Finding Aid for the Jim E. Mulligan Vietnam War correspondence 2015.067.w.r

Lauren Menges

Center for American War Letters Archives

11/4/2016

Leatherby Libraries

Chapman University

Orange, CA 92866

speccoll@chapman.edu

URL: http://www1.chapman.edu/library/archives/

Contributing Institution: Center for American War Letters Archives

Title: Jim E. Mulligan, Jr. Vietnam War correspondence

source: Johnson, Shirley M.

Creator: Mulligan, Jim E., Jr.

Identifier/Call Number: 2015.067.w.r

Identifier/Call Number: 1252

Physical Description: 0.025 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Date (inclusive): 1967 June - September

Abstract: This collection contains three letters from PFC Jim E. Mulligan, USA to his family during the Vietnam War.

Language of Material: English .

Container: Vietnam 2

Container: 1

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Shirley M. Johnson. Legacy collection from Andrew Carroll.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in chronological order.

Preferred Citation

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Jim E. Mulligan Vietnam War correspondence (2015.067.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Content Description

This collection contains three correspondence written by Private First Class Jim E. Mulligan, Jr., United States Army to his Aunt Virginia and her family of Corry, Pennsylvania. Mulligan was part of the 133rd Engineers Detachment in the United States Army. Mulligan was based at Vung-Tau 40 miles south of Saigon. He describes building water towers and heliports. He was later located at Duc-Pho and attached to a unit that supported the 101st Airborne Division.

In his letter dated June 29, 1967, he describes his impression of the local population: "The people here aren't really much different from any other people from other deprived countries. I don't really trust any of them because I can't really tell who's who, the V.C. from the South Vietnamese that is."

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Vietnam War (1961-1975) -- Vietnam.

Vietnam War (1961-1975) -- Correspondence

United States. -- Army.

Military hospitals

Johnson, Shirley M.