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Edwin Lausell Collection (2048) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20480000000
A copy of the February 1971 issue of the 4th Battalion, 21st Infantry's publication The Gimlet; an in-country processing manual for the 381st Replacement Company, 90th Replacement Battalion; and other ephemeral material collected by Edwin Lausell during his service in Vietnam with Americal Division.
Collection: Edwin Lausell Collection
Association: Americal Division Veterans Association

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Added: 19 Feb 2008 [Updated: 05 Jan 2010]
Michael Banek Collection (1986) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19860000000
Eleven reels of Super 8 mm film from Michael Banek's service in the Vietnam War.
Collection: Michael Banek Collection
Association: 174th Assault Helicopter Company Association

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Added: 21 Feb 2008 [Updated: 06 Apr 2020]
John H. McCool Collection (2046) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20460000000
Less than one linear foot of books document John H. McCool's experience with the Vietnam conflict. All materials date from the post-war era. The collection includes books published by the Combat studies Institute Press at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas which document subjects on the Vietnam War and the Global War on Terror.
Collection: John H. McCool Collection

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Added: 25 Feb 2008 [Updated: 25 Feb 2008]
William H. Harper Collection (2047) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20470000000
Copy of William H. Harper's DD-214 documents his career in the United States Army.
Collection: William H. Harper Collection

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Added: 25 Feb 2008 [Updated: 05 Jan 2010]
Edward Rasen Collection (591) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 5910000000
DVD set titled Vietnam War Secrets is a ten hour documentary series written and produced by Edward Rasen that illustrates many of the classified secrets behind the Vietnam War.
Collection: Edward Rasen Collection

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Added: 27 Feb 2008 [Updated: 03 Mar 2025]
Larry Fraser Collection (1975) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19750000000
Approximately half a linear foot of safety manuals, articles, and correspondence from Larry Fraser to his wife Glenna Fraser while he served as a helicopter pilot with HMM-364 (United States Marine Corps) in Vietnam from August 1965 to September 1966.
Collection: Larry Fraser Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 04 Mar 2008 [Updated: 20 Jun 2023]
Marshall Paul Collection (881) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 8810000000
Less than one linear foot contains lists of weapons and equipment captured since 19 January 1970 by the 3rd Mobile Strike Force Command during Operation Bull Run II in AO Apache.
Collection: Marshall Paul Collection

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Added: 05 Mar 2008 [Updated: 30 Sep 2019]
Carson Pontius Collection (2090) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20900000000
Wooden sign placed at the men's room at the Cholon AZ in Saigon donated to the Vietnam Archive by Carson Pontius.
Collection: Carson Pontius Collection

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Added: 20 Apr 2008 [Updated: 05 Jan 2010]
Ed Moffitt Collection (2074) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20740000000
Two letters from Ed Moffitt to The Wall Street Journal and Walter Cronkite in 1998 and 2008, respectively. Also included is a photocopy of Moffitt's letter toThe Wall Street Journal in the Letters to the Editor section of The Wall Street Journal. The letter asks why there was no media outrage toward Ho Chi Minh as there was against Pol Pot.
Collection: Ed Moffitt Collection

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Added: 04 May 2008 [Updated: 14 Apr 2014]
Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association (FVPPA) Collection (1849) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 18490000000
The Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association Collection contains 156 linear feet of immigration applications, correspondence, speeches, meeting notes, financial and legal records, printed materials, and other administrative records that document the activities of the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association (FVPPA), a non-profit organization active from 1977-1999 in campaigning for the release of re-education camp prisoners in Vietnam. The records document not only the activities of the FVPPA, but also the individual stories of over 12,000 applicants for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Orderly Departure Program (ODP). The collection is arranged in six series: ODP Applications, Office Files, Resettlement Files, Master Lists of Applicants, Restricted/Reserved Files, and Oversized Documents.

The application files contained documents proving eligibility for immigration to the U.S. through the ODP. These records include: ODP application forms, sponsor letters, prisoner

release documents, personal letters, photos, copies of identification papers, birth, marriage, and death records, educational certificates, military records, and other relevant documents. Also found in the collection are the FVPPA’s extensive correspondence with government officials, political leaders, non-profit human rights organizations and others, including: President Ronald Reagan, President George H. W. Bush, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau for Refugees Robert L. Funseth, Orderly Departure Program Director Martha Sardinas, the U.S. Department of State, the Bureau for Refugee Programs, the Embassy of the United States of America in Bangkok, Thailand, Amnesty International, Staff Consultant for the Subcommittee on Asian & Pacific Affairs Eric Schwartz, Congressman Stephen J. Solarz, Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Senator John McCain, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Senator John Kerry, Senator Bob Dole, the Department of Social and Health Services for the State of Washington, and Thailand refugee camp president Ngo Suu.

In its work on behalf of political prisoners and refugees, the FVPPA undertook a variety of activities. Their public awareness program sought to collect and disseminate pertinent information on the needs of Vietnamese political prisoners and their families. An outreach program sought to establish a case file for every prisoner and his or her immediate family in order to assist the eligible persons with their immigration from Vietnam to the United States or other countries in the world. The FVPPA also acted as an information center for recent immigrants, providing resettlement information and assistance as well as aiding in family reunification. They maintained correspondence and held meetings with several politicians, government agencies and officials, and human rights organizations.

Provenance of the collection
In 2004, members of the FVPPA reorganized and formed the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation (VAHF). In June of 2005, VAHF donated to Texas Tech University’s Vietnam Archive 135-linear-feet of documents created and collected by the FVPPA. The records had been stored for many years in Austin, Texas. After their shipment by freight truck to Lubbock, approximately 19 linear feet of documents received treatment for mold growth.

Arrangement of collection
There appeared to be no original order or recognizable filing system to the records of the FVPPA Collection (VAHF) when it arrived at the Vietnam Archive. To give the collection order and make it accessible to researchers, the collection was divided into six series: ODP Applications, Office Files, Resettlement Files, Master Lists of Applicants, Oversized Documents, and Restricted/Reserved Files.

Series 1 - ODP Application Files Introduction
At a total of 117 linear feet of documents, the ODP Applications are the largest group of files in the collection. They are arranged alphabetically and contain individual documents that date from 1905 to 1999. ODP Applications has one subgroup: ODP Correspondence.

The individual documents found in the Applications Files Series range from 1905 to 2001. The documents include: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Orderly Departure Program applications, Letters of Introduction (LOI) from ODP applicants and/or their sponsors, Vietnamese political prisoners’ Certificate of Release from re-education camp,

personal letters, letters from family members, letters from sponsors, photos of applicants and family members, copies of passports, copies of exit visas, copies of Vietnamese identification cards, Residency and Household Members List from an ODP applicant’s local Vietnamese Police Department, marriage, birth, and death certificates, educational certificates, military training certificates, military awards, professional training certificates, letters of recommendation for jobs, humanitarian operation (HO) papers, copies of Alien Resident Cards, copies of Social Security cards, and medical records. When necessary, personal information such as Social Security numbers and/or medical information has been removed to the restricted series (Series 6), and sanitized copies of documents included in the original files.

Notes about Vietnamese names
The names of the applicants are written in the Vietnamese order, which is opposite the American order. For example, the American President John Quincy Adams would be written Adams Quincy John in the Vietnamese order.

If the applicant has a known alias it is noted on the file. For example, Nguyen Van Be has an alias of Pham Van Be. His file would be marked Nguyen Van Be a.k.a. Pham Van Be.

Nguyen is the most common surname/family/last name. Dang, Do, Ngo, Pham, Phan, Le, Luong, Tran, Truong, Trinh, Vo, and Vu are also common surname/family/last names in the collection. Van is the most common middle name, followed by Thi and Minh. Thi is almost always a female’s middle name. I & Y are the same, interchangeable when after a consonant. Qui is the same as Quy. Quy is the older generations preference, whereas Qui is the younger’s. Si is the same as Sy. When reading the documents, it is helpful to know these two common abbreviations for names: Ng=Nguyen, and T=Thi or Thuy. If it looks like Cr, it is TR. R almost never follows C. What looks like an S or G can be an H. D with a line under it is a P.

Series 1-Arrangement
The name of the principal applicant is the name given on the file. For example, Nguyen Van Be, a former Vietnamese political prisoner, is applying for his family to immigrate to the U.S. through the ODP. His list of family members includes his wife Pham Thi Phuong, his son Nguyen Ngoc Be, and his father Nguyen Ngo Be. Nguyen Van Be’s name will be the one listed on the file. If, however, Nguyen Van Be’s wife was also a Vietnamese political prisoner or a U.S. employee, her name will also appear on the file, for she too has status and qualifies as a principal applicant under ODP. The order of the two names on the file is determined alphabetically. If the widow of a principal applicant applies, the file is listed with her name first, followed by that of her deceased husband. If the children of a principal applicant are orphans when they apply, the file is listed under the names of the children.

Application files for individuals having the same name are arranged by date of birth. The oldest applicant is followed by the next oldest and so on until the youngest applicant with that name is reached. The birth date is written in the American order. Vietnamese write the date by day-month-year. January 11, 1959 is 11-1-1959 in Vietnamese order. Please keep in mind when looking for a particular applicant’s file that the order of the birth date may accidentally be written in the wrong order. Moreover, applicants sometimes changed their birth date multiple times, and even changed their names.


The ODP Applications Files range from 1985-1999. The majority of ODP Application forms were filled out in 1989-1994, after the July 30, 1989 signing of the American-Vietnamese agreement allowing former re-education camp prisoners and their families to resettle in the
U.S. Another large group of ODP applications were filled out in 1996-1999 after the McCain Amendment (Section 595 H.R. 3540), which allowed children over the age of 21 of former re- education camp prisoners to immigrate to the U.S., was enacted in July, 1996. An ODP Application form contains: the name and birthday of the applicant; the IV and VEWL number of the applicant, which served as an ID for the Embassy of the U.S. in Bangkok, Thailand; the Vietnamese address of the ODP applicant; the birthday and contact information of the applicant’s sponsor; the contact information of the closest relative(s) or acquaintance(s) of the ODP applicant in the U.S. and Vietnam; the relationship between the sponsor and the ODP applicant; the military rank or U.S. employee position of the applicant; the names, addresses, and birthdays of the family members the applicant wished to have emigrate with them; and the dates and names of the re-education camp(s) in which the applicant was incarcerated.

Subseries 2 - ODP Correspondence
The ODP Correspondence subseries consists of one linear foot of files ranging from 1989-1999 of ODP applicants who are unnamed. The applicant’s sponsor or family member wrote a letter but did not name the applicant. Like the ODP applications, the ODP Correspondence files are arranged alphabetically. The files are arranged by the name of the sponsor or family member of the unnamed applicant. Those files having the same name are arranged by date of birth.

Series 2 - General Office Files
Consisting of 35 linear feet of documents that range form 1981 to 2002, the General Office Files is the second largest series in the collection. Office files are divided into five subseries: Correspondence; Events and Speeches; Organizational Meetings; Financial, Legal and Employee Records; and Printed Materials. These documents provide information on the purpose, mission, and activities of the FVPPA. Through these files a researcher can learn how the FVPPA achieved its four major accomplishments:

• The July 30, 1989 signing of the American-Vietnamese agreement allowing former re- education camp prisoners and their families to resettle in the U.S.
• The release of the 100 longest held political prisoners.
• The McCain Amendment which allowed children over of the age of 21 of former re- education camp prisoners to immigrate to the U.S. (Section 595 H.R. 3540, enacted in July 1996, considered by conference committee in September of 1996.)
• The abolition of the mandatory requirement that former Vietnamese political prisoners have six months trade and English training in Philippines before entering the U.S.
Subseries 1 - Correspondence
Office Correspondence is the largest subseries of the Office Files Series and contains sixteen linear feet of documents. This subseries is divided into two subgroups, Incoming and Outgoing Correspondence. At nine linear feet, Office Correspondence-Incoming is the larger

of these two groups and is arranged alphabetically by the name of the sender. These files cover the 1980s and 1990s, with the bulk being in the 1990s. Office Correspondence-Outgoing contains seven linear feet of documents and is arranged chronologically by year and then by month. Office Correspondence-Outgoing covers 1982-2001. Notable correspondents include: President Ronald Reagan, President George H. W Bush, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau for Refugees Robert L. Funseth, Orderly Departure Program Director Martha Sardinas, Staff Consultant of the Subcommittee on Asian & Pacific Affairs Eric Schwartz, Congressman Stephen J. Solarz, Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Senator John McCain, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Senator John Kerry, Senator Bob Dole, and Thailand Refugee Camp President Ngo Suu.
Subseries 2 - Office Events and Speeches
The Office Events and Speeches subseries contains three linear feet of records documenting the events held by, and attended by, the FVPPA, as well as various speeches given by its president and co-founder Khuc Minh Tho, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau for Refugees Robert L. Funseth, and various other VIPs. These files are arranged chronologically and cover 1982-1999, but have no records for the years 1983 and 1997. The bulk of the records are from the FVPPA’s two annual events: The Annual Freedom Reunion Picnic, and the Annual Awards Dinner and Culture Show, also called the Unity and Reunion Dinner. The FVPPA’s events helped to raise money and public awareness, and honored those individuals and VIPs who had contributed to the FVPPA’s mission and cause.

Subseries 3 - Organizational Meetings
The Office Organizational Meetings subseries contains three linear feet of records documenting the FVPPA’s meetings and contacts. The files are arranged chronologically and cover 1984-1998. The records contain board meeting notes, memos, agendas, lists of attendees, minutes from meetings with U.S. government officials, printed and hand written lists of contacts, and hand written notes about meetings and trips. Notable files include: an Agenda
& Summary of the Issues of the Meeting with the Permanent Mission of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in New York City, April 14, 1989; notes from the Coordinating Committee for the Reception of Vietnamese Political Prisoners “Welcome & Task Force,” 1989-1990; notes on the abolition of the requirement of former Vietnamese political prisoners having to go to Bataan, Philippines before coming to the U.S., 1992-1993; and notes detailing a meeting with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, August 30, 1995.

Subseries 4 - Financial, Legal, and Employee Records
At two linear feet, the Office Financial, Legal, and Employee Records subseries is the smallest of the Office Files Series. These files are arranged chronologically and cover 1981-1999, but are missing the records for the years 1982 and 1983. The bulk of these files are the annual membership and sponsorship donations and fees. There are only five files pertaining to employee records.

Subseries 5 - Printed Materials
Printed Materials is the last of the Office subseries and contains ten linear feet of documents. These files are arranged chronologically and cover 1976-2002. Printed Materials is divided into two subgroups: Printed Materials Not Created by the FVPPA, and Printed Materials Created by the FVPPA. The Printed Materials Not Created by the FVPPA files contains seven

linear feet of records that range from 1976-2002, but is missing the years: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2000, and 2001. These files contain various periodicals, journals, including: Vietnamese- American beauty magazines, Vietnamese newspaper articles, American newspapers in English and Vietnamese, Congressional Records, Vietnam Human Rights Watch, and even The National Enquirer. Printed Materials Created by the FVPPA contains three linear feet of records that range from 1989-1999, but is missing the years: 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1993.
These files contain the FVPPA’s informational and promotional materials, including: annual yearbooks, FVPPA’s newsletters, and the FVPPA’s brochures.

Series 3 - Resettlement Files
The Resettlement Files Series consists of one linear foot of records of former Vietnamese political prisoners and their families that the FVPPA helped resettle in the U.S. The files are arranged alphabetically and cover the 1990s. These records document the FVPPA’s assistance to former Vietnamese political prisoners and their families in obtaining housing, employment, transportation, medical care, and state assistance. These records contain copies of resettled immigrants’ ODP applications, and all receipts and paperwork involved in assisting former Vietnamese political prisoners in the U.S.

Series 4 - Master Lists of Applicants
The Master Lists of Applicants Series contains one linear foot of documents arranged chronologically, covering the years 1985, 1988, 1989, and undated files. Master List files contain copies of applications, checks, and sponsorship forms. These records helped the FVPPA to keep track of membership and sponsorship donations, contact information of sponsors, and to make lists of former re-education camp prisoners.

Series 5 - Oversized Documents
Consisting of only two files in one large flat box, Oversized Documents is the smallest of all series and is arranged alphabetically. The first file contains military awards removed from the ODP Application file of Nguyen Van Cong (3/15/1940). The second file contains a proclamation from President George H. W. Bush.

Series 6 - Restricted/Reserved
The Restricted/Reserved series contains two linear feet of records arranged alphabetically. This series consists of individual documents removed from Series 1-5 containing medical information and Social Security numbers. These files are not open for researchers. When possible, sanitized copies of documents were returned to the original files, and in all cases a note was place in the file indicating information had been removed.

Collection: Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association (FVPPA) Collection
Association: Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation

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Added: 26 May 2008 [Updated: 16 Oct 2020]
Patrick J. Honey Collection (2088) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20880000000
Thirty-six photographs depict Communist atrocities in South Vietnam.
Collection: Patrick J. Honey Collection

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Added: 26 May 2008 [Updated: 14 Feb 2010]
William Stuart Morgan, Jr. Collection (2072) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20720000000
Memoirs document William Stuart Morgan, Jr.'s tours of duty in Vietnam from 1965-1966 with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163) and from 1968-1969 with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542). A poem and related items are also included.
Collection: William Stuart Morgan, Jr. Collection

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Added: 26 May 2008 [Updated: 25 Mar 2010]
Ruth Gertrude Hansen Collection (2097) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20970000000
Letter from Ruth Gertrude Hansen, an employee of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, to her niece Christine Hansen describes her experiences in Saigon the day of the successful coup against Ngo Dinh Diem, 2 November 1963.
Collection: Ruth Gertrude Hansen Collection

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Added: 26 May 2008 [Updated: 05 Feb 2009]
William J. Kleinhenz Collection (2098) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20980000000
CD and audio cassette tape recordings document William J. Kleinhenz's AC-119K Mission over Laos, 4 December 1971.
Collection: William J. Kleinhenz Collection
Association: AC-119 Gunship Association

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Added: 26 May 2008 [Updated: 05 Jan 2010]
William Badger Collection (2073) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20730000000
Photocopied transcript of a series of interviews from the United States Corps of Engineers with Colonel William Badger, District Engineer, 1983.
Collection: William Badger Collection

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Added: 28 May 2008 [Updated: 02 Oct 2019]
William B. (Buck) Lanier (2082) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20820000000
Photocopies of two articles written by Buck Lanier discuss his experiences as a reporter for the Press-Telegram for a total of 22 months from 1966-1970 reporting from Vietnam. One article is a reprint of an article Lanier wrote on 21 December 1969 about the My Lai massacre.
Collection: William B. (Buck) Lanier

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Added: 28 May 2008 [Updated: 02 Oct 2019]
Dr. Robert D. Kreger Collection (2091) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20910000000
Approximately two linear feet of photographs, slides, artifacts, awards and certificates, and correspondence document Robert Kreger's service with the 5th Special Forces Group during the Vietnam War.
Collection: Dr. Robert D. Kreger Collection

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Added: 01 Jun 2008 [Updated: 02 Oct 2019]
Elihu Carranza Collection (2104) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 21040000000
Four CD-ROMs contain photographs from Elihu Carranza's service in the Vietnam War in 1966-1967 with Company C, 7th Motor Transportation Battalion, United States Marine Corps. Also included in the collection is a photocopy of a page from the 4 January 1967 edition of Sea Tiger, a publication of III Marine Amphibious Force, containing a picture of Carranza. The collection also includes three sketches drawn by Carranza which depict children in Vietnam, a ship, and a logo for 'Company C' which are all signed by the artist.
Collection: Elihu Carranza Collection

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Added: 15 Jun 2008 [Updated: 06 Nov 2014]
George Heady Collection (2094) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20940000000
Correspondence, military documents, and photographs document George C. Heady's induction into the Enlisted Combat Aircrewmen Roll of Honor at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, 4 November 2005.
Collection: George Heady Collection
Association: HA(L)-3 Seawolf Association

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Added: 17 Jun 2008 [Updated: 22 Jul 2012]
Elizabeth Mayberry Collection (2071) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20710000000
Paper written by Elizabeth Mayberry on 26 April 2007 titled 'The Korean and Vietnam Wars' for a History course discusses veterans' experiences in both wars. The collection also contains questionnaires and correspondence relating to the paper and an oral history interview of Eli Takesian at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington's Military Chaplain Oral History Project, 13 December 2002.
Collection: Elizabeth Mayberry Collection

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Added: 17 Jun 2008 [Updated: 22 Jan 2009]
Dolf M. Droge Collection (2070) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 20700000000
Audio CD contains Congressman Phillip M. Crane's interview with Dolf Droge in which Droge gives his views on the Vietnam War from the perspective he developed working on Vietnamese affairs from 1954-1985, primarily with the National Security Council and the United States Information Agency. The collection also contains copies of correspondence from dignitaries such as Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger.
Collection: Dolf M. Droge Collection

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Added: 18 Jun 2008 [Updated: 05 Jan 2010]
Thomas J. Barnes Collection (1241) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 12410000000
Essays, books and a CD-Rom document Thomas J. Barnes' military career and life as an author.
Collection: Thomas J. Barnes Collection

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Added: 08 May 2007 [Updated: 18 Nov 2022]
Robert Bruce Haldeman Collection (1912) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19120000000
Approximately two linear feet of 3 inch reel-to-reel audio tapes document the correspondance of Major Robert Haldeman and his family. The materials date from the war era. Letters, slides, and photographs document Robert Bruce Haldeman's tour of duty in Vietnam as a navigator on a C-47 with the 306th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron of the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing from 1969-1970.
Collection: Robert Bruce Haldeman Collection

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Added: 13 Feb 2007 [Updated: 18 Apr 2025]
Jimmy B. Pickens Collection (1881) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 18810000000
Less than one linear foot of three rubberized evasion maps of Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, & Cambodia and twenty-four color slides document Jimmy B. Picken's service with the 22nd Military Airlift Squadron and the 834th Air Division, United States Air Force, 1964-1967 and 1971-1972. All materials date from the war period and are in good condition.
Collection: Jimmy B. Pickens Collection

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Added: 15 Feb 2007 [Updated: 02 Oct 2019]
Thomas B. Wood, Jr. CW4, USA, Ret. Collection (1927) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19270000000
Less than one linear foot of photographs, training manuals, and DOD evasion charts document Thomas B. Woods service in Vietnam from December 1967-December 1968. The materials date from the war era.
Collection: Thomas B. Wood, Jr. CW4, USA, Ret. Collection

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Added: 18 Feb 2007 [Updated: 04 Mar 2007]
Fred Salazar Collection (1742) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 17420000000
Less than one linear foot of museum artifacts including an air pillow, an Americal Division wallet, a pair of Ho Chi Minh sandals, a knife, and excerpts from a diary document Fred Salazar's tour of duty in Vietnam, 1969-1970. The materials date from the war era. Also included is one copy of Vietnam 1969-1970 by Fred Salazar.
Collection: Fred Salazar Collection
Association: Americal Division Veterans Association

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Added: 19 Feb 2007 [Updated: 13 Feb 2025]
Ron Bernthal Collection (1859) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 18590000000
97 books, both non-fiction and fiction, document various aspects of the Vietnam War. The materials date from the post-war era.
Collection: Ron Bernthal Collection

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Added: 19 Feb 2007 [Updated: 26 Feb 2007]
Don Brown Collection (1897) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 18970000000
One Vietnamese doll documents the gifts that soldiers bought for their family members while in Vietnam. This particular doll was purchased by Lieutenant Colonel Don Brown in 1966 and sent to his cousin, Karon Edwards Durham. It was then given to Mrs. Quillin to transfer to the Vietnam Archive when Quillin's class from New Home, Texas visited the Archive in 2006.
Collection: Don Brown Collection

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Added: 21 Feb 2007 [Updated: 21 Feb 2007]
Homer D. Smith, Jr. Collection (1923) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19230000000
Less than one linear foot of documents detail Homer D. Smith's experience Vietnam. The collection includes Smith's manuscript titled 'The Final Forty-Five Days in Vietnam' which details his final days as the Defense Attache in South Vietnam from 14 March to 29 April 1975. Materials date from post-war era.
Collection: Homer D. Smith, Jr. Collection

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Added: 21 Feb 2007 [Updated: 21 Feb 2007]
William Holmes, Jr. Collection (1315) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 13150000000
Slides, artifacts, correspondence, news clippings, orders, log sheets, R&R material, postcards, military payment certificates, Vietnamese dong, and maps document William Holmes Jr. service with the United States Marine Corps in Vietnam. The articles discus letters sent home, his career with the World Tennis Championship organization, and other miscellaneous information. The orders include Release from Active Duty and Permanent Change of Station orders dated, 1963-1965. The log is composed of three pages from Holmes' log sheet from his shift as the senior air director of the Direct Air support Center (DASC) for Marine Air Support Squadron for the Second Marine Air Wing in Da Nang on October 29-30, 1965. The R& R material includes the official guide book of the Hong Kong Hotels Association; stationary form the Hong Kong and Tokyo Hilton; Tokyo and Yokohama map and information; 2 postcards; and a fact sheet map about Hong Kong. Also included are the lyrics to song 'The Arrogance of Ignorance' written by Bill Holmes during Christmas 2002
Collection: William Holmes, Jr. Collection

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Added: 08 May 2007 [Updated: 17 Oct 2019]
Susan Kramer O'Neill Collection (1331) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 13310000000
T-shirt with printing on the anterior: 'Dont' Mean Nothing: 'M*A*S*H, with lots more sex and cursing.' - Kirkus Review'
Collection: Susan Kramer O'Neill Collection

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Added: 08 May 2007 [Updated: 01 Oct 2019]
Tony Gleaton Collection (1416) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 14160000000
Less than one linear foot of photographs, DVDs, and a book titled I Have Almost 500 Years: Africa's Legacy in Mexico, Central and South America, documents photography by Tony Gleaton, part of the Contact Sheet series.
Collection: Tony Gleaton Collection

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Added: 08 May 2007 [Updated: 01 Oct 2019]
MacAlan Thompson Collection (1925) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19250000000
One linear foot of material containg Air America site books, USAID phone books, personnel rosters, photo books from the Vientiane floods, 286 slides, 24 negatives, and the remains of a B-40 RPG round, document MacAlan Thompson's service in Southeast Asia with Air America. The bulk of the materials date from 1963-1974. MacAlan also donated six rifles: French Flintlocks, Montagnard Flintlock Rifles and a German Carbine.
Collection: MacAlan Thompson Collection
Association: Air America Association

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Added: 26 Feb 2007 [Updated: 19 Oct 2022]
Alan Billings Collection (1928) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19280000000
Less than one linear foot of a book written by Alan J. Billings titled Seawolf 28 and reviews of the book by various sources document his service in Vietnam. The material date from the post-war era.
Collection: Alan Billings Collection

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Added: 27 Feb 2007 [Updated: 02 Oct 2019]
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia Brotherhood Collection (1934) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19340000000
Less than one linear foot of minutes and a Zippo lighter from The Thailand, Laos, Cambodia Brotherhood meetings document the actions of the association. The materials date from the post-war era.
Collection: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia Brotherhood Collection
Association: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia Brotherhood

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Added: 27 Feb 2007 [Updated: 08 Oct 2021]
Paul Clayton Collection (1959) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19590000000
Twenty signed copies of Paul Clayton's novel titled Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam are informed by Clayton's tour of duty as a rifleman in Vietnam.
Collection: Paul Clayton Collection

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Added: 30 May 2007 [Updated: 12 Jun 2007]
Helen Brooks Collection (1789) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 17890000000
More than one linear foot containing books, slides, photographs, VHS tapes, Navy Nurse Corps Association Information, Vietnam Womens War Memorial information, a guest book from the Station Hospital in Danang, and an essay titled 'Nursing Under Fire' by Lieutenant Commander C. Edwina Todd, documents Helen Louise Brooks service in the Navy Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War. The materials date from the pre-war, the war, and the post-war periods.
Collection: Helen Brooks Collection

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Added: 22 Mar 2007 [Updated: 17 Nov 2020]
Tien The Nguyen Collection (1946) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19460000000
Five copies of Vietnamese Communists: Ho Chi Minh and Disciples - Real persons, true facts by Viet Thuong document Thuong's views of the Vietnamese Communists. The book was published in 2005.
Collection: Tien The Nguyen Collection

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Added: 29 Mar 2007 [Updated: 29 Mar 2007]
Larry Stone Collection (375) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 3750000000
One hundred fifty-three slides document Larry Stone's tours of duty in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1966 through 1969.
Collection: Larry Stone Collection

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Added: 06 Jun 2007 [Updated: 06 Jun 2007]
Steve Denney Collection (376) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 3760000000
One undated photograph documents a meeting between Steve Denney and Nguyen Van Cong.
Collection: Steve Denney Collection

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Added: 07 Jun 2007 [Updated: 07 Jun 2007]
Mel Lander Collection (381) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 3810000000
One hundred two slides document service aboard a US Navy Swift Boat in Vietnam from 1964 through 1970.
Collection: Mel Lander Collection

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Added: 10 Jun 2007 [Updated: 10 Jun 2007]
Larry McCullar Collection (383) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 3830000000
Fifteen images document the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and museum in San Antonio, Texas in 1989.
Collection: Larry McCullar Collection

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Added: 10 Jun 2007 [Updated: 10 Jun 2007]
James Kidd Collection (384) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 3840000000
Over twelve hundred photographs taken by James Kidd document his service as a US Navy Intelligence Officer in South Vietnam from 1965 through 1966. Images document a variety of subjects, including: soldiers on patrol in rural areas, aerial photographs, Vietnamese men and women (possibly mugshots), Vietnamese life and culture, and Saigon river and street traffic. Also included in the collection are a series of graphic photographs documenting wounded and dead Vietnamese, noted to be the victims of terrorist attacks by Viet Cong. Another series of photographs depicts documents captured by the US Military.
Collection: James Kidd Collection

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Added: 10 Jun 2007 [Updated: 10 Jun 2007]
Greg Froehlich Collection (389) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 3890000000
Thirteen color photographs, taken aboard the USS Gunston Hall LSD-5, document Greg Froehlich's service in the US Navy in Vietnam from 1966 through 1968. The photographs depict US Naval activity along the Saigon River. The collection also includes one artifact, an orange flag with an embroidered image of a tiger.
Collection: Greg Froehlich Collection

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Added: 11 Jun 2007 [Updated: 11 Jun 2007]
Edward Giovanni Collection (390) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 3900000000
Eight undated black and white photographs document Nha Trang, Cam Rahn Bay, and the activities of the 24th Transportation Unit in Vietnam.
Collection: Edward Giovanni Collection

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Added: 11 Jun 2007 [Updated: 20 Mar 2018]
Gary McMahon Collection (1956) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19560000000
Less than one linear foot of CD-ROMs, daily logs, a DD-214, and a letter from the National Personnel Records Center documents Gary McMahon's service in Vietnam, 1967-1968.
Collection: Gary McMahon Collection

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Added: 08 Apr 2007 [Updated: 08 Apr 2007]
Noonie Fortin Collection (1949) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19490000000
Less than one linear foot of books authored by Noonie Fortin document various aspects of American military service, specifically those associated with women in the armed forces. All books date from the post-war era and are in good condition.
Collection: Noonie Fortin Collection

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Added: 09 Apr 2007 [Updated: 09 Apr 2007]
David Stevenson Collection (1977) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19770000000
Less than one linear foot contains a CD with 230 images of David Stevenson's service onbaord Swiftboat PCF 35.
Collection: David Stevenson Collection
Association: Swift Boat Sailor Association

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Added: 20 Jun 2007 [Updated: 20 Jun 2007]
Phillip F. Thomas Collection (1957) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19570000000
Less than one linear foot of photographs, a short biographical sketch of Phillip F. Thomas, and a biography about Thomas's father. Rear Admiral Frank Thomas. documents the lives of both men, one in the United States Navy and the other with the United States Information Agency (USIA). The photographs are reprints of originals and both documents date from the post-war period. All materials are in good condition.
Collection: Phillip F. Thomas Collection

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Added: 11 Apr 2007 [Updated: 02 Oct 2019]
Joel M. Shanus Collection (1963) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 19630000000
One linear foot of photographs, negatives, and critique sheets document Joel Shanus' service with DASPO in Vietnam.
Collection: Joel M. Shanus Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)

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Added: 10 Jul 2007 [Updated: 31 May 2010]
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