Lynn Steele Collection (1371) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 13710000000
- Collection
- Lynn Steele Collection
- Title
- Finding Aid
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- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 29 June 2004
Scope and Contents
Slides, military documents, and The Salina (Kansas) Journal Sunflower (March 23, 1980) document Steele's experiences serving in Vietnam with 7th Battalion, 13th Artillery from March 1969 - April 1970.Biographical / Historical
Lynn Steele was born in Kansas City, Kansas on 16 November 1944. In September 1968 he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served a total of two years, including one tour in Vietnam. He arrived in Vietnam on 13 March 1969 and served with 7th Battalion 13th Artillery, first with C Battery from March through September 1969 and then with B Battery from October 1969 through April 1970. He was Specialist 4 Fire Direction Control Mapper, mathematically plotting the course of shells fired from the field pieces. While in Vietnam, he was stationed north of Qui Nhon at two different fire bases.He returned from Vietnam and was discharged on 27 April 27 1970 with the following awards and citations: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and Vietnam Commendation Medal and the Marksmanship badges for the M14 and Expert M16. Steele is a life member of both the Vietnam Veterans of America and of the Disabled American Veterans. After his service, Steele worked with the Quality Control unit of the Kansas State Social Services for thirty years, until his retirement in 2000. He has participated in the Oral History program at the Vietnam Archive.
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- Books
U.S. Army Training Center - Fort Leonard Wood, Company A, 4th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, December 1968
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- Photographs
VA037092: Platoon 3, Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, October 19, 1968
Click to view all Photographs
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- Slides
VAS026052 - VAS026266 Slides depicting Steele's tour of duty in Vietnam (1969 - 1970)
107 slides of R&R trip to Australia
Click to view all Slides
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- Oral History
OH0405 Interview with Lynn Steele
Click to view all Oral History
- Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D080.3E ]]
- Box 1000: [Barcode: 1000] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks, D054.2 Individual Oversize Collection Box 14 [D054.2]]
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Photocopy of Steele's DD-214 (photocopy of the original is in the Restricted Access File)
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Descriptions of the 108 slides in this collection
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Correspondence (March-May)
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Correspondence written at Fort Sill, OK (undated)
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Correspondence written at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (undated)
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Correspondence (undated)
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Correspondence (undated)
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Military Air Command ticket and claim check
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Instruction booklets
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Vaccination Record for Lynn Steele
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Benefits information
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Personnel records (some items photocopied and originals placed in restricted files)
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Letter written from Lynn Steele to his parents 13-14 November 1969
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Letter written from Lynn Steele to his parents 15-16 November 1969
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Letter written to Larry Allen Johnson from Lynn Steele to be left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as a tribute
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Excerpt from the Sunflower - The Salina Journal: Vietnam Veterans Recall the War and Coming Home
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=13710000000
- Citation
- Lynn Steele Collection (1371) Finding Aid, Lynn Steele Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=13710000000, Accessed 02 Aug 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 13710000000, Lynn Steele Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 28 Jun 2004 [Updated: 02 Apr 2026]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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Address
Texas Tech University, Box 41041, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
(806)742-9010 -
Email
vnca@ttu.edu