More Details

Summary:

Transcript of the tape-recorded letters of Captain Edward P. Jaeger, Army Veteran (United States Army Medical Service Corps), concerning his experiences during the Vietnam War as a medical supply officer with the 17th Field Hospital (An Khe) and the 67th Evacuation Hospital (Qui Nhon), 1968-69, as related in tape-recorded letters to his parents, Edward F and Alice P Jaeger. Chronicle of his departure for Vietnam; description of Vietnamese village life and culture; assignment to 17th Field Hospital at An Khe; physical description of facilities at 17th Field Hospital; his responsibilities as medical supply officer; descriptions of and comments about unit personnel; problems in procuring medical supplies; problems with drunkenness among personnel; enemy mortar attacks; discipline problems; his institution of reforms in the medical supply operations; effects of constant changeovers in unit command; remodeling of the Officer's Club; leisure time and recreational activities; racial tensions; comments about U.S. domestic politics; personal financial matters; planning for leave in Hawaii with his wife, Elizabeth, and parents; drug problems among personnel; comments about the anti-war movement in the States; description of Cam Ranh Bay and the facilities there; medical supplies and black marketeering; description of the medical depot supply system; future civilian employment plans; transfer to Qhi Nhon to the 67th Evacuation Hospital; comments about the Paris peace negotiations for ending the war; interest in stateside sports; comments about the doctors and nurses; comments about the Army's decorations and commendations policies; plans for leaving Vietnam and separation from the Army.

Author/Creator:

Jaeger, Edward P., 1942-

Contributors:

Vietnam War Oral History Project

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The letters of Captain Edward P. Jaeger to Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Jaeger, 1968-1969 [by Jaeger, E.P.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 1239

Subjects:

Jaeger, Edward P., 1942-

Jaeger, Edward P., 1942- — Correspondence

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 — Personal narratives, American

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 — Campaigns

Soldiers — United States — Correspondence

Vietnam War (1961-1975)

1961-1975

Soldiers

Military campaigns

United States

Genres:

Oral history — Examples

Vietnam War oral history — Examples

Personal narratives — American

Correspondence

General Notes:

The following transcript is essentially a series of letters from the Republic of Vietnam tape-recorded by Captain Jaeger and sent home to his parents during the period July, 9168-July, 1969. The letters concern both personal and military affairs during the Vietnam War." --leaf 2

Physical Description:

317 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1239

OCLC Numbers:

260009766