Kenneth B. & Wanda J. Kothmann Collection (597) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 5970000000
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- Kenneth B. & Wanda J. Kothmann Collection
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- Finding Aid
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- English
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Creation: 12 March 2003
Scope and Contents
Material related to Mr. Kothmann's military service during and after the Vietnam War. While in Vietnam (1968-1969) he served with the 60th Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion in Long Binh. Materials include documents, letters, and descriptive narratives of his Vietnam tour-of-duty; information on MIA Curtis Richard Smoot; and incidents involving the Veterans Administration.Biographical / Historical
Kenneth B. Kothmann (6 November 1947 - 13 December 2024) joined the United States Army on 14 December 1966 and served in Vietnam in 1968-1969 with the 60th Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion in Long Binh.During his Vietnam service, Mr. Kothmann earned the National Defense Service Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Expert Rifle.
He was honorably discharged from the United States Army on 13 December 1972 with the rank of Sergeant.
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- Books
How To Live In Vietnam for less than 10 cents a day...and other glimpses of the lighter side of war
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- Photographs
VA026139 - VA026274 and VAN003752 - VAN003754
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- Slides
VAS013193 - VAS013584
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- Audio
597AU0464: Reel-to-Reel, World Affairs Reports: Key Issues Defined in Depth, Vietnam
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- Museum Objects
597museum0820 - Rabies Vaccination Tag
597museum5654 - Lacquer Box
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- Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D058.4 ]]
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Request for Issue or Turn-in
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Receipt for Equipment -
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Meal Card
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Chieu Hoi Pass
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Armed Forces of the United States - Geneva Identification Card
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Military Payment Certificate
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Standing Orders, Rogers Rangers
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Rabies Vaccination Certificate
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South Vietnamese Currency
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Bunker Guard
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Laundry Receipt
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Photocopies of News clippings
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Yearbook for First Training Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisiana, United States Army Training Center, Infantry
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Correspondence between Kenneth Kothmann and Joint Task Force - Full Accounting, 1995
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VVA Chapter 457 Agenda, February 2, 1995
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Photocopies of Kothmann's Honorable Discharge Certificate and DD-214
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Poems
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Personnel Action: Transition Training and Education, August 25, 1969
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60th Ordnance Company (Ammunition), Unit Orders Number 59, June 19, 1968
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U.S. Army Engineer Center and Fort Belvoir, Special Orders Number 240, November 6, 1967
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Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Kothmann, November 14, 1967
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Junior Leaders Preventative Maintenance Course, March 1969
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List of Louisiana Men Unaccouted for in Southeast Asia, November 5, 1986
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Photocopy of Flyer Looking for Information about Curtis Richard Smoot, MIA
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Last Will and Testament of a Vietnam Vet by Paul D. Shiplett
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War Story: A Short Story by Ken Kothmann
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Military Veterans
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Photocopy of Letter from Kenneth B. Kothmann, March 3, 1997
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Readjustment Counseling Services for Vietnam Era Veterans
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In Loving Memory of John H. Ziriax
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Tips on VC/NVA Mines and Booby Traps
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Code of Conduct
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Headquarters, US Army Support Command, Saigon, Special Orders Number 343, December 8, 1968
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MACV Currency Control Card
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Descriptions to the Kothmann Collection, February 26, 2002
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=5970000000
- Citation
- Kenneth B. & Wanda J. Kothmann Collection (597) Finding Aid, Kenneth B. & Wanda J. Kothmann Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=5970000000, Accessed 09 May 2026.
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- 5970000000, Kenneth B. & Wanda J. Kothmann Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 11 Mar 2003 [Updated: 04 Mar 2025]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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