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Tom Ruppel Collection (3181) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 31810000000
Collection
Tom Ruppel Collection
Title
Tom Ruppel Collection (3181) Finding Aid
Finding Aid Date
2021-05-26
Linear Feet
0.1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: Majority of material found within 1968 - 1972
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photographs and slides documenting Tom Ruppel's U.S. Navy service with Attack Squadron 146 from 1968 to 1972. Also included is a USB flash drive containing digital scans of and captions for the photographic material, as well as an essay written by Ruppel about his Vietnam War experiences.
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Electronic Media
3181EM1214 - USB - Essay, photograph captions and scans
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Photographs
Aerial photo showing the bombing of Quan Lang Airfield, North Vietnam on December 18, 1971 by A-7E Corsair II aircraft of Attack Squadron 146 operating off the USS Constellation; reconnaissance bomb damage assessment photo of Haiphong petroleum products storage area taken on April 16, 1972 by an RA-5C Vigilante aircraft of RVAH-7 aboard the USS Kitty Hawk; reconnaissance bomb damage assessment photo of Haiphong petroleum products storage area taken on May 10, 1972 during Operation Linebacker in response to the North Vietnamese Easter Offensive that began March 30, 1972; A-7E Corsair II of Attack Squadron 146 about to be catapulted off the USS America Yankee Station in 1970; b&w, color; 8 x 10 inches
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Slides
A7-E Corsair II on the USS Constellation (1972); A7-E Corsair II on the USS America (1970); aviation ordnancemen of Attack Squadron 146 loading A7-E Corsair II; damaged helicopters; in-flight refueling of A7-E Corsair II by A-3 Skywarrior; launches of F4-J Phantoms off waist catapult of USS Constellation; F4-J Phantoms, A7-E Corsair II's, and E-2 Hawkeyes landing at the USS America and the USS Constellation; USS America being refueled by USS Navasota (1970); USS Constellation replenishing USS Decatur (1971); USS America anchored in Guanabara Bay during a port call in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on the last leg of circumnavigation cruise (1970); squadron mates in berthing area of USS Constellation (1971); berthing area of USS America (1970); avionics shop personnel of Attack Squadron 146 in the shop of the USS Constellation (1971); hangar deck with F4-J Phantom aboard USS America (1970)
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Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=31810000000
Citation
Tom Ruppel Collection (3181) Finding Aid, Tom Ruppel Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=31810000000, Accessed 17 Feb 2026.
Pub Credit Line
31810000000, Tom Ruppel Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 26 May 2021 [Updated: 26 May 2021]

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