Raymond Primm Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Raymond Primm

State of Birth:

AR

Home State:

AR

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1950-1951

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

G Company, 2nd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Camp Funston (basic training) and Fort Riley, Kansas; Chosin Reservoir, Korea

Battles/Campaigns:

Chosin Reservoir, Operation Thunderbolt, Operation Killer, Chinese Spring Offensive, Hwachon Reservoir

Highest Rank:

Corporal

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Cold War

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1954-1958

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Air Force

Unit of Service:

4928th Test Squadron, 4925th Test Group (Atomic)

Location of Service:

Keesler Air Force Base (AFB), Mississippi; Kirtland AFB and Holloman AFB, New Mexico; Enewetak Atoll (Marshall Islands)

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran participated in Operation Teapot (1955); Operation Redwing (1956); worked as an electronic instrumentation technician on Operation High Dive, Operation Man High, Operation High Altitude, Operation High Speed Ejection Seat.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Digital print [1 item] --Photographs

Video: Betacam SP [2 items] --Oral history interview

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Sandra Daugherty

Contributor:

Sandra Daugherty

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Association of the United States Army (AUSA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/24863

Subjects:

Primm, Raymond
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Cold War--Personal Narratives
United States. Air Force.

Cite as:

Raymond Primm Collection
(AFC/2001/001/24863), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress