Papers (1968, undated) consisting newspapers - The American Traveler, monthly magazine - TET Forward, TET, photographs of aftermath of a battle, and leaflets related to the Vietnam War.
The 1st Infantry Division (1ID), a combined arms division of the U.S. Army, has been active since May 24, 1917. During the Vietnam War, the 1ID fought from 1965 to 1970. During 1968, the division took part in the Tet Offensive, one of the Vietnam War's largest military campaigns. During the campaign, the division secured the Tan Son Nhut Air Base located near Saigon (present day Ho Chi Minh City). The division also took part in Operation Quyet Thang ("Resolved to win") and Operation Toan Thang I ("Complete victory"), the largest operation taken during the war.
Written March 2024
The publications in this collection contain information on the 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army, and its subordinate units in South Vietnam during 1968.
Issues of The American Traveler newspaper for August-November 1968 feature articles concerning the personnel, campaigns, and activities of the 1st Infantry Division. Included are photographs and articles pertaining to the members of the division in action in Vietnam. Of particular interest is a section within the September 1968 issue of the magazine Danger Forward which deals with the Communist "TET" Offensive of 1968 and the conduct of operations during its course.
The Viet Cong propaganda leaflets were found at Fire Support Base Washington, ten miles from the Cambodian Border, where the 25th Infantry Division was located. There is also a photograph of the aftermath of a battle in the same area.
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