Lawrence W. Bayer Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1956-1989

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

46th Infantry Division; 1st Infantry Division; Special Zone Security Command; 6253rd Combat Support Group; 9th Infantry Division; 25th Infantry Division; United Nations Command Center Korea; VII Corps

Location of Service

Fort Lee, Virginia; Vietnam; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Stuttgart, Germany; Korea; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Fort Riley, Kansas; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Battles/Campaigns

Tet 1969 Counteroffensive, Summer-Fall 1969

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran also served as assistant professor of military science at Tulane University, 1st Air Commando Squadron, US Army Missile Command, and inspector general as Fort McClellan.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Digital File [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Joe Galloway

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/116196

Subjects:

Bayer, Lawrence W.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Lawrence W. Bayer Collection
(AFC/2001/001/116196), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress