United States. Army
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 419 Collections and/or Records:
Folder 97.5 (Peter Casey - interviewed by Andrew Burkhardt), 1999-04-07
File
Identifier: MS 001
Folder 98.5 (Victor Chalker, Corporal (CPL) - interviewed by Patrick McDonald), 1997-03-25
File
Identifier: MS 001
Folder 98.6 (Dr. James A. Chambers, Second Lieutenant (2LT) - interviewed by Jeffery Masengale), 1999-02-09
File
Identifier: MS 001
Folder 99.5 (Fredy Champagne - interviewed by Zoe Vercelli), 2001-04-01
File
Identifier: MS 001
Folder 99.6 (Jack Chernoff, Private First Class (PFC) - interviewed by Michael D. Manley), 2002-02-11
File
Identifier: MS 001
Lawrence E. Osswald Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 012
Scope and Contents
The collection is from Lawrence E. Osswald’s time in Hays, Kansas where he served as Corporal in the US Army 480th MPEG Company in a American Prisoner-of War camp for Germans POW’s. The camp was located on the grounds of the Agricultural Experiment Station [currently the KSU Agricultural Research Center] South of Hays. Most of the photographs are copies of pictures that were taken by L. C. Aicher who was the superintendent at the Fort Hays Experiment Station during this time. Film no....
Long Binh Jail
Series
Identifier: MS 001
Overview
Long Binh Jail, a U.S. Army Installation Stockade established in 1966 by the U.S. Army, was located on the Long Binh Post in Đồng Nai Province, South Vietnam. Meant to hold 400 American prisoners, it soon overflowed to about 1000.Dr. Cecil B. Currey’s research and book titled “Long Binh Jail: An Oral History of Vietnam's Notorious U. S. Military Prison” focuses on the riot that took place between August 29-September 7, 1968. A small group of African-American prisoners started...
Self-Destruction
Series
Identifier: MS 001
Overview
This collection features interviews and research done for the book titled "Self-Destruction : The Disintegration and Decay of the U. S. Army During the Vietnam Era" that was published in 1981. The author used the pseudonym Cincinnatus and was later revealed to be Dr. Cecil B. Currey. In this book, he explored the causes and manifestations of the downfall of the United States Army during the Vietnam War.
Susan Bastion Thisler Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 006
Scope and Contents
The collection contains biographies of Susan and John Thisler, military records of Susan, and materials regarding the Korean War.