Richard B. Adams Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1967-1974

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Battery A, 2nd Howitzer Battalion (Airborne), 319th Artillery Regiment; 24th Engineer Group; D Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division

Location of Service

Vietnam; West Point, New York; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Ord, California; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Fort Stewart, Georgia; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Benning, Georgia; Saudi Arabia; Germany

Battles/Campaigns

Song Binh

Highest Rank

Captain

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran was commissioned via the US Military Academy.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Joe Galloway

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/117936

Subjects:

Adams, Richard B.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Richard B. Adams Collection
(AFC/2001/001/117936), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress