- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Kenneth A. Griffiths
- Creator:
- Marsh, Alan
Griffiths, Kenneth A., 1941- - Date of Original:
- 2000-05-27
- Subject:
- My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Tet Offensive, 1968
Gindhardt, Frank
Mullins, Jack
Ivey, Robert Henry, 1917-2005
Lanham, Bill
Krysinski, Alan
Goizueta, Roberto, 1931-1997
Woodward Academy
University of Florida. College of Law
Judge Advocate General's School (United States. Army)
United States. Army. Replacement Depot, 90th
United States. Army Reserve. Military Law Center, 213th
Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association
Atlanta History Center
Coca-Cola Company - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Fort Gordon, 33.42097, -82.16206
Vietnam, Ch? L?n, 10.7514918, 106.6604732
Vietnam, Ð?ng Nai, Long Bình, 10.9431631, 106.8792045 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
mini-dv - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Ken Griffiths describes his experiences as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer during the Vietnam War. He recalls his education and his decision to volunteer to serve in Vietnam. His trip to Vietnam included Tampa, Florida, Travis AFB (Calif.), Clark AFB in the Philippines, and Bien Hoa Airbase in Vietnam. He comments on the familiarity of the red clay and palm trees there. He received a three-day orientation and worked as a foreign claims officer. He recalls living conditions there and remarks on the media reporting of the war. He relates his post-war career, working at the Pentagon, Bailey's Crossroads (Va.), and remaining in the reserves.
Ken Griffiths was a JAG officer in Viet Nam. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/183
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 53:40
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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