| Interviewee | TUMLINSON, Jerald (b. 1941) |
| Military Service | U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran |
| Interview ID # | OH 1646 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Childhood in Carrizo Springs and Corpus Christi, Texas; military experiences of various family members; enlistment in U.S. Army, 1960; basic training at Fort Knox; assignment to tank unit in First Armored Division; service in Germany; Cold War tensions during Cuban Missile Crisis; service in air mobile infantry unit during Vietnam War, 1970-71; experiences in combat; decision to make a career of the military; shift to the field of biomedical electronic engineering; civilian career in hospital operations; opinions regarding prosecution of Vietnam War and benefits of military service. |
| Interviewer(s) | Greg Ball |
| Physical Description | 66 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
