Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Kirk P. Adkins Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953
- 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 Number: AFC/2001/001/7396
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About this Item
Title
- Kirk P. Adkins Collection
Names
- Adkins, Kirk P.
- Taylor, Gemia Layne
- Flintridge Preparatory School
- Cooper, Sarah
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Adkins, Kirk P.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- Black or African American
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- 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
- Dates of Service: 1946-1952
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2003-03-11; 2012-11-01)
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-03-11; 2012-11-01)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/7396
Cite as
- Kirk P. Adkins Collection (AFC/2001/001/7396), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
Service Unit
- 2nd Ranger Company
- 3rd Battalion
- 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (Triple Nickel)
- 82nd Airborne Division