John R. Castro Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1968-1971

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

26th Engineer Battalion

Location of Service

Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Da Nang, Vietnam; Fort Riley, Kansas; Darmstadt, Germany

Highest Rank

Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording

Interviewer:

Lara Ballard

Contributor:

Lara Ballard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/19026

Subjects:

Castro, John R.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

John R. Castro Collection
(AFC/2001/001/19026), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress