Keith Black Collection (1619) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 16190000000
- Collection
- Keith Black Collection
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- Finding Aid
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- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 22 August 2005
Scope and Contents
U.S. Army uniform jacket, military payment certificates, photographs, slides, correspondence and various other military documents, including military orders, promotions, a diary, and certificates, document Keith Black's service in the United States Army and one year tour of duty stationed in Laos.Biographical / Historical
Keith Black was born in 1946 in Clovis, New Mexico. In 1969, Black volunteered for the United States Army and served a total of three years, one of which was served in Southeast Asia. Based out of Pleiku, Black was assigned to the ASA (Army Security Agency) 330th RRFS (Radio Research Field Station) Detachment 8 from 10 February 1971 through 10 February 1972. He was ranked as an E-4 and later promoted to an E-5, serving as a Tech Support Installer for Explorer II, an intelligence collection method. He was involved in Project Explorer and received the Bronze Star and other citations for his service. In 1972, Black was discharged as an E-5 and then worked in data processing after his service.- 1
- Photographs
94 photographs of the Laotian ridgeline into Vietnam. VA042112-VA042205
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- Slides
VAS035740 - VAS036019: 280 slides of Keith Black's time at the Laotian ridgeline into Vietnam
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- Museum Objects
1619museum1709: US Army uniform jacket with 330th RRFS Detachment 8 Pleiku patch
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- Oral History
OH0441 Interview with Keith Black
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- Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D101.6 ]]
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Printout map of Southeast Asia
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Department of the Army Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station documentation
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Selective Service Order to Report for Armed Forces Physical Examination
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Selective Service Notice of Classification card
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Selective Service Registration card
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Reserve Components
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US Army Security Agency Training Center and School Introduction to Basic Logic Circuits
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US Army Security Agency Training Center and School: Introduction to Logic Circuits handout
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Army Security Agency information packet
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US Army Security Agency, Security Education Program: Individual Guide for Security
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US Army Security Agency Training Center and School handout
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US Army Security Agency Training Center and School letter of congratulations (copy)
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US Army Security Agency School certificate of graduation and honor graduation
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ESL Incorporated brochure
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1970 Annual Report: ESL Incorporated
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DA 348 form (copy - original in restricted access)
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330th Radio Research Field Station orders
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US Army Security Agency Training Center and School Special Orders Number 241
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509th Radio Research Group Special Orders Number 252 (copy - original in restricted access)
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World Airwars, Inc. letter
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330th Radio Research Field Station Special Orders Number 28 (copy - original in restricted access)
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Letter of Commendation for Keith R. Black (copy - original in restricted access)
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330th Radio Research Field Station Special Orders Number 02 (copy - original in restricted access)
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Army Drug Rehabilitation Program for PCS Returnees
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Bronze Star Medal certificate (copy - original in restricted access)
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Certificate of Appreciation for Service in the Armed Forces of the United States
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Certificate of Appreciation from General Westmoreland (copy - original in restricted access)
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DA 1811: Physical and Mental Status on Release from Active Service (copy - original in restricted access)
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DD 214 form: Report of Transfer or Discharge with letter relieving Black from Active Duty (copy - original in restricted access)
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Bronze Star Medal Citation (copy - original in restricted access)
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Assignment and Travel Restriction paperwork (copy - original in restriced access)
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Discharge paperwork from United States Army (copy - original in restricted access)
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Copy of Honorable Discharge certificate (copy - original in restricted access)
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Telegraph from 30 April 1975 detailing the fall of Saigon to Communist forces
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Department of the Army Authorization for Issuance of Awards (copy - original in restricted access)
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Letter explaining steps to verify entitlement to Bronze Star Medal.
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Letter with attached DD 149 record
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United States Army Security Agency Benefit Association card
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Weapon/Mask Charge - Out
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Armed Forces Liberty Pass
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Two Meal Cards
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Three Military Payment Certificates
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Loose papers
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Four envelopes from the Vietnam era
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Four letters of correspondence between Keith Black and others
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Notebook filled with schematics and other work-related notes
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Notebook filled with work-related notes
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Keith Black's five-year diary
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Department of the Army Field Manual: The Soldier's Guide (August 1961)
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Notebook used by Keith Black while operating in Laos during the Vietnam Conflict - Diagram of Leghorn Relay Site and Explorer II - An explanation of Leghorn Relay Site - Computer printout of Map of Pleiku Area
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=16190000000
- Citation
- Keith Black Collection (1619) Finding Aid, Keith Black Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=16190000000, Accessed 11 May 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 16190000000, Keith Black Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 21 Aug 2005 [Updated: 02 Oct 2019]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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Address
Texas Tech University, Box 41041, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
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Email
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