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William Glenn [2003]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Cold War
  • Branch of Service: Navy; Army
  • Unit of Service: Naval Air Training Command; VQ-1 (Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron); Naval Test Center; Commander Special Intelligence Operations Unit; Carrier Division (CCD 3); Naval Investigative Service; Counter-Intelligence Corps (CIC)
  • Location of Service: Atsugi, Japan; Patuxent River, Maryland; Pacific; Korea; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, DC; Vietnam; California; Fort Holabird, Maryland; Austria; Germany
  • Highest Rank: Officer Special Agent; Commander
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/23803

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"Certainly the challenge was...not to make the mistake that a lot of intelligence people make and this is, expect the other fellow to think the way you do." (Video Interview, 4:38)

After a brief stint working counter-intelligence in the Army in mid-1950s Vienna, William Glenn took a job with the Office of Naval Intelligence. In 1962, he was working at NASA shortly after the Berlin Wall was erected, and he was called to active duty in the Navy. Glenn went on to become an intelligence officer as well as a test pilot, doing two tours of duty in Vietnam plus assignments along the DMZ in Korea and stateside, where he was involved in, among other cases, investigating the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst.

Interview / Recording

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About this Item

Title

  • William Archer Glenn Collection

Names

  • Glenn, William Archer
  • Tanner, Robin
  • Regional Technical Institute/Daughters of the American Revolution, Reno

Home State

  • Nevada

Headings

  • -  Glenn, William Archer
  • -  Cold War -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Navy.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Cold War

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: Counter-Intelligence Corps (CIC)
    • Location of Service: Fort Holabird, Maryland; Austria; Germany
    • Highest Rank: Officer Special Agent
    • Dates of Service: 1954-1956
    • Military Status: veteran
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Unit of Service: Naval Air Training Command; VQ-1 (Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron); Naval Test Center; Commander Special Intelligence Operations Unit; Carrier Division (CCD 3); Naval Investigative Service
    • Location of Service: Atsugi, Japan; Patuxent River, Maryland; Pacific; Korea; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, DC; Vietnam; California
    • Highest Rank: Commander
    • Dates of Service: 1962-1980
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran also served in the Intelligence Center Pacific (IPAC).

Materials

  • Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2003-02-07)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2003-02-07)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2000)
  • Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-02-07)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2003-02-07; 2006-03-03)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/23803

Cite as

  • William Archer Glenn Collection (AFC/2001/001/23803), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

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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:

Glenn, William Archer, Robin Tanner, and Reno Regional Technical Institute/Daughters Of The American Revolution. William Archer Glenn Collection. 1954. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.23803/.

APA citation style:

Glenn, W. A., Tanner, R. & Regional Technical Institute/Daughters Of The American Revolution, R. (1954) William Archer Glenn Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.23803/.

MLA citation style:

Glenn, William Archer, Robin Tanner, and Reno Regional Technical Institute/Daughters Of The American Revolution. William Archer Glenn Collection. 1954. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.23803/>.