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Manuscripts by Subject - Military - #11258

Title: David L. Johnson 

Dates: 1964-2013

Collection Number: MSS 11258

Quantity: 1.5 ft. (and digital scans)

Abstract: Consists of correspondence written by David L. Johnson to his parents Dorothy and Perlin Johnson while training and serving in the U.S. Navy  Corps in California and in Vietnam. The correspondence mostly covers Johnson's training and military duties in Vietnam, and also includes personal matters such as money, recreational activities, friends, music and cars. The collection also includes photographic slides, prints and negatives. The bulk of the images document Johnson's time in Vietnam. Digital scans of the slides are available, and a VHS of a slide show is also located with the collection.

Provenance: The David L. Johnson collection was donated to the State Historical Society of North Dakota by Johnson on May 14, 2015. 

Property rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to the collection.

Copyrights: Copyrights to materials in this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs.  Researchers should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17, U.S. Code and an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.  Permission to use any radio or television broadcast portions of the collection must be sought from the creator.

Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.

Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the collection title, collection number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.

Related Collections:       
10873 North Dakota Veterans' History Project
21103 ND Vietnam Servicemen Killed in Action 
20114 Terry Baker
20344 Sadie McDonald Jenks
21160 Claire Eide Vietnam Poetry
21182 Vietnam letter

Transfer: Two publications were transferred to the State Archives' Publications, including                            
Johnson's 2008 memoir Corpsman Up!: A Marine Medic Struggles with War, God, and Patriotism.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

David L. Johnson was born to Dorothy and Perlin Johnson on July 4, 1946 in Enderlin (N.D.). Johnson enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1966 and was trained at naval hospitals in San Diego and Camp Pendleton. He entered Field Medical School at Camp Pendleton on May 26, 1967 and finished on June 27. Johnson arrived at the Da Nang airfield in Vietnam on July 1, 1967. He served as a combat medic in the U.S. Navy with the fleet marine force until he returned to the U.S. in May 1968. He attended Arizona Western College at Yuma while finishing his tour of duty. He was released from active duty on January 23, 1970. He attended St. Cloud State beginning in the fall of 1970. He received two degrees from NDSU and currently lives in Forman (N.D.).

BOX/FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1:
1 Correspondence: Johnson to his parents, 1964-1966
2 Correspondence: Johnson to his parents, 1967
3 Correspondence: Johnson to his parents, 1968
4 Correspondence: Johnson to his parents and relatives (2008), and a letter from Harold Cale to Johnson (2006), 1969-2006
5 Miscellaneous: a letter to Dorothy and Perlin Johnson from David's Battalion chaplain (1967), wedding announcement for the marriage of David's sister Evelyn (1969), and two cashed checks written to Harry Wurzburger (1964-1965), 1964-1969
6 VHS of slide show, recorded ca. 1993
7 Printed digital files of maps, PowerPoint presentation, miscellaneous
8 CD with low-resolution scans of slides (397 TIFF and JPEG files, 200 dpi) 2002-2013

Box 2:                    Photographs: 11258-00001 - 11258-00306

Box 3:                    Photographs: 11258-00307 - 11258-00631

Digital                    Photographs: 11258-00632 - 11258-00651

PHOTOGRAPHS INVENTORY

11258-00001       Unidentified man in front of stereo system, San Diego County (Calif.), January 1967
11258-00002       Unidentified man sitting in chair, San Diego County (Calif.), January 1967
11258-00003 - 00004        Landscape, San Diego County (Calif.), January 1967
11258-00005       Unidentified man in front of statue, San Diego County (Calif.), January 1967
11258-00006       Landscape, San Diego County (Calif.), January 1967
11258-00007       Unidentified man sitting in chair                , San Diego County (Calif.), January 1967
11258-00008 - 00010        Unidentified man posing in front of trees, San Diego County (Calif.), January 1967
11258-00011       Two unidentified men, San Diego County (Calif.), January 1967
11258-00012 - 00013        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00014       Jim McNatt, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00015 - 00017        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00018       Irrigation, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00019 - 00024        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00025       Normal House, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00026       School, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00027       Bamboo bridge, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00028       Taken from bamboo bridge, 2/1 Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00029       Going down to Chi Lai, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00030       Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00031       Community well, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00032 - 00037        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00038 - 00040        Med Cap, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00041       Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00042       David Johnson on bridge, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00043       David Johnson and Jim McNatt, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00044       David Johnson and Jim McNatt, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00045       David Johnson, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00046 - 00048        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00049       Night bridge was blown, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00050 - 00055        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00056       David Johnson, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00057       Pack, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00058       Weeks, Shelly, Erwin, Lopez, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00059 - 00061        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00062       Shot time, 2/1 BN area, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00063       Navy building, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00064 - 00065        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00066       Monkey, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00067 - 00068        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00069       Weeks,Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00070       Corpsman, Ralph Daniello, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00071       Monkey in tree, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00072       Abernathy, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00073       Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00074       Pontoon bridge at bridge, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00075       Abernathy and possibly General Green examining bridge, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00076 - 00077        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00078       Rebuilding bridge after it was blown up, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00079 - 00080        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00081       Patrol, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00082 - 00083        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00084       King, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00085 - 00087        Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00088       Sargeant Irwin, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00089       Ammo bunker, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, ca. 1967
11258-00090 - 00094        Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00095       Bad village in distance, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00096 - 00098        Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00099       Dennis Gonzales, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00100 - 00103        Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00104       Villagers doing laundry in stream, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00105       Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00106       Homemade chess set made from ammunition, Doc Johnson and Sam Robertson, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00107       Homemade chess set made from ammunition, Doc Johnson and Doc Gonzalez, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00108       Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00109       Setting up housing, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00110       Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00111       Baxter reading a Playboy magazine, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00112       Baker in front of our house, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00113       Baker and unidentified man in front of our house, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00114       Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00115 - 00116        Black market, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00117       Ralph Daniello, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00118 - 00124        Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00124       Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00125       Baker's rubber leg, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00126       Arriving at Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00127       Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00128       Hill, Johnson, and Daniello, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00129       Pee tubes in front of sandbag wall, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00130       Poker game with Robinson, Baker, Johnson, and Cummings, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00131       Chow hall with Catholic church in background, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00132       Moving out, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00133       Truck convoy to Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00134       City of Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1967
11258-00135 - 00136        Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00137 - 00138        Yankee Station, Con Thien in background, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00139       Company Aid Station, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00140       Back gate of Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00141 - 00142        Chow hall, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00143       Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00144       Burning shitters, HM3 Gonzales, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00145       Unidentified man, Hill, and Gonzales in front of Company Aid Station, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00146       CPL Knowles and HM3 Gonzales, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00147       Filling sand bags at Company Aid Station, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00148       Building Company Aid Station, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00149 - 00150        Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00151       Bunker construction, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00152 - 00156        Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00157       Yankee Station gate, the hill of Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00158       Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00159       Building a bunker, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00160       Building a bunker, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00161       Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00162       David Johnson in front of his bunker, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00163       Building a shower, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00164       Watching Con Thien being shelled, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00165       Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00166       Shower with water can on top and chapel, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00167       60 mortars, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00168       Incoming spotter rounds, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00169       Plugger, Doc Bailey, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00170 - 00171        Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00172       Landing zone, back gate, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00173       Main road and landing zone, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00174       Main road, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00175       Four deuce mortars, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00176       81 mortars, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00177       COC bunker, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00178       BAS, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00179       COC bunker, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00180       Valley of Death, COC bunker, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00181       COC bunker, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00182       BAS, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00183       Main road, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00184       Perimeter, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00185       Applying camouflage to go out, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00186       Wash rack, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00187       60 mortars, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00188       Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00189       Shower with water can on top and chapel, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00190       Lilly, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00191       Large treeless area cleared for free fire in background, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00192       Jerry or Lilly, chow time, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00193       Zito with 60's, treeless area in background, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00194       CP bunker, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00195       Camp Reinke memorial, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00196       White phosphorus explosion in distance, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00197       Building new Company Aid Station, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00198 - 00199        Our bunker, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00200       Digging in, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00201       Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00202       Jerry Brockhausen, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00203       Blowing 50s hole, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00204       Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), January 1968
11258-00205 - 00207        Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00208       Landing zone supply, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00209       Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00210       COC bunker, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00211       Main road and outhouse, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00212       Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00213       Landing zone, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00214       Bringing supplies, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00215       BAS, Corpsman Bailey, and Agent Orange barrels in background, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00216 - 00217        Gas mask practice, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00218 - 00220        My bath tub, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00221       Our bunker with platoon lieutenant seated, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00222       Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00223       60 mortar pit, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00224       David Johnson ready to go out on patrol, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00225       Leaving Yankee Station for patrol, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00226       On patrol, platoon wedge, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00227 - 00230        In the bush, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00231 - 00232        In the bush showing thickness of jungle, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00233       In the bush, Communist position built with bamboo, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00234       In the bush, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00235       In the bush, Chi-Com anti-tank mine Johnson nearly stepped on, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00236       In the bush, hole blown by Chi-Com anti-tank mine Johnson nearly stepped on, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00237 - 00238        In the bush, Yankee Station, Con Thien, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00239       Temple, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00240       Demons guarding doorway, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00241       Demons and David Johnson, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00242       Demon and guide, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00243 - 00245        Temple, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00246       Bell tower for nuns at temple, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00247 - 00249        Temple, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00250       Demons guarding doorway, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00251 - 00252        Temple, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00253       Many headed dragon at temple, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00254       Temple, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00255       Entrance to Imperial Palace, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00256       Imperial Palace, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00257       Garden and temple, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00258       Imperial Palace and guide, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00259       David Johnson, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00260       Temple, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00261       Statues from red China at temple, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00262 - 00263        Temple, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00264       Imperial Palace, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00265 - 00266        Downtown Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00267 - 00268        Taxi driver and unidentified friend in front of hotel, Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00269 - 00273        Bangkok Zoo, Thailand, ca. 1968
11258-00274       King's white elephant, Bangkok Zoo, Thailand, ca. 1968
11258-00275 - 00282        Bangkok Zoo, Thailand, ca. 1968
11258-00283       David Johnson at Bangkok Zoo, Thailand, ca. 1968
11258-00284 - 00286        Bangkok (Thailand), ca. 1968
11258-00287 - 00303        Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00304 - 00305        BAS rear, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00306       Chapel rear, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00307       BAS rear, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00308       Our tent, BAS rear, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00309       BAS rear, sick bay, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00310       C-Med, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00311       Stuck Jeep, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00312 - 00313        C-Med, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00314       Landing zone and C-Med, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00315       1/1 area, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00316       2/1 rear, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00317       Company supply area, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00318       Inside chapel, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00319       BAS rear, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00320       Jerry Slater, Corpsman, 2/1 BAS, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00321       Mess hall, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00322       Exchange and Post Office at rear, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00323       Mike Hill and Steven Fisher in Corpsmen's Quarters, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00324       Before inspection, rear Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00325       David Johnson's home at Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00326 - 00327        Rear Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00328       46's at Rear Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00329       46 chopper, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00330       Huey gun ship, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00331       Back of 46 chopper, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00332       Enlisted Club, rear Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00333       Chopper Med Evac, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00334 - 00335        3rd MARDIV Headquarters, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00336       Take off, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00337       Volley ball, gets rather dark at times, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00338 - 00339        Volley ball, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00340       Basketball game, Champion and Sofield, rear Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00341       Pops, BAS, rear Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00342 - 00344        Basketball game, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00345       Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00346       BAS rear, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00347       Throwing darts, Rear BAS, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00348       BAS rear, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00349       Rear, 2/1 mess hall, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00350       Jefferson, Rear, 2/1 mess hall, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00351       Rear, 2/1 mess hall, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00352       Rear, Club call, Jerry Slater and David Johnson, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00353       Rear club call, Scofield, Champian, Slater, Fisher, Brookshire, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00354       Rear club call, soda line, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00355       Rear club call, Champian, Slater, Fisher, Brookshire, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00356       BAS, rear, bunker building, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00357       BAS, rear, bunker building, Miller and David Johnson, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00358       BAS, rear, bunker building, Jefferson and David Johnson, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00359       BAS, rear, bunker building, Saylor and David Johnson, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00360       BAS, rear, bunker building, Ski, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00361       BAS, rear, bunker building, HM1 Brunt, Sniffy, Blouse, Slater, Jefferson, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00362       BAS, rear, bunker building, HM1 WE1 Berg, Cox,, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00363       BAS, rear, bunker building, Chief Mathis,  Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00364       BAS, rear, bunker building, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00365       Corpsmen Quarters, BAS, Turner, Slater, rear Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00366       Corpsmen Quarters, BAS, Justis, Turner, Slater, rear Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00367 - 00368        Rear, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00369 - 00370        Brookshire, BAS, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00371       Slater, BAS, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00372       BAS, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00373       Volley ball, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00374       3rd MARDIV Headquarters, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00375       Exchange, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00376 - 00377        Gook shop, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00378       Main gate, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00379       Road to air field, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00380 - 00381        Air field, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00382 - 00383        Air terminal, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00384       Take off of C-130, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00385       Spotter planes, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00386       3rd Med Bat, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00387       3rd MED BAT emergency ward, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00388       3rd MED BAT hallway, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00389       Air terminal, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00390       1st Med Bat, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00391       3rd Med Bat, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00392       Main gate, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00393       BAS, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00394       BAS, Terry Sailor and Snuffy, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00395       BAS, Our home, Ski, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00396       BAS, Our home, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00397       Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00398       Self portrait, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00399       BAS, Chief Mathias, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00400       High Boy, S4, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00401       BAS, finished bunker, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00402       Regimental Aid Station, church services, Chaplain Geer, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00403       Regimental Aid Station, casualty holding, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00404       Landing strip showing the amount of cover, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00405       Dentist's Taylor, Regimental Aid, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00406       Regimental Aid Station, HM2, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00407 - 00409        Regimental Aid Station, outside cookout, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00410       Regimental Aid Station, Dr. Klieman, 2/1 Dr., Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00411       Spotter plane, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00412 - 00413        Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00414       2/1 COC, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00415       Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00416       Air field, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00417       Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00418       Hill 881 day of Scotland 2, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00419       Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00420       Medevac chopper, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00421 - 00424        Air strike, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00425       Storm coming, RAS, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00426       Storm coming, HM3 Chopper, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00427 - 00428        Downed chopper, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00429       53 making pickup, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00430       The DT, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00431       RAS, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00432 - 00433        Landing zone, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00434       Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00435       RAS supply, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00436 - 00438        Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00439       Incoming, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00440 - 00441        Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00442       Living quarters, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00443       RAS supply, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00444       Staging area, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00445       Air strip, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00446       RAS, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00447       Runway, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00448 - 00449        Rainbow over Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00450       Ski, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00451       Chopper that never returned, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00452       Story of planes that never return, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00453       RAS triage, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00454       RAS, staging area and graves, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00455       Hard backed hooch, Ha!, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00456 - 00460        Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00461       PX, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00462 - 00463       Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00464       RAS, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00465       Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00466       RAS staging area, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00467 - 00470        Aerial, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00471 - 00472        Aerial, vicinity of Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00473       Inside chopper, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00474       Aerial, bomb craters around Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00475       Aerial, CA LU flight from Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00476 - 00478        Aerial, Đông Hà, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00479 - 00480        Aerial, Vietnam countryside, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00481       Aerial, Quảng Trị, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00482       Aerial, Vietnam countryside, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00483 - 00484        Aerial, South China Sea, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00485       Aerial, Phu Bai   Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00486       Aerial, Camp Carroll, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00487 - 00489        Aerial, Vietnam countryside, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00490       Aerial, coast of Vietnam, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00491 - 00495        Aerial, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00496 - 00503        Down time, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00504 - 00515        Musical show, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00516       Musical show, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00517 - 00517        Down time, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00519       Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00520 - 00528        Down time, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00529 - 00537        Musical show, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00538       Map of Vietnam, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00539 - 00541        BN Corpsmen, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00542 - 00545        Cookout, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00546 - 00548        Down time, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00549       C-130, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00550       Exchange, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00551 - 00557        China Beach, Đà Nẵng (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00558       Mess hall, Phu Bai Combat Base, Huế (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00559 - 00566        Aerial, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00567 - 00600        Ca Lu Combat Base, Quảng Trị Provence (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00601 - 00604        Đà Nẵng, Đà Nẵng (Vietnam), ca. 1968
11258-00605       Down time, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00606 - 00609        Aerial, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00610       Panel, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00611       Panel, Manger, 30 Aug 68, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00612       Panel, Light, 16 Sept 66, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00613       Panel, W. Dumas, Jan 29, 67, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00614       Panel, O'Conner, 31 Jan 67, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00615       Panel, Muniz, 6 Feb 67, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00616       Panel, Decker, Potter, Kollerin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00617       Panel, Ambush 18 Oct 67, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00618       Panel, Decker, 18 Oct 67, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00619 - 00620        Panel, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00621       Panel, Gallagher, 29 Aug 67, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00622       Panel, Mackey, 18 Jan 67, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00623       Panel, St. George, 10 Sept 67, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00624       Panel, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00625       Panel, Koester, 10 Jan 68, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00626 - 00628        Panel, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00629       Panel, Ortega, 21 Oct 66, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00630       Panel, Cortez, 6 Dec 66, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00631       Panel, Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.), ca. 1987
11258-00632       Three men smoking in front of mountains, ca. 1970
11258-00633       Two men and one women at party, ca. 1971
11258-00634       Man holding machine gun, Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00635       Theater                , Vietnam, ca. 1968
11258-00636       Confirmation group photo, Enderlin (N.D.), ca. 1965
11258-00637       Johnson holding Corpsmen flag, ca. 2000
11258-00638       "Decker moraco" Two men sitting, ca. 1970
11258-00639       No hunting sign, ca. 2000
11258-00640       Johnson graduation photo, Enderlin (N.D.), ca. 1965
11258-00641       Lydia and David Johnson with granddaughter Courtney at memorial, ca. 2000
11258-00642       Kenny, Doris, and Mom, August 1945
11258-00643       Johnson and Bob, ca. 1975
11258-00644       Johnson as child in Navy hat, Enderlin (N.D.), ca. 1950
11258-00645       Helen, Missy, and Johnson, Enderlin (N.D.), ca. 1950
11258-00646       Retrieving the dead, Vietnam, August 29, 1967
11258-00647       Soldiers on road, Vietnam, ca. 1970
11258-00648       "Rodriguez on point" Soldier walking carrying gun, Vietnam, ca. 1970
11258-00649       Son Cau Do Bridge, Vietnam, ca. 1970
11258-00650       Spotty the dog and Johnson, Enderlin (N.D.), ca. 1951
11258-00651       Johnson with Vietnamese, Đà Nẵng (Vietnam), ca. 1967

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