- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of William M. Poole
- Creator:
- Marsh, Alan
Poole, William M., 1944- - Date of Original:
- 2000-05-27
- Subject:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Hercules (Turboprop transports)
Hoskins, John Thomas, 1943-1968
Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
Fonda, Jane, 1937-
United States Military Academy
U.S. Army Ranger School
United States. Army. Airborne Training Battalion, 4th
Army Special Warfare School (U.S.)
United States. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
United States. Navy. SEALs
University of Georgia
Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association
Viet Cong
monsoon
hooch
booby traps
M1 carbine
M-16 rifle
M-79 grenade launcher
propaganda
Communism
Lockheed C-130 Hercules (Transport)
United States. Department of Defense. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MAC-V)
United States. Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 - Location:
- Germany, Berlin, 52.520007, 13.404954
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Fort Benning, 32.35237, -84.96882
United States, North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fort Bragg, 35.139, -79.00603
United States, Texas, El Paso County, El Paso, Fort Bliss, 31.8495007, -106.3799973
Vietnam, Khánh Hòa, 12.1960803, 108.9950386 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
mini-dv - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, William Poole describes his experiences in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He recalls his early life, education and entrance into the military. His mission was to assist the local Vietnamese to establish democracy; he recalls the cultural obstacles as well as successes. He describes the living conditions, including communicating with home. He discusses the difference between what the Army was accomplishing and what was being portrayed in the press. He describes his work with a Catholic orphanage and how his unit had a medical team that treated the local population. He tells of his homecoming as well as his post-war education and career.
William Poole was in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/286
- 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:
- 54:17
- 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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