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Sergeant First Class Howard C. "Harry" Breedlove
U.S. Army, DASPO
Specialist 5 Theodore "Ted" Acheson
U.S. Army, DASPO
1969
With peace negotiations stalled and casualties mounting, newly elected President Richard Nixon—who had campaigned on a platform of ending the war honorably—implemented in 1969 a policy of …
Burning Hooch
Members of B Company, 2nd Battalion, U.S. Army 14th Infantry look for signs of the Viet Cong as they search a deserted farmhouse in the Xa Ba Phuoc Province during Operation Wahiawa.
1970 to Present
As the U.S. continued its efforts to expand, equip, and train South Vietnam’s forces and to gradually assign them an increased combat role, the numbers of U.S. troops in Southeast Asia were steadily…
Drained
An exhausted soldier from the U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division takes a break inside a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier near Củ Chi.
Speedy Delivery
Members of a reconnaissance platoon from the U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry Division are dispatched by a Huey UH-1D helicopter in Du Pho.
Bird's Eye View
A crewman aboard a CH-47A (Chinook) helicopter conducts a mission over the Mekong Delta.
Not a Drop to Drink
A DASPO motion picture (“mopic”) cameraman accompanies members of the U.S. Army 199th Light Infantry Brigade as they wade through a deep irrigation canal near Cát Lái.
Samuel Gervitz Journal
As part of the Marine Detachment, Gevirtz served on USS Bunker Hill as a gunner until it was severely damaged by two kamikaze pilots in May 1945. Gevirtz kept detailed journal entries of his…
Sollie Kaplan Photograph
After service as a private and a sergeant, he transferred to the Adjutant General Officer Candidate School at Fort Washington, Maryland, where he received a commission as 2nd Lieutenant on June 30,…
Edward Drenka ROTC Photograph
He served on a number of destroyer escorts, including USS Calcaterrra, which guarded the ships that transported men and equipment in support of the invasions of Southern France and Italy. Drenka was…
Periscope Aircraft Sextant
A sextant is an instrument which can measure the angle between any two visible objects, which allows one to determine their own location in relationship to those objects. The periscopic aircraft…
Medical Kits - Propper Plus Instrument Kit
It includes scissors, clamps, scalpels, and tweezers. The front pouch houses sutures, replacement scalpel blades, and sterile strands of silk. This kit would be part of the contents of the larger M5…
Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal
Prior to 1983, recipients must have had four years of uninterrupted service with no disciplinary infractions, court martial offenses, or non-judicial punishments. The medal bears the words “Semper…
Saltwater Shower
Instead, occupants could either skip showering or take a saltwater shower, which leaves the skin sticky and “dirty-feeling”. Robert Luchs satirized this uncomfortable reality of life on a ship.
M6 Bayonet
The M6 features a relatively narrow spear-point blade designed for thrusting. To attach the M6, a slot along the rear grip and pommel fits into a lug under the barrel of the M14 rifle. The muzzle…
Rick Atkinson: The US Army in World War II: Ten Things You Should Know
Rick Atkinson: The US Army in World War II: Ten Things You Should Know Atkinson is the recipient of the 2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing…
History of the Illinois National Guard
History of the Illinois National Guard As a proud sponsor of NGAUS 2014, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library produced—in collaboration with the National Guard Association of Illinois…
Gerard McBurney: The Music of World War II
Gerard McBurney: The Music of World War II Noted musician, composer, music teacher, and writer Gerard McBurney, of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, discusses the works of various composers and…