- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Donald Lewis Fredenburg, Sr.
- Creator:
- Bruckner, William Joseph
Fredenburg, Donald Lewis, Sr., 1948- - Date of Original:
- 2013-07-16
- Subject:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
M-16 rifle
M14 rifle
Tet Offensive, 1968
Holloway, Gregory
Olsen, Donald Wayne, 1947-1968
Folden, Mark
Clark, Lorenzo, 1943-2008
United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th. Battalion, 15th. Company, 8th
Vietnam (Democratic Republic). Quân dôi
United States. Veterans Administration
T T Woods (La Chu Hamlet, Vietnam)
Camp Evans (Vietnam)
NVA
LZ Tiger
LZ Jack
Monsoon
Sand Hill (Fort Benning, Ga.)
Holloway, Red (Gregory) - Location:
- Germany, Berlin, 52.520007, 13.404954
United States, Alabama, Calhoun County, Fort McClellan, 33.71076, -85.73733
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Fort Benning, 32.35237, -84.96882
United States, New Jersey, Burlington County, Fort Dix, 40.02984, -74.61849
United States, Washington, Pierce County, Fort Lewis, 47.06171, -122.58344
Vietnam, An Khê, 14.0221216, 108.694221507567
Vietnam, An Lôc, 11.6588756, 106.6026602
Vietnam, Huê, 16.4638013, 107.5821911
Vietnam, Perfume River, 16.4947888, 107.5791468
Vietnam, Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, A Shau Valley - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Don Fredenburg describes his time in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He relates that his father was involved in the Berlin Airlift. His mother was from Atlanta and his dad from New Jersey; they met at Fort McPherson. His maternal grandfather was a Spanish-American war veteran and Fredenburg has his medals. After graduating from high school, he knew he wasn't college material. His brother, who was in the Navy, suggested he would only have to serve two years if he was drafted, so he asked to be drafted. He recalls his training and arrival in Vietnam. He describes how his "fellow troopers" helped get him through it. He describes several harrowing battles in which he was involved, including those in which he was wounded. He recalls that some of the North Vietnamese soldiers spoke excellent English. He describes the end of his time in the service, returning home to be warned not to wear his uniform off post because of protesters. He describes trying to find work, only to be told "we can't use you" when they learned he was a Vietnam veteran. He describes his life after the war, including his diagnosis and treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He ends the interview by stating that in spite of it all, he would do it again today.
Don Fredenburg served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/205
- 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:
- 52:58
- 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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