Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Robert P. Caron Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 2nd Gun Battalion, 38th Artillery; 57th Aviation Company; 187th Avation Company; 147th Medium Helicopter Company
- Location of Service: Vietnam; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Germany; Korea; United States; Turkey; Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Major
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/117980
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About this Item
Title
- Robert P. Caron Collection
Names
- The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration
- Caron, Robert P.
- Galloway, Joe
Home State
- Florida
Headings
- - Caron, Robert P.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - Air America -- Personal Narratives
- - Cold War -- 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 Gun Battalion, 38th Artillery; 57th Aviation Company; 187th Avation Company; 147th Medium Helicopter Company
- Location of Service: Germany; Korea; United States; Turkey; Vietnam
- Dates of Service: 1956-1967
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a pilot flying C-7A Caribou, CH-47 Chinook, UH-1 Huey, UAF, Beechcraft U-21, U-6A Beaver aircraft. He was commissioned via the US Military Academy at West Point in 1956.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Location of Service: Vietnam; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia
- Dates of Service: 1968-1975
- Military Status: civilian
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Army
- Highest Rank: Major
- Dates of Service: 1977-1985
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: Digital File [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2019-06-10)
- Manuscript: Clippings [9 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 2005-2010)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1971-2008)
- Manuscript: Periodicals [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1985-04-15)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [2 items] -- Photograph (collected 1966-1975)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/117980
Cite as
- Robert P. Caron Collection (AFC/2001/001/117980), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- 147th Medium Helicopter Company
- 187th Avation Company
- 2nd Gun Battalion
- 38th Artillery
- 57th Aviation Company