Walter Curll Cassel, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1948-1968

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry; 813th Engineer Battalion; 297th Engineer Aviation Battalion; 419th Engineer Aviation Battalion; 438th Signal Aviation Construction Company

Location of Service

Fort Benning, Georgia; Beale Air Force Base and Norton AFB, California; Japan; Germany; Korea; Alaska; Fort Lewis, Washington

Highest Rank

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Unit of Service

101st Airborne Division; 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, 173rd Airborne Brigade

Location of Service

Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Benning, Georgia; Japan; Vietnam

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] --

Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Rebecca Blair

Interviewer:

Sheila Burkes

Interviewer:

Sue Wofford

Contributor:

Amber Jaynes

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Bellsouth Georgia Telecom Pioneers

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/28032

Subjects:

Cassel Jr., Walter Curll

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Walter Curll Cassel, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/28032), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress