Leland Heywood Burgess, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Leland Heywood Burgess, Jr.

State of Birth:

AL

Home State:

AL

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1966-1995

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Army Artillery, Army National Guard, Army Reserve

Location of Service

Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Wolters, Texas; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Vietnam

Highest Rank

Colonel

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran was in Reserve Officer Training Coprs (ROTC) Program at the University of Alabama.

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War or Conflict

Persian Gulf War, 1991

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1990-1995

Branch of Service

Army

Highest Rank

Colonel

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Betacam SP [4 items] -- Oral history interview

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [2 items] -- Photograph

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Interviewer:

Michael Willie

Contributor:

Sarah Bowen

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

WRCB-TV Channel 3

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/23304

Subjects:

Burgess Jr., Leland Heywood

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Leland Heywood Burgess, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/23304), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress