Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Ralph Glen King Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: 541st Parachute Infantry Regiment; 101st Airborne Division; 82nd Airborne Division; 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment; 504th Parachute Regiment; 77th Special Forces Airborne Group; 1st Guided Missile Group; 7th Special Forces Group; 8th Special Forces Group
- Location of Service: Laos; Asia; Fort Gulick, Panama; Montana; Bad Tölz, Germany; Fort Bliss, Texas; Czechoslovakia; Tripoli, Libya; Molesworth, England; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Benning, Georgia; Holland; Belgium; England; France; Austria; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Benning, Georgia; Camp McCall, North Carolina; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Frankfort, Germany; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Command Sergeant Major
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/104810
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About this Item
Title
- Ralph Glen King Collection
Names
- Daughters of the American Revolution, Hot Springs Village, Akansa Chapter
- King, Ralph Glen
- Meek, Jeanne
- Meek, Jeffrey L.
Home State
- Arkansas
Headings
- - King, Ralph Glen
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: 541st Parachute Infantry Regiment; 101st Airborne Division; 82nd Airborne Division; 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment; 504th Parachute Regiment
- Location of Service: Holland; Belgium; England; France; Austria; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Benning, Georgia; Camp McCall, North Carolina; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Frankfort, Germany; European Theater
- Dates of Service: 1943-1963
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a member of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's honor guard.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: 77th Special Forces Airborne Group; 1st Guided Missile Group; 7th Special Forces Group; 8th Special Forces Group
- Location of Service: Laos; Asia; Fort Gulick, Panama; Montana; Bad Tölz, Germany; Fort Bliss, Texas; Czechoslovakia; Tripoli, Libya; Molesworth, England; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Benning, Georgia
- Highest Rank: Command Sergeant Major
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2016-04-07; 2016)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Military Papers [4 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1946-1963)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/104810
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Physical Form
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Asia
- Austria
- Bad Tölz, Germany
- Belgium
- Camp McCall, North Carolina
- Czechoslovakia
- England
- European Theater
- Fort Benning, Georgia
- Fort Bliss, Texas
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Fort Gulick, Panama
- Fort Knox, Kentucky
- France
- Frankfort, Germany
- Holland
- Laos
- Molesworth, England
- Montana
- Tripoli, Libya
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit/Ship
- 101st Airborne Division
- 1st Guided Missile Group
- 504th Parachute Regiment
- 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 541st Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 77th Special Forces Airborne Group
- 7th Special Forces Group
- 82nd Airborne Division
- 8th Special Forces Group