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 Finding Aid: Paul Kasper Collection Item Number: 5620000000

Individual Collection
Location: D103.6C; Library; Slide Collection; Cold Storage Vault


Scope & Content:

  • Over three linear feet of slides, audio tapes, and CD-Roms (four pertain to the 9th Infantry Division and one contains Bob Hope audio files) document Kasper's experience with the 9th Infantry Division.

Biographical Note:

  • Paul Kasper was born in 1948 in Elyria, Ohio. In 1965, he volunteered for the United States Army and served a total of six years before being discharged in 1971. One of the years was spent in Southeast Asia in III and IV Corps (1967-1968), where Kasper served with the 9th Infantry Division Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) as a Specialist Four, working in demolitions and with the flamethrower. He was involved in both Operation Junction City and the Tet Offensive of 1968 and received the following medals/citations: the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign, a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. After being discharged in 1971, Kasper joined the American Red Cross and later became a police officer. He is a member of the following veterans' organizations: Vietnam Veterans of America Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Silver Rose, the 9th Infantry Division Society and the Mobile Riverine Force Association.

Access Level:

  • Unrestricted

Collection Inventory:

LocationBoxFolderContents
D103.6C11Miscellaneous Training Booklets 
Guide to Viet Cong Boobytraps and Explosive Devices
Your Conduct in Combat Under the Law of War
M113/M113A1 Service Vehicles: Preventive Maintenance
Functioning and Malfunctions, Gun, 105-MM, M68: U.S. Army Armor School, June 1966
2Miscellaneous United States Army Topical Booklets 
Troop Topics 1966: Army Missions Unlimited
Troop Topics DA PAM 360-216: The Airmobile Division
Historical Account of the Military Police Corps Regiment: Assault on the American Embassy Tet 1968 by T.L. Johnson and M.R. Himes
3
Department of the Army Vietnam Studies: Sharpening the Combat Edge: The Use of Analysis to Reinforce Military Judgment
4
Department of the Army Vietnam Studies: Riverine Operations, 1966-1969
5
Department of the Army Field Manual FM 9-16: Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance, July 1981
6
Department of the Army Field Manual 21-15: Care and Use of Individual Clothing and Equipment
7
War-Material Presumably in Service in North Vietnam, Volume 1
War-Material Used by Viet Cong in South Vietnam, Volume 2
8Department of the Army Field and Technical Manuals 
Technical Manual 9-1276: Cal. .30 Carbines M1, M1A1, M2, and M3
Field Manual 5-31: Boobytraps, September 1965
Field Manual 31-35: Jungle Operations, September 1969
9Department of the Army Field Manuals 
Field Manual 23-67: Machinegun 7.62-MM, M60, October 1964
Field Manual 23-8: U.S. Rifle 7.62-MM, M14 and M14E2, May 1965
Field Manual 23-11: 90MM Recoilless Rifle, M67, July 1965
10
Department of the Navy Booklet, NAVMC 2614: Professional Knowledge Gained From Operational Experience in Vietnam, 1965-1966
11
Department of the Navy Booklet, NAVMC 2614: Professional Knowledge Gained From Operational Experience in Vietnam, 1965-1966 (second copy)
12
Protocol Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam

Separated Materials:

Books:United States Army Ninth Infantry Division, Vietnam: Art and Photography 1966-1967.
Slides:196 slides taken by Kasper during his tour of duty.
Electronic Media:562EM0005: Paul Kasper images.
 562EM0215: 9th Infantry Division Tape #1.
 562EM0216: 9th Infantry Division Tape #2.
 562EM0217: Bob Hope Audio Files.
 562EM0545: Images from Paul Kasper's service with the 9th Infantry Division Mobile Riverine Force in Vietnam, 1967-1968.
Moving Images:562VI1782: AFVN: John Rydgren (Tape 1).
 562VI1788: AFVN: Sgt. Pepper.
Paul A. Bottom.
 562VI1791: AFVN: Sgt. Pepper.
Old Radio Quiz Shows.
 562VI1824: AFVN: Bloopers.
AF Capt. Interview.
History of AFVN/T&C.
 562VI1833: Paul Bottoms interview about being on AFVN.
 562VI1861: Wolfman Montage.
 562VI1981: Wolfman on AFN.
Audio:562AU118-125: Audio Cassettes covering a wide range of topics.
 562AU403-429: Audio Cassettes covering a wide range of topics.
 562AU1725-2086: Audio Cassettes covering a wide range of topics.

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