Synopsis of oral history interview with John Lyman Cox

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JOHN LYMAN COX
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Born: Sept. 25, 1944
Interview Date: October 4, 2009
Interviewed By: Jeanne Marie Christie
FOR THE RECORD
0.10 TODAY IS __October 4, 2009
THE LOCATION OF THIS INTERVIEW IS Villanova Conference Center, Wayne, PA
THE NAME OF THE INTERVIEWER: Jeanne Marie Christie
0.22 THE NAME OF THE INTERVIEWEE = John Lyman Cox
DATE OF BIRTH: Sept. 25, 1944
Names of people in the room: n.a.
War and branch of service:
Vietnam, US Army
Rank: Captain when he left the service
0.44 Where he served: Bein Hoa, S. VN
JOGGING MEMORY:
1.04 Where you drafted or enlisted: Enlisted to avoid the draft.
He was in Grad School. He got a call from his father.
Where were you living at the time?
Tucson, AZ
1.32 Why did you join?
The basic reasons because the draft was coming.
1.46 Why did you pick the service branch you joined?
He had spoken with the Air Force and the Army. The Army got back to him first.
Family
Father had been in WWII.
2.10 Where did he serve?
Germany, Czechoslovakia, Japan