Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Orval Joseph Brownfield Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
- Location of Service: Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Que Son Valley, Vietnam; Hue, Vietnam; Khe Sanh, Vietnam; A Shau Valley, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Specialist
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/115965
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About this Item
Title
- Orval Joseph Brownfield Collection
Names
- The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration
- Brownfield, Orval Joseph
- Galloway, Joe
Home State
- Nevada
Headings
- - Brownfield, Orval Joseph
- - 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: 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
- Location of Service: Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Que Son Valley, Vietnam; Hue, Vietnam; Khe Sanh, Vietnam; A Shau Valley, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Specialist
- Dates of Service: 1967-1969
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a M-60 machine gunner, rifleman, and squad leader.
Materials
- Video: Digital File [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2018-10-15)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Digital print [13 items] -- Photograph (collected 1967-1969)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/115965
Cite as
- Orval Joseph Brownfield Collection (AFC/2001/001/115965), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- A Shau Valley, Vietnam
- Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Fort Lewis, Washington
- Fort Polk, Louisiana
- Hue, Vietnam
- Khe Sanh, Vietnam
- Que Son Valley, Vietnam