Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Stanley J. Tokarski, Jr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Cold War
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 7997th Composite Group; 8745th Element Joint Support Group; 2nd Military Intelligence Detachment, 2nd Infantry Division; 7th Special Forces Group Airborne, 1st Special Service Force, United States Continental Army Command (USCONARC); Company A, 11th Special Forces Airborne
- Location of Service: Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Washington, DC; Frankfurt, Germany; Switzerland; Italy; Rhodes, Greece; Turkey; Egypt; Lebanon; Cyprus; France; Spain; Denmark; Sweden; Austria; Syria; Fort Holabird, Maryland; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Vietnam; Springfield, Massachusetts
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/65671
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About this Item
Title
- Stanley J. Tokarski, Jr. Collection
Names
- McCarthy, James J.
- Chicopee Council on Aging and Senior Center
- Tokarski Jr., Stanley J.
- Leyden, James P.
Home State
- Massachusetts
Headings
- - Tokarski Jr., Stanley J.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 7997th Composite Group; 8745th Element Joint Support Group; 2nd Military Intelligence Detachment, 2nd Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Washington, DC; Frankfurt, Germany; Switzerland; Italy; Rhodes, Greece; Turkey; Egypt; Lebanon; Cyprus; France; Spain; Denmark; Sweden; Austria; Syria; Fort Holabird, Maryland; Fort Benning, Georgia
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1952-1979
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served on special assignments through the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 7th Special Forces Group Airborne, 1st Special Service Force, United States Continental Army Command (USCONARC); Company A, 11th Special Forces Airborne
- Location of Service: Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Vietnam; Springfield, Massachusetts
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran also served in the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 35th Infantry, 187th Separate Infantry Brigade until he retired from the Army Reserve.
Materials
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2009-02-04)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [3 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected unknown)
- Video: Digital File [ item] -- (collected unknown)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2009-02-04; 2016-06-15)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/65671
Cite as
- Stanley J. Tokarski, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/65671), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Austria
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Fort Benning, Georgia
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Fort Devens, Massachusetts
- Fort DIX, New Jersey
- Fort Holabird, Maryland
- France
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Italy
- Lebanon
- Rhodes, Greece
- Spain
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Turkey
- Vietnam
- Washington, DC
Service Unit
- 11th Special Forces Airborne
- 1st Special Service Force
- 2nd Infantry Division
- 2nd Military Intelligence Detachment
- 7997th Composite Group
- 7th Special Forces Group Airborne
- 8745th Element Joint Support Group
- Company a
- United States Continental Army Command (Usconarc)