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Terry John Mitchell, Long Binh, Vietnam [1970]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina; Somalia, 1992-1995
  • Dates of Service: 1996-2002; 1969-1973; 2003-2006; 1975-1995
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion; 3rd Battalion, 389th Regiment (Engineer Training); 1209th Army Garrison; 3rd Brigade, 98th Division (Training); 354th Civil Affairs Brigade; XVIII Airborne Corps; 354th Civil Affairs Brigade; 2nd Battalion, 313th Regiment (Logistics Support); 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion; 702nd Military Intelligence Detachment; US Army Vietnam; 98th Division (Training); Army Reserve; 354th Civil Affairs Brigade
  • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Continue Hope; Operation Joint Forge; Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF); Counteroffensive IV; Consolidation I
  • Location of Service: Iraq; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Holabird, Maryland; Monterey, California; Fort Myer, Virginia; Vietnam; Mattydale, New York; Ithaca, New York; Riverdale, Missouri; Somalia; Bosnia and Hercegovina; Fort Drum, New York
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant; Colonel; Lieutenant Colonel; Major
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/126776

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Interview / Recording

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[ Photo Album ]
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[ Memorandum: To Commander, United States Forces Somalia. After Action Report [1/2/1994] ]
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[ Force Protection Measures [7/28/2003] ]
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[ Letter from Terry J. Mitchell to Dan and Paula. [11/25/1993] ]
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[ Christmas letter received by Terry Mitchell [12/7/1993] ]
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[ Letter from Terry Mitchell to Mrs. DeMatt's Class. [12/29/1993] ]

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[ Email letter from Terry Mitchell. Bosnia Update. [1/29/1999] ]
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[ Email letter from Terry Mitchell to Penny Bosnia Update. [3/22/1999] ]
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[ Post Card to Dan Chacchia from Terry Mitchell [6/8/1999] ]
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[ Military Biography Terry J. Mitchell Colonel, US Army (Retired) ]
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[ Creative Work-Terry J. Mitchell ]

About this Item

Title

  • Terry John Mitchell Collection

Names

  • Daughters of the American Revolution
  • Benoit, Diana
  • Mitchell, Terry John

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Tennessee

Headings

  • -  Mitchell, Terry John
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Somalia, 1992-1995 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Peacekeeping forces -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

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: 702nd Military Intelligence Detachment; US Army Vietnam; 98th Division (Training); Army Reserve
    • Location of Service: Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Holabird, Maryland; Monterey, California; Fort Myer, Virginia; Vietnam
    • Battles & Campaigns: Counteroffensive IV; Consolidation I
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1969-1973
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Somalia, 1992-1995

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion; 3rd Battalion, 389th Regiment (Engineer Training); 1209th Army Garrison; 3rd Brigade, 98th Division (Training); 354th Civil Affairs Brigade; XVIII Airborne Corps
    • Location of Service: Mattydale, New York; Ithaca, New York; Riverdale, Missouri; Somalia
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Continue Hope
    • Highest Rank: Major
    • Dates of Service: 1975-1995
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 354th Civil Affairs Brigade; 2nd Battalion, 313th Regiment (Logistics Support); 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion
    • Location of Service: Bosnia and Hercegovina; Fort Drum, New York
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Joint Forge
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1996-2002
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Iraq War, 2003-2011

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 354th Civil Affairs Brigade
    • Location of Service: Iraq
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
    • Highest Rank: Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 2003-2006
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: Flash Drive [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2024-01-22)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2007-01-01-2007-12-31)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [5 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1994-01-25-2004-02-16)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [7 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1993-11-25-1999-06-08)
  • Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2007-01-01-2007-12-31)
  • Manuscript: Maps [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 2003-04-01-2004-03-31)
  • Manuscript: Military Papers [7 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1994-01-02-2004-04-01)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1999-01-21-2002-05-04)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [8 items] -- Photograph (collected 1969-09-01-2024-01-31)
  • Photograph: Digital print [28 items] -- Photograph (collected 1970-01-01-2004-03-31)
  • Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [2 items] -- Photograph (collected 2003-08-01-2020-12-31)
  • Artifact: Artifact [8 items] -- Other (collected 2003-04-01-2004-03-31)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/126776

Online Format

  • video
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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:

Daughters Of The American Revolution, Diana Benoit, and Terry John Mitchell. Terry John Mitchell Collection. 1969. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.126776/.

APA citation style:

Daughters Of The American Revolution, Benoit, D. & Mitchell, T. J. (1969) Terry John Mitchell Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.126776/.

MLA citation style:

Daughters Of The American Revolution, Diana Benoit, and Terry John Mitchell. Terry John Mitchell Collection. 1969. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.126776/>.