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Frank Aceves, Dong Tam, Vietnam [1968]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Branch of Service: Navy
  • Unit of Service: USS Weehawken (YTB 776); USS Delta (AR 9); Mobile Riverine Force
  • Location of Service: San Diego, California; Camp Pendleton, California; Coronado, California; Alameda, California; Midway Island; Vietnam
  • Highest Rank: Electrician's Mate Second Class
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/32630

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"You can't help but get close to these guys." (Video interview, 4:58)

Enlisting in the Navy in 1966, Frank Aceves made it his goal to become an electrician and move up the ranks as quickly as possible. Following a stint working on a tugboat in the Midway Island harbor, he was assigned to serve with the Mobile Riverine Force in Vietnam. Stationed at Dong Tam, he was responsible for the upkeep of boats that would patrol the Mekong Delta rivers and canals. Despite having to contend with mortar attacks and a constant lack of adequate sleep, his time in the service was a rewarding experience that paved the way for his future career as an electrician.

Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Frank Ibanez Aceves Collection

Names

  • Dreier, David
  • Sleeth, Keith
  • U.S. House of Representatives/David Dreier
  • Aceves, Frank Ibanez

Home State

  • California

Headings

  • -  Aceves, Frank Ibanez
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Navy.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • Hispanic

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Unit of Service: USS Weehawken (YTB 776); USS Delta (AR 9); Mobile Riverine Force
    • Location of Service: San Diego, California; Camp Pendleton, California; Coronado, California; Alameda, California; Midway Island; Vietnam
    • Highest Rank: Electrician's Mate Second Class
    • Dates of Service: 1966-1969
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2005-08-03)
  • Photograph: Digital print [39 items] -- Photograph (collected 1968-2005)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph (collected 1968-2005; 2005-08-03)
  • Video: Hi-8/Digital 8 [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-08-03)
  • Manuscript: Unit histories [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1999-2005)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/32630

Cite as

  • Frank Ibanez Aceves Collection (AFC/2001/001/32630), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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.

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

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

Recording:

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

Photograph:

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

Computer file:

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

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), 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:

Dreier, David, Keith Sleeth, U.S. House Of Representatives/David Dreier, and Frank Ibanez Aceves. Frank Ibanez Aceves Collection. 1966. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.32630/.

APA citation style:

Dreier, D., Sleeth, K., U.S. House Of Representatives/David Dreier & Aceves, F. I. (1966) Frank Ibanez Aceves Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.32630/.

MLA citation style:

Dreier, David, et al. Frank Ibanez Aceves Collection. 1966. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.32630/>.