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Gary Noller Collection (1452) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 14520000000
Collection
Gary Noller Collection
Association
Americal Division Veterans Association
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
3.0
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 11 November 2004
Scope and Contents
Approximately 3 linear feet of textual records; photographs of Gary Noller and various other Americal Division activities; Americal Division newsletters; Periodicals, Patches of the Americal Division and the 196th LIB, Vietnam Magazines; Letters to home from Gary Noller while he was in Vietnam and a box used by his father to house the letters; military administrative records; Microfiche of Operation Reports-Lessons Learned; Paper Operation Reports-Lessons Learned; Basic Training Notes; R&R Literature on Hawaii; Awards and Citations; photocopied articles; Portions of a 1:50,000 map of Hau Duc; Books written and signed by Keith William Nolan; and personal records of Gary Noller, including his selective service paperwork, correspondence, and various certificates. The materials are dated from 1967 to 2016.
Biographical / Historical
Gary Noller was born in Dodge City, Kansas in 1947 and drafted in 1969. Noller served for 19 months, 11 of which were in Vietnam (June 1970-May 1971) serving as a radio operator with Company B, 1st Battalion, 45th Infantry Regiment, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division (25th Infantry Division) after training at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Knox.
Series
30
Photographs
VA038866: 8th grade class photo
VA038867: Senior picture
VA038868: Kindergarten class picture
VA038869: First Communion
VA038870: 8th grade graduation
VA038871: First communion
VA038872: Grade school
VA038873: Grade school
VA038874: Gary Noller circa 1996
VA038875: Keith William Noller circa 1996

The Vietnam Wall; color; 8 x 10 inches

13 photographs – exhibits at the Americal Museum, 2006; color; 4 x 6 inches

2 photographs – two unidentified men conducting research at the Vietnam Archive; Texas Tech University’s Special Collections reading room; color; 4 x 3.5 inches

2 photographs – an unidentified man in uniform; color; 2 x 1.5 inches, 1 x 0.75 inches

Planes flying over the USS Missouri and other ships, September 1945; b&w; 5 x 7 inches

Americal Division reunion in Washington, DC, 2002; color; 4 x 6 inches
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3
Museum Objects
1452museum1441: wood box which contained letters written by Gary Noller to his parents while he was in Vietnam.

1452museum6670 - Americal Division shoulder patch

1452museum6681 - 196th Light Infantry Brigade shoulder patch
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145
Newsletters
Americal Division Newsletter: May 1972, September/October 1986-September/October 1988, January/February 1989-January/February/March 1995, October/November/December 1995-July/August/September 2003, January/February/March 2004-July/August/September 2004, September 2007

-Americal Newsletter: 1972: May; 1996: July – September, October – December; 1997: July – September; 1998: January – March, October – December; 1999: January – March, April – June, July – September; 2000: January – March, April – June, October – December; 2001: January – March, July – September, October – December; 2002: January – March, April – June, July – September, October – December; 2003: January – March, April – June, July – September; 2004: July – September, October – December; 2005: January – March, April – June, July – September, October – December; 2006: January – March, April – June, July – September

Friends of the Vietnam Center: 2004: Volume 11, Issue 1 (Spring)

196th Light Infantry Brigade Association newsletter: 1996: Number 17 (May), Number 18 (November); 1997: Number 19 (November) (2 copies); 1998: Number 20 (July); 1999: Number 21 (November); 2000: Number 22 (September); 2001: Number 23 (December); 2005; 2007: Number 28 (January); 2008: Number 29 (December); 2010: Number 30 (December)

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110
Serials
Americal Journal: 2006: October – December; 2007: January – March, April – June, July – September, October – December; 2008: January – March, April – June, July – September, October – December; 2009: January – March, April – June, July – September; 2010: April – June, July – September, October – December; 2011: January – March, April – June, July – September, October – December; 2012: January – March, July – September

Destination Vietnam: 1995: March/April

Life: 1992: November

Newsweek: 1971: April 12; 1985: April 15; 1987: July 6;

Veterans of Foreign Wars: 1992: April; 1993: January, March; 1996: March;

Vietnam: 1988: Summer; 1989: Summer, August , October, December; 1990: February, April, June, August, October, December; 1991: February, April, June, August, October, December; 1992: February, April, June, August, October, December; 1993: February, April, June, August, October, December; 1994: February, April, June, August, October, December; 1995: February, April, June, August, October, December; 1996:L February, April, June, August, October, December; 1997: February, April, June, August, October, December; 1998: February, April, June, August, October, December; 1999: February, April, June, August, October, December; 2000: February, April, June, August, October, December; 2001: February, April, June, August, October, December; 2002: February, April, June, August, October, December; 2003: February, April, June, August, October, December; 2004: February, April, June, August, October;
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1
Oral History
OH0440 Interview with Gary Noller
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1
Electronic Media
1452EM1498 -- Americal Division Veteran’s Association Material (3.5” floppy disk)

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10
Microforms
1452Micro659 -- 2 sheets – Operation Report and Lessons Learned, Headquarters Americal Division (November 1967)

1452Micro658 -- 2 sheets – Operation Report and Lessons Learned, Headquarters Americal Division (February 1968)

1452Micro657 -- 2 sheets – Operation Report and Lessons Learned, Headquarters Americal Division (May 1968)

1452Micro656 -- 2 sheets – Operation Report and Lessons Learned, Headquarters Americal Division (May 1969)

1452Micro655 -- 2 sheets – Operation Report and Lessons Learned, Headquarters Americal Division (November 1970)
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D059.7]]
  • Box 2 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, D060.1 [D060.1]]
  • Box 3 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, D057.1 [D057.1]]
  • Box 1000: [Barcode: 1000] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks, D056.3 Individual Oversize Box 9 [D56.3]]
  • Box 1
  • Correspondence
  • Folder 1
  • From Gary Noller to parents (June-November 1970)
  • Folder 2
  • From Gary Noller to parents (January-April 1971 and undated)
  • Folder 3
  • From Gary Noller to John Noller (November 1969-February 1971)
  • Folder 4
  • Assorted other letters
  • Material relating to service with the Americal Division
  • Folder 5
  • Military personnel documents, citations, promotions, pay records etc.
  • Folder 6
  • Material from Advanced Individual Training at Fort Knox
  • Folder 7
  • Americal News Sheet
  • Folder 8
  • Americal Southern Star
  • Folder 9
  • 11th Infantry Brigade "Trident"
  • Folder 10
  • 123rd Aviation Battalion Yearbook (1969)
  • Folder 11
  • Killed in Action statistics for the 1st Brigade, 46th Infantry, 23rd Infantry Division (1967-1971)
  • Daily Staff Journals
  • Folder 12
  • 1/46th Infantry (January 1971)
  • Folder 13
  • 1/46th Infantry (March 1971)
  • Folder 14
  • 1/46th Infantry (12 March through 14 April 1971)
  • Folder 15
  • 1/46th Infantry (15 April through 30 April 1971)
  • Operational Reports/Lessons Learned
  • Folder 16
  • Operational Report: 14th Combat Aviation Battalion (for period ending 31 July 1967)
  • Folder 17
  • Operational Report: 14th Combat Aviation Battalion (for period ending 31 July 1967)
  • Folder 18
  • Lessons Learned: Defense Against Sappar Attacks (u), XXIV Corps
  • Folder 19
  • Operational Report: Task Force Oregon (Provisional) (for period ending 30 April 1967)
  • Folder 20
  • Operational Reports/Lessons Learned: 16th Combat Aviation Group (for period ending 31 July 1968)
  • Folder 21
  • Operational Reports/Lessons Learned: Americal Division (for period ending 31 October 1968)
  • Folder 22
  • Operational Reports/Lessons Learned: Americal Division (for period ending 30 April 1968)
  • Additional Material
  • Folder 23
  • Information on obtaining materials from the National Technical Information Service
  • Folder 24
  • Information on obtaining materials from the National Defense Mapping Agency
  • Folder 25
  • Photocopies of photographs of Fire Support Base Mary Ann
  • Folder 26
  • Photocopies of newspaper (many Pacific Stars and Stripes) articles dealing with activities of the Americal Division in Vietnam
  • Folder 27
  • Photocopies of newspaper (many Pacific Stars and Stripes) articles dealing with activities of the Americal Division in Vietnam
  • Folder 28
  • Photocopies of newspaper (many Pacific Stars and Stripes) articles dealing with activities of the Americal Division in Vietnam
  • Folder 29
  • Hawaii tourist information (December 1970)
  • Folder 30
  • Americal Division Veterans Association reunion materials
  • Folder 31
  • Warlords Aero Scout Company 1997 reunion information
  • Folder 32
  • Real War Photo Company catalog
  • Folder 33
  • Vietnamese language documents
  • Folder 34
  • assorted materials
  • Box 2
  • Folder 1
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Task Force Oregon (31 July 1967)
  • Folder 2
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (31 July 1968)
  • Folder 3
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (31 October 1968)
  • Folder 4
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (31 January 1969)
  • Folder 5
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (30 October 1969)
  • Folder 6
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (18 March 1970)
  • Folder 7
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (15 April 1970)
  • Folder 8
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (13 November 1970)
  • Folder 9
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (15 October 1971)
  • Folder 10
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (5 April 1972)
  • Folder 11
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (7 March 1968)
  • Folder 12
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (30 July 1968)
  • Folder 13
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (1 November 1968)
  • Folder 14
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (21 May 1969)
  • Folder 15
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (22 September 1969)
  • Folder 16
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (16 December 1969)
  • Folder 17
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (21 April 1970)
  • Folder 18
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 16th Combat Aviation Group (26 August 1968)
  • Folder 19
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 16th Combat Aviation Group (26 November 1968)
  • Folder 20
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 16th Combat Aviation Group (6 November 1969)
  • Folder 21
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 16th Combat Aviation Group (20 February 1970)
  • Folder 22
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 16th Combat Aviation Group (22 April 1970)
  • Folder 23
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 16th Combat Aviation Group (7 October 1970)
  • Folder 24
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 16th Combat Aviation Group (18 January 1971)
  • Folder 25
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 14th Combat Aviation Battalion (18 January 1968)
  • Folder 26
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 14th Combat Aviation Battalion (25 April 1968)
  • Folder 27
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Americal Division Support Command (20 February 1968)
  • Folder 28
  • Senior Officer Debriefing Report (14 October 1968)
  • Folder 29
  • Senior Officer Debriefing Report (19 July 1968)
  • Folder 30
  • Senior Officer Debriefing Report (24 June 1969)
  • Folder 31
  • Senior Officer Debriefing Report (10 March 1971)
  • Folder 32
  • Operational Report for Quarterly Period Ending 31 October 1969 (10 November 1969)
  • Folder 33
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (3 February 1971)
  • Folder 34
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Task Force Oregon (19 January 1968)
  • Folder 35
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Task Force Oregon (14 February 1968)
  • Folder 36
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (7 March 1968)
  • Folder 37
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Americal Division Support Command (20 February 1968)
  • Folder 38
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (30 April 1968)
  • Folder 39
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (5 September 1968)
  • Folder 40
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (26 December 1968)
  • Folder 41
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (11 March 1969)
  • Folder 42
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (15 May 1969)
  • Folder 43
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (10 May 1969)
  • Folder 44
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (10 May 1969)
  • Folder 45
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (30 October 1969)
  • Folder 46
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (18 March 1970)
  • Folder 47
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (13 November 1970)
  • Folder 48
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (15 April 1970)
  • Folder 49
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (3 February 1971)
  • Folder 50
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (20 May 1971)
  • Folder 51
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (28 April 1972)
  • Folder 52
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (7 March 1968)
  • Box 3
  • Folder 1
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Table of Contents (1 February 1967-15 October 1972)
  • Folder 2
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (30 July 1968)
  • Folder 3
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (1 November 1968)
  • Folder 4
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (3 March 1969)
  • Folder 5
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (21 May 1969)
  • Folder 6
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (22 September 1969)
  • Folder 7
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (16 December 1969)
  • Folder 8
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Artillery (21 April 1970)
  • Folder 9
  • Summary Of Operation Golden Valley (16 May 1968)
  • Folder 10
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 16th Combat Aviation Group (22 April 1970)
  • Folder 11
  • Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Division Headquarters (30 April 1971)
  • Folder 12
