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[Number of Pages: 146]
Item Creation Date: October 2007
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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[Number of Pages: 150]
Item Creation Date: October 2009
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 10 Sep 2018 [Updated: 10 Sep 2018]
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[Number of Pages: 148]
Item Creation Date: October 2008
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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[Number of Pages: 148]
Item Creation Date: October 2010
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 07 Sep 2018 [Updated: 07 Sep 2018]
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[Number of Pages: 193]
Item Creation Date: October 2005
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 06 Sep 2018 [Updated: 26 Feb 2019]
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[Number of Pages: 52]
Author(s): Richard F. Newcomb, William L. Ryan
Item Creation Date: 1968
Collection: Paul M. Redhead Collection
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Added: 06 Nov 2025 [Updated: 06 Nov 2025]
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[Number of Pages: 123]
Item Creation Date: October 2011
Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection: Membership Directory
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 14 Feb 2018 [Updated: 04 Oct 2018]
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[Number of Pages: 78]
Item Creation Date: 1987
Collection: Michael Cook Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 08 Dec 2010 [Updated: 14 Dec 2010]
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Catalog - Zenith Aviation Books
Document Item Number: 21120104016
[Number of Pages: 48]
Item Creation Date: 1988
Collection: Ronald P. (Phil) Marshall
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 07 Mar 2018 [Updated: 17 Jan 2019]
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[Number of Pages: 75]
TOC 2012Scrapbook1732
14th Aviation Battalion Unit Day – 3 September (24 April 1967)
LTC Carroll C. Isaacs
A brief history of the 71st Assault Helicopter Company
History of 161st Aviation Company
A brief history of the 174th Aviation Company
A brief history of the 178th Aviation Company
A brief history of the 176th Aviation Company
A brief history of C Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry
14th Combat Aviation Battalion Operations since May 1967
Awards received by member of Battalion from 1JAN67
• Distinguised Service Cross
• Silver Star
• Legion of Merit
• Distinguised Flying Cross
• Soldier’s Medal
• Bronze Star
• Bronze Star V
• Air Medal
• Air Medal V
• Army Commendation Medal
• Army Commendation Medal with V Device
• Purple Heart
Christmas Card -Commander’s message: GEN W. C. Westmoreland
Prayer for Christmas
Christmas Day Dinner Menu
Poem – “Here I am in South Vietnam”
My Lai: Attrocity Story
Headquarters 1st Aviation Brigade General Orders Number 2956
Awarded Air Medal
• Specialist 4 (SPC4) Richard P. Busillo
• PFC Leon D. Croom
• SPC4 Edward Crutchfield
• SPC4 Eulysis Currie
• Specialist 5 (SPC5) Americo Derocchis
• SPC4 Michael J. Hard
• SPC4 Roland D. Hawkins
• SPC4 Glenn L. Head
• SPC4 James R. Headley
• SPC4 Donald R. Hunter
• Specialst 6 (SPC6) William M. Johnson, Jr.
• SPC4 Gary V. McGowan
• SPC4 Dennis S. Pelliccia
• PFC Earl G. Perry
• SPC4 Blaine Simplot
• SPC4 Barry R. Steward
• SPC5 Dwight R. Tague
• PFC Randy Tsadiasi
• SPC4 Franklin S. Wannomae
• Units referenced
o 120th Aviation Company
o 335th Aviation Company
o 174th Aviation Company
o 269th Aviation Battalion
o 203rd Aviation Company
o 189th Aviation Company
o 125th Aviation Company
o 335th Aviation Company
Letter of Appreciation (28MAY68) includes comments from MG Samuel W. Koster, Commanding General, Americal Division; MG Robert R. Williams, Commanding General, 1st Aviation Brigade; and COL Daniel Gust, Commanding Officer, 16th Aviation Group regarding activies of 14th Aviation Battalion
JCRC biographic report: WO1 James Devrin Carter
JCRC biographic report: (E4) Harry Bob Coen
USAF Southeast Asia Monograph Series Volume V, Monograph 7 Airpower and the Airlift Evacuation of Kham Duc LTC Alan L. Gropman
Air Medal Commendation presented to Specialist 4 (E4) Dennis S. Pelluccia (14MAY68)
Letter of Commendation from LTC James A. Franklin (3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, 11th Light Infantry Brigade through Commanding Officer 174th Aviation Company prepared for SPC4 Dennis Pellicia, First Flight Platoon, 174th Aviation Company
News article Copter chief wins medal
News article Army Specialist awarded Air Medal for Valor
News article Pelliccia Wins USAF ‘V’ Device
Air Medal Commendation (first oak leaf cluster) presented to Specialist 4 (E4) Dennis S. Pelluccia (20SEP68)
THE AMERICAL, Volume 1, Number 1, May 1968
• Commanding General’s Message MG S. W. Koster
• MAJ Geral D. Hill Jr. Information Officer
• 1LT Michael E. Wofgang, Officer in Charge
• PFC Mike Kelsey, Editor
• PFC Bill Guerrant, Photo Editor
• Contributing Photographers
o CPT Dennis Eilers
o 1LT Harry Offutt
o SPC5 David Breedlove
o SPC4 Ron Murphy
• Illustrators
o SPC4 John Nicholson
o PFC David McGown
196th ‘Charger’ Infantry Brigade
3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry
2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry
4th Battalion, 31st Infantry
The all-volunteer Americal Long Range Reconnaissance Patro (LRRP)
198th Infantry Brigade
1/6 Infantry ‘Regulars’ – 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry
1st Battalion, 46th Infantry ‘Professionals’
1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry
11th Infantry Brigade ‘Jungle Warriors’
3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry ‘Always First’
1st Battalion, 20th Infantry ‘Sykes Regulars’
4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry ‘Old Guard’
1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry ‘Dragoons’
7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry’s Troop C
48th Scout Dog Platoon, 196th Infantry Brigade
57th Scout Dog Platoon, 198th Infantry Brigade
123rd Aviation Brigade
• ‘slick’ troop ships of Company A “Pelicans”
• Company B “Scorpions” (aero scout company)
3rd Battalion, 18th Artillery
3rd Battalion, 16th Artillery
3/82nd Artillery (196th Infantry Brigade)
1/14th Artillery (198th Infantry Brigade)
6/11th Artillary (11th Infantry Brigade)
Support Command provide operational support
• 23rd Supply and Transportation Battalion
• 723rd Maintenance Battalion
• 23rd Medical Battalion
523rd Signal Battalion
26th Engineers Battalion
39th Engineers Battalion
USAF Tactical Unit
USAF 31st Weather Detachment
74th Medical Battalion
2nd Surgical Hosptial
54th Helicopter Ambulance Company
Southern I Corps
1st Marine Hospital Company
23rd Military Police (MP) Company
148th Platoon, 18th MP Brigade
544th Platoon, 196th Infantry Brigade





Item Creation Date: 1967-1968
Collection: James I. McDaniel Collection
Association: 174th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 01 Nov 2023 [Updated: 12 Sep 2024]
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[Number of Pages: 86]
174th Aviation Company, 1968 Annual Unit History: ;
XV. Tet Offenive, Task Force Barker (15 January-31 March 1968) ;
XVI. Operations Supporting the 11th Brigade at Duc Pho ( 1 April-31 July 1968) ;
XVII. Defense of Ha Than, Task Force Galloway (1 August-31 October 1968) ;
XVIII. Operation Vernon Lake II (1 November-31 December 1968) ;
Newspaper Articles, Magazine Articles, Cartoons ;
Recollections of the 174th Avn Co, Duc Pho 1967-1968 / Glen D. Gibson, Dophin 6 ;
Officer Roster, 174th Aviation Company, April 1968 ;
Recollections and Poem: The Assault / Ben M. Kennedy ;
Letters and Recollections / various ;
MIA Biographic/Site Report (1986), REFNO 0932-1-01, Floyd Harold Kushner ;
MIA Biographic/Site Report (1986), REFNO 0966-0-02, Francis Gene Anton ;
Daily Journal / Thomas M. Gauby Sr. ;

Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: James I. McDaniel Collection
Association: 174th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 01 Nov 2023 [Updated: 15 Nov 2024]
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[Number of Pages: 169]
From Title Page:
The Ho Chi Minh Trail Mission -- The Primary Mission of the 361st Aviation Company (Escort) Unit History (1967-1972) Working with CCC, the 57th AHC, 170th AHC, 189th AHC, the Kingbees, and II Corps ARVN

Author(s): Harold R. Manns
Item Creation Date: 31 May 2007
Collection: 361st Aviation Company Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 19 Jul 2018 [Updated: 05 Nov 2020]
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The Price of Exit – Ballantine Books – Manuscript
Document Item Number: 30100411001
[Number of Pages: 229]
Author(s): Tom Marshall
Item Creation Date: 26 January 1998
Collection: William Thomas Marshall, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 27 Jan 2022 [Updated: 31 Jan 2022]
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[Number of Pages: 188]
Author(s): John Cushman
Item Creation Date: 27 July 1995
Collection: Lieutenant General John Cushman Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 13 Oct 2005 [Updated: 03 Oct 2019]
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[Number of Pages: 188]
Author(s): John H. Cushman (Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, Retired)
Item Creation Date: 08 July 1996
Collection: Lieutenant General John Cushman Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 13 Oct 2005 [Updated: 03 Oct 2019]
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121st Aviation Association Archive Version 12
Electronic Media Item Number: 2273EM1369
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Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 31 Jan 2023 [Updated: 31 Jan 2023]
121st Aviation Association Archive Version 11
Electronic Media Item Number: 2273EM1295
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Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
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Added: 20 Jun 2022 [Updated: 20 Jun 2022]
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection (2008) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20080000000
DVD contains War Stories and Historical Presentations from the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) 2007 Reunion in Phoenix, Arizona, 3-8 July 2007.

The collection also includes 28 VHPA Calendars, from 1994 to 1998 and 2000 to 2024.

