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- Name:
- Rudolph A. Pitcher, Jr.
- State of Birth:
- MA
- Home State:
- AL
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
- War or Conflict
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1960-1968
- Entrance into Service
- Commissioned
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Unit of Service
- Company A, 504th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Group, 18th Military Police Brigade; New York Army National Guard; 3rd Infantry Division
- Location of Service
- Rochester, New York; Auburn, New York; Bamberg, Germany; Nha Trang, Vietnam; Tuy Hoa Air Base, Vietnam
- Battles/Campaigns
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Highest Rank
- Captain
- Prisoner of War
- No
- Service History Note
- The veteran served as a rifle platoon leader, weapons platoon leader and railway escort officer. He also lead initial convoy element and supported New York State Police operations to subdue riot in 07/1964.
- War or Conflict
- Cold War
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1968-1983
- Entrance into Service
- Commissioned
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Location of Service
- Tehran, Iran
- Battles/Campaigns
- Iranian Hostage Crisis
- Highest Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Prisoner of War
- No
- Service History Note
- The veteran provided security advice to US personnel to protect US facilities.
- War or Conflict
- Grenada--History--American Invasion, 1983
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1983-1989
- Entrance into Service
- Commissioned
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Unit of Service
- Civil Affairs
- Location of Service
- Beirut, Lebanon; Grenada
- Battles/Campaigns
- Operation Urgent Fury
- Highest Rank
- Colonel
- Prisoner of War
- No
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- Type of Resource:
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [29 items] -- Typewritten document
- Interviewer:
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James Brown
- Contributor:
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Rebekah Adams
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
-
Veterans Memorial Museum
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/98369
- Subjects:
- Pitcher Jr., Rudolph A.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
- United States. Army.
- Cold War--Personal Narratives
- United States. Army.
- Grenada--History--American Invasion, 1983--Personal Narratives
- United States. Army.
- Cite as:
- Rudolph A. Pitcher, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/98369), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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