- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Glenn Lamar Smith
- Creator:
- Woods, Ed
Smith, Glenn Lamar, 1941- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 2017-03-06
- Subject:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Walter Reed Army Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd
United States. Naval Oceanographic Office
Saratoga (Aircraft carrier : CVA-60)
Scotland School for Veterans' Children (Pa.) - People:
- Kowitz, David Ralph, 1949-1971
Williams, James Elliott, 1930-1999 - Location:
- Cambodia, Mekong River Delta
United Kingdom, Scotland, 56.0, -4.0
United States, Alabama, Dallas County, Selma, 32.40736, -87.0211
United States, Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile, 30.69436, -88.04305
United States, Connecticut, New Haven County, New Haven, 41.30815, -72.92816
United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, Gia Định, 10.8, 106.7
Vietnam, Mekong River Delta - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Glenn Smith recalls his experiences in the United States Navy before, during, and after the Vietnam War. He describes his growing up years, his family, and his reasons for enlisting in the Navy. He remembers his training, his first duty station on board the USS Zelima, and volunteering for submarine duty. He recalls his time as a Navy recruiter and volunteering for duty in Vietnam because he felt a responsibility toward his recruits who were sent there. He describes his work in a small branch office of the Navy's oceanographic service in a small village outside Saigon. He remembers many incidents during his time there, including being wounded and the death of a 19-year-old fellow sailor during an ambush by the Viet Cong. He recalls later duty on the USS Saratoga in Vietnam and lists other duty stations during his naval career. He describes his family, including his daughter's education and family. He recalls his post-military life and activities.
Providence Children's Home; Methodist Children's Home; Nisei; USS Zelima (AF-49); Saigon; Yankee Station; "topos"; water navigation; Brown Water Navy; WLB-391 (Coast Guard buoy tender); YFR-889 (Navy refrigerated vessel); PBR (Patrol Boat Riverine); Boston Whaler;
Glenn Smith served in the United States Navy before, during, and after the Vietnam War. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/823
- 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:
- 1:05:37
- 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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