Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Joseph Donald Bennett Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Headquarters, 168th Engineer Battalion; Headquarters, 35th Engineer Group; Army Corps of Engineers; Army Security Agency; 434th Engineer Construction Battalion; 27th Engineer Construction Battalion; Corps of Engineers
- Location of Service: Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Mobile, Alabama; Japan; Vietnam; Texas; Williams Field, Arizona; Keesler Field, Mississippi; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Carson, Colorado; England; Korea
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/89129
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About this Item
Title
- Joseph Donald Bennett Collection
Names
- Bennett, Joseph Donald
- Sison, Mary Ann
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
- Paul Mansfield
Home State
- Mississippi
Headings
- - Bennett, Joseph Donald
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - 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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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Corps of Engineers
- Location of Service: Texas; Williams Field, Arizona; Keesler Field, Mississippi
- Dates of Service: 1944-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 434th Engineer Construction Battalion; 27th Engineer Construction Battalion
- Location of Service: Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Carson, Colorado; England; Korea
- Dates of Service: 1947-1953
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Headquarters, 168th Engineer Battalion; Headquarters, 35th Engineer Group; Army Corps of Engineers; Army Security Agency
- Location of Service: Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Mobile, Alabama; Japan; Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1954-1969
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran also served in Headquarters, 928th Engineer Aviation Group and the Army Reserve.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-07-24; 2006-07-24)
- Manuscript: Clippings [4 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1995-2005)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [7 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-1969)
- Photograph: Digital print [2 items] -- Photograph (collected 2006-07-24)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/89129
Cite as
- Joseph Donald Bennett Collection (AFC/2001/001/89129), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- England
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Fort Carson, Colorado
- Fort Polk, Louisiana
- Japan
- Keesler Field, Mississippi
- Korea
- Mobile, Alabama
- Texas
- Vietnam
- Williams Field, Arizona
Service Unit
- 168th Engineer Battalion
- 27th Engineer Construction Battalion
- 35th Engineer Group
- 434th Engineer Construction Battalion
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Army Security Agency
- Corps of Engineers
- Headquarters