Ed W Freeman Interview

Ed W. Freeman Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service: Navy; Army
Unit of Service/Ship: USS Cacapon (AO 52); Company A, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile); Corps of Engineers
Location of Service: Korea; Pacific Theater; South America; Central America; Texas; Alabama; California; Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam; Landing Zone X-Ray, Vietnam
Highest Rank: Major; First Sergeant
Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/89688
VIDEO CREDIT:
www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.8...
Ed W. Freeman Collection
Names
Wilkerson, Thomas L.
unknown interviewer
Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)
Freeman, Ed W.
Home State
Idaho
Headings
- Freeman, Ed W.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- United States. Navy.
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- United States. Army.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- United States. Army.
Repository
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
Male
Status
veteran
Service History
World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service: Navy
Unit of Service: USS Cacapon (AO 52)
Location of Service: Pacific Theater
Dates of Service: 1944-1946
Entrance into Service: Enlisted
Military Status: veteran
Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service: Army
Unit of Service: Corps of Engineers
Location of Service: Korea
Highest Rank: First Sergeant
Dates of Service: 1946-1967
Entrance into Service: Enlisted
Military Status: veteran
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Branch of Service: Army
Unit of Service: Company A, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Location of Service: South America; Central America; Texas; Alabama; California; Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam; Landing Zone X-Ray, Vietnam
Highest Rank: Major
Entrance into Service: Commissioned
Military Status: veteran
Service History Note: The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service during the battle of the Ia Dang Valley on 11/14/1965.
Materials
Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-09-12)
Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2002-09-12)
Collection Number
AFC/2001/001/89688
Cite as
Ed W. Freeman Collection (AFC/2001/001/89688), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Why does he day he was the only one flying? He and Crandall both flew more than 22 missions and Crandall refused the MOH until Freeman got his.