Pat Watkins interview
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 Central Intelligence Agency in Vietnam. He gathered reconnaissance for the Marines surrounded at Khe Sanh in 1968, and his unit suffered heavy casualties.
Dates
- 1985 February 10
- 1985 February 10
Creator
- Watkins, Pat (Person)
- James, Criss (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Pat Watkins interview must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 item (20 p.)
1 item (20 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These materials were donated to Special Collections by Ray Hillam in 1999.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Ray Hillam; 1999.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Title
- Register of Pat Watkins interview
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 22 February 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States