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David C. Martin Collection (382) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 3820000000
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
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Pages
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Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 28 February 2002
Scope and Contents
Military orders, crash records, operation reports, witness statements, correspondence, memorial dedications, books, museum artifacts, electronic media, newsletters and periodicals document David C. Martin's tour of duty with B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division. Materials date from both the war and post-war periods.
Biographical / Historical
David Martin served with B Troop in Vietnam in 1969 as a Crew Chief and also served with the 158th Aviation Battalion in maintenance and the 159th Aviation Battalion as the Battalion Commander's Crew Chief.
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Books
Offerings at the Wall: Artifacts from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection by Thomas Allen
Huey: A Helicopter Legend by Salvador Mafe Avertas
Vietnam War Diary: The Month by month experience of the U.S. Forces edited by Chris Bishop
Gunslingers in Action by Lou Drendel
To Have and To Hold by John-Michael Hendrix
The Wall: A Day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Peter Meyer
Memories Never Die by Ron Murray
One More Mission: Oliver North Returns to Vietnam by Oliver North and David Roth (2 copies)
VIetnam: The Decisive Battles by John Pimlott
The McDonnel Douglas OH-6A Helicopter by Donald Porter
The American Flag by Celeste Sollod
David's Story: A Casuality of Vietnam by Victor Westphall
Shrapnel in the Heart by Laura Palmer
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Photographs
VA010269 - VA010330
VA056153-VA056176: B Troop, 2/17th Cavalry Association Reunion, Shelbina Missouri, 1997
VA056152-VA056174: Photo of David Martin , Branson No, 11 November 2005
VA056175-VA056176: Photos of the Canadian Vietnam Memorial enclosed in a letter from Richard Pillage to David Martin (See Folder 9)
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Museum Objects
B Troop 2/17th Cavalry Association bumpersticker
382museum0368: Small jacket purchased in May 1969 at Camp Eagle
382museum0369: Photo Album with Following inscription: The Adventures of David Martin in this Man's Army, Vietnam, 1969-1970
382museum0370: Distinguished Flying Cross with appropriate ribbon and storage case
382museum0697: VVA button
382museum0698: Zippo lighter with Vietnam and other images engraved on it
382museum0699: Airbonre Ranger wristwatch
382museum3454: Button - "We Salute Veterans"
382museum3455: Veterans Pin from Branson, MO, March 2006
382museum3452: Texas Distinguished Flying Cross License Plate
382museum3453: Virginia Distinquished Flying Cross License Plate
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Electronic Media
382EM0255: CD-Rom Beyond the Wall: Stories Behind the Vietnam Wall
382EM0469: CD-R: Photographs from B Troop, 2/17th Cavalry Association Reunion, Ft. Rucker, Alabama, 2000
382EM0470: CD-RW- Photographs from B Troop, 2/17th Cavalry Association Reunion, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2006
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Moving Images
382VI2748: VHS: Apocalypse Now
382VI2749A/B: VHS: The Deer Hunter
382VI2750: VHS: Good Morning Vietnam
382VI2751: VHS: The Green Berets
382VI2752: VHS: Hamburger Hill
382VI2753: VHS: Heaven and Earth
382VI0209: VHS: Return to Vietnam - Healing on the Hill (Kevin Wallevand and Erik Speer, WDAY Fargo, North Dakota)
382VI2754: VHS: Return to Vietnam - Healing on the Hill (Kevin Wallevand and Erik Speer, WDAY Fargo, North Dakota) (Second Copy)
382VI2755A: VHS: Vietnam Combat. Vietnam at War
382VI2755B: VHS: Vietnam Combat. Jungle Warfare
382VI2755C: VHS: Vietnam Combat. the Viet Cong
382VI2755D: VHS: Vietnam Combat. Of Heroes and Helicopters
382VI2755E: VHS: Vietnam Combat. Air Power in Vietnam
382VI2755F: VHS: Vietnam Combat. Here Comes the Marines
382VI2755G: VHS: Vietnam Combat. The Navy in Vietnam
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Newsletters
Airborne Vietnam Veterans:
1996: September (2 copies), October
1997: May

Banshee Gazette:
1997: March (2 copies), June, September, December;
1998: March, December;
1999: June, September/December;
2000: August
2006: March, August, October, December

Knights of the Roundtable: B Co. 158th Aviation Battalion 101st Airborne Division:
2000: Jan/Feb/Mar, Apr/May/Jun, July/Aug/Sep
2002: Jan/Feb/Mar, July/Aug/Sep, Apr/May/Jun, Oct/Nov/Dec;
2003: Jan/Feb/Mar;
2005: Jan/Feb/March;
2006: Jan/Feb/Mar, Apr/May/Jun

Military Order of the Purple Heart:
1995: Summer, Fall;
1999: October/November;
2000: August/September, October/November;
2001: December/January

New Mexico Veterans' Memorial Messenger:
2005: Summer

The Screaming Eagle:
1998: March-April

Texas Vietnam Veterans News:
2004: December;
2006: October

Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member's Association Newsletter:
1996: September, December;
1997: Mar/Apr/May, September/October/November;
1998: Jan/Feb/Mar, April/May/June, July/August/September, October/November/December;
1999: January/February/March;
2003: April/May/June, July/August/September
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Serials
The American Legion:
2005: September, December;
2006: April, November;
2007: January

Dallas Times Herald Special Advertising Supplement

Disabled American Veteran DAV:
1999: July/August;
2000: January/February/March (2 copies), April/May/June (2 copies), September/October, November/December
2001: January, Feb/March (6 copies), April/May, June/July, July/August, December;
2002: Jan/Feb, March/April, May/June, June, July, August, Sept/Oct;
2003: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December;
2004: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December;
2005: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, November/December;
2006: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December

Incoming: 101st Airborne Division Vietnam Veterans:
1997: August

The VVA Veteran:
2000: June/July
2002: Sept/October, December;
2003: January/February, March/April, May/June, July, August/September, October/November, December;
2004: January/February, March/April, May/June, July, August/September, October/November, December;
2005: January/February, March/April, May/June, September/October, November/December;
2006: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December;
2007: May/June

Texas Vietnam Veterans News:
2002: Oct/Nov/Dec;
2003: April, June, October;
2004: January, June, September;
2005: March, April

The Heart of Dixie:
2000:

The American Legion:
2004: January-July, August, September, October, November, December;
2005: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August

