David W. Polhemus Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

David W. Polhemus

State of Birth:

NH

Home State:

AZ

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Location of Service

Vietnam

Highest Rank

Colonel

Prisoner of War

No

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1957-1978

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

82nd Airborne Division

Location of Service

Fort Bliss, Texas; Korea

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran was a chaplain.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Artifact: Artifact photocopy [1 item] -- Medal

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [6 items] -- Photographs

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Interviewer:

Guy Willis

Contributor:

Sally Fine

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

VA Medical Center, Prescott, Arizona

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/48280

Subjects:

Polhemus, David W.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

David W. Polhemus Collection
(AFC/2001/001/48280), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress