Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Larry Gene Adams Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: HMX-1 (Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron); HMM-363 (Marine Medium Helicopter); HMM-361 (Marine Medium Helicopter); HMM-161 (Marine Medium Helicopter); HMM-162 (Marine Medium Helicopter)
- Location of Service: Pensacola, Florida; Vietnam; Hawaii; Santa Ana, California; New River, North Carolina; Caribbean Sea; Quantico, Virginia; Daytona Beach, Florida; Okinawa, Japan; Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/94371
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About this Item
Title
- Larry Gene Adams Collection
Names
- Adams, Larry Gene
- Ferguson, Dixie
- American Red Cross, Blue Mountain Chapter
Home State
- Washington (State)
Headings
- - Adams, Larry Gene
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
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: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: HMX-1 (Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron); HMM-363 (Marine Medium Helicopter); HMM-361 (Marine Medium Helicopter); HMM-161 (Marine Medium Helicopter); HMM-162 (Marine Medium Helicopter)
- Location of Service: Pensacola, Florida; Vietnam; Hawaii; Santa Ana, California; New River, North Carolina; Caribbean Sea; Quantico, Virginia; Daytona Beach, Florida; Okinawa, Japan; Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1961-1982
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a Presidential Aircraft Commander and White House Liaison Officer for HMX-1. The veteran also served in Task Force Remagen, HMH-461 (Marine Heavy Helicopter); HMH-363 (Marine Heavy Helicopter); HMH-463 (Marine Heavy Helicopter); HMH-361 (Marine Heavy Helicopter); VMO-6 (Marine Observation Squadron); Marine Air Group 36; USS Guam; 3rd Fleet; and the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, Airborne Command Post. The veteran also served as a strategic intelligence officer and as a post maintenance helicopter test pilot.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2014-01-20; 2014)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2014-01-20; 2014-10-29)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/94371
Cite as
- Larry Gene Adams Collection (AFC/2001/001/94371), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Caribbean Sea
- Daytona Beach, Florida
- Hawaii
- New River, North Carolina
- Okinawa, Japan
- Pensacola, Florida
- Quantico, Virginia
- Santa Ana, California
- Vietnam
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- Hmm-161 (Marine Medium Helicopter)
- Hmm-162 (Marine Medium Helicopter)
- Hmm-361 (Marine Medium Helicopter)
- Hmm-363 (Marine Medium Helicopter)
- Hmx-1 (Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron)