Oral history interview with Valdor W. John, [videorecording], 2004.

Derks, Mik.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

John, Valdor W., 1931-

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John (b.1931) served twenty-six years in the Army, including service in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was taken prisoner of war by the North Koreans in Taejon (South Korea) and survived the Korean Death March. He also served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. After his service, he worked as a hospital administrator for the Department of Veterans Affairs. John married, raised four children, and settled in his hometown of Oneida (Wisconsin). From the des...

Wisconsin Veterans Museum

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Wisconsin Public Television

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Dean, William F. (William Frishe), 1899-1981

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William Frishe Dean (1899-1981) was born in Carlyle, Illinois. He earned a bachelors degree from the University of California in 1922 and commissioned in the infantry the following year. He continued his education, graduating from the Command and General Staff School in 1936, the Army Industrial College in 1939, and the Army War College in 1940. During his tenure with the War Department General Staff, from 1941 to 1944, he rose through the ranks to brigadier general in December 1942. Between 194...

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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 24th

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The 24th or "Victory" infantry division was established after the Civil War in honor of African-American service to the Union. The segregated division was assigned to Camp Gifu in occupied Japan after World War II, and was disbanded in 1951. From the description of Photograph albums, 1938-1973 (bulk 1947-1951). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 54112916 ...