Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Rodney Alan Caruthers Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Service Unit/Ship: 3rd Marine Division
- Location of Service: California; Pensacola, Florida; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Hawaii; Da Nang, Hill 327, Chu Lai, South China Sea, Phu Bai, Dong Ha, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, and the Rockpile DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/57559
Video interview of Rodney Caruthers
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Title
- Rodney Alan Caruthers Collection
Names
- Caruthers, Rodney Alan
- Southfield Veterans Commission
- Brightwell, Daniel
Home State
- Michigan
Headings
- - Caruthers, Rodney Alan
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- Black or African American
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Service Unit/Ship: 3rd Marine Division
- Location of Service: California; Pensacola, Florida; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Hawaii; Da Nang, Hill 327, Chu Lai, South China Sea, Phu Bai, Dong Ha, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, and the Rockpile DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1964-1968
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2008-03-12; 2008-03-18)
- Photograph: Photographic print [1 item] -- Photographs (collected 1967-07)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/57559
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- California
- Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
- Da Nang, Hill 327, Chu Lai, South China Sea, Phu Bai, Dong Ha, Con Thien, Khe Sanh, Gio Linh, and the Rockpile DMZ, (Demilitarized Zone), Vietnam
- Hawaii
- Pensacola, Florida
Battles & Campaigns
- Operation Buffalo
- Operation Chinook
- Operation Cimmaron
- Operation Hickory II
- Operation Kingfisher
- Operation Rio Blanco
- Operation Stone
- Operation Union
- Operation Union II