James M. Donohoe, Jr. Collection (3284) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 32840000000
- Collection
- James M. Donohoe, Jr. Collection
- Association
- Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
- Title
- Finding Aid
- Finding Aid Author
- Isabelle Smola
- Finding Aid Date
- 2024-01-12
- Linear Feet
- 0.25
- Pages
- 1
- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: Majority of material found within 1968 - 1970
Scope and Contents
Less than half of a linear foot of materials documenting James Donohoe's U.S. Army service as a helicopter pilot with B Troop 7th Squadron 17th Cavalry in Vietnam. The materials include clippings; postcards; website printouts; photographs; military orders (including court martial); award citations; flight records; moving images; and slides. The materials are dated 1968-1970 and 2015.Biographical / Historical
James M. Donohoe, Jr. was born in 1943 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was drafted in 1966 and served in the army for 29 years including one year in Southeast Asia. Donohoe was assigned to B Troop 7/17 Cavalry from 1969-1970. In 1970 he was HHT for the 7/17 Cavalry. During the Vietnam War Donohoe served as a Combat Engineer Unit Leader, Rotary Wing Aviator, Aero-rifle Platoon Commander, Executive Officer, and Operations Officer. From 1970-1972 Donohoe was a Directorate of Engineering in Hawaii. He served as a National Guard in Florida from 1979-1995. In 1991 Donohoe was assigned to 199th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) for the XVIII Airborne Corps.Donohoe was stationed in multiple areas during his service including Camp Enari, Camp Pleiku, Camp Holloway, Ban Me Thuot, Phan Rang, Dalat, Duc Lap, Lane Army Heliport, Fort Bliss and Fort Wolters in Texas, Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, Fort Belvoir in Virginia, Fort Rucker in Alabama, Fort Carson in Colorado, Schofield Barracks in Hawaii, Craig Field, Fort Bragg in North Carolina, and Fort Stewart in Georgia. Throughout his service in Southeast Asia Donohoe held the rank of Captain. He was awarded various awards including Air Medals and Bronze Stars. Donohoe was discharged in 1967, 1972, and 1991 as a Private Second Class, Captain, and Chief Warrant Officer 3. In 1995 Donohoe retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 4. After his military service he became a member of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association and the Military Officer Association of America. Donohoe worked in the broadcast and insurance industries and proceeded to become a lawyer and practice law.
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- Photographs
Street scenes; local civilians (including children); shops; musical performances; officers clubs (1/10 Cavalry, 7/17 Cavalry); Pleiku; base scenes; soldiers' quarters; aerial views; Mang Yang Pass; Camp Enari; Camp Halloway; helicopters and other aircraft (taking off, in formation, transporting equipment, damaged, Chinook, Huey, LOH, Cobra, Caribou, C-130, O-1 Bird Dog, U-1A Otter, C-47, C-123, OV-1); landscapes; churches; temples; An Khe; James Donohoe and fellow soldiers (taking photographs); leper colony; wildlife; Montagnards; Ban Don Special Forces camp; Ban Me Thuot; residences; 155th Aviation Company; airfields; Dragon Mountain; rice paddies; Qui Nhon; An Son; Saigon River; ships (including damage); sampans; Wake Island; Saigon; Cam Ly; Dalat; Phan Rang AFB; dog mascot; scout dogs; Dak To; beaches; coastlines; South China Sea; villages; Pacific Hotel; Vung Tau; Cam Ranh Bay (R&R Center); LZ English; Camp Schmidt; Kontum; VNAF; ARVN; Firebase Blackhawk; Long Binh; nose art; b&w, color; 3.5 x 3.5 inches, 3.5 x 5 inches; Ban Me Thuot; markets; Mang Yang Pass; aerial views; Vung Tau; street scenes; ARVN soldiers; Viet Cong; military vehicles; Vietnamese civilians (including children); Saigon; Pleiku; Montagnards; wildlife; helicopters (including damage); b&w, color; 3.5 x 3.5 inches, 3.5 x 5 inches
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- Slides
Zuc My Pass; Dalat; Cam Ly; captured weapons; Dalat University; helicopters and other aircraft (including damage; C Model gunship; Air America Turbo C45, DC-3; Caribou; Bird Dog; LOH; C-123; Chinook; Huey; Jolly Green Giant; Mohawk; Cobra; OH-58, UH-1H, CH-54A); lakes; rivers; churches; mountains; boats; rice paddies; Phan Rang AFB; farmland; temples; hootches; officers clubs; 7/17 Cavalry; Bu Prang; Montagnards; Nhon Co; residences; Ban Me Thout; Tan Son Nhut; street scenes; LZ Blackhawk; Cam Ranh Bay; Camp Holloway; Ming Vang Pass; Dak To; beaches; Vung Tau; LZ Hard Times; ARVN; Duc Co; villages; Pleiku; shops; local civilians (including children); prostitutes; Nha Trang Harbor; Qui Nhon; Ninh Hoa; South China Sea; II Corps; province chiefs; Camp Enari; Hensel AAF; Dragon Mountain; James Donohoe and fellow soldiers; scout dog with handler; An Khe
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- Moving Images
3284VI4403 - Super 8mm - Kontum (before Dak Seang)
3284VI4404 - Super 8mm - Nha Trang, Coast, RR, Harbor, Pleiku, Downtown, Temple
3284VI4405 - Super 8mm - An Khe Golf Course, O23, Chief Lt. Gaynn
3284VI4406 - 8mm - Invasion of Cambodia (Holloway Staging Area)
3284VI4407 - 8mm - Saigon to Long Binh, Mang Yang Pass, An Khe Golf Course, South China Sea
3284VI4408 - 8mm - Wounded (71st Evac), Parade Marchers (C Troop, Holloway)
3284VI4409 - 8mm - South China Sea, An Khe Golf Course, Pleiku (Whorehouses)
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- Electronic Media
3284EM1495 - CD - Jay Donohoe Captions For Slides
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- Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, [VHPA Individual Collections D048.7 ]]
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Flight Records Re: Training, Flight Status (1969; 1970)
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Military Orders; Website Printouts; Post Cards; Clippings; Ephemera (1968-1971; 1977; 2004; 2015)
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Magazine Clipping Re: Army Aviation Hall of Fame (2015)
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Post Cards Re: UH-1 Huey, Cobras, OH-23, Fort Wolters (No Date)
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Website Printouts Re: Vietnam Cross of Gallantry (2004)
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Clipping Re: Armor Unit Awards (1972)
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=32840000000
- Citation
- James M. Donohoe, Jr. Collection (3284) Finding Aid, James M. Donohoe, Jr. Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=32840000000, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 32840000000, James M. Donohoe, Jr. Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 12 Jan 2024 [Updated: 19 Jan 2024]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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Address
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Email
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