Linda S. Gray Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Linda S. Gray

State of Birth:

SC

Home State:

PA

Gender:

Female

Race:

Black or African American

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War or Conflict:

Persian Gulf War, 1991

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1990-1991

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

1015th Postal Unit

Location of Service:

Saudi Arabia; Indiana

Battles/Campaigns:

Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm

Highest Rank:

Specialist

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran enlisted with the Indiana Army National Guard in 1988 and deployed to Saudi Arabia in 1990. Veteran was commissioned in 1993 and served as Commander of the 528th Finance Detachment from 1997 to 2000. Veteran then served as TAC Officer of the 166th Regiment from 2000-2003. Veteran served as Assistant Professor of Military Science at Temple University, Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2006.

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War or Conflict:

Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

2006-2007

Entrance into Service:

Commissioned

Unit of Service:

Joint Area Support Group, 28th Division Support Command

Location of Service:

Baghdad, Iraq; Pennsylvania

Battles/Campaigns:

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

Highest Rank:

Major

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran served as Deputy Comptroller and Budget Officer from 2007 to present. Veteran was a member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Interviewer:

Walter Zapotoczny

Contributor:

Walter Zapotoczny

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

28th Infantry Division

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/63718

Subjects:

Gray, Linda S.
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Linda S. Gray Collection
(AFC/2001/001/63718), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress