John L. Penny Collection (2653) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 26530000000
- Collection
- John L. Penny Collection
- Association
- Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
- Title
- Finding Aid
- Linear Feet
- 7
- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 16 January 2015
Scope and Contents
Approximately seven linear feet of books donated to the archive by John Penny who is a book reviewer for the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA).- 98
- Books
Abandoned in Hell, The Fight for Vietnam’s Firebase Kate by William Albracht and Marvin J. Wolf, 2015
Plagued by Good Luck, Bill Bagwell, 2011
Shadows From Can Tho: Stories of War and Love in Vietnam by J. R. Barth, 2013
A Pink Mist by John A. Bercaw, 2013 Signed by author
Seawolf 28: A True Story by A. J. Billings, 2010 Inscribed by author
Klondike Playboy: A Marine Helicopter Pilot’s Antics and Adventures from Parris Island to Viet Nam by John Boden, 2010 Inscribed by author
Eleven Months and Nineteen Days: A Vietnam Illustrator’s Memoir by John Bowen, 2013 Inscribed by author
Dead Men Flying: Victory in Vietnam: The Legend of Dust Off, America’s Battlefield Angels by Gen. Patrick Henry Bradywith Meghan Brady Smith, 2010
Vietnam War, U.S. Army Helicopter Names, Vol 2 by John Brennan, 2015 (inscribed by author)
Missile! Missile! Missile! by Mike Brown, 2013
Centaurs in Vietnam: Untold Stories of the First Year by Carl William Burns, 2008 Signed by author
Assault From the Sky: U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter Operations in Vietnam by Dick Camp, 2013
U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Damaged or Destroyed During the Vietnam War: Volume 1: Listed by Ship Attached and by Squadron by Douglas E. Campbell, 2015
U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Damaged or Destroyed During the Vietnam War: Volume 2: Listed by Bureau Number by Douglas E. Campbell, 2016
Honor Denied: The Truth About Air America and the CIA by Allen Cates, 2011
Forks: The Life of One Marine by Clyde O. Childress, 2011 Inscribed by author
The Adventures of a Helicopter Pilot: Flying the H-34 Helicopter in Vietnam for the United States Marine Corps, Bill Collier, 2014 Inscribed by author
Surprised at Being Alive: An Accidental Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam and Beyond, Robert F. Curtis, 2014
The Typhoon Truce, 1970: Three Days in Vietnam when Nature Intervened in the War by Robert F. Curtis, 2015 (2 copies)
Blades of Thunder, Book One of Two by W. Larry Dandridge, 2105 (inscribed by author)
The Angel of Dien Bien Phu by Genevieve De Galard, 2010
Fragments From Vietnam: Recollections of a Helicopter Pilot by William “Bill” Deuchar, 2010 Inscribed by author
The Sky Behind Me: A Memoir of Flying & Life by Byron Edgington, 2010 Inscribed by author
Shoulda Played the Flute: An Army Helicopter Pilot’s Year in Vietnam by Richard Elgin, 2015 (inscribed by author)
Keeping the Promise: The Story of MIA Jerry Elliott, a Family Shattered by His Disappearance, and a Sister’s 40-Year Search for the Truth by Donna E. Elliott, 2010
Black Cat 2-1: The True Story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and His Crew, Bob Ford, 2015 Inscribed by author
Strength & Honor: America’s Best in Vietnam by Terry L. Garlock, 2011 Signed by author
Guts ‘N Gunships, What It Was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam by Mark Garrison, 2015
Ace, The Story of Lt. Col. Ace Cozzalio by Rex Gooch, 2015 (inscribed by author)
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member Stories, H.D. Graham, 2013 Inscribed by author
6000 Hours: Book 1 by Walter W. Gutsche, 2009 Inscribed by author
Tiger Lead, Your Flight is Up by Gordon S. Hall, 2011
One Hell of a Ride: Inside an Armored Cavalry Task Force in Vietnam by Colonel (Ret) William C. Haponski, 2009 Inscribed by author
Guship Pilot: An Attack Helicopter Warrior Remembers Vietnam, Robert F. Hartley, 2015 Inscribed by author
Sharks, Dolphins, Arabs, and The High Priced Help: The History of the Formation and Deployment of the 174th Assault Helicopter Company to the Republic of Vietnam 1965-1967 by LTC MartinF.Heuerwith Rita M. Prokash Heuer, 2009 Signed by author
A Hundred Feet Over Hell: Flying With the Men of the 220th Recon Airplane Company Over I Corps and the DMZ, 1968-1969 by Jim Hooper, 2009
Thanks be to God, this “Phantom Raider” Survived! by Julian B. Johnston, 2015
Honorable Intentions by Russell Jones, 2012 Inscribed by author
First in Vietnam - An Exercise in Excess of 30 Days – The U.S. Army 57th Transportation Helicopter Company (Light Helicopter) (CH-21) 1961-1962 by Colonel Emmett F. Knight, 2014
Bac Si: A Green Beret Medic’s War in Vietnam by Jerry Krizanand Robert Dumont, 2014
Goodbye, My Darling; Hello, Vietnam by Michael D. Lazares, 2012 Inscribed by author
We Gotta Get Out of this Place by Michael D. Lazares, 2013 Inscribed by author
We Gotta Get Out of this Place, Volume 2 by Michael D. Lazares, 2014 Inscribed by author
We Gotta Get Out of the Place, Volume 3 by Michael D. Lazares, 2015 Inscribed by author
364 Days and a Wake-up by Michael D. Lazares, 2015 (inscribed by author)
