Carlson, John (Interview outline and video, 1 of 4), 2011

Notes:
John Carlson is a U.S. Navy veteran that served before and during the Vietnam War first aboard the USS MacDonough (before Vietnam) and aboard the USS Wainwright during the Vietnam War and saw action in the Gulf of Tonkin during Operation Rolling Thunder. He was born in Holland, Michigan in 1943 and enlisted in the Navy in 1961. He trained at Great Lakes Naval Academy and specialized in electronics. He traveled throughout the Mediterranean Sea aboard the USS Macdonough and the Tonkin Gulf and South Pacific aboard the USS Wainwright. He then had shore duty in Charleston, South Carolina, and left the Navy in January 1970.
Date Created:
2011-10-17T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
Collection:
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Subject Topic:
Oral history, Veterans History Project (U.S.), United States--History, Military, Michigan--History, Military, Veterans, Video recordings, Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American, and United States. Navy
Language:
eng
Rights:
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>
URL:
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/28766