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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989; Persian Gulf War, 1991
  • Dates of Service: 1968-2000
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Service Unit/Ship: Headquarters, 82nd Airborne Division; Senior Legal Advisor to Commanding General, US Central Command; 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Armored Division; CORDS Advisory Team 15; Mobile Advisory Team I-20
  • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Just Cause; Operation Desert Shield; Operation Desert Storm
  • Location of Service: Germany; Vietnam; Panama; Saudi Arabia
  • Highest Rank: Colonel; Captain; Lieutenant Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/129393

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Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • James J. Smith Collection

Names

  • Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation
  • Smith, James J.
  • Ruhge, Randy
  • Richardson, Jerome M.

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Iowa

Headings

  • -  Smith, James J.
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Panama -- History -- American Invasion, 1989 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- 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

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Armored Division; CORDS Advisory Team 15; Mobile Advisory Team I-20
    • Location of Service: Germany; Vietnam
    • Highest Rank: Captain
    • Dates of Service: 1968-2000
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Panama--History--American Invasion, 1989

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: Headquarters, 82nd Airborne Division
    • Location of Service: Panama
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Just Cause
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Persian Gulf War, 1991

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Service Unit/Ship: Senior Legal Advisor to Commanding General, US Central Command
    • Location of Service: Saudi Arabia
    • Battles & Campaigns: Operation Desert Shield; Operation Desert Storm
    • Highest Rank: Colonel
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Video: Flash Drive [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2024-02-28)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/129393

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:

Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation, James J Smith, Randy Ruhge, and Jerome M Richardson. James J. Smith Collection. 1968. Personal Narrative. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.129393/.

APA citation style:

Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation, Smith, J. J., Ruhge, R. & Richardson, J. M. (1968) James J. Smith Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.129393/.

MLA citation style:

Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation, et al. James J. Smith Collection. 1968. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2001001.129393/>.