The Legion Times:
2004: February, April, June, November;
2005: May

Agent Orange Review:
2004: February

Vietnam:
1997: December;
1998: February, April, June

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Oral History
OH0109 Interview with David Martin
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D058.5 ]]
  • Box 1000: [Barcode: 1000] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, Individual Collections Oversize Box 06 [Individual Collections Oversize Box 06]]
  • Enlisted Qualification Record (AR 600-200) of David C. Martin (DA form 20)
  • Combat Operations After Action Report, Operation LAMAR PLAIN. September 15, 1969.
  • 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry (Airmobile), Unit History for 1970.
  • Temporary Duty orders, January 31, 1969.
  • List of assignments of David C. Martin.
  • E5, E6 Squadron Merit Roster.
  • Aircraft Inspection and Maintenance Record (TM 38-750), DA Form 2408-13.
  • E-5, E-6 Squadron Merit Roster (NTG or NTS), April 23, 1969.
  • Report of Critical MOS's, Jun 11, 1969
  • Request for Orders from CO, 2/17th Cav, April 3, 1969.
  • Memo to Morning Report Clerk for B Trp 2/17th Cav and the 333d TC Det, April 1969. -
  • Teardown Analysis Report on Miscellaneous Aircraft Components from UH-1H Aircraft S/N 67-17694. December 19, 1969.
  • Narrative of Accident (involving UH-1H 67-17694) (DA Form 2397-3)
  • Statement by WO1 Kenneth H. Fritz concerning July 3, 1969 accident involving UH-1H 67-17694. -
  • Distribution of pieces of UH-1H involved in accident
  • Army Aircraft Accident, UH-1H, SN 67-17694, Pilot Holditch, 2 July 1969.
  • Estimated Cost of Damage for Helicopter UH-1H, 67-17694, July 5, 1969.
  • Army Aircraft Accident Crash Facts Message Report. (DD Form 173)
  • Supplemental Crash Facts Message, Army Aircraft Accident. (DD Form 173)
  • Weather Report, 1948 hrs, 2 July 1969.
  • Technical Report of U.S. Army Aircraft Accident (DA Form 2397-8)
  • Witness Statement of SP6 Robert Webb, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of SP4 Joel T. Smith, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of SP4 Johnny Milligan, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of SP5 William C. Matthew, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of SSG John Schall, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of CW4 Frank W. Thompson, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of CPT William M. Allen, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of 1LT Floyd E. Dally, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of 1LT Fernando Sugg-Pierry, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of SP5 John C. Alexander, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of PFC James A. Miller, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of SP4 Thomas R. Jackson, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of SP4 John P. Flynn, July 4, 1969.
  • Witness Statement of SFC Joe B. Cone, July 4, 1969.
  • "Old Abe -- Young Abe" Information on the 101st insignia
  • "Official Div. Mascot Killed Sunday Night," The Courier (Fort Campbell's Newspaper), 9/11/1956
  • General Orders Number 14771, Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to David C. Martin, December 13, 1969
  • United States Army Training Center Air Defense, Fort Bliss, Texas. Company D, 3d Bn. 3d Bde. -
  • Personal correspondence
  • Periodical excerpts -
  • Map of U.S. Army unit locations in Vietnam
  • 5 cent military payment certificate
  • Official correspondence
  • VAMC Martinsburg, WV Annual POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony program, September 15, 1995 -
  • Performance summary and cutaway diagram of Bell UH-1 Iroquois
  • Letter Orders Number 02-1031976, Discharge from USAR of David C. Martin, February 21, 1973. -
  • Reunion Announcement, B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, July 15, 1995. -
  • B Troop Roster
  • Record of Assignments
  • "Memorial Day and Always, A Mother Remembers," by Ella M. Dobroski
  • B Troop 2/17th Cavalry Association Bumper Sticker
  • Christmas Dinner Menu, 1970
  • Knights of the Roundtable Lancers, Co. B, 158th Avn Bn, 101st Abn Div, 2002 Directory
  • Knights of the Roundtable Lancers, Co. B, 158th Avn Bn, 101st Abn Div, 2002 Directory
  • Essay, "The Man in the Doorway" by Michael Ryerson, undated
  • Dr. Victor Westphall of the Vietnam Veterans National Memorial business card
  • David Martin National Archives patron card
  • B Troop 2/17th Air Cav. 333rd TC Detachment Reunion Update pamphlet
  • Vietnam Veterans National Memorial pamphlet
  • Christmas Card to David Martin from Joanne Elsea
  • Far Side greeting card
  • Photocopy of Unofficially Speaking from Army Digest (December 1969) and envelope
  • Letter to David Martin from Michael Hutton with enclosures (orders)
  • Map 'Did We Ever Know Where We Were'
  • Casuality report for Thomas James Schneider
  • Letter from Doug Wilson to 'Ed'
  • Email from Bill Russell
  • Internet printout 'Statistics about the Vietnam War' from Vietnam Helicopter Flight Crew Network website
  • Saying from the 101st Airborne Division in the A Shau Valley, Vietnam, 1969-1970
  • Photocopy of page from Screaming Eagle (March/April 1997) featuring story of B Troop, 2/17 Cavalry
  • Photocopy of section concerning the 101st Airborne from Vietnam Order of Battle by Shelby L. Stanton
  • Email from Gary Roush concerning the crash of an OH-6 in Laos
  • Internet printout of Congressional Medal of Honor citation for Sp. 4 Joseph G. LaPoint, U.S. Army
  • Letter from Bobby Z to David Martin
  • Letter from Rod Forty to David Martin
  • B Troop 2/17th Cav., 101st Airborne Divsion unlocated Roster
  • Photocopy announcing the return of a soldier from Vietnam with helpful hints
  • Letter from Bobby Z to David Martin with film resume and business cards
  • Email from James Matthews to David Martin
  • Email from James Matthews to David Martin
  • The National Museum of the Vietnam War pamphlet
  • Copy of a letter from a Vietnam Veteran's wife
  • Term Paper 'Effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Vietnam Veterans' by David Martin
  • Banshee Gazette Volume 1, Number 1 (15 copies)
  • Banshee Gazette Volume 1, Number 3 (originals)
  • Banshee Gazette Special Edition 1998 Reunion
  • Joseph Guy La Pointe, Jr. Memorial Highway Dedication (23 October 2004) pamphlet (2 copies)
  • Letter from Richard Pillage to David Martin, enclosed 2 photos of the Canadian Vietnam War Memorial
  • Various US Coast Guard Certificates
  • Emails, Copies of Doc's Silence, by David Martin
  • Booklet, A Continuing Legacy 1948-2003 USAFSS to AIA 1948-2003, A Brief History of the Air Intelligence Agency and its Predecessor Organizations
  • Copies of mailings that the B Troop2nd 17th Cavalry Associaion would send out
  • Brochures, and Funeral Program
  • POW/MIA Gone But Not Forgotten poem
  • Letter from Stephen Anderson to David Martin with photocopied articles about the history of B Troop 2/17th Cavalry during the 1950s
  • Newspaper Article entitled 'Supporting the Troops' featuring David Martin's sister Pat Wilson, from the Times Record News, 26 April 2003
  • Times Record News clipping (April 26, 2003)

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Citation
David C. Martin Collection (382) Finding Aid, David C. Martin Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3820000000, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

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3820000000, David C. Martin Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 27 Feb 2002 [Updated: 30 Sep 2019]