Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Audio Recording Don R. Schol Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 2nd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Division
- Location of Service: Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Hood, Texas; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Bien Hoa, Vietnam; Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/85370
Drafted into the Army, just having completed a Master of Fine Arts degree, First Lieutenant Don Schol became part of a unique initiative: the combat artist program. As he explains, it marked the first time in which combat trained soldiers were sent into the field to document the war with a sketchbook. Told by his commanding officer to be a soldier first and an artist second, he saw his fair share of action; after six months in the field, he spent six months in a studio translating his experiences into artwork. Carrying a set of orders that let him transfer freely between units, he traveled all over the country, serving first with helicopter pilots in the 1st Cavalry Unit, and then with Navy forces in the Delta.
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About this Item
Title
- Don R. Schol Collection
Names
- Shorak, B.J.
- Schol, Don R.
- National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
- Sheffield, Katherine
Home State
- Texas
Headings
- - Schol, Don R.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- 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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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 2nd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Division
- Location of Service: Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Hood, Texas; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Bien Hoa, Vietnam; Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1967-1969
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a combat artist.
Materials
- Manuscript: Book [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2011)
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011-08-12)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2012-02-02)
- Photograph: Digital print [2 items] -- Photograph (collected 1968)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/85370
Cite as
- Don R. Schol Collection (AFC/2001/001/85370), 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
- Bien Hoa, Vietnam
- Fort Benning, Georgia
- Fort DIX, New Jersey
- Fort Hood, Texas
- Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- Schofield Barracks, Hawaii