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William L. Myers Collection (2617) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 26170000000
Collection
William L. Myers Collection
Title
William L. Myers Collection (2617) Finding Aid
Finding Aid Date
2018-07-18
Linear Feet
2.5
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 1962-2009, predominately 1962-1972, 1999-2002, and 2009
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of approximately 2.5 linear feet of documents accumulated by William L. Myers. The collection contains files about specific battles, operations, or incidents where Marines were either wounded or awarded a medal for their actions. The files contain folders of documents about the Marine unit involved in the combat, and folders of documents containing information about individual soldiers in the unit. These files contain after action reports, unit rosters and reports, military service records, medal and award citations, written accounts of battles, and correspondence between Myers and various individuals and institutions during the course of his research. These materials were used to write his book Marines, Medals and Vietnam, a copy of which is also included in the collection.
Biographical / Historical
Born in 1943 in Opelousas, Louisiana, William Myers volunteered for the United States Marine Corps in 1960 and served four (4) years. He was discharged in 1964 and held the rank of PFC (Private First Class). William Myers earned a BA degree from Northwestern and an MA from Ohio State. He coached in Louisiana for 35 years.
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Books
Marines, Medals and Vietnam by William L. Myers, 2012
  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D077.2]]
  • Box 2: [Barcode: 2] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, D077.4 [D077.4]]
  • Box 3: [Barcode: 3] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, D108.1 [D108.1]]
  • Box 1
  • Folder 1
  • Operation Starlite - datasheets, casualty lists, rosters (ca. 1999)
  • Folder 2
  • Operation Starlite - unit diaries, articles, award citations, rosters, service records (1 of 2) (1964-1968, 2005, 2008)
  • Folder 3
  • Operation Starlite - service records (2 of 2) (1964-1968)
  • Folder 4
  • O'Malley's squad - service records, award citations (1 of 2) (1963-1970)
  • Folder 5
  • O'Malley's squad - service records, award citations (2 of 2) (1963-1970)
  • Folder 6
  • Operation Orange - after action reports, rosters, service records, personal accounts, correspondence, award citations, clippings, staff journals, command chronologies (1 of 2) (1966-1968, 2009)
  • Folder 7
  • Operation Orange (2 of 2) (1966-1968, 2009)
  • Folder 8
  • Groucho Marx - unit diaries, personal accounts, award citations, clippings, casualty lists, rosters, reports, command chronologies, correspondence, service records, USMC memorial service program (1 of 3) (1966-1968, 1975-1977, 2009)
  • Folder 9
  • Grouch Marx (2 of 3) (1966-1968, 1975-1977, 2009)
  • Folder 10
  • Groucho Marx (3 of 3) (1966-1968, 1975-1977, 2009)
  • Folder 11
  • A Hot Walk in the Sun - photographs, memos, unit diaries, command chronologies, award citations, personal accounts, service records (1 of 3) (1965-1967)
  • Folder 12
  • A Hot Walk in the Sun (2 of 3) (1965-1967)
  • Folder 13
  • A Hot Walk in the Sun (3 of 3) (1965-1967)
  • Folder 14
  • Getlin's Corner - correspondence, personal accounts, casualty reports, award citations, rosters, unit diaries, after action reports, clippings, memos (1966-1968, 1986, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2009)
  • Box 2
  • Folder 1
  • Getlin's Corner - service records, award citations (1 of 2) (1966-1968)
  • Folder 2
  • Getlin's Corner (2 of 2) (1966-1968)
  • Folder 3
  • Attack on Echo - unit diaries, rosters, award citations, personal accounts, service records (1 of 2) (1962, 1967-1972)
  • Folder 4
  • Attack on Echo (2 of 2) (1962, 1967-1972)
  • Folder 5
  • Attack on Echo - unit diaries, award citations, articles, service records, rosters (1968-1969)
  • Folder 6
  • Dong Ba Tower - correspondence, service records, unit diaries, award citations, rosters (1967-1968, 1999)
  • Folder 7
  • Jacques Patrol - award citations, unit diaries, service records (1967-1968)
  • Folder 8
  • Preacher - personal accounts, correspondence, rosters, unit diaries, award citations, biographical information, service records (1968-1969, 2000-2002, 2005, 2009)
  • Folder 9
  • Fix Bayonets - rosters, unit diaries, award citations, personal accounts, correspondence, service records (1968, 1990, 1996, 2000-2002)
  • Folder 10
  • Hill 484 - unit diaries, personal accounts, correspondence, after action reports, award citations, service records, rosters (1969, 2004)
  • Folder 11
  • Dodge City - award citations, casualty data, unit diaries, rosters, service records (1969)
  • Folder 12
  • Clausen - correspondence, service records, after action reports, award citations, rosters, clippings, personal accounts, unit diaries (1969-1970, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2009)
  • Box 3
  • Folder 1
  • Service records, award citations (1966-1974)
  • Folder 2
  • The Lost Patrol - correspondence, article, datasheets (ca. 2001-2002)
  • Folder 3
  • Hill 310 by Jack Wells with correspondence (2001, No Date)
  • Folder 4
  • Buddy James - photograph, service records, directory, award citations, after action report (Operation Hastings) (1966-1967)
  • Folder 5
  • Operation Hastings - correspondence, after action report (1966, 1999-2000)
  • Folder 6
  • Operation Hastings - service records, award citations, unit diaries, rosters (1 of 2) (1965-1968)
  • Folder 7
  • Operation Hastings (2 of 2) (1965-1968)
  • Folder 8
  • Howard's Hill - correspondence, award citations, casualty data, service records (1965-1972, 1991, 1997-1998)
  • Folder 9
  • Down South - unit diaries, casualty data, award citations, service records, rosters (1968-1971)
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=26170000000
Citation
William L. Myers Collection (2617) Finding Aid, William L. Myers Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=26170000000, Accessed 06 May 2026.
Pub Credit Line
26170000000, William L. Myers Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 18 Jul 2018 [Updated: 21 Nov 2019]

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