Manuel Silva — D Co. 2/8 CAV — Angry Skipper Archive

Manuel
Silva

· Range · 11B · Light Weapons Infantryman

Known as "Sonny"

In-Country Service

–

Home of Record

Character of Service

Honorable

Archive Status

Active

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Timeline (9)

Photos (5)

Served alongside (1)

Verbal accounts (0)

Documents (1)

Letters (0)

Service record (1)

External resources (2)

Service timeline drawn from NJ National Guard Militia Museum oral history interview and PBS39 WLVT "The War is Still With Us" profile (2017). Video oral history on file; full transcription pending.

1969

1969–1970

1969

1969-12

1970

1970-03

1970-05

Photographs courtesy of Sonny Silva via PBS39 WLVT "The War is Still With Us" (2017).

Photos of Manuel

Calling in fire support — Cambodian border, Feb. 1970

NVA cache — 'The City,' Cambodia, May 1970

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Explicitly Referenced

1 Record

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Veteran Oral History — Manuel 'Sonny' Silva

interview

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MOS

11B · Light Weapons Infantryman

Component

U.S. Army

Unit

D Co. 2/8 CAV, 1st Air Cavalry Division

Character of Service

Honorable

Decorations & Awards

Combat Infantryman Badge

Bronze Star Medal

Army Commendation Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Vietnam Campaign Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Other Records

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NJ National Guard Militia Museum — Oral History

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PBS39 WLVT — The War is Still With Us: Sonny Silva

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