Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Sammy L. Davis Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Artillery Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Mekong Delta, Vietnam; Cai Lay, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Sergeant First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/89654
Interview / Recording
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About this Item
Title
- Sammy L. Davis Collection
Names
- Wilkerson, Thomas L.
- Davis, Sammy L.
- Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)
- unknown interviewer
Home State
- Indiana
Headings
- - Davis, Sammy L.
- - 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: Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Artillery Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Mekong Delta, Vietnam; Cai Lay, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Sergeant First Class
- Dates of Service: 1965-1984
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service west of Cai Lay, Vietnam on 11/18/1967.
Materials
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-03-22)
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-03-22)
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-03-22)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/89654
Cite as
- Sammy L. Davis Collection (AFC/2001/001/89654), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video