Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Albert Joseph Shimkus, Jr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Cold War
- Branch of Service: Air Force; Navy Nurse Corps
- Service Unit/Ship: USNS Comfort; USS New Jersey; USS Theodore Roosevelt; USS Nimitz
- Location of Service: Vietnam; Annapolis, Maryland; Portsmouth, Virginia; Newport, Rhode Island; Washington, DC; Pensacola, Florida; Guam (Mariana Islands); Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/115395
Interview / Recording
Share
About this Item
Title
- Albert Joseph Shimkus, Jr. Collection
Names
- Shimkus Jr., Albert Joseph
- Navy Nurse Corps Association
- Lavoie, Donnajeanne Bigos
Home State
- Rhode Island
Headings
- - Shimkus Jr., Albert Joseph
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy Nurse Corps.
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: Air Force
- Location of Service: Vietnam
- Dates of Service: 1967-1968
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a medic.
-
Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy Nurse Corps
- Service Unit/Ship: USNS Comfort; USS New Jersey; USS Theodore Roosevelt; USS Nimitz
- Location of Service: Annapolis, Maryland; Portsmouth, Virginia; Newport, Rhode Island; Washington, DC; Pensacola, Florida; Guam (Mariana Islands); Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1977-2007
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2018-05-11; 2018-05-11)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/115395
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Guam (Mariana Islands)
- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Pensacola, Florida
- Portsmouth, Virginia
- Vietnam
- Washington, DC