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Daniel Callaway at time of interview

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Cold War
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: Special Services, 7th Army
  • Location of Service: Germany
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/84322

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"I had the best job in the world. Because everybody knew if you were a jock in Special Service in the Army, I was living like a regular civilian" (video interview, 00:10:17.0).

In 1957, Daniel Callaway had just been signed to play baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates when he was injured in spring training and his pro sport career abruptly ended. Drafted into the Army in 1961, basic training convinced him that he was ill-suited for a career in the Army, until one day his commander discovered he had also been a golf instructor in civilian life. Suddenly Callaway found himself assisting the officers on base in how to improve their golf game, and as a result, his own lot in life improved as well. Deployed to Germany at the time of the Berlin Crisis, Callaway was assigned to Army Special Services, where he became the first Black manager of the 7th Army Sports Command baseball team in 1963.

Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Daniel Wallace Callaway Collection

Names

  • Veterans Memorial & Multicultural Histories, Incorporated / VA Medical Center, West Palm Beach
  • Callaway, Daniel Wallace
  • Cartwright, Carlton G.

Home State

  • Florida

Headings

  • -  Callaway, Daniel Wallace
  • -  Cold War -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Form

  • DVD

Extent

  • 1 item

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • Black or African American

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Cold War

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: Special Services, 7th Army
    • Location of Service: Germany
    • Highest Rank: Private First Class
    • Dates of Service: 1961-1963
    • Entrance into Service: Drafted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran's duties included first black manager of the 7th Army Sports Command baseball team in 1963. The veteran played professional baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates before being drafted.

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011-08-27)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/84322

Cite as

  • Daniel Wallace Callaway Collection (AFC/2001/001/84322), 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

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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:

Veterans Memorial & Multicultural Histories, Incorporated / Va Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Daniel Wallace Callaway, and Carlton G Cartwright. Daniel Wallace Callaway Collection. 1961. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.84322/.

APA citation style:

Veterans Memorial & Multicultural Histories, I. /. V. M. C., Callaway, D. W. & Cartwright, C. G. (1961) Daniel Wallace Callaway Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.84322/.

MLA citation style:

Veterans Memorial & Multicultural Histories, Incorporated / Va Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Daniel Wallace Callaway, and Carlton G Cartwright. Daniel Wallace Callaway Collection. 1961. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.84322/>.