  • 1996 ADVA Financials (1996)
  • Folder 13
  • 1997 ADVA Financials (1997)
  • Folder 14
  • 1998 ADVA Financials (1998)
  • Folder 15
  • 1999 ADVA Financials (1999)
  • Folder 16
  • 2000 ADVA Financials (2000)
  • Folder 17
  • 2001 ADVA Financials (2001)
  • Folder 18
  • 2002 ADVA Financials (2002)
  • Folder 19
  • 2003 ADVA Financials (2003)
  • Folder 20
  • 2004 ADVA Financials (2004)
  • Folder 21
  • 2005 ADVA Financials (2005)
  • Folder 22
  • IRS Form 990-EZ (1995)
  • Folder 23
  • ADVA Lawsuit (1996)
  • Folder 24
  • 1996 ADVA Officer Appointments (1996)
  • Folder 25
  • 1997 ADVA Officer Appointments (1997)
  • Folder 26
  • 2000 ADVA Officer Appointments (2000)
  • Folder 27
  • ADVA Reunion Documents (1996-2001)
  • Folder 28
  • Various ADVA Documents and Correspondence (No Date)
  • Folder 29
  • Joseph B. Chin Americal Division Foundation Vote Results, Bank Statements and Letters (1996-2001)
  • Folder 30
  • Leslie Hines ADVA Letters and Interview Lists (2000)
  • Folder 31
  • Ronald Ellis Letters (1998-2002)
  • Folder 32
  • Ed Marsh ADVA Letters, Bank Statements, and National Park Service Permit (1998-2001)
  • Folder 33
  • Gary L. Noller ADVA Certificate, Nominating Committee, Letters, Activity Reports, Memorandum, and Bank Statements (1997-2004)
  • Folder 34
  • Bob Short ADVA Scholarship Fund Trustee Letter (June 9, 2002)
  • Folder 35
  • Ronald L. Ward ADVA Letters, Scholarship Fund Report, and Fund Trustee Letter(1998-2001)
  • Folder 36
  • ADVA General Meeting Minutes (1996-2001)
  • Folder 37
  • ADVA By-Laws and Letters (1984-1996)
  • Folder 38
  • ADVA Reunions (1999-2014)
  • Folder 39
  • Sheridan Book "Under The Southern Cross" (4 October 2006)
  • Folder 40
  • ADVA Reference Guide (1996-1997)
  • Folder 41
  • Memorandum Of Agreement Between ADVA and VNCA (No Date)
  • Folder 42
  • Liberty Memorial Certificate (No Date)
  • Folder 43
  • Various Americal Veteran Accounts (2002-2003)
  • Folder 44
  • Material For Americal Newsletter (No Date)
  • Folder 45
  • Documentation of Recovered Americal Dog Tags (2002)
  • Folder 46
  • Various Americal Historical Documents (No Date)
  • Folder 47
  • ADVA Oral History Completion Certificate (24 June 2004)
  • Folder 48
  • Tom Batiuk Cartoons (1 July 2002)
  • Folder 49
  • Gary Noller ADVA Membership Card and Certificate (No Date)
  • Folder 50
  • Gary Noller Personal ADVA Documents (No Date)
  • Folder 51
  • Gary Noller Draft Notice, Orders to Fort Leonard Wood, Discharge Certificate (29 September 1969-1 September 1975)
  • Folder 52
  • Letter to Gary Noller from Samuel Varney (July 16, 2004)
  • Folder 53
  • Clippings, Greetings Cards, Thank You Cards, Invitations, Family History, and Prayers (17 July 1996-27 March 2000)
  • Folder 54
  • Greeting Cards, Name Card, Clippings, Patch (No Date)
  • Folder 55
  • 198 LIB Casualty List (21 September 1968)
  • Folder 56
  • 198 LIB KIA List (No Date)
  • Folder 57
  • 196 LIB Shoulder Patch Diagram (4 April 1966)
  • Folder 58
  • List of Americal Division Units (2 January 1998)
  • Folder 59
  • Americal Division KIA List (No Date)
  • Folder 60
  • Americal Patch and Distinction Insignia (28 November 2000)
  • Folder 61
  • Factsheet Regarding Americal Division Insignia (January-March 1968)
  • Folder 62
  • Army Regulation Book Regarding Americal Division Flags (August 1962-October 1979)
  • Folder 63
  • History of the American Division Photo Book (1971)
  • Folder 64
  • Exhibits at the Americal Museum (31 March 2006)
  • Folder 65
  • Vietnam Archive Brochures and Event Program (24 June 2006)
  • Folder 66
  • 1/46th Infantry Roster (July 1998)
  • Folder 67
  • 1/46th Infantry Maps, Reports, and Americal Battles (25 November 1970-29 March 1971)
  • 1/46th Infantry Alumni List (December 1998-9 July 2002)
  • Folder 68
  • 1/46th Infantry Best Torchlight Publications (22 October 1998-29 March 2016)
  • Folder 69
  • Research Guide for Military Topographical Map (No Date)
  • Folder 70
  • 11th Infantry Brigade Trident: 1968: Vol. 1 No. 10 (April 12)
  • 11th Infantry Brigade Trident: 1968: Vol. 1 No. 13 (April 26)
  • Folder 71
  • 196 LIB Association 1999 Reunion (No Date)
  • Box 1000
  • Folder 1
  • Oversize material
  • Map of Hau Duc showing FSB Mary Ann (map was used in Battalion TOC)
  • Folder 2
  • Original newspaper and magazine articles
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=14520000000
Citation
Gary Noller Collection (1452) Finding Aid, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=14520000000, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
14520000000, Gary Noller Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 10 Nov 2004 [Updated: 04 Nov 2025]

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