Gordon Coleman was born in Oakland, California, in 1931 to a relatively well-established African-American family. He was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, where he participated in the ROTC. He then served in the army in Korea and subsequently, as a reservist, at the Oakland Army Base (OAB). Coleman rose to the position of Commandant of the Army Reserve School at the OAB in 1979.
Details
Title
Gordon Coleman, Oakland Army Base Oral History Project ; interviews conducted by Lisa Rubens in 2007. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Extent
Transcript: 131 p. Video interview: 6 videodiscs
Other Physical Details
sd., col.
Dimensions
29 cm. 4 3/4 in.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
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