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Title
Oral
history
interview
with
William
H
.
Phillips
recorded
2006
Oct
.
4
Description
Interview
conducted
by
Eileen
Hurst
.
William
Phillips
joined
the
U.S
.
Army
in
1963
at the
age
of
18
, with the
goal
of
having
a
career
in the
military
. He
attended
basic
training
at
Fort
Jackson
,
SC
which
lasted
for
12
weeks
. He then
went
to
Fort
Gordon
,
GA
for
Advanced
Infantry
Training
and
upon
his
graduation
he
went
immediately
to
Jump
School
.
Jump
School
consisted
mainly
of
practicing
jumps
and
techniques
. He also
went
to
Ranger
School
and
Special
Warfare
School
before
going
over
to
Vietnam
. In these
schools
he
learned
techniques
in
communications
and
intelligence
gathering
,
along
with
other
Special
Forces
skills
. He was
part
of the
5th
Special
Forces
Group
with a
base
in
Danang
,
however
much
of his
time
was
spent
as
part
of
small
team
of
both
Americans
and
Vietnamese
soldiers
that
ran
reconnaissance
missions
in
Laos
,
Cambodia
,
Thailand
, and
up
and
down
the
Ho
Chi
Minh
Trail
, as
part
of the
Special
Operations
Group
. His
first
assignment
on this
team
was as a
radio
man
, and then
after
six
to
seven
missions
he was
made
team
leader
.
Phillips
describes
what the
missions
were
like
, what their
basic
objectives
were, and the
outcome
of
some
of those
missions
.
After
a
year
in
Vietnam
, he was
transferred
to the
8th
Special
Forces
in
Panama
,
where
the
duties
of the
Special
Forces
team
were
more
typical
than they had been in
Vietnam
. There he was
part
of
teams
that would
go
into
South
America
and
teach
indigenous
people
warfare
techniques
among
other
assignments
.
After
a
year
in
Panama
,
Phillips
volunteered
for an
additional
year
of
service
in
Vietnam
. He was
sent
back
to the
same
unit
, and
assigned
the
same
sort
of
missions
,
although
he
notes
that the
Tet
Offensive
changed
the
missions
somewhat
. His
unit
was
very
a
dangerous
unit
to be a
part
of, they had a
130%
casualty
rate
,
20%
were
killed
in
action
, and
Phillips
himself
was
wounded
five
times
. He
again
volunteered
for a
third
tour
in
Vietnam
, and he
did
not
return
to the
United
States
until
1970
.
Although
he had
intended
to
make
a
career
in the
military
, he
instead
decided
to
leave
so
that he
could
marry
. He was
discharged
in
1971
, and
went
to
college
on the
GI
Bill
.
Phillips
also
discusses
daily
life
and the
PTSD
that he
suffered
from.
Coverage
1963-1971
Date Original
10/04/2006
Digital Format
video/x-ms-wmv
Duration
01:26:23
Contributors
Hurst, Eileen
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Windows Media Player required for viewing
Access Restrictions and Permissions
No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier
VHP2006/29
Creator/Owner
Phillips, William H.
War or Conflict
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Branch of Service
United States. Army
Unit of Service
5th
Special
Forces
Group
.
Special
Operations
Group
.
Rank
Staff
Sergeant
Status
Veteran
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American
Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews
Military reconnaissance
Purple Heart
United States. Army. Special Forces
Tet Offensive, 1968
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Veterans -- United States -- Mental health
Geographic Location
Fort Jackson (S.C.)
Fort Benning (Ga.)
Fort Bragg (N.C.)
Nha Trang (Vietnam)
Thailand
Laos
Cambodia
Panama
ÄaÌ€ Nã̆ng (Vietnam)
Publisher
Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language
eng
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource
Moving image
Citation
William H. Phillips Papers. VHP2006/29. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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