Folder 531 (Edward A. Proffitt, Command Sergeant Major (CSM) - interviewed by Paul W. Weinstein), 1994-12-04

File

Identifier: MS 001

Staff Only

Dates

Record Keeping: 1994-12-04

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers, except for files marked as restricted as requested by Dr. Cecil B. Currey. The Special Collections librarians reserve the right to deny access to these particular files.

Portions of this collection are available for viewing in digital format via the FHSU Scholars Repository at https://scholars.fhsu.edu/library/. Or via this link https://scholars.fhsu.edu/currey/

Extent

From the Series: 14.58 Linear Feet (35 boxes)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), enlisted. 2nd Marine Division. Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, Okinawa. WWII / Re-enlisted in the U.S. Army (USA) in 1947. 11th Airborne Division, Japan. Later served in Germany and Korea. Sent to Vietnam as a Command Sergeant Major of the 2nd Battalion of the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Vietnam War