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Vietnam War, 1955-1975

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Carr, Edward J.: U.S. Marines: (1967 to 1969)
Christsensen, Jr. Harry C.: U.S. Marines (1967 to 1968)
Craig, James: U.S. Army (1967 to 1970)
Inferrere, John: U.S. Army (1966 to 1999)
Kelley, Thomas G. U.S. Navy (1968 to 1969)
Newsom, Anthony: U.S. Marine Corps (1964-1967)
Payton, Jerry: U.S. Air Force (1968 to 1972)
Rovner, Matthew F.: U.S. Navy (1965 to 1968)
Sinclair, Robert C.: U. S. Army (1968-1987)
Taffe, Richard: U.S. Army (1936 to 1966)
Thompson, Peter C.: U.S. Navy (1967-1971)
Walsh, Connie: U.S. Navy (1967-1970)

Vietnam Summaries

Carr, Edward J.: U.S. Marine Corps
This interview covers Mr. Carr's Marine Corps service during the Vietnam War as a Forward Observer and a Vietnamese language interpreter.

Christensen Jr., Harry C.
This interview covers Mr. Christensen's service in the 3rd Tanks, 3rd Marine Division with special emphasis on "Rockpile", Khe Sanh and Con Thien.

Craig, James: U.S. Army (1967 to 1970)
This interview covers Mr. Craig's Army service in Vietnam with the 5th Mechanized Infantry as an infantryman and in personnel.

Inferrere, John: U.S. Army (1966 to 1999)
This interview discusses Mr. Inferrere's service in Vietnam with the 1059 Medical Co. Air Ambulance a part of a helicopter crew, including his role as a door gunner.

Kelley, Thomas G.: U.S. Navy (1960 to 1990)
This interview covers Mr. Kelley's service with the River Assault Division 152 during the Vietnam War in the Mekong Delta. Mr. Kelley is a Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient.

Newsom, Anthony: U.S. Marine Corps (1964-1967)
This interview covers Mr. Newsom's service in Vietnam as an ammunition carrier and machine gunner with the K Company Weapons Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Corps Division and F Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Division.

Payton, Jerry: U.S. Air Force (1968 to 1972)
This interview discusses Mr. Payton's service during the Vietnam War focusing particularly on his role as an aircraft mechanic.

Rovner, Matthew F.: U.S. Navy (1965 to 1968)
This interview covers Mr. Rovner's Navy service with the Mobile River Force in Vung Tao, My Tho, Dong Tam, Vietnam during the Vietnam War, his service in Japan, and service aboard the U.S.S. Arlington the South China Sea and the Sea of Japan.
Matthew Rovner's photographs

Sinclair, Robert C.: U.S. Army (1968-1987)
This interview covers Mr. Sinclair's Army service in Vietnam with the 111th Armored Calvary Regiment with special mention of a battle at the Michelin Rubber Plantation where he was wounded.

Taffe, Richard: U.S. Army (1936 to 1966)
This interview discusses Mr. Taffe's service in the U.S. Army during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. His duties ranged from infantry soldier to work for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Thompson, Peter C. U.S. Navy
This interview covers Mr. Thompson's stateside service as an electrician in the 21st Naval Construction Regiment during the Vietnam War.

Walsh, Connie: U.S. Navy (1967-1970)
This interview discusses Ms. Walsh's service during the Vietnam War, focusing particularly on her experiences as a nurse and her role in training corpsmen for duty in Vietnam.