Military
Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dan James interview
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331206]
Identifier: MSS SC 3186
Scope and Contents
Transcript of an interview conducted by Criss James on 10 March 1985 for the Ray Hillam war project. Criss was Dan's nephew. Dan James joined the United States Navy and served in the Korean and Vietnamese wars. He was a senior advisor to the Vietnamese Navy and was assigned to keep the waters clear.
Dates:
1985 March 10
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Dan James interview
Pat Watkins interview
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330455]
Identifier: MSS SC 3160
Scope and Contents
Transcript of an interview conducted by Criss James on 10 Feb. 1985 for the Ray Hillim project. Watkins was at boot camp in San Diego, California, in 1957 and was assigned to Camp Pendleton, California. He was involved in many athletic activities while in the Marine Corps. Apparently, he joined the United States Army and was with the airborn troops in the Dominican Republic in 1965. He later was a Green Beret with the Army special forces. Watkins was in a top secret unit funded by the...
Dates:
1985 February 10; 1985 February 10