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David Kraus Collection (2990) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 29900000000
Title
David Kraus Collection (2990) Finding Aid
Finding Aid Date
2018-07-17
Linear Feet
0.25
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 1965 - 1970
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of R&R materials for Bangkok and a DVD containing a slide show of photographs documenting David Kraus' service in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division in 1968. Other materials in the collection include the U.S. Army Training Center Armor Soldier's Handbook Supplement, correspondence, periodicals, Medical Field Service School mimeos, newspapers, pamphlets, clippings, a notebook, and a bulletin. The materials are dated 1965-1970.
1
Moving Images
2990VI3771 - DVD - 101st Airborne Viet Nam 1968
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1
Newsletters
The Screaming Eagle: 1969: January-February
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3
Newspapers
Army Times: 1966: September 14; 1967: October 11; 1968: December 11
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7
Serials
Rendezvous with Destiny: 1968: June

Army Digest: 1967: October; 1969: March, April, May, August; 1970: May
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, [Individual Collections - K ]]
  • Box 1000: [Barcode: 1000] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, [Individual Collections - Oversized ]]
  • Pocket R&R handbook for Bangkok (1968)
  • The Soldier's Handbook Supplement (supplement to DA Pamphlet 21-13) - U.S. Army Training Center, Armor, Fort Knox, Kentucky (1 December 1965)
  • Letter from City of Ann Arbor, MI to David Kraus' parents RE: offering Kraus employment with the city (January 4, 1968)
  • Introduction to Medical Science (M 33-300-0101-1, 021) - Medical Field Service School, Department of Military Medicine and Surgery (No Date)
  • Guide to Effective Learning (M 100-410-2-1, 043) - Medical Field Service School, Office of Educational Services (No Date)
  • Daily Bulletin - Headquarters XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg (9 September 1966)
  • Pamphlets, clipping, notebook, and R&R packet (Bangkok)
  • MACV Nine Rules
  • M16 Rifle Tips
  • M-16 PM Indicators for Inspectors
  • Airmobile Artillery Platforms, U.S. Army Aviation Digest clipping (March 1968)
  • The Observer clipping - Free World Flotilla Gaps Enemy Avenues; USS Tripoli Aids Marine Squadron; Seabees Erect Refugee Housing (September 11, 1968)

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=29900000000

Citation
David Kraus Collection (2990) Finding Aid, David Kraus Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=29900000000, Accessed 06 May 2026.

Pub Credit Line
29900000000, David Kraus Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 17 Jul 2018 [Updated: 07 May 2021]