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Document Details


Title: William Moriarty
Document type: Oral history
Accessibility: Free Only
Repository: Virginia Military Institute. Preston Library. Archives and Special Collections
Collection: Adams Center (VMI) Cold War History Project
Description: Moriarty was commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1959. In May 1964 he participated in an On the Job Training (OJT) program and was assigned to the 32nd Vietnamese Ranger Battalion as an advisor. In 1967 he was assigned to the Vietnamese Marine Corps. This interview covers his experiences during the Vietnam War.
Extent: 20 pages
Original Language: English
Time span: Not indicated ... to 2004 (Year of interview)
Speaker: Moriarty, William
Speaker gender: Male
Speaker occupation: Military personnel
Document location: Lexington, VA
Document date: 24-Jun-2004
Interviewer: Sears, Shelby E.
Organizations discussed: Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
Historical events discussed: Cold War, 1945-1989; Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975
Locations discussed: Asia; North America; Russia; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; United States; Vietnam
Topics discussed - ASP terms: Asia; Cold War, 1945-1989; International relations; Military education--United States; Military readiness; Military service, Voluntary; North America; Oral history; Russia; Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; United States; United States--Armed Forces; United States--Military history; United States--Military policy; United States--Military relations--Soviet Union; Vietnam; Vietnam Conflict, 1955-1975; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Campaigns; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Veterans; Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
ASP release: 2005-06
Document code: OHI0029022-32045