Richard Alan Alderson Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1970-1972

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

440th Signal Battalion, 8th and 1st infantry Division

Location of Service:

Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Ord, California; Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Baumholder and Kaiserslaughtern, Germany; Fort Riley, Kansas

Highest Rank:

Specialist Four

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran also served from 06/18/1974-11/27/1979.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item]

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [4 items]

Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [7 items]

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

Interviewer:

Nancy Westlake

Contributor:

Mary Evans

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/3051

Subjects:

Alderson, Richard Alan
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Richard Alan Alderson Collection
(AFC/2001/001/3051), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress