William E. Howard Collection (1465) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 14650000000
- Collection
- William E. Howard Collection
- Association
- USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) Association
- Title
- Finding Aid
- Pages
- 1
- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 03 November 2004
Scope and Contents
Books, photographs and documents collected by William Howard during his tour of duty with the Military Sea Transportation Service, Far East.Biographical / Historical
William Howard was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1942. Howard volunteered for the United States Navy in 1960 and served until 1964. He joined the Military Sea Transportation Service, Pacific as a civilian following college in 1969, transferring to the Far East branch in the his first year. While in the Military Sealift Command he helped operate the support ships of U.S. military forces and its allies. Howard was on ships for several years transporting cargo to Saigon, Vung Tau, Nha Trang, Qui Nhon, Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay and parts of the Mekong Delta. His ships also operated into Kompong Som following the U.S. incursion into Cambodia. Howard also joined the United States Coast Guard Reserve from which he retired in December 2002.- 6
- Books
China Sea Phil's "Any Old Port..." Ballads and Verse of an American Merchant Seaman by Philip Stoegerer (signed by author)
Dateline: Asia
25 Years of History as Reported by Pacific Stars and Stripes
Strictly Scuttlebutt: Ballads and Verse of an American Merchant Seaman by Philip Stoegerer (signed by author)
U.S. Navy: Vietnam 1970 Photography by Robert D. Moesser
Vietnam in Flames by Nguyen Manh Dan and Nguyen Ngoc Hanh
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- Photographs
VA038803-VA038854: Photographs mostly of Saigon, Vung Tao, Qui Nhon and Cam Ranh Bay from William Howard's time in the MSTS in Vietnam
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- Museum Objects
1465museum1429: Vietnam Service ribbon bar
1465museum1429: Dog Tag issued to William Howard identifying him as civilian employee of MSTS
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- Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D056.7]]
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U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Registry identifying William Eugene Howard as Chief Purser (1 July 1971)
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Photocopy of U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Registry identifying William Eugene Howard as Third Assistant Engineer of Steam Vessels of any Horsepower (26 August 1981) (original in restricted files)
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Photocopy of U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Registry identifying William Eugene Howard as Mate Ocean Steam and Motor Vessels not more that 500 gross tons (15 July 1988) (original in restricted files)
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Photocopy of William Howard's U.S. Merchant Mariner's Document ratings card (original in restricted files)
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Photocopy of William Howard's American Legion (Saigon Post) membership card (original in restricted files)
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Photocopy of William Howard's Contnous Sea Service Record and Training Record (original in restricted files)
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Card certifying that William E. Howard has been awarded The Vietnam Service Bar
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=14650000000
- Citation
- William E. Howard Collection (1465) Finding Aid, William E. Howard Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=14650000000, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 14650000000, William E. Howard Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 02 Nov 2004 [Updated: 13 Jul 2005]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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