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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Dates of Service: 1968-1996
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 94th Field Artillery; Headquarters Battery, 108th Field Artillery Group, XXIV Corps; 220th Aviation Company; 212th Aviation Battalion; 1st Aviation Brigade
  • Battles & Campaigns: Counteroffensive Phase IV; Tet 1969 Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Operation Lam Son 271; Operation Dawson River; Operation Marshall Mountain; Operation Dewey Canyon; Operation Sherman Peak; Operation Purple Martin; Operation Massachusetts Striker; Operation Kentucky Jumper; Operation Remagen; Operation Montana Mauler; Operation Lam Son 277; Operation Massachusetts Bay; Operation Virginia Ridge; Operation Utah Mesa; Operation Arlington Canyon
  • Location of Service: FSB C-1, Vietnam; FSB Birmingham, Vietnam; Camp Eagle, Vietnam; Hue, Vietnam; Phu Bai, Vietnam; Dong Ha, Vietnam; South China Sea; Da Nang, Vietnam; Germany; Frankfurt, Germany; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Omaha, Nebraska; Egypt; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria; Fort Lewis, Washington; Washington, DC; Fort Ord, California; Fort Lee, Virginia; Fort Monroe, Virginia; Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/125631

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Interview with David Anthony Napoliello [04 October 2016]

About this Item

Title

  • David Anthony Napoliello Collection

Names

  • The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration
  • Galloway, Joe
  • Napoliello, David Anthony

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Virginia

Headings

  • -  Napoliello, David Anthony
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Form

  • Digital File

Extent

  • 1 item

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 94th Field Artillery; Headquarters Battery, 108th Field Artillery Group, XXIV Corps; 220th Aviation Company; 212th Aviation Battalion; 1st Aviation Brigade
    • Location of Service: FSB C-1, Vietnam; FSB Birmingham, Vietnam; Camp Eagle, Vietnam; Hue, Vietnam; Phu Bai, Vietnam; Dong Ha, Vietnam; South China Sea; Da Nang, Vietnam; Germany; Frankfurt, Germany; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Omaha, Nebraska; Egypt; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria; Fort Lewis, Washington; Washington, DC; Fort Ord, California; Fort Lee, Virginia; Fort Monroe, Virginia; Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
    • Battles & Campaigns: Counteroffensive Phase IV; Tet 1969 Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Operation Lam Son 271; Operation Dawson River; Operation Marshall Mountain; Operation Dewey Canyon; Operation Sherman Peak; Operation Purple Martin; Operation Massachusetts Striker; Operation Kentucky Jumper; Operation Remagen; Operation Montana Mauler; Operation Lam Son 277; Operation Massachusetts Bay; Operation Virginia Ridge; Operation Utah Mesa; Operation Arlington Canyon
    • Highest Rank: Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1968-1996
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran also served in the 77th Field Artillery Battalion; 9th Infantry Division; Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition; 7th Infantry Division; US Army Quartermaster Center and School; US Army Training and Doctrine Command; Program Executive Officer for Armored Systems Modernization; and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Materials

  • Video: Digital File [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2016-10-04)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/125631

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:

The United States Of America Vietnam War Commemoration, Joe Galloway, and David Anthony Napoliello. David Anthony Napoliello Collection. 1968. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.125631/.

APA citation style:

The United States Of America Vietnam War Commemoration, Galloway, J. & Napoliello, D. A. (1968) David Anthony Napoliello Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.125631/.

MLA citation style:

The United States Of America Vietnam War Commemoration, Joe Galloway, and David Anthony Napoliello. David Anthony Napoliello Collection. 1968. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.125631/>.