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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina; Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment; 1st Armored Division; 4th Infantry Division; Task Force Eagle; Cougar Squadron, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
  • Location of Service: Camp Dobal, and Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina; Bamberg, Germany; Nuremberg, Germany; Amberg, Germany; Erlangen, Germany; Schwabach, Germany; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Carson, Colorado; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Balkans; Alexandria, Virginia; Saudi Arabia; Iraq
  • Highest Rank: Command Sergeant Major
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/80886

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Interview / Recording

More Resources

[ Memoir, "Operation Donut, November 25, 1997" ]
[ Biographical information ]

About this Item

Title

  • William Michael Virrill Collection

Names

  • Virrill, William Michael
  • Fulwider, Aimee
  • Freedom Middle School- SCOPE
  • Kokoneshi, Kris

Home State

  • Virginia

Headings

  • -  Virrill, William Michael
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Peacekeeping forces -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment; 1st Armored Division; 4th Infantry Division
    • Location of Service: Bamberg, Germany; Nuremberg, Germany; Amberg, Germany; Erlangen, Germany; Schwabach, Germany; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Carson, Colorado; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Balkans; Alexandria, Virginia; Saudi Arabia; Iraq
    • Highest Rank: Command Sergeant Major
    • Dates of Service: 1977-1999
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served as a senior career advisor to Army Personnel Command, Enlisted Personnel Management Division. The veteran also served as commandant of the United States Army NCO Academy.
  • Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: Task Force Eagle; Cougar Squadron, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
    • Location of Service: Camp Dobal, and Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
    • Highest Rank: Command Sergeant Major
    • Dates of Service: 1977-1999
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011-10-30)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- (collected 2011-10-03)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2011-09)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1991-02-26)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1997-11-25)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/80886

Cite as

  • William Michael Virrill Collection (AFC/2001/001/80886), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • video
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

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:

Virrill, William Michael, Aimee Fulwider, Freedom Middle School- Scope, and Kris Kokoneshi. William Michael Virrill Collection. 1977. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.80886/.

APA citation style:

Virrill, W. M., Fulwider, A., Freedom Middle School- Scope & Kokoneshi, K. (1977) William Michael Virrill Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.80886/.

MLA citation style:

Virrill, William Michael, et al. William Michael Virrill Collection. 1977. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.80886/>.