Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Eric Correll Deets Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division; 2nd Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery; 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division; 2nd Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Vietnam; Germany; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Panama; Fort Hood, Texas; Korea; Fort Bliss, Texas; Washington, DC; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/114075
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About this Item
Title
- Eric Correll Deets Collection
Names
- Kennemer, Tom
- Madison County Military Heritage Commission
- Deets, Eric Correll
- Bayer, Lawrence W.
Home State
- Alabama
Headings
- - Deets, Eric Correll
- - 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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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division; 2nd Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery; 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division; 2nd Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Vietnam; Germany; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Panama; Fort Hood, Texas; Korea; Fort Bliss, Texas; Washington, DC; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1966-1989
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran also served in 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery; J-4 Organization, Joint Chiefs of Staff; 1st Armored Division; and Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS).
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2015-03-12)
- Photograph: Copy photographic print [7 items] -- Photographs (collected 1944-2016)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/114075
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Fort Bliss, Texas
- Fort Hood, Texas
- Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- Fort Polk, Louisiana
- Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- Germany
- Korea
- Panama
- Vietnam
- Washington, DC
Battles & Campaigns
- An Loc
- An Loc II
- Counteroffensive Phase V
- Counteroffensive Phase VI
- Ho Bo Woods
- Loc Ninh
- Operation Atlas Wedge
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Tet 1969 Counteroffensive
Service Unit/Ship
- 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division
- 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division
- 2nd Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery
- 2nd Infantry Division