Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Richard Kim Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 28th Infantry Division; Pennsylvania National Guard; 525th Military Intelligence Group; Army Special Forces
- Location of Service: Vietnam; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Germany; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Carson, Colorado; Washington DC
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/53062
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Title
- Richard Kim Collection
Names
- Kim, Richard
- Japanese-American Veterans Association (JAVA)
- Shima, Terry T.
Home State
- Michigan
Headings
- - Kim, Richard
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- Asian
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 28th Infantry Division; Pennsylvania National Guard; 525th Military Intelligence Group; Army Special Forces
- Location of Service: China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Germany; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Carson, Colorado; Washington DC
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1944-1946
- Military Status: veteran
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Military Status: veteran
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Location of Service: Vietnam
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Biography [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 2015-08)
- Video: MiniDV [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-06-21)
- Manuscript: Civilian papers (certificates, forms, wills, etc) [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1949)
- Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1995-2000)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1945)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2006-06-21)
- Photograph: Digital print [39 items] -- Photograph (collected 1923-1994)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/53062
Cite as
- Richard Kim Collection (AFC/2001/001/53062), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Fort Carson, Colorado
- Germany
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Vietnam
- Washington DC
Service Unit
- 28th Infantry Division
- 525th Military Intelligence Group
- Army Special Forces
- Pennsylvania National Guard