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Association Collection (Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO))
Location: Photograph Collection; D102.2

Photographs and newspaper articles document Peter Ruplenas' service with the Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO) Pacific Detachment, 1966-1968.

Ruplenas was born in 1918 and joined the United States Army in 1941. He was trained as a photographer. Ruplenas developed aerial photographs of German targets in World War 2. After the war, Ruplenas returned to civilian life later to reenlist and be transported to Japan. After the Korean War started he landed at Inchon and followed the Americans north the Yalu River. Ruplenas was assigned to DASPO from 1966-1968 and stationed in Hawaii. He retired from the army in 1970.

Location	Box	Folder	Contents
D102.2	1 (oversize)	1	Newspaper Article from the Journal August 4, 2003 (2 copies)
			Newspaper Article from the Journal November 11, 2004
			Insert to the Journal November 10, 2003 Remembering Those Who Served Vietnam War (1964-1975)

Photographs:

VA043253 - VA043259: 7 photographs documenting Peter Ruplenas' service with DASPO in Vietnam.

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