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HA(L)-3 Seawolf Association Collection (1933) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 19330000000
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
3.1
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 09 January 2009
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, military administrative documents, rosters, articles, periodicles, newsletters, photgraphs, patches, maps, and a reel of microfilm document the activities of HA(L) -3 Seawolf Association and the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association.
Biographical / Historical
The HA(L) - 3 Seawolf Association was formed on 15 June 1987 to promote history of the United States Navy's Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three during the Vietnam War, and to further develop the friendships that the Seawolves began during the war through reunions and other activities.
1
Books
River Patrol Force TF - 116
2
Photographs
VA053818 - VA054060
VAN010192 - VAN010258
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1
Slides
VAS048307 - VAS048312
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10
Maps
Section 12, Drawer 5: Stars and Stripes Map of War Area
South East Asia/ South Vietnam Maps(provinces/cities).
Section 12, Drawer 5: DOD Flight Information Publication Special Southeast Asia Tactical VFR Chart (1972)
VFR 1/ 3.
Section 12, Drawer 5: DOD Flight Information Publication Special Southeast Asia Tactical VFR Chart (1972)
VFR 2/ 4.
Section 12, Drawer 9: DOD Evasion Chart EVC 500-2 (S.E.A.) Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam (1996)
Scale 1 : 500,000 (One Inch = Eight Statute Miles)./DOD Evasion Chart EVC 500-3 (S.E.A.) Cambodia, Vietnam (1996)
Scale 1 : 500,000 (One Inch = Eight Statute Miles).
Section 12, Drawer 9: VW/ D-6
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3
Museum Objects
1933museum3297: Helatkltron 3 Patch
1933museum3298: Seal Team One Vietnam Patch
1933museum3299: August D. Johnson Name Plate
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1
Electronic Media
1933EM0426: Floppy Disk, "Scramble Seawolves" Articles for Rotor Review, by Tom Phillips
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1
Audio
1933AU2443: Single 45, Somebody's Lying by Rick Tucker
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10
Newsletters
Brown Water Log, River Patrol Force Gamewardens of Vietnam: 1999: Spring Quarter, Winter Quarter; 2000: Winter Quarter; 2002: May, December; 2004: Fall

Gamewarderns of Vietnam West Coast Chapter Newsletter: 1999: January 11, March 20, June 19, August 4; 2001: March 21

Pull Together: Newsletter of the Naval Historical Foundation and the Naval Historical Center: 1989: Fall/Winter; 1993: Spring/Summer, Fall/Winter

The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)Newsletter: 1987: June; 1988: June, September, December; 1989: March, June, September, December; 1990: March, June, September; 1991: Spring, Summer; 1992: March; 1993: April, August, December; 1994: February, April, October

26 Wolfgram: 1990: Spring; 1992: September; 1993: January, August; 1994: October; 1995: January, April, October; 1997: January; 1998: February, April, September; 1999: March, Fall; 2000: Spring, Fall, Winter (A and B); 2001: Spring, Fall; 2002: Spring, Summer/Fall; 2003: April, December; 2004: April; 2005: Fall

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8
Serials
Allhands: 1974: January

The American Legion for God and Country: 1986: July

Approach the Naval Aviation Safety Review: 1972: July

Chronicle of War Vietnam: 1990: Spring (2 copies), Summer (2 copies)

Combat Mission Presents Vietnam Mission: 1989: November (2 copies)

The National Amvet: 1992: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Vietnam: 1994: April

World War II, Korea, Viet-Nam & Today Military: 1999: July
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1
Microforms
1933Micro0402 - History of HA(L)-3
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1
Comic Books
The 'Nam: (November 1989).
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19
Newspapers
The Delta Dragon: 1972: March 1

Hai Quan: 1972: February

The Hoist: 1967: August 18

The Jackstaff News: 1969: February 26

Naval Reservist News: 1987: June, October

Pacific Stars and Stripes: 1969: March 6

The Vietnam Veteran: 1987: April, May, August, September, October, November, December; 1988: January, March, May, July, September
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D054.3]]
  • Box 2: [Barcode: 2] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D054.3]]
  • Box 1000: [Barcode: 1000] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks, D056.3 Individual Oversize Collection Box 13 [D056.3]]
  • Box 4 [Restricted]: [Barcode: 4] [TTU - Math Building, 4th Floor, Stacks, M4.86.2 [M4.86.2]]
  • Helicopter Attack Light Squadron Three Standardization Manual (April 1970)
  • UH-1 IP Gunnery Qualification Course Sudent Handout Booklet
  • Gamewardens of Vietnam Reunion News and Members List
  • Boots Echoes of Vietnam, War Poetry by Pete Freas (1997)
  • Copies of Maps, Helicopters, Articles
  • Correspondence between Don Thompson and others
  • Correspondence and Miscellaneous Documents
  • Miscellaneous Reunion Information
  • News Paper Articles and Advertisment for War Memorabilia
  • Seawolf Questionaire
  • Seawolf Muster
  • Miscellaneous
  • Operation Bright Light, and Agent Orange Review
  • Various Newspaper and Magazine Articles
  • Charles O. Borgstrom Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence
  • Bumper Stickers
  • Helicopter Monument Drawings
  • Letter to Jackie Onassis
  • Memorandums
  • Roster of Helicopter Crewman Who Died in Vietnam
  • A History of Helatkltron Three The Seawolves by James D. Sprinkle
  • Seawolf Accounts Receivable, Stock Reports, Balance Sheet
  • Navy News Release and Seawolf Correspondence
  • Seawolf Reunion, and Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Reunion, Seawolf Meeting Minutes
  • Counterinsurgency Course Student Handbook
  • Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three Wolfgram
  • Aviation History Branch Collection
  • Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three Wolfgrams
  • Medal Recipient Lists
  • Declassified Documents
  • Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three Commanding Officer Declassified; Miscellaneous Documents
  • Dr. Hal Kushner's recollections of his experiences as a POW in Vietnam
  • River Patrol Force TF-116 booklet (No Date)
  • Restricted Material
  • Newspaper clippings
  • Welcome Seawolves Banner; The Florida Times Union; USA Today

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=19330000000

Citation
HA(L)-3 Seawolf Association Collection (1933) Finding Aid, HA(L)-3 Seawolf Association Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=19330000000, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
19330000000, HA(L)-3 Seawolf Association Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 08 Jan 2009 [Updated: 03 Nov 2025]