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- Name:
- Edward William Gantt
- State of Birth:
- MD
- Home State:
- MD
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- Black or African American
- War or Conflict
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1969-1972
- Entrance into Service
- Enlisted
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Unit of Service
- 147th Assault Support Helicopter Company, 1st Aviation Brigade
- Location of Service
- Mekong Delta, Vietnam; Cambodia
- Highest Rank
- E-5
- Prisoner of War
- No
- Service History Note
- The veteran served as a helicopter crew chief and door gunner.
- War or Conflict
- Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1977-2003
- Entrance into Service
- Commissioned
- Branch of Service
- Navy
- Unit of Service
- Navy Recruit Training Command; VF-31 (Fighter Squadron), USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
- Location of Service
- Mediterranean Sea; Indian Ocean; Persian Gulf; Pacific Ocean; Great Lakes, Illinois
- Battles/Campaigns
- Operation Provide Comfort
- Highest Rank
- Captain
- Prisoner of War
- No
- Service History Note
- The veteran commanded VF-31 and the Navy Recruit Training Command.
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- Type of Resource:
- Video: DVD [1 item] --Oral history interview
- Interviewer:
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Rashid Nero
- Contributor:
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Donna Edwards
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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U.S. House of Representatives/Donna Edwards
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/92449
- Subjects:
- Gantt, Edward William
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
- United States. Army.
- Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal Narratives
- United States. Navy.
- Cite as:
- Edward William Gantt Collection
(AFC/2001/001/92449), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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