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Larry Fletcher Collection (865) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 8650000000
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
1.0
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 30 November 2009
Scope and Contents
Two Vietnamese villagers' hats and Larry Fletcher's book, 'The Shadow Spirit: Flying Stingers and BUFFs in S. E. A., donated to the Vietnam Archive by Fletcher.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Larry Elton Fletcher is a former United States Air Force Captain. He flew 177 combat missions as a pilot in AC-119 Shadow gunships during his tour of duty at Tan Son Nhut Air Base; Saigon, Republic of Vietnam. After five years military service, Fletcher returned to the teaching profession, eventually entering school administration as Principal and Superintendent of Schools. He retired in 1997 to pursue a writing career. His first novel, Shadows of Saigon was published in 2001. He and his wife Sue reside at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri.
2
Books
"The Shadow Spirit, Flying Stingers and BUFFs in S.E.A." by Elton Fletcher

Shadows of Saigon: Air Commandos in Southeast Asia by Elton Fletcher
2
Museum Objects
856museum3386 - Vietnamese Villager's Hat
856museum3387 - Vietnamese Villager's Hat
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Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=8650000000

Citation
Larry Fletcher Collection (865) Finding Aid, Larry Fletcher Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=8650000000, Accessed 13 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
8650000000, Larry Fletcher Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 29 Nov 2009 [Updated: 08 Aug 2018]