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- Name:
- John W. Nicholson
- State of Birth:
- IA
- Home State:
- VA
- Gender
- Male
- War or Conflict
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1952-1986
- Entrance into Service
- Commissioned
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Unit of Service
- 1st Infantry Division; 2nd Infantry Division; 173rd Airborne Brigade; 7th Infantry Division; 11th Infantry Division; 20th Infantry Division; 101st Airborne Division; 82nd Airborne Division
- Location of Service
- United States; Lebanon; Vietnam; Korea; Germany; Switzerland
- Highest Rank
- Brigadier General
- Prisoner of War
- No
- Service History Note
- The veteran served with Task Force 201 in Lebanon in 1958. He volunteered for service in Vietnam, arriving in country in 1963. In all, he served three tours in Vietnam. He also served with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 21st Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade.
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- Type of Resource:
- Photograph: Digital print [1 item] -- Portrait
- Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy
- Interviewer:
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Charles Krohn
- Contributor:
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Charles Krohn
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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American Battle Monuments Commission
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/66166
- Subjects:
- Nicholson, John W.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
- United States. Army.
- Cite as:
- John W. Nicholson Collection
(AFC/2001/001/66166), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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