Richard Jaeck Collection (412) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 4120000000
- Collection
- Richard Jaeck Collection
- Title
- Finding Aid
- Linear Feet
- 0.1
- Pages
- 2
- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 08 January 2002
Scope and Contents
Less than one linear foot of correspondence, newspaper articles, and other documents detail the service of First Lieutenant Richard E. Jaeck and information on the Richard Jaeck Scholarship Fund at Cudahy High School in Cudahy, Wisconsin. Materials date primarily from the war era and were donated by Timothy Staats in honor of Richard Jaeck's life and service.Biographical / Historical
First Lieutenant Richard E. Jaeck was killed while flying a reconnaissance aircraft mission near Nha Trang, Vietnam on 14 March 1964. He was the first O1 aviator killed in Vietnam. He received the Silver Star (posthumously) and the Distinguished Flying Cross.- Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D058.4 ]]
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Press release S-359 (FS) 1968.
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Press release S-360 (FS) 1968.
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Copy of Newspaper article 26 September 1968 "Building at Ft. Eustis Named in Honor of Lt. Richard Jaeck."
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Copy of Newspaper article announcing the death of Richard Jaeck
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Copy of Newspaper article 30 May 1968 "Jaecks Tour Airfield Named After Son, Lt. Richard Jaeck."
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Copy of three newspaper articles: Milwaukee Sentinel, Milwaukee Journal, and foreign language newspaper announcing Lt. Jaeck's posthumous awards.
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Information written by Tim Staats about Patrick Cudahy Incorporated and the Richard Jaeck Scholarship, with a biographical sketch.
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Elmer Jaeck employee record and personnel forms.
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Memo, 1 June 1964, Subject: Lt. Richard Jaeck scholarship fund.
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Letter announcing plans for the Jaeck scholarship fund 12 June 1964.
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Outline of the scholarship fund (draft copy) 19 June 1964.
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Correspondence to Lawrence Todesco from Robert Onan Re: Richard Jaeck, 19 June 1964.
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Memo about Richard Jaeck awards ceremony 8 September 1964.
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Sequence of events for Richard Jaeck ceremony 10 September 1964 with diagrams.
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Outline for the Jaeck Scholarship Award.
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Outline of the Patrick and Anna M. Cudahy Scholarship.
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Text of speech given by Richard Cudahy on 10 September 1964.
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Correspondence 2 August 1965 to Elmer Jaeck from Lawrence Todesco.
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Correspondence 2 August 1965 to Fred Hammer from Lawrence Todesco.
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Correspondence 13 May 1965 to Richard Cudahy from Robert Seeger.
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Correspondence 17 May 1965 to Richard Cudahy from Robert Seeger.
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Thank you letter from Randall Reed on receiving the Richard Jaeck Scholarship 3 June 1966.
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Correspondence 18 May 1968 to Thomas Enright from Robert Seeger.
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Correspondence 18 June 1968 to Robert Seeger from Thomas Enright.
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Correspondence 20 May 1969 to Thomas Enright from Robert Seeger.
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Correspondence 11 May 1971 to Thomas Enright from Robert Seeger.
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Thank you note 29 May 1968 to Thomas Enright from Dave Simuncak for receiving the Jaeck scholarship.
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Program for CSHA Honor Day 29 May 1968
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Thank you note 28 May 1969 to Thomas Enright from Dennis Schultz
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Program for CSHS Honor Day 28 May 1969.
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Thank you note 27 May 1970 to Thomas Enright from Elynn Tonn for receiving the Jaeck scholarship.
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Program for CSHS Honor Day.
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=4120000000
- Citation
- Richard Jaeck Collection (412) Finding Aid, Richard Jaeck Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=4120000000, Accessed 06 Aug 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 4120000000, Richard Jaeck Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 07 Jan 2002 [Updated: 23 Jul 2006]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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