Oral History Interview with Elyse Smith (Coutinho)

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Interviewee

Elyse Simth

Interviewer

Kristen Pessa

Interview/Donation Date

4-8-2019

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Served In

Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan

Dates of Service

January 30, 2009 - January 30, 2015

Summary

Elyse Smith enlisted in January 2009 and served at the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion in Operation Enduring Freedom/Global War.

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.

Copyright and Permission

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

Simth, Elyse, "Oral History Interview with Elyse Smith (Coutinho)" (2019). Veterans History Project Personal Narratives. 53.
https://vc.bridgew.edu/vhp_stories/53