Scope and Contents

The collection consists of approximately four and a half linear feet of maps, aerial photographs, informational material about the country, and a Viet Cong banner donated to the archive by Leedom Lefferts who served in Vietnam (Bein Hoa) in the USAF from 1964-1965 as well as the summer of 1968 (Saigon). The majority of maps are 1:25,000 and are of the L8020 series. This collection also consists of topographic maps of Laos and Southeast Asia road maps accumulated by H. Leedom Lefferts, Jr. The Lao topographic maps were purchased from the Lao Geographic Service in the former USAID Vientiane compound in 1990-1991. They were produced by the USSR mapping service as a gift to the Lao Government. The Southeast Asia road maps were prepared by the U.S. Army Map Service and were obtained by Lefferts while he was serving as a USAF officer.

Biographical / Historical

From 1964 to 1965, Lt. Col. H. Leedom Leffers Jr. was assigned as a 2nd-1st Lt USAF, 2nd Division, to advise at 4 Corps ASOC, first in Saigon and then, in later 1965, to Bien Hoa. His term of service in country was from approximately April 2, 1964 to March 31, 1965. He also spent time in the USAF Academy from 1967 to 1970. In the summer of 1968, as a Captain and Assistant Professor at the USAF Academy, he returned to South Vietnam to conduct research in Vinh Long Province. After his service in Vietnam, he served in the USAF reserves from 1976 to 1991 then retired in 1991.