Oral History Interview with Francis T. McMenamin, Jr.

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Interviewee

Francis T. McMenamin Jr.

Interviewer

Gregory Sorensen

Interview/Donation Date

10-1-2014

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Served In

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Dates of Service

March 2001-November 2006

Summary

Francis McMenamin – Army OEF/OIF 2001-2006 Ghost Troop, 2nd armored Calvary regiment, Ranger Battalion 509th, was in Sadam’s palace and saw his statue pulled down. Hit with IED and at Walter Reed. 1-1/2 years to readjust.

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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

McMenamin, Francis T. Jr., "Oral History Interview with Francis T. McMenamin, Jr." (2014). Veterans History Project Personal Narratives. 24.
https://vc.bridgew.edu/vhp_stories/24