Ross W. Fenton (Class of 1969) papers relating to the Vietnam War

This collection comprises letters and documents from Ross W. Fenton (Class of 1969) mostly relating to his service in Vietnam (1967-1968) as a Petroleum Products Analyst in the Quartermaster Battalion 64, 512th Quartermaster Company based at Camp Red Ball, a small base camp near Go Vap, a Saigon suburb. The collection includes U.S. Army recruiting brochures (1964-1965), military documents, Service Medals and ribbons relating to his military service, and papers related to his involvement with the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (some obtained through the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts).
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Vietnam Service Medal (medal and ribbon-one set).

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Overseas Service ribbon with numeral 2

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Military documents relating to Fenton, Ross W.

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Maps of Southeast Asia, with detailed maps of Saigon and its surrounding area

Black and white copy of pages 838-[839] in an unidentified book of southeast Asia and Saigon and its region with industrial centers and military airfields identified. Maps produced by the National Geographic Society, Geographic Art Division. Saigon and its region maps are detailed. Page [839] includes handwritten directions describing where Ben Cat is. Also includes a reference to a New York Times map and a map on a tracing paper. New York Times map appears among the Newspaper clippings. The tracing was not included in the collection. An additional copy of the Saigon map appears in the family correspondence when Ross Fenton was trying to relate his experiences and location at [Camp] Red Ball during the Tet Offensive. Black and white copy of pages 838-[839] in an unidentified book of southeast Asia and Saigon and its region with industrial centers and military airfields identified. Maps produced by the National Geographic Society, Geographic Art Division. Saigon and its region maps are detailed. Page [839] includes handwritten directions describing where Ben Cat is. Also includes a reference to a New York Times map and a map on a tracing paper. New York Times map appears among the Newspaper clippings. The tracing was not included in the collection. An additional copy of the Saigon map appears in the family correspondence when Ross Fenton was trying to relate his experiences and location at [Camp] Red Ball during the Tet Offensive. Digital object made available by : Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

Fenton, Ross to parents, Well, wonders never cease.

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Fenton, Ross to parents, Well is all systems go!

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Fenton, Ross to parents, Well I have today off...

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Fenton, Ross to parents, Well here I am Labor day...

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Fenton, Ross to parents, Received your letters yesterday

Fenton forwards, with this June 6th letter, a letter written May 14th 1967 (before hospitalization) that had not yet been sent. Fenton forwards, with this June 6th letter, a letter written May 14th 1967 (before hospitalization) that had not yet been sent. Digital object made available by : Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

Fenton, Ross to parents, Busy as hell...

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Fenton, Ross to Mom, Ha 3 months and days!!

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