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James Shildmyer, Ft. Riley, Kansas [April 1951]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: 113th Counterintelligence Corps
  • Location of Service: Fort Custer, Michigan; Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort Holabird, Maryland; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; Jefferson Quartermaster Depot, Indiana; Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, Indiana
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/3460

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"It's the best job in the Army by far." (Audio Interview, 1:04:39)

He didn't go undercover behind enemy lines, but James Shildmyer played his own role in supporting the intelligence effort during the Korean War. Working for the Army's Counterintelligence Corps., he ran background checks on prospective employees for sensitive positions. The FBI also borrowed him to go undercover in the Louisville, Kentucky area to investigate thefts at an arsenal. Shildmyer's term of service expired just as he was about to marry and he declined to re-enlist, but he recalls his Army work fondly.

James C. Shildmyer Collection
Interview / Recording

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About this Item

Title

  • James C. Shildmyer Collection

Names

  • Lugar, Richard
  • Shildmyer, James C.
  • U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
  • Shaull, Philip A.

Headings

  • -  Shildmyer, James C.
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: 113th Counterintelligence Corps
    • Location of Service: Fort Custer, Michigan; Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort Holabird, Maryland; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; Jefferson Quartermaster Depot, Indiana; Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, Indiana
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1951-1953
    • Entrance into Service: Drafted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2009)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2006-03-06; 2006-03-06)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2004-12-21)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1957-03-07)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-06-28)
  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2007-11-07; 2007-11-07)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/3460

Cite as

  • James C. Shildmyer Collection (AFC/2001/001/3460), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Lugar, Richard, James C Shildmyer, U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, and Philip A Shaull. James C. Shildmyer Collection. 1951. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.03460/.

APA citation style:

Lugar, R., Shildmyer, J. C., U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar & Shaull, P. A. (1951) James C. Shildmyer Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.03460/.

MLA citation style:

Lugar, Richard, et al. James C. Shildmyer Collection. 1951. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.03460/>.