Texas Tech University

Just Us: An Infantryman's Photo-Journal from the Vietnam War by Bill Noyes

Electronic Media Item Number: 069EM0942
Media Type
Electronic Media
Physical Location
Stacks CS66.10F
Language(s)
English
General Note
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

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=069EM0942

Citation
Just Us: An Infantryman's Photo-Journal from the Vietnam War by Bill Noyes, 069EM0942. No Date, Richard (Dick) Detra Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=069EM0942, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
069EM0942, Richard (Dick) Detra Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 30 May 2018 [Updated: 13 Jun 2018]