Interview with Donald Slover, July 31, 2022
Project: West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project
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In this interview Donald Slover discusses his childhood and his experiences serving in the military during the Vietnam War. Slover was born in Berlin in 1948. He moved to America as an infant and was raised in a small town in New York. He was drafted in 1970 and accepted an offer to become a member of the special forces as a medic. He passed all of the training necessary except for advanced medic training. After failing out, he joined the 4th Psychological warfare school at Fort Bragg as an illustrator. He served in this role until 1976.Interview Accession
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United States. Army Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Morale Psychological warfare IllustratorsInterview Rights
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Slover, Donald Interview by Thomas Wood. 31 Jul. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Slover, D. (2022, July 31). Interview by T. Wood. West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Slover, Donald, interview by Thomas Wood. July 31, 2022, West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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