Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Gerald L. Kelly Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps; Army
- Unit of Service: XVIII Airborne Corps; 8th Special Forces; Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) Team 1; 504th Military Police Battalion
- Location of Service: Germany; Korea; Vietnam; Mexico; Panama; Colombia; Venezuela; Chile; Bolivia; Ecuador; Honduras; El Salvador; Nicaragua
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/74123
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About this Item
Title
- Gerald L. Kelly Collection
Names
- Sun Newspapers
- Moore, Don
- Kelly, Gerald L.
Home State
- Florida
Headings
- - Kelly, Gerald L.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: XVIII Airborne Corps; 8th Special Forces; Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) Team 1; 504th Military Police Battalion
- Location of Service: Germany; Korea; Vietnam; Mexico; Panama; Colombia; Venezuela; Chile; Bolivia; Ecuador; Honduras; El Salvador; Nicaragua
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1965-1982
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served in Special Forces and as an Army Ranger. His special responsibilities included those of a linguist and foreign area expert. The veteran's service included the "Soccer War" of 1969 between El Salvador and Honduras.
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Dates of Service: 1962-1965
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2010-08-25; 2010)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/74123
Cite as
- Gerald L. Kelly Collection (AFC/2001/001/74123), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Bolivia
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Germany
- Honduras
- Korea
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
Service Unit
- 504th Military Police Battalion
- 8th Special Forces
- Military Assistance Command
- Vietnam (MACV) Team 1
- XVIII Airborne Corps