Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Robert Martin Patterson Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 3rd Platoon, Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment; 82nd Airborne Division
- Location of Service: La Chu, Vietnam; Fort Bliss, Texas
- Highest Rank: Command Sergeant Major
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/89765
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About this Item
Title
- Robert Martin Patterson Collection
Names
- Wilkerson, Thomas L.
- unknown interviewer
- Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)
- Patterson, Robert Martin
Home State
- Texas
Headings
- - Patterson, Robert Martin
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 3rd Platoon, Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment; 82nd Airborne Division
- Location of Service: La Chu, Vietnam; Fort Bliss, Texas
- Highest Rank: Command Sergeant Major
- Dates of Service: 1966-1990
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service near La Chu on 05/06/1968.
Materials
- Video: Betacam SP [ item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-17)
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-17)
- Video: Betacam SP [ item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-17)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2003-09-17)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/89765
Cite as
- Robert Martin Patterson Collection (AFC/2001/001/89765), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video