Wayne Thomas Gilchrest Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Wayne Thomas Gilchrest

State of Birth:

NJ

Home State:

MD

Gender

Male

Race

Unspecified

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1964-1968

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

L Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division; E Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division

Location of Service

Camp Lejeune, and Camp Geiger, North Carolina; Vietnam; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Hastings, Operation Union, Operation Stone

Highest Rank

Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The Veteran served in the infantry as a squad leader and a platoon leader.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Hi-8/Digital 8 [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Kathy Abey

Contributor:

Wayne Gilchrest

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/Wayne Gilchrest

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/63732

Subjects:

Gilchrest, Wayne Thomas

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Wayne Thomas Gilchrest Collection
(AFC/2001/001/63732), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress