Peter Ruplenas Collection (1678) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 16780000000
- Collection
- Peter Ruplenas Collection
- Title
- Finding Aid
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- 0.3
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- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 10 November 2005
Scope and Contents
Photographs and newspaper articles document Peter Ruplenas' service with the Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO) Pacific Detachment, 1966-1968.Biographical / Historical
Ruplenas was born in 1918 and joined the United States Army in 1941. He was trained as a photographer. Ruplenas developed aerial photographs of German targets in World War 2. After the war, Ruplenas returned to civilian life later to reenlist and be transported to Japan. After the Korean War started he landed at Inchon and followed the Americans north the Yalu River. Ruplenas was assigned to DASPO from 1966-1968 and stationed in Hawaii. He retired from the army in 1970.- 1
- Photographs
VA043253 - VA043259: 7 photographs documenting Peter Ruplenas' service with DASPO in Vietnam
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- Box 1000: [Barcode: 1000] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks, D056.3 Individual Oversize Box 9 [D56.3]]
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Newspaper Article from the Journal August 4, 2003 (2 copies)
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Newspaper Article from the Journal November 11, 2004
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Insert to the Journal November 10, 2003 Remembering Those Who Served Vietnam War (1964-1975)
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Newspaper clippings from The Philadelphia Inquirer (November 14, 1982)
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=16780000000
- Citation
- Peter Ruplenas Collection (1678) Finding Aid, Peter Ruplenas Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=16780000000, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 16780000000, Peter Ruplenas Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 09 Nov 2005 [Updated: 17 Sep 2019]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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