Oral History Interview with Michael A. House

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Interviewee

Michael A. House

Interviewer

Maureen F. Boiros

Interview/Donation Date

11-15-2012

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Served In

Vietnam

Dates of Service

1965-1968

Summary

Michael House, U.S. Navy 3rd battalion, 9th regiment, Marine Division, Mike Company.

Michael House was a medic in Vietnam and was himself injured and received the Purple Heart. He explains how his time in Vietnam caused him to develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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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Each participant in the Veterans History Project has signed a release form allowing Maxwell Library to use these materials. In accordance with the Library of Congress, VHP participants (both interviewees and interviewers) retain the copyright to their materials; therefore, permission will need to be obtained before using the interview in exhibition or publication. For additional information about using the VHP collections, please visit http://www.loc.gov/vets/researchinfo.html

Recommended Citation

House, Michael A., "Oral History Interview with Michael A. House" (2012). Veterans History Project Personal Narratives. 3.
https://vc.bridgew.edu/vhp_stories/3