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Finding Aid: William H. Jones Collection Item Number: 21200000000

Association Collection (Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA))
Location: D101.7D, Museum Objects, Cold Storage Vault, Photograph Collection, Periodical Collection

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Scope & Content:

AH-1G Cobra pilot flight helmet and a cavalry hat document William Hayden (Pappy) Jones' service in Vietnam with F Troop, 4th Cavalry.

Biographical Note:

William Hayden (Pappy) Jones was born on 29 January 1938 in Russellville, Arkansas. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1956 and then in the United States Army in 1960. Jones went to Vietnam in 1967 and was assigned to MACV Headquarters. He went to Germany after his tour and then returned to Vietnam as a warrant officer with MACVSOG in 1969. From 1971-1972, Jones seved in Vietnam with F Troop, 4th Cavalry. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1977 and passed away on 12 September 2006.

Access Level:

Restricted: 145th Combat Aviation Battalion (Vietnam) Association, Membership Directory, 1993-1995

Collection Inventory:

Location	Box	Folder	Contents
D101.7D: VHPA-Individual Collections	1	1	Document outlining the events culminating in the nomination of William Jones for the Congressional Medal of Honor
			Unofficial Guide to Fort Rucker Uniited States Army Aviation Center & School, 1970
			Centaur, F Troop (Air) 4th U.S. Cavalry, Vietnam 1971-1972 Unit History/yearbook
			Significance of Crown Royal box (see museum objects)

Separated Materials:

Photographs:	VA056178: John Spancer and William Hayden "Pappy" Jones.
Maps:	Section 12, Drawer 5: Quang Tri Province.
Museum Objects:	2120museum3265: 4th Cavalry hat.
	2120museum3266: AH-1G Cobra pilot flight helmet.
	2120museum3460: Crown Royal Box (See folder 1 for significance).
	2120museum3461: T-Shirt, Centaur 59.
Electronic Media:	2120EM0471: CD-Rom: Vietnam Helicopter History Interactive Multimedia CD-Rom.
Periodicals:	Army Digest, January 1970.

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