Nick Daniel Bacon Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Nick Daniel Bacon

State of Birth:

AR

Home State:

AR

Note

MV01 contains interview with Francis S. Curry AFC 2001/00/89650. MV03 contains an interview with Leo K. Thorsness AFC 2001/001/89790.

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1963-1984

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Arizona National Guard; Company B, 4th Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 11th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division

Location of Service

Fort Ord, California; Worms, Germany; Tam Ky, Vietnam; Fort Hood, Texas; Giessen, Germany; Fort McClellan, Alabama

Highest Rank

First Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service in Tam Ky on 08/26/1968.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Interviewer:

unknown interviewer

Contributor:

Thomas Wilkerson

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/89608

Subjects:

Bacon, Nick Daniel

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Nick Daniel Bacon Collection
(AFC/2001/001/89608), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress