Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material James Riley Andrews Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: 1st Anti Aircraft Artillery-Automatic Weapons Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment
- Location of Service: Camp Pendleton, San Diego, California; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp McNair, Japan; Pusan, Osan, Korea
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/21487
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About this Item
Title
- James Riley Andrews Collection
Names
- Andrews, James Riley
- Johnson, Julie A.
- Missouri State University
- Hicks, Jon
Home State
- Missouri
Headings
- - Andrews, James Riley
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
Form
- VHS
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: 1st Anti Aircraft Artillery-Automatic Weapons Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment
- Location of Service: Camp Pendleton, San Diego, California; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp McNair, Japan; Pusan, Osan, Korea
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1953-1956
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was an instructor of anti-aircraft artillery assigned to guard Pusan Harbor. After 1st Division pulled out of Korea veteran was sent to K55 Air Base to train ROK soldiers in use of 50 caliber machine guns.
Materials
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-04-05)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/21487
Cite as
- James Riley Andrews Collection (AFC/2001/001/21487), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
- Camp McNair, Japan
- Camp Pendleton, San Diego, California
- Pusan, Osan, Korea