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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Persian Gulf War, 1991; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina
  • Branch of Service: Navy; Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: 45th Military Intelligence Detachment (Image Interpretation); 635th Military Intelligence Detachment; 3rd MAW (Marine Aircraft Wing); MAG-16 (Marine Aircraft Group); USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN 636); USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN 619); USS Holland (AS 32); 385th Combat Support Hospital; 45th Combat Support Hospital; 98th Evacuation Hospital; 396th Combat Support Hospital; Army Reserve
  • Location of Service: Fort Ord, California; Fort Holabird, Maryland; Chu Lai, Vietnam; Quang Tri, Vietnam; Tri Binh, Vietnam; Duc Pho, Vietnam; Cambodia; San Diego, California; Camp Pendleton, California; Vietnam; Groton, Connecticut; Scotland; Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Saudi Arabia, Iraq
  • Highest Rank: Hospital Corpsman Second Class; Sergeant First Class; Specialist Four
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/110188

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Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • John T. Christy Collection

Names

  • Jonathan Alvarado
  • Christy, John T.
  • Carlin, Paul
  • Avelino, Jimmy
  • College Place High School
  • Hector Flores

Home State

  • Washington (State)

Headings

  • -  Christy, John T.
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Navy.
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Peacekeeping forces -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Form

  • DVD

Extent

  • 1 item

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 45th Military Intelligence Detachment (Image Interpretation); 635th Military Intelligence Detachment
    • Location of Service: Fort Ord, California; Fort Holabird, Maryland; Chu Lai, Vietnam; Quang Tri, Vietnam; Tri Binh, Vietnam; Duc Pho, Vietnam; Cambodia
    • Highest Rank: Specialist Four
    • Dates of Service: 1969-1971
    • Entrance into Service: Drafted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Service Unit/Ship: 3rd MAW (Marine Aircraft Wing); MAG-16 (Marine Aircraft Group); USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN 636); USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN 619); USS Holland (AS 32)
    • Location of Service: San Diego, California; Camp Pendleton, California; Vietnam; Groton, Connecticut; Scotland
    • Highest Rank: Hospital Corpsman Second Class
    • Dates of Service: 1973-1977
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 385th Combat Support Hospital; 45th Combat Support Hospital; 98th Evacuation Hospital; 396th Combat Support Hospital; Army Reserve
    • Location of Service: Saudi Arabia, Iraq
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant First Class
    • Dates of Service: 1980-2002
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Location of Service: Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2016-12-01)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/110188

Online Format

  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

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.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

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:

Jonathan Alvarado, John T Christy, Paul Carlin, Jimmy Avelino, College Place High School, and Hector Flores. John T. Christy Collection. 1969. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.110188/.

APA citation style:

Jonathan Alvarado, Christy, J. T., Carlin, P., Avelino, J., College Place High School & Hector Flores. (1969) John T. Christy Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.110188/.

MLA citation style:

Jonathan Alvarado, et al. John T. Christy Collection. 1969. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.110188/>.