Donald William Crow Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1966-1968

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

1st Platoon, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines, 3rd Marine Division

Location of Service

Great Lakes, Illinois; Da Nang, Vietnam

Highest Rank

Corporal

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

Crow sustained combat service-related injuries in his hand and back due to shrapnel from a mortar round and the back blast of a rocket.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Correspondence [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Digital print [2 items] -- Photographs

Interviewer:

William Pontarelli

Contributor:

Daniel Brightwell

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Southfield Veterans Commission

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/69854

Subjects:

Crow, Donald William

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Donald William Crow Collection
(AFC/2001/001/69854), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress