McCoy, James (Interview outline and video), 2013
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Title
McCoy, James (Interview outline and video), 2013
Creator
Contributor
Smither, James (Interviewer)
Description
Jim was born in Santee, California on August 29, 1951. After Jim graduated from high school in 1969, he decided to beat the draft and enlist in the United States Army. He was sent to Vietnam in May 1970 and worked as a base guard at Bien Hoa. After some time, he was reassigned to 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1/506th, 101st Airborne out of Camp Evans. Jim took part in the attack at Firebase Ripcord. After getting out of the army, Jim joined the California Highway Patrol and served for twenty eight years. After retirement from the CHP, Jim went to Iraq and Afghanistan and worked as a police advisor to local police departments.
Date
2013-10-10
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
MCCoyJ1551V
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Collection
Citation
McCoy, James, “McCoy, James (Interview outline and video), 2013,” Digital Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29321.