Gary Shanks Collection (1519) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 15190000000
- Collection
- Gary Shanks Collection
- Association
- Air America Association
- Title
- Finding Aid
- Linear Feet
- .01
- Pages
- 1
- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 23 February 2005
Scope and Contents
Photographs and a photocopy of a memo regarding Air America landing sites in Laos.Biographical / Historical
Gary Shanks was born in Terra Haute, Indiana in 1947. In 1966, he volunteered for the United States Navy and served a total of four years, ranked as an E-5 Helicopter Flight Mechanic. After he was discharged in 1970, Shanks served three more years in Southeast Asia as a civilian, first with NHA Inc. Helicopter Maintenance Company for two years, then with Air America for one year. During this time, he served at various locations in Vietnam and in Udorn, Thailand. After his service in Southeast Asia, he went to Iran and then returned to college back in the United States.'1f- 1
- Photographs
VA039238-VA039260,VA039666: 24 Photographs of Laos
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- Box 2: [Barcode: 2] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D055.6 ]]
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=15190000000
- Citation
- Gary Shanks Collection (1519) Finding Aid, Gary Shanks Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=15190000000, Accessed 04 Mar 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 15190000000, Gary Shanks Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 22 Feb 2005 [Updated: 04 Apr 2011]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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