Name
Heiden, Jim (Interviewee)
Smith, Clark, 1934- (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Jim Heiden
Abstract
Basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, July-August, 1967; sent to Vietnam January 1968; transportation operations in Vietnam; Tet offensive, 1968; black market operations in Vietnam; racial relations among United States soldiers in Vietnam; effects of political events in United States soldiers in Vietnam during 1968; return to United States, application for conscientious objector status.
Collection Name
Vietnam veterans project
Subjects
Veterans; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; African American soldiers; Tet Offensive, 1968; Heiden, Jim; United States. Army
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Note (Biographical)
Veteran.
Note
Interviewed by Clark Smith.
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13503011
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-mmk4-3x55
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.