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Joseph Benavides at time of interview

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Cold War; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Dates of Service: 1968-1970; 1974-1980
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps; Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
  • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Meade River; Thuong Duc; Operation Pipestone Canyon; Operation Lancaster
  • Location of Service: Camp Pendleton, California; Vietnam; Fort Irwin, California; San Luis Obispo, California; Los Alamitos, California
  • Highest Rank: E-4; E-6
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/106077

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Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Joseph Peter Benavides Collection

Names

  • Cipriano, Elizabeth
  • Benavides, Joseph Peter
  • VA Medical Center, Sepulveda

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • California

Headings

  • -  Benavides, Joseph Peter
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Cold War -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • Hispanic

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
    • Location of Service: Camp Pendleton, California; Vietnam
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Meade River; Thuong Duc; Operation Pipestone Canyon; Operation Lancaster
    • Highest Rank: E-4
    • Dates of Service: 1968-1970
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served as an forward observer and truck driver.

  • Cold War

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Location of Service: Fort Irwin, California; San Luis Obispo, California; Los Alamitos, California
    • Highest Rank: E-6
    • Dates of Service: 1974-1980
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served as a crew chief, instructor and administrative specialist.

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2016-09-08; 2016)
  • Photograph: Copy photographic print [19 items] -- Photographs (collected 1865-1992)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected 1968-1969)
  • Manuscript: Military Papers [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1969-09-23)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1969)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 2016-08-11; 2016)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/106077

Online Format

  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Cipriano, Elizabeth, Joseph Peter Benavides, and Sepulveda Va Medical Center. Joseph Peter Benavides Collection. 1968. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.106077/.

APA citation style:

Cipriano, E., Benavides, J. P. & Va Medical Center, S. (1968) Joseph Peter Benavides Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.106077/.

MLA citation style:

Cipriano, Elizabeth, Joseph Peter Benavides, and Sepulveda Va Medical Center. Joseph Peter Benavides Collection. 1968. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.106077/>.