Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Donald E. Ballard Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Navy; Army
- Unit of Service: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division; Kansas Army National Guard
- Location of Service: Kansas; Great Lakes, Illinois; Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Colonel; Hospital Corpsman Second Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/89617
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About this Item
Title
- Donald E. Ballard Collection
Names
- Wilkerson, Thomas L.
- unknown interviewer
- Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)
- Ballard, Donald E.
Home State
- Missouri
Headings
- - Ballard, Donald E.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
- Location of Service: Great Lakes, Illinois; Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Hospital Corpsman Second Class
- Dates of Service: 1965-1970
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran earned the Medal of Honor while serving with Company M, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, as a corpsman in the Quang Tri Province on 05/16/1968.
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Kansas Army National Guard
- Location of Service: Kansas
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1973-2000
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-17)
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-17)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/89617
Cite as
- Donald E. Ballard Collection (AFC/2001/001/89617), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video