Ed W. Freeman Collectionloc.natlib.afc2001001.43326FreemanEd W.intervieweeMSIDMalehttps://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.43326/World War, 1939-1945Veteran1944-1946EnlistedNavyUSS Cacapon (AO 52)Pacific TheaterKorean War, 1950-1953Veteran1946-1967EnlistedArmyCorps of EngineersKoreaPork Chop HillFirst SergeantVietnam War, 1961-1975Veteran1945-1977CommissionedArmyCompany A, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)South America; Central America; Texas; Alabama; California; Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam; Landing Zone X-Ray, VietnamIa Drang ValleyMajorThe veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service during the battle of the Ia Dang Valley on 11/14/1965.VideoDVD1 itemOral history interview06/07/2006PaulSueinterviewerHillBarrycontributorWarhawk Air MuseumcontributorAFC/2001/001/43326FreemanEd W.World War, 1939-1945Personal NarrativesUnited States. Navy.Korean War, 1950-1953Personal NarrativesUnited States. Army.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Personal NarrativesUnited States. Army.Ed W. Freeman Collection (AFC/2001/001/43326), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of CongressVeterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of CongressDLC-AFC2007-02-282022-04-18loc.natlib.afc2001001.43326Ed W. Freeman Collection2007https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/43326mixed materialFreeman, Ed W.Freeman, Ed W.Pacific Theater [service location]World War, 1939-1945--Personal NarrativesUnited States. Navy.Korea [service location]Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal NarrativesUnited States. Army.South America [service location]Central America [service location]Texas [service location]Alabama [service location]California [service location]Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam [service location]Landing Zone X-Ray, Vietnam [service location]Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal NarrativesUnited States. Army.Veterans History Project