Richard Gabrielson Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Richard Gabrielson

State of Birth:

RI

Home State:

OR

Gender:

Male

Race:

Other

War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1967-1973

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

HS-6 (Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron)

Location of Service:

Naval Air Station Imperial Beach and Naval Air Station Los Alamitos, California; Naval Air Advanced Training Command Memphis, Tennessee

Highest Rank:

E-4

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran states he was a sonar operator and Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter crewman in recovery of Apollo XIV capsule.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] --Digitized Copy

Interviewer:

Gary Rhay

Contributor:

Denver Collins

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Timeless Media Group

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/5779

Subjects:

Gabrielson, Richard
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Richard Gabrielson Collection
(AFC/2001/001/5779), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress