Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Jeff Fitch Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 350th Evacuation Hospital; 88th Army Company
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Specialist
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/739
Army reservist Jeff Fitch was called to serve in the Persian Gulf War in December 1990. He was able to use his training from a brief hitch in the regular Army to get assigned to a lab in a military hospital in Kuwait. It was the last stop for injured troops before being sent on for more treatment in Germany or the States, or returned to the front lines. He also worked in a POW camp after the fighting stopped and witnessed the outpouring of refugees created by the war. He was especially gratified by the warm reception he and his unit received when they returned to America.
Interview / Recording
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PlayTraining to deal with chemical and biological weapons. 00:04:35.0 - 00:09:55.0
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PlayWorking with POWs and refugees; the hatred Arab countries felt for Iraq. 00:09:58.0 - 00:13:56.0
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PlayDuties in hospital. 00:13:58.0 - 00:16:26.0
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PlayCommunicating with family; getting news of the war from broadcast media. 00:17:38.0 - 00:18:27.0
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PlayReflections on service. 00:28:48.0 - 00:31:09.0
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PlayHow serving in a war puts things into perspective; Gulf War Syndrome. 00:32:34.0 - 00:40:34.0
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PlayHomecoming. 00:40:47.0 - 00:41:34.0
About this Item
Title
- Jeff Fitch Collection
Names
- Fitch, Jeff
- Cummins, Ryan
- Medina High School
- Schmidt, Karen
Home State
- Ohio
Headings
- - Fitch, Jeff
- - Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 350th Evacuation Hospital; 88th Army Company
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Specialist
- Dates of Service: 1988-1994
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2002-04-20)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2002-04-20)
- Video: VHS-C [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-04-20)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/739
Cite as
- Jeff Fitch Collection (AFC/2001/001/739), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video