- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Ervin Nathan Crutchfield
- Creator:
- Bruckner, William Joseph; Hilliard, Tony
Crutchfield, Ervin Nathan, 1947- - Date of Original:
- 2011-03-14
- Subject:
- B-52 bomber
81mm mortar
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns--Cambodia
Campbell, Douglas
O'Brien, James
Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association
United States. Army. Armored Cavalry Regiment, 11th
Southern College of Technology
United States. Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Hartford Insurance Company
Parti Communiste du Kampuchea
Khmer Rouge
Bouncing Betty
M-48 (tank)
RPGs
thermite
A-37 - Location:
- Cambodia, 13.0, 105.0
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
Vietnam, Sông Bé, 11.5559647, 106.772438 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Nathan Crutchfield recalls growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, and his service in the United States Army. He recalls his training and early duty ranking Officer Candidate School candidates. His first duty in Vietnam was taking medical teams out into the villages to treat civilians. He describes the invasion of Cambodia and later duty escorting convoys. He remembers being wounded and describes some of the casualties his unit suffered. He concludes the interview by commenting on his military experience and how it informed his life.
Nathan Crutchfield served in the United States Army in Vietnam. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/324
- 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:
- 1:06:23
- 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:
-
