Interviewer
John C. Hennen, Jr.
Files
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Dr. Donovan was a Vietnam veteran who was drafted in 1969 while he was a University of Iowa graduate student studying clinical psychology. He lost his leg in the service. At the time of the interview, he was working at the Shawnee Hills Mental Center in Charleston, WV. He discusses: going back to school after returning from Vietnam; disapproval towards the war and how people related that to him; Agent Orange; the VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America), VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States); Ernestine Thornton (who was a combat nurse also interviewed for the Oral History of Appalachia program); and other topics.
Publication Date
1-17-1984
Type
Text
Keywords
Vietnam War, Vietnam Veterans
Disciplines
Appalachian Studies | Oral History | Social History
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-410.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-410, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Donovan, Fred, 1946- -- Autobiography., Shawnee Hills Mental Center., Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States -- Oral histories., Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Oral histories., Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Casualties -- Oral histories., Amputees -- Oral histories., Agent Orange -- Oral histories., Defoliants -- War use -- Oral histories.