Daniel Dietrich Vietnam War correspondence

Collection — Box: Vietnam 1, Folder: 16-17

Identifier: 2016-131-w-r

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection contains correspondence from Colonel Daniel Dietrich, United States Army, 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

Dietrich, Daniel Harvey, Jr., March 28, 1925-August 7, 1990 (Person)

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

Daniel Harvey Dietrich 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.