Collection: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 15 Oct 2008 [Updated: 26 Feb 2024]
Tim Doreen Collection (605) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 6050000000
One VHS titled - Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association: Helicopter Pilot Training
Collection: Tim Doreen Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 22 Sep 2020 [Updated: 22 Sep 2020]
Gary Roush Collection (805) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 8050000000
Vietnam Helicopter History Interactive CD-ROM and a War Story and Presentation DVD from the VHPA's 2006 Reunion donated to the Vietnam Archive by Gary Roush.
Collection: Gary Roush Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 27 Sep 2009 [Updated: 09 May 2017]
Howard D. Horton Collection (2219) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 22190000000
Two patches and Howard D. Horton's Vietnam recollections document Horton's service with the 108th Artillery Group from October 1968 to March 1970. Photo of Headquarters and Aviation personnel of the 108th Artillery Group in Dong Ha, RVN.
Collection: Howard D. Horton Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 19 Nov 2009 [Updated: 01 Feb 2010]
N. G. Brown Collection (2191) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 21910000000
The collection consists of two copies of a book titled Blue Max: Missions and Memories by N. G. Brown. The book describes Brown's tour of duty as a Huey and Cobra pilot in Vietnam, 1968-1969.
Collection: N. G. Brown Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 15 Feb 2009 [Updated: 25 Jun 2018]
Harold D. Bass Collection (2337) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 23370000000
Harold D. Bass' Dress Blue and Dress Green Uniforms document his service in the United States Army in Vietnam with Company B, 1st Aviation Battalion, 1st Infantry Division.
Collection: Harold D. Bass Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 04 Aug 2010 [Updated: 16 Aug 2010]
Kirby Lawson Collection (1988) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19880000000
DVD contains lecture on Army Aviation during the Vietnam War presented by Colonel Kirby Lawson and Lieutenant Colonel Joe Schaffer in 1986.
Collection: Kirby Lawson Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 14 Oct 2008 [Updated: 05 Jan 2010]
Arthur S. Davis Collection (2378) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 23780000000
Six unit newspapers from November 1967-February 1968 for two U.S. Army units based Vietnam: Black Lightning Strikes for the 268th Combat Aviation Battalion and the Blue Star Blade for 48th Assault Helicopter Company,
Collection: Arthur S. Davis Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 17 Jan 2011 [Updated: 07 Feb 2019]
Richard K. Macauley Collection (2279) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 22790000000
Two copies of a CD contain Charley Horse, which is Richard K. Macauley's memoirs of his tour of duty in Vietnam from his unique perspective as a Journalism college graduate. Paper copy excerpts from his memoirs are also included in the donation.
Collection: Richard K. Macauley Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 26 Jan 2010 [Updated: 27 Jan 2010]
Charles E. Qualline Collection (1407) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 14070000000
Two copies of book Flying Alligators and Silver Spurs: The Dangers, tragedies, and comradeship of the Vietnam War, in a helicopter pilot's own words by Charles W. Oualline. This book chronicles Oualline's service in Vietnam from July 1966 through July 1967 with the 119th Aviation Company and November 1967 through November 1968 with the 17th Air Cavalry.
Collection: Charles E. Qualline Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 22 Aug 2004 [Updated: 28 Sep 2004]
William E. Hodgson, Jr. Collection (2522) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25220000000
One green fatigue shirt with Vietnam Veteran embroidered above the pocket on one side and some senior army aviator aviation wings above the other pocket.
Collection: William E. Hodgson, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 04 Oct 2012 [Updated: 04 Dec 2019]
361st Aviation Company Collection (2000) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20000000000
Less than one linear foot of material contains a CD and paper copy of the 361st Aviation Company Unit History and the 361st Aviation COmpany Patch.
Collection: 361st Aviation Company Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 06 Aug 2007 [Updated: 24 Sep 2018]
William H. Jones Collection (2120) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 21200000000
AH-1G Cobra pilot flight helmet and a cavalry hat document William Hayden (Pappy) Jones' service in Vietnam with F Troop, 4th Cavalry.
Collection: William H. Jones Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 14 Jul 2008 [Updated: 27 Oct 2010]
John H. (Jack) Salm, Jr. Collection (2188) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 21880000000
Book titled A Bloody Job Well Done: The History of the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam, 1967-1971 and a photograph of a sign for the 135th Assault Helicopter Company donated to the Vietnam Archive by John H. (Jack) Salm, Jr.
Collection: John H. (Jack) Salm, Jr. Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 22 Feb 2009 [Updated: 22 Feb 2009]
Clyde Romero Collection (2634) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 26340000000
Approximately half a linear foot of textual records documenting Clyde Romero's experience in the US Army's Warrant Officer flight training school. It includes the complete syllabus for the program, recruitement pamphlets, operational procedure guides, pilot's checklists, flight manuals, and a US Forces in Vietnam handbook. Also contains one museum object donated to the archive by Clyde Romero. The artifact is Romero's party suit containing the following patches: RF-4C, Voodoo one-to-wonder, 186th TAC Recon Group, Tatical Air Command, city of New York Police Department, Port Authority, Police New York New Jersey, 153rd TRS, and a red and white patch with a green helicopter holding a lightning rod.
Collection: Clyde Romero Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 30 Sep 2014 [Updated: 20 Oct 2023]
Phil J. Lanphier (2942) Collection Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 29420000000

Collection: Phil J. Lanphier
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 21 Mar 2018 [Updated: 21 Mar 2018]
Johnny L. Gonzales Collection (2943) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 29430000000
Kenneth Woods Collection (2788) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 27880000000
Rex Gooch Collection
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 28630000000

Collection: Rex Gooch Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 28 Jul 2017 [Updated: 20 Nov 2019]
Larry Leonard Collection (2336) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 23360000000
The collection consists of approximately one and a half linear feet of issues of The VHPA Newsletter, Old Warriors, and DFCS News from the 1980s through the 2000s donated to the Vietnam Archive by Larry A. Leonard. The collection also includes less than a quarter of a linear foot of materials consisting of a welcome packet for the 7th annual VHPA reunion; flyers/pamphlets (e.g. 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion / Camp Holloway reunion, 14th annual Gathering of Eagles program); correspondence; Dragon Flight newsletters; clippings/excerpts; periodicals; books; and a eulogy.
Collection: Larry Leonard Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 21 Sep 2010 [Updated: 10 May 2019]
Paul M. Redhead Collection (3433) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 34330000000
The collection consists of approximately a quarter of a linear foot of materials accumulated by Paul Redhead. The materials include a photograph; a Ft. Wolters yearbook; Ft. Wolters and Ft. Rucker graduation ceremony and other pamphlets; a Ft. Wolters guide and directory; a Warrant Officer Candidate guide and SOP; maps; and periodicals. The materials are dated 1966-1971.
Collection: Paul M. Redhead Collection
Association: 7th Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry, Ruthless Riders - Pale Horse Association

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Added: 23 Oct 2023 [Updated: 30 Oct 2025]
William 'Bill' James Collection (2838) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 28380000000
Less than a quarter of a linear foot of slides, photographs, and documents donated to the archive by William "Bill" James. The slides were taken by James during his service in Vietnam from October 1962 through July 1963 and depict military life, city scenes, and aerial landscapes.

The documents are a copy of James' military record documenting his career, training, awards, and flight logs. The collection also contains 1 photograph, 5 negatives and 276 slides from his 1962-1963 service in country.

Collection: William 'Bill' James
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 29 Sep 2017 [Updated: 20 Nov 2019]
Michael Law Collection (887) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 8870000000
Approximately half a linear foot of documents, periodicals, newsletters, and a book donated to the archive by Mike Law. The documents were collected by Mike Law during his service with the VHPA and include correspondence with VHPA members, letters to the editor for the Aviator magazine, remembrances, battle accounts, and diaries from VHPA members, and military documents like rosters and the After Action Report for the battle of Ia Drang for the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. The collection also contains numerous copies of the Hawk magazine for the 1st Aviation Brigade and one copy of the 2017 VHPA calendar title We Were Soldiers Once.... And Young!

The museum object is a guidon for C Troop 2/17 Cavalry acquired by Mike Law after leaving Ft. Campbell for Vietnam. Upon arrival in Vietnam in June 1968, the unit was redesignated as C Troop 7/17 Cavalry.

Collection: Michael Law Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 18 Oct 2016 [Updated: 30 Mar 2023]
Les Davison Collection (2855) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 28550000000
The collection consists of approximately half of a linear foot of periodicals and documents accumulated by Les Davison. The materials include several issues of Hawk magazine (published by the 1st Aviation Brigade) from 1969 through 1970, two issues of the USARV Aviation Pamphlets, and a photocopy of The Reporter news magazine from May 8, 1965. The collection also contains a quarter of a linear foot of textual records documenting the activities of the 155th Assault Helicopter Company (155th AHC) during the unit's service in Vietnam from 1965 to 1970. The documents include a commendation citation for the Distinguished Flying Cross, a 155th Assault Helicopter Company roster, and unit histories for 1965-1966 for the 155th Aviation Company, and from 1967-1970 for the 155th Assault Helicopter Company. The collection also includes the 1969 annual supplement to the history of the 10th Aviation Battalion (Combat) and unit newspapers Vagabond Voice (10th Combat Aviation Battalion) and Poolside Parable (155th AHC). The materials also include photographs, postcards, and a DVD with digitized photographs. The materials are dated 1965-1970.
Collection: Les Davison Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 23 Oct 2017 [Updated: 29 Mar 2023]
Douglas E. Moore Collection (2432) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 24320000000
Approximately one and a half linear feet of research material gathered by Colonel Douglas E. Moore, USA (Ret.) concerning the recommendation for the posthumous award of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Harold G. Bennett and the award of the Silver Star and Bronze Star to Specialist Four Charles Craft for their exploits at the Battle of Binh Gia in December 1964 and their subsequent conduct as POWs following the battle. Bennett was executed by the Viet Cong in 1965, while Crafts was released in 1967.
Collection: Douglas E. Moore Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 07 Jan 2013 [Updated: 28 Sep 2016]
Kent Paxton Collection (2872) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 28720000000
Less than a quarter of a linear foot of documents donated to the archive by Kent Paxton. The documents are about the following helicopter units: 197th Armed Helicopter Company, the 197th Aviation Company, the 334th Armed Helicopter Company, and the 145th Aviation Battalion. Items of note are the tactics manual for the 197th Armed Helicopter Company, a press realease explaining Lightning Bug missions, and the 1964-1965 The Saber yearbook for the 145th Aviation Battalion and 68th Aviation Company.
Collection: Kent Paxton
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 08 Sep 2017 [Updated: 08 Sep 2017]
Howard Burbank Collection (1941) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19410000000
Training manuals for helicopters, air assault techniques, avionics; guides and directories to Ft. Bragg, Ft. Wolters, Ft. Rucker,
Collection: Howard Burbank Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 23 Nov 2009 [Updated: 04 Nov 2025]
Barry McAlpine Collection (2876) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 28760000000
Less than a quarter of a linear foot of documents, a newsletter, and an oral history interview donated to the archive by Barry McAlpine. The collection contains correspondence regarding the medals awarded to McAlpine during his service in Vietnam, as well as a copy of McAlpine's oral history interview conducted through the Veterans History Project with Grand Valley State University.
Collection: Barry McAlpine Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 25 Oct 2017 [Updated: 27 Oct 2017]
Scott Clark Collection (2554) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 25540000000
The collection consists of twenty audio reel-to-reel tapes created by Scott Clark from July 1966 to August 1967. They document his service as a captain with the U.S. Army, 2nd Battalion, 20th Aerial Rocket Artillery (2/20th ARA) as a combat pilot and section leader for UH-1 Hueys mounted with 48 folding-fin rockets. Clark mounted a tape recorder in the cockpit to record all radios and crew voices. The collection includes cockpit recordings during combat and audio letters sent between Clark and his family.
Collection: Scott Clark Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 01 Feb 2018 [Updated: 13 Dec 2018]
121st Aviation Association Collection (2273) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 22730000000
The collection consists of electronic media containing the 121st Aviation Association archive with annual supplements. The archive includes images, written stories, and official documentation for the 93rd Transportation Company (Light Helicopter), the 121st Aviation Company, the 121st Assault Helicopter Company, the 80th Transportation Detachment and other attached units from 1962 through 1970.

The collection also includes materials collected from members of the 121st Aviation Association by the association's historian Robert Greene. The materials include award citations; periodicals; yearbooks; moving images; audio; photographs; and slides. Also included is a book written by Dr. James Hall (pen name Jay Hoyland), who served as a flight surgeon with the 93rd Helicopter Company (Soc Trang Tigers).

Collection: 121st Aviation Association Collection
Association: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

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Added: 16 Dec 2009 [Updated: 07 Jan 2025]
Pat Gray Collection (2756) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 27560000000
One article donated to the archive by Pat Gray.
Collection: Pat Gray Collection

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Added: 23 Feb 2016 [Updated: 21 Nov 2019]
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