Oral History Interview with Gene L. Bound

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Interviewee

Gene L. Bound

Interviewer

Louise Graham

Interview/Donation Date

3-10-2014

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Served In

Vietnam

Dates of Service

1965-1968

Summary

Gene, L. Bound -- Marines, Vietnam, 1966, sergeant,E-5, 1st Battalion, fifth Marines, C-Company, 1st Marine Division, Vietnam. Charlie Company 15. Vietnam; South Vietnam, Mekong Delta, all 5 Corps. Operation Colorado. He does not remember the names of the other operations. Many of the men he served with were killed.

Related Materials

The Veterans History Project was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 (Public Law 106-380). The Project collects first-hand accounts of U.S. Veterans from World War I (1914-1920), World War II (1939-1946), the Korean War (1950-1955), the Vietnam War (1961-1975), the Persian Gulf War (1990-1995), and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present), For more information about the Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center, visit http://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html.

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Recommended Citation

Bound, Gene L., "Oral History Interview with Gene L. Bound" (2014). Veterans History Project Personal Narratives. 20.
https://vc.bridgew.edu/vhp_stories/20