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Oral history interview with Elliott Gardner recorded 2007 Apr. 16
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Title
Oral
history
interview
with
Elliott
Gardner
recorded
2007
Apr
.
16
Description
Interview
conducted
by
Allison
Kinard
.
Elliott
Gardner
was
drafted
into the
U.S
.
Army
on
May
7th
,
1944
. He
went
to
basic
training
at
Fort
Dix
,
NJ
and then had
additional
training
in
communications
at
Fort
Garden
,
GA
and
Fort
Campbell
,
KY
. He was
attached
to the
101st
Airborne
division
, and was
shipped
over
to
Vietnam
in the
summer
of
1965
. He
arrived
at
Vung
Tao
, at the
Southern
tip
of
Vietnam
on his
21st
birthday
. From there he was
assigned
to
many
different
areas
as a
communications
specialist
,
including
Tan
Son
Nhut
air
base
, and
Bien
Hoa
.
Gardner
describes
his
first
impressions
of
Vietnam
, and his
impressions
as he was
leaving
the
country
to
return
home
as
well
. He also
talks
about
daily
life
: how the
soldiers
kept
in
touch
, the
food
, what they
did
for
entertainment
, and
humorous
events
.
Gardner
was
discharged
in the
spring
of
1966
,
after
being
in
Vietnam
for a
year
and a
half
. He
returned
to
Connecticut
and
received
an
education
in
architecture
under
the
GI
Bill
.
Coverage
1964-1966
Date Original
04/16/2007
Digital Format
video/x-ms-wmv
Duration
00:39:09
Contributors
Kinard, Allison
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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
VHP2007/3
Creator/Owner
Gardner, Elliott
War or Conflict
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Branch of Service
United States. Army
Unit of Service
United
States
.
Army
.
101st
Airborne
Division
Rank
Corporal
E-4
(Specialist)
Status
Veteran
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American
Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews
Geographic Location
Fort Dix (N.J.)
Fort Campbell (Ky. and Tenn.)
Tan Son Nhut Air Base (South Vietnam)
Saigon (Vietnam)
Bien Hoa (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
Elliott Gardner Papers. VHP2007/3 Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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