Kirk P. Adkins Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Kirk P. Adkins

State of Birth:

CA

Home State:

CA

Gender

Male

Race

Black or African American

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1946-1952

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (Triple Nickel); 2nd Ranger Company, 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Location of Service

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Georgia; Hawaii; Korea

Highest Rank

Staff Sergeant

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Interviewer:

Gemia Taylor

Contributor:

Sarah Cooper

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Flintridge Preparatory School

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/07396

Subjects:

Adkins, Kirk P.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Kirk P. Adkins Collection
(AFC/2001/001/07396), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress