William Raymond Benton Collection

Biographical Information

Note

Veteran was born in Altotting, West Germany.

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1968-1992

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

A and C Company, 52nd Signal Battalion, 1st Signal Brigade; 32nd Army Air Defense Command; 25th Signal Battalion; 11th ADA Signal Battalion; 101st Signal Battalion; 127th Signal Battalion

Location of Service

Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Gordon, Georgia; IV Corps, Mekong Delta, Vietnam; South Korea; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Darmstadt, and Hanover, West Germany; Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Ord, California; Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi

Highest Rank

Sergeant First Class

Prisoner of War

No

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War or Conflict

Panama, 1989

Military Status

Veteran

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Just Cause

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Norberto Casanova

Contributor:

Tyler Archer

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

San Antonio College

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/67987

Subjects:

Benton, William Raymond

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Panama, 1989--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

William Raymond Benton Collection
(AFC/2001/001/67987), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress