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United States History

The University of Maine

2023

Infantry

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Jon Oplinger, Interviewed By Laura Tucker, Part 1, Jon Oplinger Jul 2023

Jon Oplinger, Interviewed By Laura Tucker, Part 1, Jon Oplinger

MF087 Vietnam Veterans Oral History

Jon Oplinger, interviewed by Laura Tucker in Farmington, Maine on June 8, 1999. Oplinger tells about enlisting with the Army after receiving his draft notice; being assigned to the infantry; basic training, infantry training; enlisting in Officer Candidate School; going to Primary Helicopter School as executive officer of a headquarters company; receiving his orders to go to Vietnam in January 1968 but not departing until May of 1968; hoping the Tet Offensive may have signaled an end to the war; attending Jungle School for two weeks in Panama to acclimatize to tropical weather; being assigned to the 9th Division before …


Jon Oplinger, Interviewed By Laura Tucker, Part 2, Jon Oplinger Jul 2023

Jon Oplinger, Interviewed By Laura Tucker, Part 2, Jon Oplinger

MF087 Vietnam Veterans Oral History

Jon Oplinger, interviewed by Laura Tucker in Farmington, Maine on June 8, 1999. Oplinger tells about enlisting with the Army after receiving his draft notice; being assigned to the infantry; basic training, infantry training; enlisting in Officer Candidate School; going to Primary Helicopter School as executive officer of a headquarters company; receiving his orders to go to Vietnam in January 1968 but not departing until May of 1968; hoping the Tet Offensive may have signaled an end to the war; attending Jungle School for two weeks in Panama to acclimatize to tropical weather; being assigned to the 9th Division before …


Jon Oplinger, Interviewed By Laura Tucker, Part 3, Jon Oplinger Jul 2023

Jon Oplinger, Interviewed By Laura Tucker, Part 3, Jon Oplinger

MF087 Vietnam Veterans Oral History

Jon Oplinger, interviewed by Laura Tucker in Farmington, Maine on June 8, 1999. Oplinger tells about enlisting with the Army after receiving his draft notice; being assigned to the infantry; basic training, infantry training; enlisting in Officer Candidate School; going to Primary Helicopter School as executive officer of a headquarters company; receiving his orders to go to Vietnam in January 1968 but not departing until May of 1968; hoping the Tet Offensive may have signaled an end to the war; attending Jungle School for two weeks in Panama to acclimatize to tropical weather; being assigned to the 9th Division before …


Jon Oplinger, Interviewed By Laura Tucker, Part 4, Jon Oplinger Jul 2023

Jon Oplinger, Interviewed By Laura Tucker, Part 4, Jon Oplinger

MF087 Vietnam Veterans Oral History

Jon Oplinger, interviewed by Laura Tucker in Farmington, Maine on June 8, 1999. Oplinger tells about enlisting with the Army after receiving his draft notice; being assigned to the infantry; basic training, infantry training; enlisting in Officer Candidate School; going to Primary Helicopter School as executive officer of a headquarters company; receiving his orders to go to Vietnam in January 1968 but not departing until May of 1968; hoping the Tet Offensive may have signaled an end to the war; attending Jungle School for two weeks in Panama to acclimatize to tropical weather; being assigned to the 9th Division before …