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Richard M. Atchison Collection (1942) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 19420000000
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
3.4
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 04 October 2007
Scope and Contents
Three linear feet of books, museum artifacts, periodicals, and manuals document Richard Atchison's service with Combat Search and Rescue in Vietnam.
13
Books
Air War in Vietnam by Lou Drendel
Hell In A Very Small Space: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu by Bernard B. Fall
Phantom Over Vietnam: Fighter Pilot, USMC by John Trotti
Seven Firefights in Vietnam by the Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army
Battle For Hue: Tet, 1968 by Keith William Nolan
The Easter Offensive: Vietnam, 1972 by G.H. Turley
The United States Air Force in South East Asia-Tactical Airlift by Ray L. Bowers
Vietnam Above the Treetops: A Forward Air Controller Reports by John F. Flanagan
West To Cambodia and the Fields of Bamboo by S.L.A. Marshall
S.E. Asia Pointee Talkee, September 1967
The History of US Electronic Warfare, Volume 1 by Alfred Price, 1984
The History of US Electronic Warfare, Volume 2 by Alfred Price, 1989
The History of US Electronic Warfare, Volume 3 by Alfred Price, 2000
2
Photographs
VAN015025-VAN015026
negatives of Richard M. Atchison
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21
Museum Objects
1942museum3163: Aviators helmet
1942museum3164: Cloth mission bag
1942museum3165: Deck of cards titled "Survival Southeast Asia Plant Recognition Cards"
1942museum3166: Four Nation Patch
1942museum3167: Holster for .38 caliber short barrell pistol
1942museum3168: Holster for .45 caliber pistol M911
1942museum3169: Knee boards
1942museum3170: Survival knife with holster
1942museum3171: Tan casual suit
1942museum3172: Tiger stripe casual suit
1942museum3173: Tiger stripe suit carrier
1942museum3174: Vietnam era anti-G pants
1942museum3175: Outer shell of anti-exposure suit
1942museum3176: Undergarment for anti-exposure suit
1942museum3177: Flight suit
1942museum3178: Shoulder boards for USAF Aviation Cadet Program
1942museum3179: Electronic Countermeasures Calculator
1942museum3180: Headset and microphone
1942museum3181: Ear plugs and case
1942museum3182: Three scarves
1942museum3183: Gloves
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2
Moving Images
1942VI2427: OV-10 firing rockets into Laos
1942VI3231: OV-10 firing rockets into Laos
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4
Serials
Born in Battle: Israel's Air Force, Number 2
Born in Battle: March 1980
Conflict, Special Study #2: Arab-Israeli Armor 1973
Life, 28 October 1966
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D060.4 ]]
  • Flight Manual Basic Book for OV-10
  • A-7D Tactical Fighter Manual
  • USAF/GAF Fighter Weapons School manual for F-104
  • Paper Titled: Coping With The Unexpected: Great Britain and War in the South Atlantic, by Christopher J. Bowie
  • Instructions for Electronic Countermeasures Calculator
  • VR Worksheet for use with KAAC wheel
  • F/RF-4C/D/E Crew Chiefs Handbook -

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=19420000000

Citation
Richard M. Atchison Collection (1942) Finding Aid, Richard M. Atchison Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=19420000000, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
19420000000, Richard M. Atchison Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 03 Oct 2007 [Updated: 25 Mar 2025]