The Final Flight of Curious Yellow and other stories told by pilots of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Compiled by Michael Lazares, 2016
Vietnam Mailbag: Voices from the War 1968-1972 by Nancy E. Lynch, 2008 Signed by author
Fixin' To Die Rag: Gooood Morning Vietnam… We've Just Had a Mid-Air Collision, Roy Mark, 2014
DMZ Dustoff Vietnam: True Stories of Unarmed Medevac Missions As Told by the Men Who Flew Them, Phil Marshall, 2012
Dustoff and Medevac Vietnam: True Stories of Unarmed Medevac Missions As Told by the Men Who Flew Them, Phil Marshall, 2014 Inscribed by author
Chickenhawk by Robert Mason, 2005 Inscribed by author
Sky Crane: Igor Sikorsky's Last Vision, John A. McKenna, 2010
Making Your Own Reality: A Survival Story by James P. Meade,PhD., 2013
Before The Memories Fade: An Anthology of Humorous, Bizarre and Poignant Stores from the Vietnam Era by Robert W. Michel, 2004
Vietnam Special Flight by Ron Miller, 2010 Inscribed by author
Journey to Myrtos: Vietnam to Crete – Healing the Wounds of War by Robert Mitchell, 2011 Inscribed by author
Duty, Honor and Betrayal: A Viet Nam War Memoir by Rod Moon, 2009 Inscribed by author
Helicopter Gunships: Deadly Combat Weapon Systems by Wayne Mutza, 2010
Aeroscouts in Vietnam by Wayne Mutza, 2012 Inscribed by author
U.S. Army Aviation in Vietnam by Wayne Mutza, 2009 Inscribed by author
Merry Christmas & a Happy PTSD by Christopher Oelerich, 2013
Adventures in Nam: Tales From A Helicopter Pilot by Clyman Otis, 2011
Out of His Time by Kathleen Addison Peet, 2016 (signed by author)
Missions of Fire and Mercy: Until Death Do Us Part by William E. Peterson, 2009 Inscribed by author
A True Story: The Price They Paid Enduring the Wounds of War by Michael Putzel, 2015
North Flag: My Service in the Republic of Vietnam June 1968-June 1969 by John V. Rob, 2015 (inscribed by author)
Scarface 42: United States Marine Corps Helicopter Air/Ground Support, Vietnam by Robert W. Robinson, 2008 Inscribed by author
Invasion of Laos 1971: Lam Son 719 by Robert D. Sander, 2014
Soldier's Heart: Close-up Today with PTSD in Vietnam Veterans, William Schroder and Ronald Dawe, 2007 Inscribed by author
Flying High from Pleiku to Chu Lai by George Smith, 2013 Inscribed by author
Facing PTSD: A Combat Veteran Learns to Live with the Disorder by Tom Smith, 2012 Inscribed by author
Easy Target: The Long, Strange Trip of a Scout Pilot in Vietnam by Tom Smith, 1996 Signed by author
Vietnam Scrapbook – an Army Pilot’s Combat Tour by Bob Steinbrunn, 2008
The Devil’s Disciple: Different Sides of War by Frank J. Strobel, 2013
Crusader 23: I’d Rather Be Lucky Than Good! by Tom Tesmar, 2010
A Different Light: The Vietnam War From a Woman’s Point of View by Jennifer Thomas, 2010 Inscribed by author
Reckoning: Vietnam and America's Cold War Experience, 1945-1991 by Neal F. Thompson, 2012 Inscribed by author
Fifty Years of Flying by John Thomson, 2010 Inscribed by author
Soldier Boy: The Diary of a Soldier in War by Christopher R. Valentine, 2011 Inscribed by author
Tragedy at Chu Lai: Reconstructing a Deadly Grenade Accident in A U.S. Army Classroom in Vietnam, July 10, 1969 by David Venditta, 2016
Dustoff No Compromise No Rationalization No Hesitation! Fly the Mission by Steve Vermillion, 2003 Inscribed by author
I Flew With Heroes: A True Story of Rescue During the Vietnam War Including The Raid at Son Tay by Thomas R. Waldron, 2012 Inscribed by author
The Blades Carry Me: Inside the Helicopter War in Vietnam by James V. Weatherillwith Anne Weatherill, 2014 Inscribed by author
Dubious Honor: The Story of a Huey Driver by D. E. Wheeler, 2010 Inscribed by author
Clear Left! Clear Right! by Timothy E. Wilkerson, 2011 Inscribed by author
Distant War: Recollections of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia by Marc Phillip Yablonka, 2009
A Shau Valor: American Combat Operation in the Valley of Death, 1961-1971 by Thomas R. Yarborough, 2016
Charlie, I’m Sorry I Missed Ya! by Steve Yuhas, 2012 Inscribed by author
They Called It Naked Fanny: Helicopter Rescue Missions During the Early Years of the Vietnam War by Scott Harrington with Joe Ballinger, 2016
Pachyderm and the Rat: Flying with the "Big Boys" in Vietnam by Harry R. Nevling, 2017
Vietnam Again by Marc Cullison, 2017
A Vietnam Anthem: What the War Gave Me by Byron Edgington, 2016
Live by Chance Love by Choice Kill by Profession: Passing the Torch by Roy Mark, 2017
Above the Best: 281st Assault Helicopter Company First US Army Special Operations Helicopter Company by William McDaniel McCollum, 2016
Us Guys: the Army, the 60's by John Leone, 2016
Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam by Ed Denny, 2016
19 Minutes to Live: Helicopter Combat in Vietnam by Lew Jennings, 2017 (signed by author)
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=26530000000
- Citation
- John L. Penny Collection (2653) Finding Aid, John L. Penny Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=26530000000, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 26530000000, John L. Penny Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 15 Jan 2015 [Updated: 23 Apr 2018]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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