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Oral History Interview with Jerald Tumlinson, September 30, 2007

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Interview with Jerald Tumlinson, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. The interview discusses his 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 1st Armored Division; service in Germany; Cold War tensions during Cuban Missile Crisis; service in air mobile infantry unit during Vietnam War, 190-71; experiences in combat; decision to make 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 … continued below

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70 p. ; 28 cm.

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Ball, Gregory W. & Tumlinson, Jerald September 30, 2007.

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Interview with Jerald Tumlinson, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. The interview discusses his 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 1st Armored Division; service in Germany; Cold War tensions during Cuban Missile Crisis; service in air mobile infantry unit during Vietnam War, 190-71; experiences in combat; decision to make 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.

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70 p. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted in 2007 for the Vietnam War Oral History Project and the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Interviewer: Gregory W. Ball.

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Ball, Gregory W. & Tumlinson, Jerald. Oral History Interview with Jerald Tumlinson, September 30, 2007, book, September 30, 2007; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2405199/: accessed May 17, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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