Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Audio Recording James C. Shildmyer Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 113th Counterintelligence Corps
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/3460
He didn't go undercover behind enemy lines, but James Shildmyer played his own role in supporting the intelligence effort during the Korean War. Working for the Army's Counterintelligence Corps., he ran background checks on prospective employees for sensitive positions. The FBI also borrowed him to go undercover in the Louisville, Kentucky area to investigate thefts at an arsenal. Shildmyer's term of service expired just as he was about to marry and he declined to re-enlist, but he recalls his Army work fondly.
James C. Shildmyer Collection
Interview / Recording
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PlayReluctant be in the Army but mindful of his duty. 00:00:43.5 - 00:02:04.1
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PlayRecruited for counter-intelligence training that kept him stateside during the Korean War. 00:06:30.7 - 00:08:41.9
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PlayFlunking an interrogation technique test because he used physical methods to obtain information. 00:17:26.8 - 00:22:39.3
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PlayDoing background investigations on military personnel needing a secret or top-secret clearance; did information gathering only, not the final judgment. 00:25:54.6 - 00:29:51.3
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PlayAssigned to go undercover to investigate thefts at the Indiana Arsenal. 00:33:14.2 - 00:37:57.4
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PlayA case of mistaken identity involving a woman friend. 00:42:19.0 - 00:49:05.2
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PlayEspionage case involving agents posing as reporters; the communist method of espionage' not knowing the outcome of this or many other investigations. 00:49:38.6 - 00:55:13.8
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PlayHis mother alerting him to pro-communist literature undermining the effort in the Korean War; it was left at the county auditor's office to be distributed to the public. 00:55:37.5 - 00:59:58.8
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About this Item
Title
- James C. Shildmyer Collection
Names
- Lugar, Richard
- Shildmyer, James C.
- U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
- Shaull, Philip A.
Headings
- - Shildmyer, James C.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- 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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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 113th Counterintelligence Corps
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1951-1953
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2009)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2006-03-06; 2006-03-06)
- Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2004-12-21)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1957-03-07)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-06-28)
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2007-11-07; 2007-11-07)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/3460
Cite as
- James C. Shildmyer Collection (AFC/2001/001/3460), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio
- image
- online text
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Part of
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
- Fort Custer, Michigan
- Fort Holabird, Maryland
- Fort Riley, Kansas
- Jefferson Quartermaster Depot, Indiana
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, Indiana