Castel Louis Allgood Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1959-1979

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Satellite Communication Saigon Station; 73rd Aviation Company, 222nd Aviation Battalion; 5th Light Equipment Company, 20th Engineer Brigade; 505th Signal Company

Location of Service:

Germany; Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Tan Son Nhut, Long Binh and Ben Hoa, Vietnam; La Paz, Bolivia

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item]

Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview

Manuscript: Correspondence [3 items]

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item]

Interviewer:

Mary Ann Sison

Contributor:

Wanda Woodward

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

WLOX TV

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/30444

Subjects:

Allgood, Castel Louis
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Castel Louis Allgood Collection
(AFC/2001/001/30444), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress