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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Somalia, 1992-1995; Afghan War, 2001-; Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina
  • Dates of Service: 1990-2017
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: Defense Information Systems Agency; 44th Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade; US Northern Command; 53rd Signal Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command; Defense Information Systems Agency Command; US Army Cyber Command; Information Systems Engineering Command; 63rd Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade; 11th Signal Brigade; 369th Signal Battalion, 15th Signal Brigade; Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe; US Air Force Space Command; Joint Chiefs of Staff; Office of the US Army G6; 5th Signal Command
  • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Continue Hope; Operation Southern Watch; Operation Joint Endeavor; Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
  • Location of Service: Afghanistan; Bosnia and Hercegovina; Fort Gordon, Georgia; Germany; Belgium; Washington, DC; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado; Fort Meade, Maryland; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Somalia; Kuwait
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/128127

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Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Patrick L. Kerr Collection

Names

  • Imprints of Honor
  • Carpita, Natalie Helena
  • Hatch, Barbara
  • Kerr, Patrick L.

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Arizona

Headings

  • -  Kerr, Patrick L.
  • -  Somalia, 1992-1995 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Peacekeeping forces -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Form

  • Flash Drive

Extent

  • 1 item

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Somalia, 1992-1995

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 63rd Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade; 11th Signal Brigade; 369th Signal Battalion, 15th Signal Brigade; Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe; US Air Force Space Command; Joint Chiefs of Staff; Office of the US Army G6; 5th Signal Command
    • Location of Service: Fort Gordon, Georgia; Germany; Belgium; Washington, DC; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado; Fort Meade, Maryland; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Somalia; Kuwait
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Continue Hope; Operation Southern Watch
    • Highest Rank: Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1990-2017
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 44th Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade; US Northern Command; 53rd Signal Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command; Defense Information Systems Agency Command; US Army Cyber Command; Information Systems Engineering Command
    • Location of Service: Bosnia and Hercegovina
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Joint Endeavor
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Afghan War, 2001-

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: Defense Information Systems Agency
    • Location of Service: Afghanistan
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: Flash Drive [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2023-09-23)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/128127

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:

Imprints Of Honor, Natalie Helena Carpita, Barbara Hatch, and Patrick L Kerr. Patrick L. Kerr Collection. 1990. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.128127/.

APA citation style:

Imprints Of Honor, Carpita, N. H., Hatch, B. & Kerr, P. L. (1990) Patrick L. Kerr Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.128127/.

MLA citation style:

Imprints Of Honor, et al. Patrick L. Kerr Collection. 1990. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.128127/>.