Daniel Dietrich Vietnam War correspondence
Content Description
This collection contains correspondence from Col Daniel Dietrich, USA, to his wife during the Second World War and while stationed in Saigon during the Vietnam War. The collection consists of two V-Mail from 1945 and two compact discs of audio recordings made by Colonel Dietrich in 1968. Of interest are recordings made before and during the Tet offensive.
Dates
- 1945 April 14 - 1968 December 15
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Biographical / Historical
Colonel Daniel Harvey Dietrich, USA, was born on March 28, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland and enlisted in the United States Army in July 1943. He served in Germany until after the war and left the Army in 1946. He re-enlisted in the Army and earned a commission in 1950, eventually earning the rank of Colonel and served once more in the Vietnam War. He was in Saigon during the Tet Offensive of 1968 and continued to serve until his retirement in 1974. Col. Dietrich passed away on August 7, 1990.
Extent
0.025 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence from Col. Daniel Dietrich, USA, to his wife during the Second World War and the Vietnam War.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by material type and date:
- Series 1: Second World War correspondence
- Series 2: Vietnam War correspondence
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rebecca (Becky) Dietrich, 5/22/2014 and 3/9/2014. This is a legacy collection from Andrew Carroll.
- Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Local sources
- Vietnam War (1961-1975) -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vietnam War (1961-1975) -- Mass media and the war. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vietnam War (1961-1975) -- Personal narratives, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vietnam War (1961-1975) -- Personal narratives, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vietnam War (1961-1975) -- Vietnam. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1939-1945) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1939-1945) -- Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1939-1945) -- Homefront Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1939-1945) -- Protest movements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1939-1945) -- Protest movements -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1939-1945) -- Public opinion Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War II Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Daniel Dietrich Vietnam War correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrew Harman
- Date
- 8/17/2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Center for American War Letters Archives Repository
