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Michael O'Connor Collection (3401) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 34010000000
Title
Michael O'Connor Collection (3401) Finding Aid
Finding Aid Date
2023-05-24
Linear Feet
2.5
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: Majority of material found within 1956, 1964-1975, 2001-2006, 2011-2013
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of approximately 2.5 linear feet of materials accumulated by Sergeant Michael O'Connor to create a website documenting the history of the men who served with the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry under Colonel William Haponski in Vietnam. The materials include maps; electronic media; photographs and images; articles and clippings; periodicals; newspapers; moving images; memos and correspondence; letters of appreciation and commendation; personal narratives; event programs; booklets; field manuals; training and reference materials; daily staff journals; morning reports; operational reports; after action reports; casualty reports; unit histories; pay vouchers; financial records; military orders; award citations and certificates; flyers and pamphlets; etchings; service records; rosters; medical records; and ephemera. The materials are dated predominately 1956, 1964-1975, 2001-2006, and 2011-2013.
1
Serials
The VVA Veteran: 2013: September/October
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1
Newspapers
Pacific Stars and Stripes: 1965: November 23
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4
Moving Images
3401VI4168 - CD - LTC Haponski Change of Command

3401VI4169 - DVD - Talks from Vietnam

3401VI4170 - DVD - Vietnam Footage

3401VI4171 - DVD - Mike Farrell interview
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8
Maps
3401map0326 - Pictomap Supplement 6330 IV S

3401map0327 - Pictomap Supplement 6330 IV S (photocopy)

3401map0328 - Saigon and Surrounding Area

3401map0329 - Operation Atlas Wedge

3401map0330 - Operation Atlas Wedge

3401map0331 - Operation Atlas Wedge

3401map0332 - Armored Cavalry Platoon Stability Operations

3401map0333 - War Zone C
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Electronic Media
3401EM1413 - CD - One Hell of a Ride components

3401EM1414 - CD - One Hell of a Ride final editing

3401EM1415 - CD - Emilitary Manuals Vietnam War Collection

3401EM1416 - CD - Emilitary Manuals Vietnam War Collection

3401EM1417 - CD - One Hell of a Ride Illustrations

3401EM1418 - CD - 1st Squadron, 4th US Cavalry Vietnam Map Archive

3401EM1419 - CD - 1st Squadron, 4th US Cavalry Vietnam Map Archive

3401EM1420 - CD - D Troop Photos (Neidhardt)

3401EM1421 - CD - S3 Log

3401EM1422 - CD - S3 Logs

3401EM1423 - CD - S3 Logs

3401EM1424 - CD - S3

3401EM1425 - CD - S3 Logs

3401EM1426 - CD - S-3 1/4 Cav

3401EM1427 - CD - 1/4 Cav S3 Files

3401EM1428 - CD - 1/4 Cav S3 Files

3401EM1429 - CD - First Squadron Fourth Cavalry S-3 and TO+E

3401EM1430 - CD - Tom Witter and Sgt. Quan

3401EM1431 - CD - Pearl Harbor

3401EM1432 - CD - 1/4 Cav Data

3401EM1433 - DVD - 1/4 Cav Archive Photos

3401EM1434 - CD - B Troop 1/4 Cavalry Peter Haviland

3401EM1435 - CD - 1/4 Cav Map CD

3401EM1436 - CD - Quarter Horse Map Room

3401EM1437 - CD - Quarter Horse Vietnam Map Archive

3401EM1438 - CD - QuarterCav.net

3401EM1439 - CD - Maps, Pix, Html Disk #1

3401EM1440 - CD - Daily Reports, Spot Reports

3401EM1441 - DVD - My Book

3401EM1442 - CD - One Hell of a Ride Final Editing with Photos

3401EM1443 - CD - One Hell of a Ride Photos

3401EM1444 - Zip disk - Daily Staff Journals
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Photographs
14 photographs - award ceremony; military museum; tanks; color; various sizes

10 photographs and 2 color negative strips - Vietnam Memorial Wall; Washington Monument; airplane; color; 4 x 6 inches

6 photographs - soldiers; base scenes; B Troop 1/4 Cav reunion; color; 8 x 10 inches
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  • Box 1 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, D010.5 [D010.5]]
  • Box 2 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, D010.5 [D010.5]]
  • Box 1000 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, [Individual Collections - Oversize ]]
  • Daily Staff Journals (February 1968)
  • Daily Staff Journals (April 1968)
  • Daily Staff Journals (August 1968)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (August 1968)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (August-September 1968)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (September 1968)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (October 1968)
  • Daily Staff Journals (November 1968)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (November 1968)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (December 1968)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (January 1969)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (February 1969)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (February 1969)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (March 1969)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (June 1969)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (July-August 1969)
  • 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (August-September 1969)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (December 1969)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (December 1969)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (January 1970)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Daily Staff Journals (January-February 1970)
  • Daily Staff Journals (March 1970)
  • 1/28 Infantry Daily Staff Journals (1968-1969)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Morning Reports (March-June 1969)
  • 1st Infantry Sitreps (1969)
  • 1st Infantry Operational Reports (1969)
  • 1st Infantry Operational Reports (1969)
  • Map Overlays (1969)
  • 1st Infantry After Action Reports (1968)
  • 1st Infantry After Action Reports (1968-1969, 1973)
  • 1/4 Cavalry After Action Reports (1967-1968)
  • 1/4 Cavalry After Action Reports and Rosters (1968-1969)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Rosters (1965-1967)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Rosters (1969-1972)
  • Operational Reports, Trip Reports, Casualty Reports, After Action Reports, 1/4 Cavalry Unit Histories (1966-1970)
  • Unit Historical Report (1966)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Unit History (1967)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Unit History, West Point Graduation Exercises Program (1956, ca. 1968)
  • 14th Military History Detachment, 1st Cavalry Report - The Battle of Binh Long Province (August 1969)
  • 1/4 Cavalry Unit History (No Date)
  • Tank Gunnery (FM 17-12) (1964)
  • Divisional Armored and Air Cavalry Units (FM 17-36) (1965)
  • Armor Reference Data (1965-1967)
  • Communication for Armor (1967)
  • US Army Armor Reference Data Volumes I and II (Special Text 17-1-1) (1968)
  • Armor Reference Data (No Date)
  • Personal Narratives (2001, No Date)
  • Captain Tom Witter biographical information (No Date)
  • Correspondence and Clippings (1966, 2001)
  • Clippings (1976, 2011, No Date)
  • Images, Memos, Notes, Ephemera (2001, No Date)
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall pamphlets and etchings (No Date)
  • Honor Flight Network policies and procedures (2013)
  • Vietnam: A Journey March-April 2005 by Bill Haponski (No Date)
  • Award Citations and Certificates, Military Orders, Service Records, Articles (1969-1971, 1976, 2001, 2016)
  • VA Papers, Military Orders, Letters of Appreciation/Commendation, Award Citations and Certificates (1965-1976)
  • Clippings (1968, 2013)

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=34010000000

Citation
Michael O'Connor Collection (3401) Finding Aid, Michael O'Connor Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=34010000000, Accessed 06 May 2026.

Pub Credit Line
34010000000, Michael O'Connor Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 24 May 2023 [Updated: 02 Jun 2023]