Biographical Information

Name:

Patricia L. Lala

Date of Birth:

1939

Place of Birth:

Los Angeles, CA

Note:

During the Vietnam War, Patricia Lala corresponded with soldiers she met through school, friends, and a letter-writing club. While married to Vince Pugliese, she became a member of the Junior Women’s Club and began writing to soldiers stationed with the 3rd Marine Division. During this time, she also began corresponding with Marines she met in Oceanside, California, the home of Camp Pendleton. Lala’s submission also includes correspondence with Ruben Yuriar, a high school acquaintance and major in the U.S. Army whom she later married. After her second divorce, she resumed the use of her birth name Lala. Her submission has been grouped and organized into three major sections: 1) Junior Women’s Club 3rd Marine Division correspondence; 2) Yuriar correspondence; and 3) Oceanside correspondence. Please refer to Collection Files 2236-2244 for collection item materials.

Gender:

Female

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

CA

War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Civilian

Location of Service:

United States

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Lala participated in a letter writing project from 1967-1969.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Correspondence [23 items]

Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item]

Donor:

Patricia L. Lala

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/2236

Subjects:

Lala, Patricia
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Patricia Lala Collection (AFC/2001/001/2236), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress