Document Type
Oral History
Interviewer
John J. Springer
Interview date
7-6-1999
Interview location
Lewiston, Maine
Time
00:47:42
Files
Download Transcript (421 KB)
Streaming Media
Abstract
Christos Gianopoulos, interviewed by John J. Springer in Lewiston, Maine, July 6, 1999. Gianopoulos speaks about his early life growing up in Sanford, Maine, enrolling in the ROTC in college, enlisting in 1964 knowing nothing about Vietnam, going to Fort Benning for training as an infantry officer and being assigned to be an instructor, his views of military service, and the general public perception of the military during Vietnam. Gianopoulos talks about working for the Agency for International Development and his view of the war and politics of the 1960s. Text: 39 pp. transcript. Time: 01:58:10.
Listen
Part 1. mfc_na4496_01A
Part 2. mfc_na4496_01B
Part 3. mfc_na4496_02A
Disciplines
Military History | Oral History | United States History
Nation of origin
United States
Home state/Territory
Maine
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
European-American
Occupation
Consultant
Branch of service
U.S. Army
Service Unit
25th Infantry Division
Dates of service
November 1964 – April 1967, Vietnam, May 1966 – February 1967
Date of entry
November 1964
Service entry
Commissioned
Location of Service
Battalion Headquarters, Pleiku, Vietnam
Wars & Conflicts
Vietnam War
Entry Rank
O-1 2nd Lieutenant
Highest Rank
O-2 1st Lieutenant
Exit Rank
O-2 1st Lieutenant
Names
McNamara; Bob Whalen; John Keegan; Ho Chi Minh; Nixon; Muskie; Humphrey; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Henry Kissinger; Fidel Castro; Omar Khadafi; Bill Cohen
Locations
Ogunquit; Cape Porpoise; Fort Benning, Georgia; Pleiku; Cambodia; Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Thailand; Washington, D.C.; Panama; San Francisco; Hawaii; Guam; Saigon; Hong Kong; Quy Nhon; Boston
Headings
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; ROTC; Human wave attack; Notification of death
Collection name
Maine Vietnam Veterans Oral History
Collection number
MF224
Item number
NA4496
Recommended Citation
Gianopoulos, Christos J., "Christos Gianopoulos, interviewed by John J. Springer, Part 1" (2023). MF087 Vietnam Veterans Oral History. 33.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ne_vietnam_vets/33
Rights and Access Note
This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for non-commercial uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). For more information, contact Special Collections.
Rights Statement
