Mike Mercer Collection (353) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 3530000000
- Collection
- Mike Mercer Collection
- Title
- Finding Aid
- Linear Feet
- 0.2
- Pages
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- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 07 December 2001
Scope and Contents
Less than one linear foot of photographs, patches, artifacts, negatives, slides, newsletters, periodicals, military administrative documents, and other printed materials document Mike Mercer's service as an engineer in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict, 1967-1968 with the 18th Engineers, 557th Light Equipment Company. All of the materials date from the war period and are in good condition.Biographical / Historical
Mike Mercer served with the United States Army 18th Engineers, 557th Light Equipment Company in Di An and Quan Loi, Republic of Vietnam, 1967 and 1968.- 2
- Photographs
VA025635 - VA025663: 28 photographs of Mike Mercer's service
VAN003755, VAN003756: 2 negatives of Mercer's service
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- Slides
VAS007645 - VAS007878: 233 slides of Mercer's service
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- Museum Objects
353museum0336: Montagnard quiver and arrows
353museum0336: Three Ribbons: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two battle stars, Republic of Vietnam Service
353museum0338: US Army Patch
353museum0339: Third Army Patch
353museum0340: U.S. Uniform Insignia Pin
353museum0341: Engineers Uniform Insignia Pin
353museum0342: Two Specialist 5th patches
353museum0343: .25 cent Military Payment Certifcate
353museum0344: Short-Timer's Stick
353museum0345: Montagnard Crossbow
353museum1078: 18th Engineer Brigade insignia patch
353museum1079: Engineer Brigade insignia patch
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- Newsletters
The Pioneer 79th Engineer Group 6 May 1967
Five Star Review 168th ECB 2 Jul 1967 and 16 Jul 1967
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- Serials
The Army Reporter 13 Jan 1968
The Stars and Stripes 5 May 1967
The Stars and Stripes 28 Jun 1967 partial
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- Oral History
OH0076 Interview with Mike Mercer
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- 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, D114.4 [D114.4]]
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Handwritten letters from Mike Mercer to his parents, May 1963-June 1967
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Handwritten letters from Mike Mercer to his parents, July 1967-October 1968
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Special Orders Number 305, 10/31/68 (4 copies)
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Vietnam Magazine, August 1993
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What You Should Know About Vietnam: An Associated Press Close-to-the-News Book
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Vietnam Conflict Map
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Pacific Stars and Stripes, June 30, 1967
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Immunization Card
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Public relations pamphlet (Vietnamese)
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Baby God (Written by Mike Mercer in fact and in fiction to release feelings from the heart. These writings are to communicate with my family and the world, as I know it. Enjoy and Remember)
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Misc. Materials relating to tour in Vietnam 1967
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United States Military Payment Certificates: 5cent notes (3) and 10 cent note (1)
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Vietnam currency: 20 dong note (1) and 100 dong note (1)
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Five Star Review (Issue # 16 July 2, 1967)
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Five Star Review (Issue # 17 July 16, 1967)
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The Pioneer: 79th Engineer Group Vol. 1, No. 6 (May 6, 1967)
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3530000000
- Citation
- Mike Mercer Collection (353) Finding Aid, Mike Mercer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3530000000, Accessed 08 May 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 3530000000, Mike Mercer Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 06 Dec 2001 [Updated: 03 Apr 2023]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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Address
Texas Tech University, Box 41041, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
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Email
vnca@ttu.edu