Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Edwin Mark Trawczynski Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a medic.
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division; 13th Field Hospital
- Location of Service: Hue, Vietnam; Boc Hoa, Vietnam; A Shau Valley, Vietnam; Fire Base Roy, Vietnam; Camp Ra, Vietnam; Bien Hoa, Vietnam; Camp Eagle, Vietnam; Fire Base Rifle, Vietnam; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Highest Rank: Specialist Five
Arriving in Vietnam in late May 1969, Army medic Edwin Mark “Butch” Trawczynski was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. Just a month earlier, the 101st had been involved in the infamous Battle of Hamburger Hill, and was now stationed in the A Shau Valley, nicknamed the Valley of Death. As he describes in his short memoir, he was forced to adjust quickly to the rigors of being a combat medic. His extensive photographic documentation of his time in the service illustrates daily scenes of life in Vietnam, while his correspondence with his family narrates his experience from his second day in country until a month before his departure.
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Title
- Edwin Mark Trawczynski Collection
Names
- Trawczynski, Edwin Mark
- Lauren, Romana
State of Birth
- IL
Home State
- IL
Headings
- - Trawczynski, Edwin Mark
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Notes
- - EAD finding aid: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadvhp.vh016005 LOC Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2015655448 Veteran's other nicknames are Butch and Ski.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- Veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a medic.
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division; 13th Field Hospital
- Location of Service: Hue, Vietnam; Boc Hoa, Vietnam; A Shau Valley, Vietnam; Fire Base Roy, Vietnam; Camp Ra, Vietnam; Bien Hoa, Vietnam; Camp Eagle, Vietnam; Fire Base Rifle, Vietnam; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Highest Rank: Specialist Five
- Dates of Service: 1968-1970
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: Veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [190 items] -- Photograph (collected 1968 - 1970)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [56 items] -- Handwritten document (collected 1969 - 1970)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [36 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1968 - 1985)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [4 items] -- Handwritten document (collected 1969 - 1970)
- Manuscript: Creative works [2 items] -- Handwritten document (collected 1969 - 1970)
- Photograph: Copy photographic print [23 items] -- Photograph (collected 1968 - 1970)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/76819
Cite as
- Edwin Mark Trawczynski Collection (AFC/2001/001/76819), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Part of
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- A Shau Valley, Vietnam
- Bien Hoa, Vietnam
- Boc Hoa, Vietnam
- Camp Eagle, Vietnam
- Camp Ra, Vietnam
- Fire Base Rifle, Vietnam
- Fire Base Roy, Vietnam
- Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
- Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- Hue, Vietnam
Service Unit
- 101st Airborne Division
- 13th Field Hospital
- 2nd Battalion
- 502nd Infantry Regiment
- Headquarters Company