Whipple, Bruce (Interview transcript and video), 2011

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Bruce Whipple was born in Lansing, Michigan, and was drafted into the Army two years after high school. He trained as an infantryman at Fort Bragg and Fort Dix, and went to Vietnam in July, 1969. He was assigned to mortar platoon Echo Company, 2/506 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. His unit fought in the A Shau Valley, then near the coast around Camp Evans, then in the Ripcord campaign. He spent nearly all of his tour in the field, much of it attached to line companies rather than staying on firebases.

2011-07-27

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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