Interview with Wayne Dennis Krauss, August 6, 2022
Project: West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project
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Dennis was born in 1941. He went to Ursinus college and graduated in 1963. He was a high school teacher for a few years until 1967 when he joined the army as a 2nd lieutenant. He trained as a medic but grew up working in his family's hotel. He was sent to Germany where he ran an officer's club. in January of 1968, he arrived in Vietnam. He was in the 1st infantry division during Tet. He later moved out of the field and was an executive officer in a field hospital. He returned home with 6 months left in the army. He worked in a ward for service members that lost limbs in combat. He finished out his service as a captain.Interview Accession
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Krauss, Wayne Dennis Interview by Thomas John Wood. 06 Aug. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Krauss, W.D. (2022, August 06). Interview by T. J. Wood. West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Krauss, Wayne Dennis, interview by Thomas John Wood. August 06, 2022, West Chester University: Vietnam Era Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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