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Finding Aid: Jerry L. Harlowe Collection Item Number: 21170000000

Individual Collection
Location: Museum Objects; Individual Collections H; Oversized Individual Collection D054.1B; Photograph Collection; Newsletters; D231.5

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Scope & Content:

Approximately 12 linear feet of artifacts and such as coins, currency, captured NVA/VC equipment, Montagnard items, newspapers, and other ephemera collected by Jerry Harlowe during his service in the United States Air Force in Vietnam 1968-1970 and purchased after his service at various garage sales and flea markets.

Biographical Note:

Jerry Harlowe was born on 12 June 1947 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Mr. Harlowe volunteered for the US Air Force in 1966. Jerry Harlowe served for 3 years and 11 months total. He served in Southeast Asia from 23 Nov. 1968 - 2 July 1970. He was assigned to the 22nd Air Defense Missile Squadron at Langley AFB, and with the 633rd Civil Engineering at Pleiku AFB RVN. Mr. Harlowe served as a Crew Chief during his time in the US Air Force. He held the rank of SGT. E-4.He received the AFGCM, the SEAM, and the RVN Ribbon. Mr. Harlowe was seperated from the Air Force in July 1970.

Access Level:

Unrestricted

Collection Inventory:

Location	Box	Folder	Contents
Individual Collections H (D058.4)	1	1	Various documents from Jerry Harlowe's service in the US Air Force
		2	Business Card fro Hanh-Long Hotel Cholon, Saigon
			A letter to Sgt. Jerry Harlowe dated June 9, 1970 signed by "Kim"
			A Hallmark birthday card from Jerry
			A letter from the base Chaplin (Carl S. Mundinger) at Pleiku Air Base to Mrs. Nellie B. Harlowe discussing the topic of her sons arrival, safety, and what to send him.
			Thanksgiving Day menu at Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam 1968
			Thanksgiving Day menu at Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam 1969
			Christmas Day menu at Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam 1968
			Christmas Card purchased in Vietnam from Jerry to "you all"
			Postcard (Giant Buddha picture) to Mr. & Mrs. C.F. Harlowe from Jerry talking about his trip to Pleiku Air Base
		3	Letters between Jerry Harlowe and his family while he served in the USAF during Training camp in 1966.
			Letter from the Red Cross to Harlowe's parents, 1966
			Diary from training camp in August/September 1966
		4	Letters between Jerry Harlowe and his family while he served in the USAF during 1967-1968
			Lackland AFB Contact card, Postcard from Pleiku, and two article clippings featuring Harlowe, sent in the 17 June 1968 letter
		5	Letters between Jerry Harlowe and his family while he served in the USAF in Vietnam, 26 July 1969-25 September 1969
		6	Letters between Jerry Harlowe and his family while he served in the USAF in Vietnam, 1 October 1969-25 November 1969 20 June 1970, Last letter from Vietnam
			Two undated letters with random notes and a picture of a tunrtable
		7	Brochure on life of Father Vincent R. Capodanno, Navy Chaplain, KIA September 1967
			Drink Coupon for Newton Towers, Singapore
			Postcard Wake Island Aerial View
			Set of postcards from Okinawa
			Air Force Sticker
			Lackland AFB postcard
			Advertisement about Japan and R and R options for leave
			Customs slip from Japan on items sent to Harlowe's parents in Baltimore
			Postcard Directional Post
			Letter to The Vietnam Archive from Jerry Harlowe, July 2009
		8	Newsletter, September 2011 - 'FOCHgram' from the Friends of the Central Highlands, Inc.
		9	'Religons of Vietnam' (pamphlet)
			Letter from Chaplin and mailing envelope
			Cover removed from the photo album
			Various newspaper clippings and comic strips from scrap book
			Birthday card and envelope
(D054.1B)Oversized Individual Collections	2	1	Stars and Stripes Newspapers 1 January 1969 - 9 June 1970
			The Observer 22 May 1970
			The Air Force News 21 January 1970
			Grunt Free Press March 1970
		2	Draft drawings of AAI Corporation armored vehicles
		3	Pages from Jerry Harlowe's scrapbooks
			two newspaper clippling from Jerry Harlowe's scrapbook.

Separated Materials:

Photographs:	VA054120 - VA054122: Photographs of "Kim" from the Hanh Long Hotel in Cholon, 1970.
	VA054123: Photograph of children in the village of Kon Tum Konam, December 2007.
	VA055917-VA056097: photos of Jerry Harlowes service in Vietnam in the United States Air Force stationed at Pleiku, 1968-1970 and R&R trip to Bangkok.
	a strip of 4 photos of Harlowe soon after entering training at Lackland AFB 1966.
	VA063914-VA064038 photos from Harlowe's photo album parts A, B, C, D. most taken at Pleiku Air Base.
	VA067215-VA067322.
Museum Objects:	2117museum3219: Montagnard knife.
	2117museum3220: Montagnard knife.
	2117museum3221: US AIR FORCE patch.
	2117museum3222: Love beads.
	2117museum3223: Air Force cigarette lighter.
	2117museum3224: Engraved cigarette lighter.
	2117museum3225: Various coins.
	2117museum3226: Malaysian coins.
	2117museum3227: NVA Officers field hat.
	2117museum3228: NVA waist belt.
	2117museum3229: Star stamped NVA buckle.
	2117museum3230: Republic of Vietnam desk flag.
	2117museum3231: Gold pillow sham.
	2117museum3232: Remnant of jacket back with hand sewn map and "VIETNAM".
	2117museum3233: Very large remnant of jacket back with hand sewn "SOUTHEAST ASIA 432nd RECON TECH SQ. 1966-1967 THAILAND".
	2117museum3234: Short Timers Cane with middle finger extended and "Pleiku 68-70 GYPSY" engraved on stick.
	2117museum3235: Short TImers bamboo cane.
	2117museum3236: Hand carved statue of old man.
	2117museum3237: Hand carved statue of a woman with a pot on her head, Singapore, 1970.
	2117museum3238: Model "Swift Boat" PCF (Patrol Craft - Fast) made out of wood.
	2117museum3239: Childs souvenir jacket from Vietnam.
	2117museum3240: Wooden model Montagnard house.
	2117museum3241: Small Viet Cong pocket flag.
	2117museum3242: Rough knife from a NVA medical kit.
	2117museum3243: Seiko self-winding watch.
	2117museum3244: Yankee Air Pirate patch.
	2117museum3245: American Peace flag.
	2117museum3246: Hong Kong patch.
	2117museum3247: Pair of artillery flechettes from a "beehive" 105mm round.
	2117museum3248: Collar device for USAF enlisted personnel.
	2117museum3249: Pair of jungle boots.
	2117museum3250: Fatigue blouse.
	2117museum3251: Mens briefs underwear.
	2117museum3252: fatigue hat.
	2117museum3253: Short timers stick with "Mark" and "CUCHI VIETNAM 66-67" engraved.
	2117museum3254: Field made bamboo device for attaching camoflage to the chest.
	2117museum3255: VC/NVA crude knife.
	2117museum3256: Fatigue uniform.
	2117museum3257: Fatigue uniform.
	2117museum3258: Maj. Dolighans field uniform and trousers.
	2117museum3259: Maj. Dolighans field jacket.
	2117museum3260: Fatigue coat.
	2117museum3261: Maj. Dolighans stateside fatigue uniform.
	2117museum3262: Samsonite suitcase.
	2117museum3263: Air Defense Patch.
	2117museum3264: Airman E-1 stripe.
	2117museum3467: Leather luggage name tag.
	2117museum4007: Montagnard Crossbow with Quiver and Arrows.
	2117museum4223-(D231.5) Hand Carved wooden Helicopter model.
Electronic Media:	2117EM0548 - Jerry L. Harlowe's scrapbook (digitized).
Audio:	2117AU2385: Tropic Lightning: The Band and Chorus of the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam [1969].
Periodicals:	8 - Stars and Stripes Newspapers 1 January 1969 - 9 June 1970.
	The Observer 22 May 1970.
	The Air Force News 21 January 1970.
	Grunt Free Press March 1970.

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