Richard J. Connors Collection

Biographical Information

Note

Original collection material is retained at the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey.

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1946-1953

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

453rd Engineer Heavy Construction Battalion, 8th Army

Location of Service

Koje Island, Chorwon, Seoul (Han River), Korea; Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Highest Rank

First Lieutenant

Service History Note

He served with the Army Corps of Engineers. He further notes that he recalls the capture of his camp's commanding General at Koje and that since the end of the war he has been reunited with two young men from Korea, one a houseboy, the other an interpreter.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Carol Fowler

Contributor:

Carol Fowler

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey (Center for US War Veterans Oral Histories)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/04064

Subjects:

Connors, Richard J.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Richard J. Connors Collection
(AFC/2001/001/04064), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress