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Jeff Fitch at time of interview [2002]

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: Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Polk, Louisiana
  • Highest Rank: Specialist
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/739

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"I think that the government owes all veterans everything." (Video Interview, 40:11)

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

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

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: 350th Evacuation Hospital; 88th Army Company
    • Location of Service: Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Polk, Louisiana
    • 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

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

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Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Fitch, Jeff, Ryan Cummins, Medina High School, and Karen Schmidt. Jeff Fitch Collection. 1988. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00739/.

APA citation style:

Fitch, J., Cummins, R., Medina High School & Schmidt, K. (1988) Jeff Fitch Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00739/.

MLA citation style:

Fitch, Jeff, et al. Jeff Fitch Collection. 1988. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00739/>.