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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Erwin B. Bigger Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3303
Abstract

These two VHS tapes contain a recording of an oral history by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Erwin B. Bigger. In it, Bigger discusses his early life and his service with the U. S. Army as a paratrooper during World War II and the Korean War.

Dates: 2003 February 26

Frank Gross Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2577
Abstract

This collection consists of clippings, programs, correspondence, awards, photographs, and an audio CD pertaining to Frank Gross's time in Korea and his musical career.

Dates: 1950-1998

J. Richard Vincent Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2647
Abstract

This collection consists of All Hands Man Your Battle Stations, a memoir written by J. R. Vincent. He was a former AOM USNR who fought in World War II and Korea.

Dates: 2003

"My Korean War Experience"

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1489
Abstract

This collection is a single 57-page typed document written by retired U.S. Army Colonel John B. McKinney. The document is a first-person account of his experiences in the Korean War and spans the years 1946 to approximately 1953.

Dates: undated

Rolfe L. Hillman Articles

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0380
Overview

This collection contains three articles by Rolfe Hillman relating to his experiences in the Korean War. The articles, “Vasquez” (published under the pseudonym ‘Lieutenant J.D. Lewis.’), “The Fallacy of the Label,” and “End of a Leader,” appeared in Army between 1959 and 1963. These copies contain handwritten notes by Hillman.

Dates: 1959-1963

Wilson-Wade Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0741
Abstract This collection houses the military memoirs of five members of the Wilson-Wade family. Clyde Leroy Roy Wade served in the U. S. Air Force with the 334th Troop Carrier Squadron during World War II, participated in the Berlin Airlift, and returned to active duty during the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was also active in the U. S. Air Defense System and in the TEAPOT atomic tests. Hubert Neville Wilson served on the USS Providence during World War II and his wife, Dewilda Helen (Meyer) Wilson...
Dates: 1947-1991