David R. Eshelman Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1950-1979

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 13th Airborne Division; 325th Glider Regiment; 82nd Airborne Division; 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division

Location of Service

Vietnam; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Benning, Georgia; Little Creek, Virginia; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Korea; Okinawa, Japan; Tennessee; Connecticut; Fort Bliss, Texas; Germany

Highest Rank

Command Sergeant Major

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran also served in the 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division; 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division; Air Defense Vulcan Battalion, 101st Airborne Division; 94th Air Defense Group; Senior Army Enlisted Advisor to the Tennessee National Guard; and Senior Advisor to the 36th Airborne Brigade, Texas Army National Guard.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Don Moore

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/98486

Subjects:

Eshelman, David R.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

David R. Eshelman Collection
(AFC/2001/001/98486), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress