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Document Item Number: 0690525002
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[Number of Pages: 4]
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Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 04 Nov 2021 [Updated: 09 Nov 2021]
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The Trading Post : The American Society of Military Insignia Collectors (The American Society of Military Insignia Collectors) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 069Serial422996
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[Number of Pages: 64]
DI's by Jay Massaro
Cover Story by Jay Massaro
Tid-Bits by LTC William K. Emerson
Patrol Torpedo Boat Pins by R. J. Soafer
USAF Fire Protection Patches by Jack R. Bol
ID Correction by Charles Aresta
The 6960th HQ Det ("T" Force) by Les Hughed
VB/VPB - 135 by Albert Mark
The Fifth Army Airborne Training Center by Les Hughes
New Distinctive Insignia by Jim Greene
New Cloth Insignia by Jim Greene
Royal Air Force Insignia by Lee A. Kampstad
Black Widows (188th Assault Hel Co) by Dick Detra
Color Patches (188th Assault Hel Co) by Dick Detra
U.S. Army Insignia Specifications by LTC William K. Emerson
Organizations of the U. S. Army by James A. Aswicki
VW-2 by Robert G. Borrell
40th Infantry Division AVN Co (Prov) by Dave Kaufman
Presidential/White House ID Badges by R. J. Soafer
Book Review by Dave Kaufman
Some Unusual Naval Cap Insignia by John A. Stacey
Volume: 56
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January-March 1997
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 05 Aug 2008 [Updated: 21 Oct 2025]
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Remastered Black Widow Video 1967 - 69 Volume IV
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI3757
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Disc contains slideshows set to music. There are 8 tracks on the disc.

BW Ben Taylor (16:36) Photograph subjects include helicopters, Vietnamese people and scenes of camp life. Video subjects include clips from movies. There are also photographs of money and pamphlets in Vietnamese.

BW Don Gray (2:58) Photograph subjects include scenes of camp life, helicopters and aerial views.

BW20 Cormack (14:34) Photograph subjects include helicopters (including flying and damaged), scenes of camp life and a Vietnamese village. Video subjects include helicopter gun runs, helicopters and bombing runs. There are also photographs of a ship, award ceremonies and a beach.

BW26 Handel (14:56) Video subjects include scenes of camp life, helicopters and a USO show. There is also video of a Vietnamese street.

BW49 Cunningham (5:06) Photograph subjects include scenes of camp life, aerial views and helicopters. Video subjects include a clip from a movie.

Combat Remembered (8:37) Video subjects include helicopters (including take off, landing and flying), aerial views, helicopter gun runs and clips from movies. There is also video of loading troops on helicopters at a landing zone.

There is a hidden track about USO shows and leave (3:04) Video subjects include USO shows, dancers and a clip from a movie.

Bob Crow (3:33) Video subjects include his career after leaving the Army and movie clips.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 04 Jun 2018 [Updated: 11 Jun 2018]
The Trading Post : The American Society of Military Insignia Collectors (The American Society of Military Insignia Collectors) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 069Serial611036
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[Number of Pages: 64]
DI's by Jay Massaro
Cover Story by Jay Massaro
Tid-Bits by LTC William K. Emerson
Patrol Torpedo Boat Pins by R. J. Soafer
USAF Fire Protection Patches by Jack R. Bol
ID Correction by Charles Aresta
The 6960th HQ Det ("T" Force) by Les Hughed
VB/VPB - 135 by Albert Mark
The Fifth Army Airborne Training Center by Les Hughes
New Distinctive Insignia by Jim Greene
New Cloth Insignia by Jim Greene
Royal Air Force Insignia by Lee A. Kampstad
Black Widows (188th Assault Hel Co) by Dick Detra
Color Patches (188th Assault Hel Co) by Dick Detra
U.S. Army Insignia Specifications by LTC William K. Emerson
Organizations of the U. S. Army by James A. Aswicki
VW-2 by Robert G. Borrell
40th Infantry Division AVN Co (Prov) by Dave Kaufman
Presidential/White House ID Badges by R. J. Soafer
Book Review by Dave Kaufman
Some Unusual Naval Cap Insignia by John A. Stacey
Volume: 56
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January-March 1997
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 15 May 2018 [Updated: 21 Oct 2025]
Photos of 188th AHC door and nose art
Electronic Media Item Number: 069EM0906
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49 photos of door and nose art from the 188th Assault Helicopter Company. The cover includes a list of photos and the CD includes an index file and captions in the filenames.

1-1st Nose Art
2-2nd Nose Art
3-3rd Nose Art
4-Black Widow 6 before nose art
5-Black Widow 6 Cpt. Dan Kingman
6-Merlock nose art “The Web” (Crew Chief Ron Merlock)
7-Kingsman note
8-Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
9-LSD full front view
10-Boom Boom Agogo
11-Boom Boom Agogo
12-Friday’s Child
13-Rajin Cajun
14-Smokie Baron
15-Black Widow Smokie nose art
16-Summer Wine (with Crew chief John Moore)
17-Number 10
18-Wild Bill
19-Wicked Wahine
20-Anna B
21-Polish Power C&C 16113
22-Polish Power
23-OD Streak
24-Love
25-Mr Lucky
26-Eradicator
27-FTA (Fuck The Army)
28-Frenchy’s Folly
29-Satisfaction #179
30-Front View #179
31-Front View #179
32-Spider nose art
33-Assasins Inc
34-Super Frog
35-Super Sandpiper
36-Psycho
37-Climax-The Hog
38-Lady Jane
39-Sudden Death
40-Snoopy – Charles Schulz
41-Cold Sweat
42-Mr. Lonely
43-Hoocher
44-Troll
45-Spider nose art
46-Aim High Shoot Low
47-Cobra Art
48-Wicked Wahine
49-Hornet 6 C&C ship
Item Creation Date: 23 December 2000
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 25 Apr 2018 [Updated: 02 May 2018]
Must Be A Matter of Luck - Stars and Stripes - Newspaper Article
Document Item Number: 0690305026
  • 0690305026
[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 22 July 1967
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 04 Sep 2019 [Updated: 04 Sep 2019]
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Unit Makes Aviation History - The Observer - Newspaper Article
Document Item Number: 0690526016
  • 0690526016
[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 31 January 1968
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 10 Nov 2021 [Updated: 11 Nov 2021]
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LZ Sally 1968, Company Area and Guns, Vernon Peake
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI2532
  • 069VI2532
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From the cover: LZ Sally 1968 5 Minutes Company Area and Guns Vernon Peake 188th AHC

00:15 copyright statement
00:21 VCR tracking statement - Video Transfer Center advertisement - video transfer center intro ;
1:14 Vietnam footage begins, landscape, skyscape - military personnel on military vehicle ;
1:51 shirtless soldiers standing outside of tents ;
1:58 two helicopters (Hueys) takeoff ;
2:14 black soldier smiling at camera - soldiers walking around tents - soldier leaning against door ;
2:31 soldiers attempting to unload large piece of scrap metal from Huey - soldiers walking around base ;
2:48 helicopter takeoff - soldiers riding military vehicle on base - soldiers walking around base ;
2:56 soldier waving to camera - soldiers in military vehicle pose for camera before dismounting ;
3:12 landscape - Vietnamese village - landscape footage of base - helicopter ;
3:30 helicopter sling load ;
3:35 soldiers on base - soldier riding in vehicle away from base - Helicopters (Hueys) in flight ;
4:18 Vietnam footage ends - Qualex Video Transfer service statement ;
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Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 27 Jul 2008 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]
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Desert Sky - The Untold Story of the 159th Aviation Brigade in Iraq told by the Soldiers
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI3608
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Wide Open Films Presents an Eric Simon film featuring the Men and Women of the 159th Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. “Desert Sky” a documentary. Music by Jimmy Dunn, Edited by Eric Simon and Robert Allison, Director of Photography Eric Simon, Executive Producer Dan Smith, written by Don Enevoldsen and Eric Simon, Produced and Directed by Eric Simon

DESERT SKY began when former Army Aviater Captain Eric Simon of the 159th Aviation Brigade arrived at Fort Campbell in February 2003 just two weeks before they shipped off to fight in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Taking his miniDV camera with him, Eric began shooting footage of the deployment and war whenever he could. When a helicopter crew from the brigade’s 5th Battalion was shot down north of Tikrit killing all 4 crewmembers and 2 passengers on board, Eric wanted their story to be told. A week later, two more helicopters collided over the city of Mosul raising their casualty toll to 12. The brigade would never be the same.

The Desert Sky Scholarship Foundation
Proceeds from the purchase of DESERT SKY will benefit a scholarship fund for children of soldiers killed in action while serving in the 159th Aviation Brigade during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Item Creation Date: 26 April 2005
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 01 May 2018 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]
Black Widow Video 1968 - 1970 Volume V
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI3758
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Disc contains 6 tracks of slideshows and home movies set to music.

BW16 May (13:06) Photograph subjects include scenes of camp life, helicopters (including flying and damaged), aerial views and a Vietnamese city. Video subjects include a clip from a movie. Also includes photographs of the countryside and temples.

BW26 Holland (20:21) Photograph subjects include scenes from around camp, helicopters (including flying and maintenance), aerial views and a Vietnamese village. Also includes photographs of a Christmas party and a beach.

BW36 Green (15:17) Photograph subjects include scenes of camp life, helicopters, a Vietnamese village and a USO show. Video subjects include a helicopters, USO show and a clip from a movie.

BW38 Crow (17:15) Photograph subjects include scenes of camp life, helicopters (including flying and damaged), a USO show and aerial views. Video subjects include helicopters (including take off and landing). Photographs also include training.

BW49er Moak (7:45) Photograph subjects include scenes of camp life and helicopters. Video subjects include helicopter gun runs, bombing runs, helicopters and a clip from a movie. There are also photographs from training and leave.

BW49er Movie (19:15) Video subjects include scenes of camp life, a Vietnamese village, aerial views, helicopters (including flying and landing), helicopter gun runs and a clip from a movie.
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Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 04 Jun 2018 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]
Black Widow/Spider Video 1967 - 1968 Volume XII
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI3765
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This disc contains videos and photographs. There are 5 tracks.

Chapter I (23:57) Photograph subjects include helicopters and aerial views. Video subjects include helicopters (including landing, flying and maintenance), scenes of camp life, a Vietnamese village and helicopter gun runs. It also includes photographs of unit patches.

Chapter II (23:10) Video subjects include helicopters (including flying, landing and taking off), helicopter gun runs, aerial views, a Vietnamese village and scenes of camp life. It also includes video of damage around camp after an attack.

Chapter III (18:45) Video subjects include helicopters (including flying, maintenance and taking off) and scenes of camp life. Photograph subjects include an awards ceremony. There is also video of damaged helicopter recovery and river patrol boats.

Chapter IV (16:14) Video subjects include aerial views, helicopters, airplane taking off and scenes of camp life. It also includes video of helicopters carrying equipment and an awards ceremony.

Chapter V (11:10) Video subjects include scenes of camp life and a clip from a movie. Photograph subjects include unit patches. There are also videos of a change of command ceremony and a promotion ceremony.
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Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 05 Jun 2018 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]
Volume XVII - Black Widows and/or found online videos 1965 - 2011
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI3766
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This disc contains videos and photographs set to music. There are 8 tracks.

1967 Video – TAPS 67-72 (9:17) Video subjects include helicopters, aerial views and scenes of camp life. There is also a list of 188th Assault Helicopter Company and C/101 Killed In Action.

1967-68 Charles Maurer (19:27) Photograph subjects include scenes of camp life and aerial views.

1968-69 Dean Murphy BW39 (15:01) Photograph subjects include helicopters, scenes of camp life, aerial views, bombing runs and a Vietnamese village.

68 TET Offensive (16:04) clips includes news video clips, video of fighting and video of the damage done by the fighting.

In the Ashau 1969 (3:46) includes video clips of the 101st fighting in the Ashau valley from a television program.

Hamburger Hill 1969 (9:32) includes narrated video of fighting at Hamburger Hill and an interview with someone who was there.

Ia Drang Valley 1965 (30:48) includes news video and combat footage from the battle in Ia Drang Valley.

Black Widows today (4:04) Photographs subjects include scenes of camp life and helicopters. Video subjects include helicopters, scenes of camp life. It also includes video of soldiers fast roping from a helicopter.

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Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 05 Jun 2018 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]
Black Widows 1968 - 1970 Volume XVI
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI3767
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This disc contains videos and photographs set to music. There are 6 tracks.

BW Tex Urfer 66-67 (32:03) Photograph subjects include views of a Vietnamese village, helicopters (including damaged helicopters and flying), scenes of camp life and aerial views. Video subjects include helicopters, scenes of camp life and a movie clip. It also includes photographs from training.

Spider 63 Paul Wheeler 68 (11:40) Photograph subjects include scenes of camp life, helicopters, aerial views and a Vietnamese village.

BW44 Eric Penttilla 68-69 (21:56) Photograph subjects include helicopters (including helicopters flying), a Vietnamese village, a USO show. Also includes photographs of a ship and a Christmas party. The video is a clip from a movie.

BW 25 Randy Mains 68-69 (5:58) Video subjects include helicopters (including flying and maintenance) and aerial views.

BW Jim Thresher 69 (24:29) Photograph subjects include scenes of camp life, helicopters (including flying helicopters and damaged helicopters), a Vietnamese city, helicopter gun runs and Vietnamese children.

BW Dick Reynolds 71-72 (2:49) Photograph subjects include scenes of camp life and helicopters.
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Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
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Added: 05 Jun 2018 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]
Vietnam Home Movies: The True Story of Major Alfred Demailo and "The Smiling Tigers"
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI3772
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My name is Major Alfred Demailo. I piloted a UH1 Huey Helicopter Gunship with Delta 229th Assault Helicopter Company in the 1st Cavalry Division during my two tours of duty in Vietnam.
Vietnam the way it was is my story – told in my own words and with the 8mm film I took during my years in Nam. It is my personal diary of a most unforgettable time in my life.
I flew hundreds of missions every week – sometimes non-stop for twelve straight hours. We called ourselves “The Smiling Tigers” and we were a tough group of guys.
Climb aboard my helicopter and watch me put the ‘wazoo’ on the enemy. Look down a rocket sight on a search and destroy mission. Follow me on a scary air strike through thick clouds. Feel the rough ride during the rainy season as my door-gunner ‘hoses down’ the jungle below. Meet the men who fought with me as we relax during a rare lull in the action.
This is my personal film diary – my tribute to the thousands of brave men and women who fought along side me in Vietnam. Thank you for letting me share my story with you.
Major Alfred Demailo
Item Creation Date: 01 January 1989
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 24 Jul 2018 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]
The True Story of Captain James "Bob" Powell and "The Gunslingers" - Vietnam Home Movies - re: from the series Vietnam: The Way It Was
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI3773
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My name is Captain James “Bob” Powell and I served two tours of duty as a Warrant Officer Pilot of a Helicopter Gunship in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1968-1972.
Vietnam the way it was is my story – told in my own words and with the super 8mm film I took during my years in Nam. It is my personal diary of a most remarkable time in my life.
Come with me and find out what it was really like to be a soldier there. Climb aboard my helicopter gunship as we head out on a rescue mission. Meet my buddies in the 1st combat aviation battalion nicknamed, The Gunslingers. Be there as we go on a pass dodging sniper fire from the Vietcong hidden deep in their jungle tunnels. Witness the strange calm in the skies and the eerie stillness on the ground just after an attack.
This is my personal film diary, but it is also the story of the thousands of brave men and women who fought along side me in Vietnam. Thank you for letting me share my experiences with you.
Captain James “Bob” Powell

Item Creation Date: 01 January 1989
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 24 Jul 2018 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI3775
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Dear America
Letters Home from Vietnam
Home Box Office presents Dear America, a co-production of the Couturie Company and The Vietnam Veterans Ensemble Theater Company. Based on the book “Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam” edited by Bernard Edelman for The New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission. Screenplay by Richard Dewhurst and Bill Couturie Produced by Bill Couturie and Thomas Bird Directed by Bill Couturie 1987 The Couturie Company Inc. All rights reserverd
‘Dear America’ is an authentic account of the Vietnam War from the actual letters of the men and women who served there. The harsh realities of life and death, friendships made and lost; these letters home tell it all, with newsreel and home-movie footage shot by the servicemen themselves. These are the authentic voices of war, some who survived, many who never made it home. ‘Dear America’ is a living, breathing tribute to them all.
With the Voices Of Tom Berenger, Ellen Burstyn, J. Kenneth Campbell, Richard Chaves, Josh Cruze, Willem Dafoe, Robert DeNiro, Brian Dennehy, Kevin Dillon, Matt Dillon, Robert Downey Jr., Michael J. Fox, Mark Harmon, John Heard, Fred Hirz, Harvey Keitel, Elizabeth McGovern, Judd Nelson, Sean Penn, Randy Quaid, Tim Quill, Eric Roberts, Ray Robertson, Howard Rollins Jr., John Savage, Raphael Sbarge, Martin Sheen, Tucker Smallwood, Roger Steffens, Jim Tracy, Kathleen Turner, Tico Wells, Robin Williams
Item Creation Date: 01 January 1987
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 24 Jul 2018 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]
Robert Janes 188th AHC photos (Disc 385977)
Electronic Media Item Number: 069EM0932
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One CD consisting of photographs of the 188th Assault Helicopter Company accumulated by Robert Janes.

UH1D Light ship Ben Hoa - May 1967

UH1D 68th Top Tigers - May 1967

UH1H Ft Campbell, KY (New) - January-March 1967

UH1H Ft Campbell, KY (Training) - January-March 1967

French Fort Compound - May-June 1967

UH1B 68th Top Tiger - May 1967

UH1C Dau Tieng - May 1967

UH1C Ft. Campbell, KY (Mini gun) - January-March 1967

UH1C Ft. Campbell, KY - January-March 1967

UH1D 68th Top Tiger - May 1967

UH1D 68th Top Tiger - May 1967

Dau Tieng (Village) - May-June 1967

Dau Tieng (Storage Area) - May-June 1967

Dau Tieng Payday 1Lt C. Maurer - May-June 1967

Dau Tieng Mess Hall Under const. - May 1967

188th Command Jeep - May 1967

Dau Tieng Officer Shower - May 1967

Dau Tieng Officer BOQ - May 1967

Dau Tieng Shower - May 1967

Cpt Charles Graham Ops Off

Dau Tieng Operations Tent - May-June 1967

UH1H 1Lt Bob Janes - May-June 1967

UH1D 68th Top Tiger (Maint Ship) - May 1967

UH1 68th Top Tiger - May 1967

Ben Hoa, Cu Chi, Dau Tieng - May-June 1967

Dau Tieng Making room for tents - May 1967

Dau Tieng Shower 1Lt H. Sims and unknown - May-June 1967

Dau Tieng Tent Area with Bunkers - May-June 1967

9th ID M113's - June 1967

Rest Between Missions: 1Lt Jim Boschulte, WO Restivo - June 1967

Dau Tieng Swimming Pool - May-June 1967

UH1H 188th Nose Logo - May-June 1967

UH1H 188th Tail Logo - May-June 1967

UH1H Tail rotor blade, main blade of AC behind at Tan An - June 1967
Item Creation Date: January-June 1967
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 18 May 2018 [Updated: 18 May 2018]
Reinforced Convoy Routs Ambushers - Pacific Stars and Stripes - Newspaper Article
Document Item Number: 0690305058
  • 0690305058
[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 19 December 1968
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 05 Sep 2019 [Updated: 05 Sep 2019]
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SOF Contest: Monumental Cowards: The Track of the Great American Chicken - Soldier of Fortune Magazine
Document Item Number: 0690305079
  • 0690305079
[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: March 1986
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 06 Sep 2019 [Updated: 06 Sep 2019]
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Wounded Heart - People Magazine - Article
Document Item Number: 0690313028
  • 0690313028
[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 05 October 1998
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 07 Oct 2019 [Updated: 28 Oct 2019]
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Bo Gritz Fights for Survival in Courthouse Case - The Boston Globe - Newspaper Article
Document Item Number: 0690313030
  • 0690313030
[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: January 2000
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 07 Oct 2019 [Updated: 28 Oct 2019]
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Behind The Lines : The Journal of U.S. Military Special Operations (Behind the Lines) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 069Serial611061
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[Number of Pages: 80]
History According to Me - You thought publishing a book was easy! by Burton Anderson
Want to be a Ranger? A Secret to Graduating: The National Guard Pre-Ranger Course by Sgt. Michael Sparks, USANG
Demos - A legendary Navy SEAL explores his roots at UDT-SEAL museum at Ft. Pierce, Florida by Barry Enoch
A Camp in the Clouds - Special Forces soldiers lead their Bru Montagnards on combat patrols against the enemy during the early years of the Vietnam War by Charles MacDonald
Binh Gia: The Battle - The Capture and Execution of Ranger Harold G. Bennett - The tragic tale of a genuine American hero by Mike Martin
Son Tay - A Story of Success - The "real" story of the Son Tay Raid into North Vietnam by Greg Walker
"General Stuart, Where Have You Been?" by William R. Phillips

Columns
TOC Talk BTL's executive editor warns of the long range effects of downsizing and budget cuts on our military
The Lost Command - Kregg P.J. Jorgenson, BTL's editor-in-chief, reveals that he still hasn't lost his poignent sense of humor
Fire in the Hole - Kenn Miller takes on the issue of women in combat - and survives

Departments
Around the AO - Krott's back from Africa with more provincial wisdom
The Bernal Diaz Award - There's still time to cast your vote for your favorite military fiction and non-fiction authors, but you're going to have to hurry
Gear Locker - New toys and joys for the boys
Tools of the Trade - Back for a second time because of reader demand
Book Reviews
Volume: 6
Issue: 4
Item Creation Date: September/October 1997
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 24 Jul 2018 [Updated: 09 Jan 2026]
Behind The Lines : The Journal of U.S. Military Special Operations (Behind the Lines) - Serial
Serial Item Number: 069Serial611062
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[Number of Pages: 80]
Jungle Training In Panama by Ron England
An airborne medic describes what it's like going through the paces at the Jungle Operations Training Center in Panama.

Operation Nucleus Rime by Steve G
An elite reserve special operations detachment gets a surprise during counterterrorist training.

The Man in The Arena by G. Andrew Macklin
Who's winning the drug war in Columbia?

SEAL Mission: Find the VC Sapper Squad and Eliminate Them by Rad Miller
SEALs in Vietnam pull off a successful mission.

West Of The Ashau by Gary A. Linderer
A Ranger long range patrol crosses the border and finds more than they bargained for.

Viet Cong Good-Byes by Kregg P. J. Jorgenson
Just a matter of speaking.

Son Tay - A Story of Success by Greg Walker
American heroes on a "Classic" raid to free U.S. POWs come close.

Columns
TOC Talk - BTL Executive Editor apologizes for production problems and comments on the dangers of Saddam Hussein.
Fire in the Hole - Fireball Miller - the 1997 Nobel Peace Price goes to Ms. Jody... who? How about the 2000 NPP to the U.S. Serviceman?
The Lost Command - P.J. Jorgenson on how to get more military books in your local bookstores.
Ranger Sandy - Sandy attends a LRP/Ranger reunion and visits one veteran's "private" war museum.

Departments
Around the AO - Krott's parting shots before a tour of the world's "hot spots"
The Bernal Diaz Award - The announcement of the winners of the 3rd Annual Bernal Diaz Award
Book Reviews
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Item Creation Date: January/February 1998
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 24 Jul 2018 [Updated: 13 Jan 2026]
Video History of the 188th AHC, Vietnam, 1967-1968
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI2350
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VHS Documentary of the 188th Assault Helicopter Company Black Widows and Spiders. Produced by 2nd Platoon/Spiders door gunner Dick Detra and Black Widow 6, LTC Jack O. Johnson, who also narrates the film. The Black Widow Theme Song and Chopper Gunner were sung at LZ Sally in June 1968 by 1st Platoon door gunner John Nordenstrom. The 188th served in Vietnam from late April 1967 to July 1, 1968. Stationed for eight months at Dau Tieng/Camp Rainier in the Western III Corps' Michelin Rubber Plantation forty miles northwest of Saigon, and four months at LZ Sally in the Northern I Corps area of operations seven miles north of Hue. The Black Widows flew missions in all four corps areas of operation and across the fence into Cambodia and Laos in support of the 5th Special Forces, CCN and SOG. During combat operations in Vietnam, the 'Spider People' of the 188th had a casualty rate of thirty percent.
Item Creation Date: January 2001
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Vietnam Nurses with Dana Delany
Moving Image Item Number: 069VI3600
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Vietnam Nurses with Dana Delany reveals the emotional story of the women whose lives were forever changed by the casualties of war. What they saw, what they did and what it cost them is a true tale of American heroism.

For the first time, Vietnam nurses describe the horrors they witnessed, the care they provided and the emotional scars they earned.

These are the unheard voices of the mothers, daughters, sisters, wives and friends who lost their innocence to war but never lost their heart.

Produced by: Creative Street Entertainment
Executive Producers: David H. Smith & Steven N. Katzenberger
Director/Writer: David H. Smith Producer: Steven N. Katzenberger
Associate Producer/Consultant: Margaret Carson, RN, PhD.
Consultant: Linda Finke, RN, PhD.
Director of Photography: Dustin Teel Editor: Dan Meadows
Supervising Producer: Mark H. Nisenaum
Production Manager/Second Camera: Gregg A. Bowman
Coordinating Producer: Clare Libbing Post Production Supervisor: Debbie Disselkamp
Animation/Graphics: Matthew K. Salyers Audio Post Production: Steve McQueary
DVD Authoring: Cindy Lory, Jenni Mettert Production Photographer: Emily Gage
Production Assistants: Kelly Gretencord, Annie Smith, Stephen Turchyn
Production Accounting: Mike Wiley, Terri Morr

Special thanks to: Maureen Adduci, Diane Carlson Evans, Dorothy Harris, Judy Herrington, Susan O’Neil, Candice Sullivan, Donna White, Sharon Zimpher, Honor Society of Nursing – Sigma Theta Tau International, Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future, The Vietnam Women’s Memorial, The American Legion, Women in Military Service for America Memorial, The National Parks Service.

Produced for WE tv
Producer: Tova Goodman Director of Production Operations Theresa Patiri
Executive Producer: Annabelle McDonald
Vice President in Charge of Production: Gena McCarthy
Executive in Charge of Production Steven Cheskin

A portion of the proceeds from the DVD sales go to The Vietnam Women’s Memorial

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Item Creation Date: 08 August 2006
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Helicopter UH-1H 66-16472 Accident History Estimate
Document Item Number: 0690107043
  • 0690107043
[Number of Pages: 3]
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Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Helicopter UH-1H 66-16089 Accident History Estimate
Document Item Number: 0690107046
  • 0690107046
[Number of Pages: 3]
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Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Department of the Army Headquarters, 2D Battalion (Mech) 22D Infantry APO 96268
Document Item Number: 0690108004
  • 0690108004
[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 15 Oct 2009 [Updated: 15 Oct 2009]
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Headquarters, 1st Battalion (Airmobile), 502nd Infantry - Supplement - History for Calendar Year 1968
Document Item Number: 0690115002
  • 0690115002
[Number of Pages: 4]
Item Creation Date: circa 1969
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 19 Oct 2009 [Updated: 02 Jan 2020]
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Helicopter 66-16155 Accident History Estimate
Document Item Number: 0690107003
  • 0690107003
[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: No Date
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Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 13 Oct 2009 [Updated: 14 Oct 2009]
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Helicopter 66-16108 Accident History Estimate
Document Item Number: 0690107023
  • 0690107023
[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: No Date
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Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Helicopter 66-16106 Accident History Estimate
Document Item Number: 0690107025
  • 0690107025
[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: No Date
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Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Helicopter 66-00711 Accident History Estimate
Document Item Number: 0690107032
  • 0690107032
[Number of Pages: 4]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 14 Oct 2009 [Updated: 14 Oct 2009]
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Email from Geoff to Dick Detra - re: War Stories
Document Item Number: 0690519002
  • 0690519002
[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: 02 January 2001
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 20 Nov 2019 [Updated: 21 Nov 2019]
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Email from Geoff to Dick Detra - re: More War Stories
Document Item Number: 0690519004
  • 0690519004
[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: 02 January 2001
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 20 Nov 2019 [Updated: 21 Nov 2019]
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Email from Geoff to Dick Detra - re: Camp David
Document Item Number: 0690519014
  • 0690519014
[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: 20 August 2000
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 21 Nov 2019 [Updated: 21 Nov 2019]
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Convoy - Short Story
Document Item Number: 0690520042
  • 0690520042
[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 02 Dec 2019 [Updated: 02 Dec 2019]
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Nevada Eagle - Source Unknown - Book Excerpt
Document Item Number: 0690418003
  • 0690418003
[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 18 Oct 2019 [Updated: 28 Oct 2019]
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3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Now 3/25th / VC Mortars Wound 40 GIs / 1/22nd Ivymen Uncover Weapons Cache in Hut - Ivy Leaf - Newspaper Articles
Document Item Number: 0690305028
  • 0690305028
[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 04 Sep 2019 [Updated: 04 Sep 2019]
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Unauthorized Patch Collection, 188th Assault Helicopter Company C, 101st Aviation Battalion - Historical Narrative
Document Item Number: 0690312024
  • 0690312024
[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 02 Oct 2019 [Updated: 03 Oct 2019]
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MG Zais Becomes New Div Commander - The Screaming Eagle - Newspaper Article and Attachment
Document Item Number: 0690526031
  • 0690526031
[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: 05 August 1968
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 11 Nov 2021 [Updated: 12 Nov 2021]
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Letter from Lt. Colonel William L Albright to 2nd Battalion, 77th Artillery - re: Battle of Suoi Cut
Document Item Number: 0690527008
  • 0690527008
[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: 04 February 1968
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 25 Jan 2022 [Updated: 27 Jan 2022]
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Letter from Bob to Dick Detra - re: list of slides on CD
Document Item Number: 0690502001
  • 0690502001
[Number of Pages: 5]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 15 Nov 2019 [Updated: 18 Nov 2019]
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Better Late Than Never: Vietnam Veteran Gets Army Medal 38 Years After Retirement - Military Matters: Coast Guard, Army and Air Force News - Newspaper Article
Document Item Number: 0690209001
  • 0690209001
[Number of Pages: 2]
Author(s): Devon Hubbard Sorlie
Item Creation Date: 15 June 2005
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 18 Nov 2019 [Updated: 18 Nov 2019]
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Regulars: Company C 3rd Battalion 22nd Infantry - Unit History
Document Item Number: 0690527006
  • 0690527006
[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: 04 February 1968
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Just Us: An Infantryman's Photo-Journal from the Vietnam War by Bill Noyes
Electronic Media Item Number: 069EM0942
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Disc contains the text of a photo book, 274 images taken while author was deployed to Vietnam, 17 maps of 25th Infantry Division, 16 audio files from Vietnam and 7 slide shows of pictures from Vietnam.

