Biographical Information

Name:

Solomon Reed

Date of Birth:

1947

Place of Birth:

Fort Davis, AL

Gender:

Male

Race:

Black or African American

Home State:

VA

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War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1964-1995

Entrance into Service:

enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Concord (AFS 5); USS Yellowstone

Location of Service:

Great Lakes Naval Training Center (NTC), Illinois; Jacksonville Naval Air Station (NAS) and Macdill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida; London, England; Miramar NAS, California; Washington, DC

Highest Rank:

Command Master Chief, E-9

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

No

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War or Conflict:

Persian Gulf War, 1990-1995

Status:

Veteran

Entrance into Service:

enlisted

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

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

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

Interviewer:

Jennifer King 

Donor:

Patricia O. Pearson

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

James Madison High School

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/7936

Subjects:

Reed, Solomon
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Persian Gulf War, 1990-1995 -- Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Solomon Reed Collection (AFC/2001/001/7936), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress