Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Orren R. Whiddon Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 2nd Army
- Location of Service: Arkansas; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Italy; Vietnam; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Washington, DC; Paris, France
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/87758
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About this Item
Title
- Orren R. Whiddon Collection
Names
- Estes, Cornelia
- Whiddon, Orren R.
- Daughters of the American Revolution, Anthony Smith Chapter
- Taylor, Cynthia A.
Home State
- Texas
Headings
- - Whiddon, Orren R.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 2nd Army
- Location of Service: Arkansas; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Italy; Vietnam; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Washington, DC; Paris, France
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
- Dates of Service: 1957-1990
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served two tours in Vietnam. The first as an advisor to a Vietnamese Army (ARVN) unit in combat and the second in Saigon as an aide to General William Westmoreland. He also served on the staff of the Joint Chiefs, attended the Command and General Staff College, studied missile systems, and worked on the Paris Peace Accords.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-05-14; 2012)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2012-05-14; 2013-03-20)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/87758
Cite as
- Orren R. Whiddon Collection (AFC/2001/001/87758), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video