Q. Fahel
Oral History Item Number: OH0780
  • OH0780
  • OH0780

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[Number of Pages: 265]
Elpidio (Skip) Fahel discusses his experiences as platoon leader and company commander in Vietnam. Fahel served two tours of duty, first with the 2nd Battalion (Mech), 22nd Infantry from April 1967-April 1968, and the 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division from September 1969-September 1970.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 28 June 2010
Collection: E. Q. (Skip) Fahel Collection
Association: Americal Division Veterans Association
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Added: 28 Jul 2010 [Updated: 10 Jul 2024]
Interview with John Holland
Oral History Item Number: OH0785
  • OH0785
  • OH0785

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[Number of Pages: 63]
In this interview John Holland describes his career as an officer in the US Navy. Holland served in Vietnam from 1969 until 1970 and was the commander of Operation Sea Tiger. Holland also served as a Navy advisor and worked with the South Vietnamese Navy during Operation Chi Lang. He retired from the Navy in 1981.
Author(s): Jason Stewart
Item Creation Date: 28 July 2010
Collection: John Holland Collection
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Added: 29 Jul 2010 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Jim Mottern
Oral History Item Number: OH0788
  • OH0788
  • OH0788

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[Number of Pages: 58]
In this interview, Jim Mottern describes his experiences as a Gunnery Division Officer aboard the USS Agerholm. While Mottern served aboard the Agerholm, the Destroyer was deployed to Vietnam from July to December of 1970 and from June to December of 1971.
Author(s): Jason Stewart
Item Creation Date: 10 August 2010
Collection: Jim Mottern Collection
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Added: 11 Aug 2010 [Updated: 22 Oct 2024]
Interview with Thomas B. Ray
Oral History Item Number: OH0771
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  • OH0771

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[Number of Pages: 72]
In this interview Thomas Ray describes his experiences as point man with the LRRPs (Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol) of the 199th LIB and with the 1st Cavalry Division. Ray also served three tours in Iraq from 2003 to 2009 before retiring from the military.
Author(s): Jason Stewart
Item Creation Date: 13 May 2010
Collection: Thomas Ray Collection
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Added: 28 Jun 2010 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Bill Sparks
Oral History Item Number: OH0781
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  • OH0781

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[Number of Pages: 127]
In this interview, Bill Sparks describes his experiences as an F-105 pilot. Sparks served two tours in Southeast Asia. In the first, he flew missions over Hanoi with the 23rd TFW in 1965. In the second, he flew as a Wild Weasel with the 355th TFW until he was injured after being shot down over North Vietnam in December of 1967.
Author(s): Jason Stewart
Item Creation Date: 8 June 2010
Collection: Bill Sparks Collection
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Added: 28 Jun 2010 [Updated: 17 Jul 2024]
Interview with Harold Bowen
Oral History Item Number: OH0562
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  • OH0562

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[Number of Pages: 45]
Harold Bowen discusses his experiences in Vietnam as a pilot with the U.S. Army's 71st Assault Helicopter Company, 1967-1968.
Author(s): Maxner, Steve
Item Creation Date: 20 April 2006
Collection: Harold Bowen Collection
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Added: 24 Mar 2010 [Updated: 10 Oct 2013]
Interview with Donald Pepe
Oral History Item Number: OH0749
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  • OH0749

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[Number of Pages: 72]
Donald Pepe discusses his experiences as an O-1 Bird Dog pilot with the 220th Recon Aviation Company in Vietnam. Pepe served in Vietnam from December 1967 to August 1969.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 9 February 2010
Collection: Donald S. Pepe Collection
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Added: 23 Mar 2010 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Billy F. Quinn
Oral History Item Number: OH0754
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  • OH0754

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[Number of Pages: 91]
Billy Quinn discusses his experiences as a C-7 Caribou pilot in South Vietnam, 1968-1969. Quinn served with the 537th TAS in Phu Cat, and was involved in the resupply of Ben Het during a seige in 1969.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 19 February 2010
Collection: Billy F. Quinn Collection
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Added: 25 Mar 2010 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Rod Dwyer
Oral History Item Number: OH0779
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[Number of Pages: 134]
In this interview, Rod Dwyer describes his experiences as an advisor for the Phoenix Program in Ninh Thuan Province, January 1971 to January 1972. Dwyer discusses the daily operations as a Phoenix advisor as well as the controversies that surround the program itself.
Author(s): Jason Stewart
Item Creation Date: 17 June 2010
Collection: Rod Dwyer Collection
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Added: 01 Aug 2010 [Updated: 10 Jul 2024]
Interview with Jerry Williams
Oral History Item Number: OH0764
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  • OH0764

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[Number of Pages: 88]
In this interview Jerry Williams describes his experiences as a Marine artilleryman with Battery B of the 1st Battalion 13th Marines. During his time in Vietnam, Williams participated in numerous battles and operations including Con Thien and Khe Sanh.
Author(s): Jason Stewart
Item Creation Date: 26 April 2010
Collection: Jerry Williams Collection
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Added: 03 Aug 2010 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Gerald Hickey
Oral History Item Number: OH0786
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  • OH0786

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[Number of Pages: 1]
Renowned anthropologist Gerald Hickey discusses some of his experiences working with Montagnard tribes in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
Author(s): Ty Lovelady
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Gerald Hickey Collection
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Added: 03 Aug 2010 [Updated: 18 Oct 2016]
Interview with Douglas Young
Oral History Item Number: OH0753
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  • OH0753

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[Number of Pages: 90]
In this interview Doug Young describes his experiences during his two tours in Vietnam. During his first tour Young served as a Lieutenant with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 199th Light Infantry Brigade in 1966. Young returned to Vietnam for a second tour of duty in 1969 and served as company commander of C Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cav Division. In addition to describing his experiences during these tours, Young also describes his experiences in returning to Vietnam in 2003.
Author(s): Stewart, Jason
Item Creation Date: 16 February 2010
Collection: Douglas Young Collection
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Added: 08 Mar 2010 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Gordon Swenson
Oral History Item Number: OH0746
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[Number of Pages: 73]
In this interview, Gordon Swenson describes his experiences as an infantryman with D Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cav of the 1st Cav Division. Swenson served from December of 1969 until June of 1970 when he was injured during the Cambodian incursion.
Author(s): Jason Stewart
Item Creation Date: 9 February 2010
Collection: Mr. Gordon Swenson Collection
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Added: 08 Mar 2010 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with William Drewry
Oral History Item Number: OH0557
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  • OH0557

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[Number of Pages: 40]
William Drewry discusses his experiences while serving in Vietnam with the 71st Assault Helicopter Company.
Author(s): Steve Maxner
Item Creation Date: 22 April 2006
Collection: William Drewry Collection
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Added: 09 Mar 2010 [Updated: 10 Oct 2013]
Interview with Robert Caron
Oral History Item Number: OH0736
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  • OH0736

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[Number of Pages: 160]
Robert Caron discusses his experiences as a rotory- and fixed-wing pilot in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Caron also relates his experiences as a helicopter pilot with Air America in Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, including his role in the evacuation of Saigon in April 1975.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 22 December 2009
Collection: Robert Caron Collection
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Added: 10 Mar 2010 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Harriette King
Oral History Item Number: OH0770
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  • OH0770

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[Number of Pages: 70]
Harriette King discusses her experiences as the spouse of Col. Carl King (U.S. Army, retired) while Col. King served as an Army chaplain in Vietnam.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 6 May 2010
Collection: Harriette King Collection
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Added: 17 May 2010 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Malcolm Foster
Oral History Item Number: OHD0001
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Interview with Malcolm R. Foster of Montgomery, Alabama by Tonja Evans. Malcolm was a U.S.A.F. Staff Sergeant in the 310th Air Commando Squadron. He was stationed at Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam from January 1967 until January 1968.
Author(s): Tonja Evans
Item Creation Date: 01 October 2008
Collection: Donated Oral Histories Collection
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Added: 17 May 2010 [Updated: 17 May 2010]
Interview with Roger Gomez
Oral History Item Number: OHD0022
  • OHD0022

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[Number of Pages: 1]
Roger Gomez discusses his experiences in Vietnam with Air Force Security Police near Saigon.
Author(s): Trent Langford
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Donated Oral Histories Collection
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Added: 23 May 2010 [Updated: 23 May 2010]
Interview with Christopher T. Hicks
Oral History Item Number: OH0765
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  • OH0765

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[Number of Pages: 70]
Christopher Hicks discusses his experiences as a two-tour Vietnam veteran in the U.S. Navy. Hicks served as a radioman aboard the USS Winston , 1968-1969, and returned for his second tour, 1969-1970, at PBR support bases at Nha Be and Tuy Nhon.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 9 April 2010
Collection: Christopher T. Hicks Collection
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Added: 06 May 2010 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Col. Clyde E. Bennett
Oral History Item Number: OHD0002
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[Number of Pages: 1]
Col. Clyde E. Bennett (USAF, retired) flew combat rescue missions out of Thailand.
Author(s): Lillie Shipp
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Donated Oral Histories Collection
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Added: 18 May 2010 [Updated: 18 May 2010]
Interview with Ray Tollett
Oral History Item Number: OHD0003
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[Number of Pages: 1]
In this interview, Ray Tollett, Jr., discusses his experiences in Vietnam with the 512th Quartermaster Company in Long Binh, 1971-1972.
Author(s): Patrick Hunt
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Donated Oral Histories Collection
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Added: 18 May 2010 [Updated: 18 May 2010]
Interview with Rocky Jay
Oral History Item Number: OHD0004
  • OHD0004

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[Number of Pages: 1]
Rocky Jay discusses his experiences with the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam.
Author(s): Michael Watson
Item Creation Date: 08 November 2008
Collection: Donated Oral Histories Collection
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Added: 18 May 2010 [Updated: 18 May 2010]
Interview with Earl Wright
Oral History Item Number: OH0790
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  • OH0790

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[Number of Pages: 56]
In this interview, Earl Wright describes his experiences as radio relay carrier operator with the 22nd MACV group at Kontum in 1964. Wright also discusses the experiences of his second tour in Vietnam with an Armor Command Advisory Detachment at Go Vap in 1968.
Author(s): Jason Stewart
Item Creation Date: 18 August 2010
Collection: Earl Wright Collection
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Added: 23 Aug 2010 [Updated: 13 Dec 2022]
Interview with Mattie Tippit
Oral History Item Number: OH0449
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[Number of Pages: 33]
Mattie Elizabeth Tippit was born in 1922 in Tyler Texas, and attended Parkland Hospital Nursing School in Dallas 1940-43. She attended the University of Texas at Dallas and entered the Navy at Houston as a nurse, serving from 1945-1947. She was a pioneer in the television industry in southern California, and was a long-time resident of Lubbock, Texas until her death in July 2007.
Author(s): Laura M. Calkins, PhD
Item Creation Date: 15 November 2005
Collection: Mattie Tippit Collection
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Added: 22 Jul 2007 [Updated: 01 Jun 2011]
Interview with Mims Crowell Aultman
Oral History Item Number: OH0564
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[Number of Pages: 44]
Colonel Mims C. Aultman (U.S. Army, ret.) discusses his experiences in Vietnam as a member of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Aultman was commanding officer of the 12th Evacuation Hospital, 1968-1969.
Author(s): Kara Vuic
Item Creation Date: 15 April 2005
Collection: Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
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Added: 24 Mar 2008 [Updated: 10 Oct 2013]
Interview with Doris Cobb
Oral History Item Number: OH0567
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[Number of Pages: 25]
In this interview, Doris Cobb discusses her experiences as a U.S. Army nurse recruiter from 1965-1968.
Author(s): Kara Vuic
Item Creation Date: 25 April 2005
Collection: Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
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Added: 24 Mar 2008 [Updated: 10 Oct 2013]
Interview with Anna Mae Hays
Oral History Item Number: OH0571
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  • OH0571

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[Number of Pages: 79]
In this interview, General Anna Mae Hays (U.S. Army, ret.) discusses her experiences as a nurse during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Hays served in the China-Burma-India theater in World War II prior to serving in the Korean War. Hays later became Chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and was the first woman to attain the rank of general in the U.S. Army.
Author(s): Kara Vuic
Item Creation Date: 14 February 2005
Collection: Kara Dixon Vuic Collection
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Added: 24 Mar 2008 [Updated: 10 Oct 2013]
Interview with William Bennett
Oral History Item Number: OH0609
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  • OH0609

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[Number of Pages: 12]
In this interview, William Bennett discusses his time in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Consolation during Operation Passage to Freedom in 1954.
Author(s): Ron Frankum
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Mr. William Bennett Collection
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Added: 24 Mar 2008 [Updated: 13 Aug 2013]
Interview with Arthur Keller
Oral History Item Number: OH0610
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[Number of Pages: 9]
In this interview, Arthur Keller discusses his experiences aboard the USS Consolation , a hospital ship that participated in the evacuation of refugees from North Vietnam to South Vietnam in 1954 as part of Operation Passage to Freedom.
Author(s): Ron Frankum
Item Creation Date: 01 March 2001
Collection: Arthur Keller Collection
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Added: 24 Mar 2008 [Updated: 12 Aug 2013]
Interview with Don Showen
Oral History Item Number: OH0611
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[Number of Pages: 16]
In this interview Don Showen discusses his experiences in the U.S. Navy aboard LST-1096, which participated in the evacuation of refugees and supplies from North Vietnam in 1954 during Operation Passage to Freedom.
Author(s): Ron Frankum
Item Creation Date: 06 March 2001
Collection: Don Showen Collection
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Added: 24 Mar 2008 [Updated: 12 Aug 2013]
Interview with W.L. Costley, Jr.
Oral History Item Number: USMC0031
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[Number of Pages: 6]
USMC Captain W.L. Costley discusses his experiences as observer of the 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment, ARVN.
Author(s): Allen B. Richardson
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: US Marine Corps History Division Oral History Collection
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Added: 11 Jun 2008 [Updated: 08 Sep 2009]
Interview with Lane Rogers
Oral History Item Number: USMC0032
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[Number of Pages: 5]
USMC Major Lane Rogers discuss his experiences as advisor to the 3rd Battalion Vietnamese Marines from 1964-1965, including the unit's operations in the Mekong Delta, as well as Vietcong tactics.
Author(s): Floyd Jordan
Item Creation Date: 11 January 1966
Collection: US Marine Corps History Division Oral History Collection
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Added: 12 Jun 2008 [Updated: 26 Oct 2015]
Interview with Walter Bjorneby
Oral History Item Number: OH0615
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[Number of Pages: 105]
USAF Lt. Col. Walter Bjorneby (retired) discusses his experiences as a fighter pilot prior to and during the Vietnam War, including during the Easter Offensive of 1972.
Author(s): Kelly Crager
Item Creation Date: 10 June 2008
Collection: Walter Bjorneby Collection
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Added: 15 Jun 2008 [Updated: 20 Oct 2013]
Interview with Charles Bryant
Oral History Item Number: USMC0033
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[Number of Pages: 6]
USMC Sergeant Charles Bryant discusses his experiences in the Chu Lai area in 1965, focusing on machineguns employed in his rifle squad.
Author(s): E.J. Godfrey
Item Creation Date: 26 January 1966
Collection: US Marine Corps History Division Oral History Collection
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Added: 15 Jun 2008 [Updated: 08 Sep 2009]
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