- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Charles Robert Bishop
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Tony
Bishop, Charles Robert, 1945- - Date of Original:
- 2007-04-14
- Subject:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Starlifter (Jet transport)
Tet Offensive, 1968
Bronze Star Medal (U.S.)
Purple Heart
Giles, Franklin N., 1947-1968
Holland, Guy, Capt.
United States. Armed Forces Radio Service
United States. Army. Military History Detachment, 44th
United States. Forces Command
Lockheed C-141
F4 Phantom
booby traps
friendly fire
Claymore mines
night-vision goggles
Iron Triangle
Triple Nickel
25th Tactical Fighter Squadron
monsoon - Location:
- Philippines, 13.40882, 122.56155
United States, Alaska, Anchorage Municipality, Anchorage, 61.21806, -149.90028
United States, California, Monterey County, Fort Ord Military Reservation (historical), 36.65278, -121.80056
United States, Florida, Okaloosa County, Eglin Air Force Base, 30.45907, -86.55026
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Fort Benning, 32.35237, -84.96882
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Fort McPherson, 33.70733, -84.43354
United States, Hawaii, 20.78785, -156.38612
United States, Kentucky, Fort Campbell, 36.6411584, -87.4344543
United States, Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Fort Meade, 39.10815, -76.74323
United States, Tennessee, Montgomery County, Fort Campbell, 36.59341, -87.61394
Vietnam, 16.16667, 107.83333
Vietnam, Bie^n Ho`a Air Base, 10.9690221, 106.818729760729
Vietnam, C? Chi, 11.03655, 106.503909497567
Vietnam, Da Nang, 16.06778, 108.22083
Vietnam, Huê, 16.4638013, 107.5821911
Vietnam, Phú Bài Airport, 16.39787655, 107.700326786234
Vietnam, Qu?ng Tr?, 16.8581352, 106.8588935
Vietnam, Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, A Shau Valley - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
vhs - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Charles Bishop describes his career as an Airborne Officer during the war in Vietnam. He describes in detail his training and his experiences in Vietnam. He also recounts the remainder of his Army career after he left Vietnam. He discusses in great detail the life of a soldier in Vietnam, including C-rations, the importance of training, and surviving ambushes.
Charles Bishop was an Army officer during the Vietnam War. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/399
- 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:
- 1:02
- 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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