Oral History Interview with Bruce Jolly
Title
Oral History Interview with Bruce Jolly
Narrator (written)
Bruce Jolly
Narrator First Name
Bruce
Narrator Last Name
Jolly
Interviewer
Hannah Chung
Abstract
Bruce D. Jolly, Class of 1965. Oral history interview documenting his service in the United States (US) Army during the Vietnam War. Jolly describes joining the Ordnance Corps in January 1968, achieving the rank of First Lieutenant, serving in Bien Hoa at the Long Binh Depot, and working as Chief of Computer Operations. Discusses living in Vietnam, the interactions between US officers and Vietnamese citizens, and the US societal perceptions shifting during his time in college, graduate school, and after the war. As a student at Dartmouth College, member of Dartmouth Society of Engineers, Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). Attended Darned School of Business at University of Virginia and worked at IBM prior to serving in Vietnam.
Date of Interview
May 28, 2015
Subject
Dartmouth Alumni
Dartmouth History
Military Service
Military Service (Army)
Language
English
Rauner ID
DOH-445
Rights
CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Interview Audio Source (MP3)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/jolly_bruce/jolly_bruce.mp3
Interview Transcript Source (PDF)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/jolly_bruce/jolly_bruce_transcript_final.pdf
HTML
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/jolly_bruce/jolly_bruce_transcript_final.html