Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Thornton Anderson Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: 2nd Marine Division
- Location of Service: Laos, Vietnam; Quantico, Virginia; Cuba; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Washington, DC; Korea
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/99036
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About this Item
Title
- Thornton Anderson Collection
Names
- Goldstein, Joan
- University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives
- Anderson, Thornton
Home State
- Florida
Headings
- - Anderson, Thornton
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Location of Service: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Washington, DC; Korea
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1943-1979
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Location of Service: Laos, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1979
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: 2nd Marine Division
- Location of Service: Quantico, Virginia; Cuba
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2014-08-21; 2014)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/99036
Cite as
- Thornton Anderson Collection (AFC/2001/001/99036), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
- Camp Pendleton, California
- Cuba
- Korea
- Laos, Vietnam
- Quantico, Virginia
- Washington, DC