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Barry McAlpine Collection (2876) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 28760000000
Collection
Barry McAlpine Collection
Association
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
Title
Finding Aid
Finding Aid Author
Rebecca Vollene
Finding Aid Date
2017-10-25
Linear Feet
0.1
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 02 July 1967 - 24 August 2013
Scope and Contents
Less than a quarter of a linear foot of documents, a newsletter, and an oral history interview donated to the archive by Barry McAlpine. The collection contains correspondence regarding the medals awarded to McAlpine during his service in Vietnam, as well as a copy of McAlpine's oral history interview conducted through the Veterans History Project with Grand Valley State University.
1
Moving Images
2876VI3556 DVD-ROM titled Grand Valley State University Library of Congress Veterans History Project: Barry McAlpine's Oral History
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1
Newsletters
The VHPA Aviator: 2013: March/April
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, [VHPA Individual Collections D048.7 ]]
  • Box 1
  • Folder 1
  • Correspondence regarding the two Silver Stars McAlpine received for his service in Vietnam (July 2, 1967; September 4, 1967)
  • Folder 2
  • "I Know He Goes to War," a poem by Barry McAlpine
  • Folder 3
  • A Newspaper Clip from the Holland Sentinel about McAlpine receiving his medals, as well as a copy of the September correspondence regarding his silver star
  • Folder 4
  • A Letter from Grand Valley State University regarding the Vietnam Presentation series and guest-speaking in a History seminar class (May 23, 2013)
  • Folder 5
  • Correspondence from the House of Representatives regarding a request from McAlpine for a replacement set of his Military Medals/Awards (August 15-21, 2012)
  • Folder 6
  • A Request for Military Records and Privacy Act Release filed by McAlpine regarding his nomination for a Medal of Honor (April 25-26, 2013)
  • Folder 7
  • Letter from Grand Valley State University including the oral history DVD for the Veterans History Project that McAlpine participated in (May 16, 2011)
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=28760000000
Citation
Barry McAlpine Collection (2876) Finding Aid, Barry McAlpine Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=28760000000, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
28760000000, Barry McAlpine Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 25 Oct 2017 [Updated: 27 Oct 2017]

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