Clarence Jerry Wages Collection (337) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 3370000000
- Collection
- Clarence Jerry Wages Collection
- Title
- Clarence Jerry Wages Collection (337) Finding Aid
- Finding Aid Date
- 2002-01-07
- Linear Feet
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- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 1947 - 2007
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of approximately three linear feet of materials including theses, books, photographs, artifacts, articles, Chieu Hoi leaflets, oral history interviews, awards and citations, naval administrative reports, information from the Seawolves' Agent Orange Relief Effort (SAORE), and files concerning the USS Calcaterra and USS Exultant that document Captain Clarence Jerry Wages' 34 years of service in the United States Navy from 1947-1981 (including two years of service in Vietnam) and his subsequent volunteer work with the SAORE after retiring from the Navy.- 1
- Oral History
OH0601 - Interview with Clarence Jerry Wages
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- Electronic Media
337EM1595 - Material from C. Jerry Wages' Computer
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- Newspapers
Navy Times: 1996: May 27
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- Newsletters
Counterparts: 1999: Summer; 2000: Spring, Summer; 2001: Summer; 2002: Spring
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- Books
American Soldier by General Tommy Franks, 2004 ;
Codename Mule: Fighting the Secret War in Laos for the CIA by James H. Parker, Jr., 1995 (signed by author) ;
Counterpart: A South Vietnamese Officer's War by Kiem Do and Julie Kane, 1998 (signed by Kiem Do) ;
Dangerous Capabilities: Paul Nitze and the Cold War by David Callahan, 1990 ;
The Advisor by Carl Nelson, 1999 (signed by author) ;
Warships: From the Galley to the Present Day by Angus Konstam, Leo Marriot, and George Grant, 2001 ;
Weapons that Wait: Mine Warfare in the U.S. Navy by Gregory K. Hartmann with Scott C. Truver, Updated Edition, 1991.
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- Photographs
Capt. Jerry Wages (with others, at speeches, with local children on return trip to Vietnam, with Admiral Zumwalt, receiving awards, portraits, in the jungle at Rung Sat Security Zone, with Kit Carson Scouts, at Rung Sat Security Zone change of command ceremonies, giving briefings); scenes from Rung Sat Security Zone; freighter American Corsair and minesweeping boat on Long Tau River; USS Cochrane at Dong Hoi; captured weapons; b&w, color; various sizes
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- Museum Objects
337museum0297 - Viet Cong flag
337museum7622 - Air Medal
337museum7623 - Air Medal Ribbon Bar
337museum7624 - Air Medal lapel pin
337museum7625 - American Campaign Medal
337museum7626 - Army Good Conduct Medal
337museum7627 - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
337museum7628 - Bronze Star Medal
337museum7629 - Bronze Star Medal Ribbon Bar
337museum7630 - Bronze Star Medal lapel pin
337museum7631 - European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
337museum7632 - Korean Service Medal
337museum7633 - Legion of Merit Medal
337museum7634 - Legion of Merit Medal Ribbon Bar
337museum7635 - Legion of Merit Medal lapel pin
337museum7636 - Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal
337museum7637 - Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal
337museum7638 - Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal Ribbon Bar
337museum7639 - Merchant Marine World War II Victory Medal
337museum7640 - National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Service Star
337museum7641 - Navy Commendation Medal
337museum7642 - Navy Commendation Medal Ribbon Bar
337museum7643 - Navy Commendation Medal lapel pin
337museum7644 - Navy Commendation Medal with V Device and Bronze Service Star
337museum7645 - Purple Heart Medal
337museum7646 - Purple Heart Medal Ribbon Bar
337museum7647 - Purple Heart Medal lapel pin
337museum7648 - World War II Victory Medal
337museum7649 - World War II Victory Medal Ribbon Bar
337museum7650 - Navy Good Conduct Medal
337museum7651 - Ribbon Bar
337museum7652 - Ribbon Bar
337museum7653 - Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon Bar
337museum7654 - Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon Bar
337museum7655 - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon Bar
337museum7656 - Navy Combat Action Ribbon Bar
337museum7657 - ARVN Special Forces TSDB Recon Team Patch
337museum7658 - Surface Warfare Officer Patch
337museum7659 - River Patrol Force TF-116 Patch
337museum7660 - Rung Sat Patch
337museum7661 - United States Maritime Service Patch
337museum7662 - United States Navy Patch
337museum7663 - USS Exultant (MSO 441) Patch
337museum7664 - Destroyer Squadron 26 Patch
337museum7665 - Joint Services Staff College Epaulet
337museum7666 - Mine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet Epaulet
337museum7667 - U.S. Naval War College Epaulet
337museum7668 - Naval Order of the United States Epaulet
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- Box 1 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D177.5]]
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School Of Naval Command And Staff Thesis - Riverine Warfare: The Need For A Brown Water Navy (43 pages) [01 March 1967]
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Brown Water Admiral: Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. and United States Naval Forces, Vietnam, 1968-1970 by Leslie Julian Cullen (1998)
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Riverine Warfare: The Need For A Brown Water Navy by C.J. Wages, Jr. (1967)
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On His Watch: Admiral Zumwalt's Efforts to Institutionalize Strategic Change (1993)
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A Short History of the United States Navy and the Southeast Asian Conflict 1950-1975 by Edward J. Marolda and G. Wesley Pryce III (1984)
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Young Americans Vietnam War Era Studies Project Curriculum (1998)
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Articles/clippings (1992-2009, No Date)
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Website printouts (1995-1998, No Date)
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Vietnam Archive conference materials (1999)
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John Kerry background and criticism (1967-1970, 2004)
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SAORE - article, legislation, press release (2005)
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Counterparts association materials (1998-2000)
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Flyers/pamphlets (1973-1989, No Date)
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Correspondence (1996-2008)
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Personal narratives (2004)
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Correspondence re: oral histories (2000-2007)
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Capt. Joseph Roy Faulk oral history (2002)
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Capt. Clarence Jerry Wages oral history (2002)
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Admiral Zumwalt oral history parts 1-3 (1982, 2003)
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Admiral Zumwalt oral history parts 4-6 (1985, 2003)
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Admiral Zumwalt oral history parts 7-9 (1985, 2003)
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The Navy in Vietnam (1968, 2003)
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Awards and citations (1947-2003)
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Clarence Jerry Wages biographical information (1991-2002)
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Records re: Jerry Wages' award for actions during fire aboard USS Exultant (1960-1963, 2002-2007)
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Memos, letter of commendation, unit histories, service records, website printout (1968-1970, 1981, 2004)
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USS Calcaterra / USS Exultant - orders, command history, travel vouchers, memos/correspondence, award citations, website printouts, rosters, service records (1956-1960)
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Records re: trip to Saigon (1965-1966)
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Rung Sat Special Zone - pamphlets, intelligence study, reports, awards and citations, articles/clippings, memos/correspondence, military orders, website printouts (1968-1971, 1991-1999)
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Rung Sat Special Zone - clippings, correspondence, pamphlet, intelligence study (1970, No Date)
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Propaganda leaflets and FM 31-75 Riverine Warfare (1971, No Date)
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Village Security Planning Guide (No Date)
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Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three Command History (1971)
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Report on Operation Game Warden (1976)
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Clippings (2003-2006)
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Certificates (1969-1970)
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3370000000
- Citation
- Clarence Jerry Wages Collection (337) Finding Aid, Clarence Jerry Wages Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3370000000, Accessed 11 Feb 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 3370000000, Clarence Jerry Wages Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 06 Jan 2002 [Updated: 24 Sep 2025]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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