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Sidney A. Riches Sr. as E-6 (SFC) (RA) 1947

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953; World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: 40th Division, 160th Infantry Regiment, M Company, 3rd Battalion
  • Location of Service: Pacific Theater
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/557

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"Sure hate to think of leaving and facing the possibility of not coming back but, what the hell, somebody has to do the job and it might as well be part of the Riches' family as it was in the last war." Letter from Sidney Riches to his father, June 27, 1942

Sidney Riches' attraction to the Army was in part inspired by his late uncle's service in World War I. Riches enlisted in 1940, seeing extensive duty in the Pacific. Discharged in 1946, Riches re-enlisted two years later and his second tour of duty took him to Japan, where he met veterans who were once his enemies, and briefly to Korea. Medical problems shortened his wartime duty, but by serving in the reserves Riches stayed connected to the Army until his retirement in 1968.

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About this Item

Title

  • Sidney Algernon Riches, Sr. Collection

Names

  • Riches Sr., Sidney Algernon
  • Riches, Sidney A.

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • California

Headings

  • -  Riches Sr., Sidney Algernon
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Dates of Service: 1940-1968
    • Military Status: veteran

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 40th Division, 160th Infantry Regiment, M Company, 3rd Battalion
    • Location of Service: Pacific Theater
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1940-1968
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944)
  • Photograph: Copy photographic print [10 items] -- Photographs (collected 1944-2002)
  • Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1996-2004)
  • Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [3 items] -- Photographs (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [12 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [ item] -- (collected 1917-1984)
  • Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- (collected 1999-04)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [ item] -- (collected 1942-1954)
  • Manuscript: Military Papers [5 items] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Military Papers [1 item] -- (collected 1966)
  • Photograph: Copy photographic print [2 items] -- (collected 1947-1974)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/557

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Riches Sr., Sidney Algernon, and Sidney A Riches. Sidney Algernon Riches, Sr. Collection. 1940. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00557/.

APA citation style:

Riches Sr, S. A. & Riches, S. A. (1940) Sidney Algernon Riches, Sr. Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00557/.

MLA citation style:

Riches Sr., Sidney Algernon, and Sidney A Riches. Sidney Algernon Riches, Sr. Collection. 1940. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00557/>.