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Norman Malayney Collection (3235) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 32350000000
Title
Norman Malayney Collection (3235) Finding Aid
Finding Aid Date
2021-08-27
Linear Feet
0.25
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 1966 - 1972
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of approximately a quarter of a linear foot of materials related to the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing and associated units accumulated by 12th TFW Association unit historian Norman Malayney from various association members including Bill Hesser (F-4C Phantom pilot - 12th TFW, 37th TFW, 479th TFW). The materials include artifacts; audio; unit newspapers; data sheets; speeches; unit histories; articles and clippings; end of tour reports; press releases; SOPs; flyers and pamphlets; memos; Kunsan Officers' Open Mess Bar rules of engagement; photographs; newsletters; bulletins, and instructions for outgoing personnel. The materials are dated 1966-1972.
1
Audio
3235AU4849 - 7 inch reel - Fighter Pilot Songs / SAR Effort / Rocket Attack
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2
Newsletters
Sandscript: 1967: August 18

Surfside Sentinel: 1968: November 29
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3
Museum Objects
3235museum7835 - 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron patch

3235museum7836 - 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (Cobras) patch

3235museum7837 - 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (Cobras) patch
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18
Photographs
10 photographs - 12th USAF Hospital at Cam Ranh Bay; b&w; 7 x 9.25 inches, 9.5 x 12 inches

3 photographs - 12th USAF Hospital at Cam Ranh Bay (oversize); b&w; 12 x 15.5 inches

5 photographs - aerial photographs: Ban Lalou Pol Pipeline, Ban Lat Te Seeding Segment, Poss TRK PK, Ban Tapung Poss TKP/TSP, Ban Ko Poss Bivouac Area S; b&w; 9 x 9.25 inches
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  • Box 1 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, [Individual Collections - M ]]
  • Headquarters 12th Tactical Fighter Wing Base Bulletin No. 180 (10 July 1968)
  • Instructions for outgoing personnel (e.g. debriefing statement, malaria statement) (No Date)
  • 37th TFW - Crossroads Courier Vol. 2, No. 8 and 9 (February - March 1970)
  • Data sheets, speeches, unit histories, articles/clippings, end of tour reports, press releases, SOPs, flyers/pamphlets, memos, Kunsan Officers' Open Mess Bar rules of engagement (1967-1972)

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=32350000000

Citation
Norman Malayney Collection (3235) Finding Aid, Norman Malayney Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=32350000000, Accessed 08 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
32350000000, Norman Malayney Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 27 Aug 2021 [Updated: 06 Oct 2025]