The 274 photograph subjects include Vietnamese children, Vietnamese children smoking cigarettes and drinking Coca-Cola, Vietnamese children scavenging in a dump, the Michelin Rubber Plantation, Dau Tieng, a USO show, scenes of camp life, soldiers in the field, Army of the Republic of Vietnam soldiers, captured rifles and grenades, tunnel entrances and dead bodies.

The 17 maps are of An Loc, Ben Cat, Phkampong Trach, Tri Tam, Duc Hoa, Duc Hue, Hieu Thien (2), Loc Ninh, An Thanh, Saigon, Tay Ninh and Tri Lam. There are also three pictomap supplements of Saigon, the Michelin Plant at Dau Tieng and Tay Ninh.

There are 16 audio tracks. (68:37)

50CalTalk (5:31) Soldiers talking about .50cal maintenance.

ArtyRadioTraffic (4:19) Recorded radio traffic of calling in artillery on a position.

FakeAmbush (5:39) Soldiers talking about setting up an ambush.

FFwChopper (8:46) Sounds of automatic weapons firing and helicopters flying overhead.

FireFight5-13-69 (5:52) Sounds from a firefight.

LiCat (3:03) Soldiers talking in camp.

Medal Talk (7:27) Soldiers talking about getting medals.

ShortTimeStick (3:12) Talking about carving a short time stick.

SickCall (5:58) Soldiers talking about sick call.

SnakeTalk (6:49) Soldiers talking about encounters with snakes.

ThuySings (0:29) Someone singing.

USOskit (5:25) Skit recorded at aid station in Cu Chi.

VietSing1 (1:48) Singing in Vietnamese.

VietSing2 (1:31) Singing in Vietnamese.

VietSing3 (1:18) Singing in Vietnamese.

VietSing4 (1:30) Singing in Vietnamese.

The 7 slideshows are photographs in a slideshow with captions.
Kids-photographs and captions of Vietnamese children.

Locals-photographs and captions of local Vietnamese people.

Places-photographs and captions of APCs on the road.

Soldiers1-photographs and captions of soldiers around camp and in the field.

Soldiers2-photographs and captions of soldiers around camp and in the field.

WarMarchine-photographs and captions of captured enemy weapons and damaged/destroyed equipment.

Xmas1968-photographs and captions of a USO show with Bob Hope and Ann Margret.


(This is disc 1 of 2) Companion to 069EM0941
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A Horror of Death and Destruction - VFW Magazine - Article
Document Item Number: 0690428002
  • 0690428002
[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: January 1993
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 30 Oct 2019 [Updated: 04 Nov 2019]
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VC Mortars Wound 40 GIs / Dak to Base Turned Over to S. Viets - Pacific Stars and Stripes - Newspaper Articles
Document Item Number: 0690309023
  • 0690309023
[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 24 Sep 2019 [Updated: 24 Sep 2019]
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Behind the Blades - Guide to Maui - Magazine Article
Document Item Number: 0690429025
  • 0690429025
[Number of Pages: 1]
Author(s): Cea Arnold
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 04 Nov 2019 [Updated: 04 Nov 2019]
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Refugees Leave Their Tents for New Resettlement Village - The Observer - Newspaper Article
Document Item Number: 0690204002
  • 0690204002
[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 27 September 1967
Collection: Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association: 188th Assault Helicopter Company Association
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Added: 15 Nov 2019 [Updated: 15 Nov 2019]
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