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Lawrence C. Gibbs Collection (3475) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 34750000000
Collection
Lawrence C. Gibbs Collection
Title
Lawrence C. Gibbs Collection (3475) Finding Aid
Finding Aid Date
2024-03-27
Linear Feet
4
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 1967 - 1968
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of slides documenting Lance Corporal Lawrence Charles Gibbs' USMC service as a data processor with Data Processing Installation 28, Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 17, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Air Wing stationed at Danang and Chu Lai from April 1967 to May 1968.
800
Slides
Base scenes; Christmas; street scenes; local civilians (including children); bunkers; monsoon; Danang; Danang Air Base; residences; coastlines; beaches; docks; schools; Buddhist pagodas; ordnance; missiles; smoke; fire; airstrikes; rice paddies; water buffalo; USO shows; Bob Hope; Raquel Welch; military payment certificates; helicopters and other aircraft (F4 Phantom, crashes); airfields; water tower; landscapes; Hill 327; aerial views; night scenes; performances; Chu Lai; construction; mountains; Red Beach Base Area (Camp Books); ships (hospital); ARVN outposts; 1st Marine Air Wing Headquarters; L.Cpl. Lawrence Gibbs and fellow soldiers (washing clothes, reading, exercising, resting, playing football); African Americans; hootches; soldiers' quarters; bridges; armored personnel carriers; dogs; firing range
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Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=34750000000
Citation
Lawrence C. Gibbs Collection (3475) Finding Aid, Lawrence C. Gibbs Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=34750000000, Accessed 13 Feb 2026.
Pub Credit Line
34750000000, Lawrence C. Gibbs Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 27 Mar 2024 [Updated: 28 Mar 2024]

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