John Kline Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

John Kline

State of Birth:

PA

Home State:

MN

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

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War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1969-1994

Entrance into Service:

Commissioned

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

31st Marine Aviation Operation; HMX-1 (Marine Helicopter Squadron); HMH-362 (Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron)

Location of Service:

Quantico, Virginia; Fort Wolters, Texas; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Da Nang, Vietnam; Hawaii; Washington, DC; Okinawa, Japan; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Carlyle and Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania; Pentagon, Virginia

Highest Rank:

Colonel

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran served as an aide to President Jimmy Carter and President Ronald Reagan.

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War or Conflict:

Somalia, 1992-1995

Status:

Veteran

Unit of Service:

MAG-16 (Marine Aircraft Group)

Location of Service:

Mogadishu, Somalia; Quantico, Virginia

Highest Rank:

Colonel

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

Manuscript: Biography [1 item] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Copy photographic print [6 items] --Photographs

Interviewer:

Brien Williams

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/43067

Subjects:

Kline, John
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.
Somalia, 1992-1995--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

John Kline Collection
(AFC/2001/001/43067), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress