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Donald Rajotte at time of interview

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Operation Allied Force, 1999; Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina; Cold War
  • Branch of Service: Air Force; Army; Marine Corps
  • Service Unit/Ship: D Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division; M Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment; MP Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division; Marine Corps Reserve; Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery, New Hampshire Army National Guard; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard; 104th Fighter Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard
  • Location of Service: Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana; Patrick Air Force Base, Florida; Volk Field, Wisconsin; Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts; Trapani Air Base, Italy; Fort Drum, New York; Kuwait; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; NAS Fallon, Nevada; Parris Island, South Carolina; Da Nang, Vietnam; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Iraq; Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Fort Drum, New York; New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Savanah, Georgia; Wendover Air Force Base, Massachusetts; Yenisehir Air Base, Turkey; Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Barbers Point, Hawaii; George Air Force Base, California; Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts; Volk Field, Wisconsin; Gulfport Air Force Base, Mississippi; Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Fort Drum, New York; Aviano Air Base, Italy
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant; Master Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/105074

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Interview / Recording

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Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Donald Omer Rajotte Collection

Names

  • Rajotte, Donald Omer
  • Tracy, Susan S.
  • VA Medical Center, Northampton, Massachusetts
  • Murray, Anne

Home State

  • Massachusetts

Headings

  • -  Rajotte, Donald Omer
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Cold War -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Peacekeeping forces -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  Operation Allied Force, 1999 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.
  • -  Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Air Force.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: D Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division; M Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment; MP Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division; Marine Corps Reserve
    • Location of Service: Parris Island, South Carolina; Da Nang, Vietnam
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1964-1970
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Cold War

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery, New Hampshire Army National Guard; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard
    • Location of Service: Fort Drum, New York; New Hampshire; Massachusetts
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Service Unit/Ship: 104th Fighter Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard
    • Location of Service: Savanah, Georgia; Wendover Air Force Base, Massachusetts; Yenisehir Air Base, Turkey; Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Barbers Point, Hawaii; George Air Force Base, California; Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts; Volk Field, Wisconsin; Gulfport Air Force Base, Mississippi; Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Fort Drum, New York; Aviano Air Base, Italy
    • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1979-2006
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Operation Allied Force, 1999

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Location of Service: Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana; Patrick Air Force Base, Florida; Volk Field, Wisconsin; Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts; Trapani Air Base, Italy; Fort Drum, New York; Kuwait; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; NAS Fallon, Nevada
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Iraq War, 2003-2011

    • Branch of Service: Air Force
    • Location of Service: Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Iraq; Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2016-04-29; 2016)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2016-04-29; 2016)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/105074

Online Format

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  • video

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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:

Rajotte, Donald Omer, Susan S Tracy, Northampton Va Medical Center, and Anne Murray. Donald Omer Rajotte Collection. 1964. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.105074/.

APA citation style:

Rajotte, D. O., Tracy, S. S., Va Medical Center, N. & Murray, A. (1964) Donald Omer Rajotte Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.105074/.

MLA citation style:

Rajotte, Donald Omer, et al. Donald Omer Rajotte Collection. 1964. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.105074/>.