Eduardo Peniche Collection (176) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 1760000000
- Collection
- Eduardo Peniche Collection
- Title
- Finding Aid
- Linear Feet
- 0.1
- Pages
- 1
- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 07 December 2001
Scope and Contents
One folder of correspondence, articles written by and about Peniche, programs, official military documents, reports and orders and a photograph document Eduardo A. Peniche's service in the United States Army during World War II and then as a translator with MAAG Headquarters in Saigon from 1959 until July 1962. .Biographical / Historical
Eduardo A. Peniche was born in Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico, and moved to the United States in 1942. He was 18 years old when he served with the 101st Airborne Division on D-Day during World War II. Peniche was assigned to Vietnam in 1959 after he learned Vietnamese at the US Army Language School. His first assignment was to MAAG Headquarters in Saigon where he was a translator. He served in Vietnam from 1959 until July 1962.- 1
- Photographs
VA009213: Photograph of Peniche in front of wall with awards/Red Hat #183 V.N. ABN. Society
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- Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D058.7 ]]
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Bastogne Web Page (1 pages) [20 May 1997]
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Bastogne - December 1944 White Christmas Red Snow (1 pages) [No Date]
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Old Wounds Bring on Concern (1 pages) [14 May 1969]
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Letter To Professor Peniche (2 pages) [16 April 1992]
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Letter About Project on Vietnam Conflict (2 pages) [27 March 1992]
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Letter To Eduardo Peniche (1 pages) [23 February 1960]
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Commendation (1 pages) [26 February 1960]
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Thank You Note from John F.Kennedy (1 pages) [22 July 1960]
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Letter of Appreciation (1 pages) [23 September 1960]
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Letter of Appreciation (1 pages) [25 May 1962]
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (1 pages) [05 March 1982]
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Guest Speaker at All Ranks Ball (1 pages) [No Date]
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Peniche Speaks (1 pages) [18 June 1997]
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Kingwood College's Peniche selected for National Security Seminar (1 pages) [10 April 1996]
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Second Languages Prove Beneficial (2 pages) [15 February 1995]
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Language Basics Served Linguist Well (2 pages) [05 April 1997]
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Reunion of Vietnamese Red Hats (Airborne) Association (2 pages) [No Date]
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Peniche Shares Wartime Experience (1 pages) [23 April 1997]
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University of Nebraska Alum (1 pages) [Spring 1999]
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Peniche to Attend WW II Dedication (1 pages) [31 March 1999]
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Acknowledgments (4 pages) [No Date]
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Letter of Appreciation (1 pages) [25 May 1962]
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Letter of Commendation (1 pages) [23 February 1961]
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Commendation (2 pages) [26 February 1960]
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Reassignment Directive (2 pages) [03 May 1962]
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Special Orders (2 pages) [01 June 1960]
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Special Orders (2 pages) [28 October 1958]
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Special Orders (2 pages) [02 July 1958]
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Special Orders (2 pages) [22 November 1957]
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Special Orders (1 pages) [27 February 1961]
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Association of Former Intelligence Officers (1 pages) [01 February 1978]
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Termination of Quarters (1 pages) [04 June 1962]
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Request For Assignment To Special Forces (7 pages) [02 December 1961]
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Evaluation Report of Enlisted Personnel (4 pages) [21 November 1960]
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Accident (2 pages) [19 April 1961]
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Application For Appointment (4 pages) [07 August 1961]
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An Appeal From The Colonel, 5th Military Region ( English Translation) (2 pages) [No Date]
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People's National Front (English Translation) (2 pages) [No Date]
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Know All Men By These Presents (1 pages) [No Date]
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1760000000
- Citation
- Eduardo Peniche Collection (176) Finding Aid, Eduardo Peniche Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1760000000, Accessed 08 May 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 1760000000, Eduardo Peniche Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 06 Dec 2001 [Updated: 29 Aug 2016]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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