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Michael J. Ringley Collection (3488) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 34880000000
Collection
Michael J. Ringley Collection
Title
Michael J. Ringley Collection (3488) Finding Aid
Finding Aid Date
2024-05-28
Linear Feet
0.25
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 1969 - 1971
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photographs documenting Specialist 5 Michael James Ringley's U.S. Army service with the 19th Supply and Service Company in Vietnam from 1970-1971.
Biographical / Historical
Specialist 5 Michael James Ringley was born April 15, 1949 in Tampa, FL. He volunteered for the U.S. Army and served from 1968 to 1974. He served with the 19th Supply and Service Company in Vietnam from April 1970 to April 1971. After his military service, he got married, had a family, and had a career as a home improvement salesman. He died May 14, 2022.
265
Photographs
29 photographs - SP5 Michael Ringley and fellow soldiers (African Americans, drinking, sleeping, playing games); local civilians (including children); street scenes, markets; b&w, color; various sizes

51 photographs - U.S. Army base in Germany (motor pool, inspections, soldier's quarters); short timers party; clubs; Thanksgiving; parties; family photos; color; 3.5 x 3.5 inches, 3.5 x 4 inches

185 photographs - SP5 Michael Ringley and fellow soldiers (taking photographs, being transported, target practice, reading, on the radio, parties, swimming); helicopters and other aircraft (including damage); Air America; landscapes; base scenes; aerial views; soldiers' quarters; local civilians (including children); musical performance; dead tiger; scorpion; villages; b&w, color; 3.5 x 3.5 inches, 3.5 x 5 inches
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Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=34880000000
Citation
Michael J. Ringley Collection (3488) Finding Aid, Michael J. Ringley Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=34880000000, Accessed 13 Feb 2026.
Pub Credit Line
34880000000, Michael J. Ringley Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 28 May 2024 [Updated: 28 May 2024]

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