J. Matthew Lissner
Interview of J. Matthew Lissner for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Lissner discusses his time in the United States Army and in the Army Reserves.
Robert W. Black
Interview of Robert W. Black for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. Black picks up from his last interview to discuss his military career spanning time in the Korean War and Vietnam War as a member of the 82nd Airborne Division and Army Rangers. Black also talks about overseeing the ROTC program at Miami University as well as his career as a freelance travel writer as well as writing histories of the Army Rangers.
Watch an interview of Col. Black conducted by the Army Heritage and Education Center.
Learn more about Col. Black on the Army Heritage Center Foundation website.
Citation:
Blair Williams, "Robert W. Black, April 19, 2018," in the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library, http://gardnerlibrary.org/stories/robert-w-black-0, (accessed Month Day, Year).
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