James A. Mulligan, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

James A. Mulligan, Jr.

State of Birth:

MA

Home State:

VA

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

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War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1944-1975

Entrance into Service:

Commissioned

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Enterprise (CVN 65), Naval Aviator

Location of Service:

Vietnam; Yankee Station, Gulf of Tonkin; South China Sea

Highest Rank:

Captain

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Service History Note:

The Veteran was shot down in 1966. He spent 42 months in solitary confinement in a Vietnamese prisoner of war (POW) camp, being freed in 1973.

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War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1944-1975

Branch of Service:

Navy

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1944-1975

Branch of Service:

Navy

Location of Service:

Korea

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] --Typewritten document

Contributor:

James Mulligan

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/1656

Subjects:

Mulligan Jr., James A.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Prisoners of War--United States
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

James A. Mulligan, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/1656), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress