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Wallace Gallant at time of interview

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Cold War; World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: 3rd Battalion, 302 Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division; Headquarters United States Continental Army Command; First United States Air Cavalry Division
  • Location of Service: Korea; Fort Lewis, Washington; San Francisco; Hawaii; Fort Benning, Georgia; England; Luxembourg; Belgium; France; Germany; Fort Monroe, Virginia; Vietnam
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant; Lieutenant Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/14966

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Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Wallace M. Gallant Collection

Names

  • Wendell L. Springston
  • Virginia Air and Space Center
  • Byers, Donald
  • Gallant, Wallace M.

State of Birth

  • ME

Home State

  • VA

Headings

  • -  Gallant, Wallace M.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  Cold War -- Personal Narratives
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: 3rd Battalion, 302 Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division
    • Location of Service: Fort Benning, Georgia; England; Luxembourg; Belgium; France; Germany
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1943-1945
    • Military Status: Veteran

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Location of Service: Korea; Fort Lewis, Washington; San Francisco; Hawaii
    • Military Status: Veteran

  • Cold War

    • Unit of Service: Headquarters United States Continental Army Command
    • Location of Service: Fort Monroe, Virginia
    • Military Status: Veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran developed a new Basic Combat Training Program.

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Unit of Service: First United States Air Cavalry Division
    • Location of Service: Vietnam
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1966-1971
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 06/16/2002)
  • Manuscript: Maps [5 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 03/16/2004)
  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 09/21/2007)
  • Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [4 items] -- Photograph (collected 1943 - 2004)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1943 - 1971)
  • Manuscript: Civilian papers (certificates, forms, wills, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 03/16/2004)
  • Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2003)
  • Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [4 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [1 item] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/14966

Cite as

  • Wallace M. Gallant Collection (AFC/2001/001/14966), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • 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/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), 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:

Wendell L. Springston, Virginia Air And Space Center, Donald Byers, and Wallace M Gallant. Wallace M. Gallant Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.14966/.

APA citation style:

Wendell L. Springston, Virginia Air And Space Center, Byers, D. & Gallant, W. M. (1943) Wallace M. Gallant Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.14966/.

MLA citation style:

Wendell L. Springston, et al. Wallace M. Gallant Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.14966/>.