Calvin Kam Papers, 1969-1971

Title

Calvin Kam Papers, 1969-1971

Description

Calvin Kam Papers, 1969-1971

Identifier

2017-03-24, Calvin Kam Papers, 1969-1971

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Collection Items

Special Orders Number 66 [Change of reporting date]
Special Orders Number 66 (extract), Department of the Army, 222nd Aviation Battalion, March 15, 1971. Changes reporting date for Calvin H. Kam from April 1971 to March 1971.

Permissive Orders for Out-of-Country Travel
Permissive orders for out-of-country travel for Calvin H. Kam, February 9, 1971. Authorizes seven (7) days of leave for Kam starting on March 21, 1971.

General Orders Number 2249 [Bronze Star recipients]
General Orders Number 2249, Department of the Army, 1st Aviation Brigade, March 18, 1971. Announces recipients of the Bronze Star Medal (First Oak Leaf Clusters), including First Lieutenant Calvin H. Kam of the 240th Aviation Company, earned "for…

Special Orders Number 22 [Reassignment for Calvin H. Kam]
Special Orders Number 22 (extract), Department of the Army, 222nd Aviation Battalion, January 25, 1971. Reassigns First Lieutenant Calvin H. Kam from the 240th Assault Helicopter Company to Fort Rucker, Alabama at conclusion of his combat tour.

Special Orders Number 115 [Soldier reassignments]
Special Orders Number 115 (extract), Department of the Army, 222nd Aviation Battalion, May 4, 1970. Lists reassignments for several soldiers.

Special Orders Number 53 [Flying status announcements]
Special Orders Number 53, United States Army Aviation School Element, Hunter Army Airfield, March 3, 1970. Lists individuals who have been awarded Army Aviator status. Calvin H. Kam's name is underlined in red ink.

[Individual flight record and flight certificate for Calvin H. Kam]
Individual flight record and flight certificate for Second Lieutenant Calvin H. Kam, United States Army, July 21, 1969 – March 24, 1970. Records Kam's flight hours and aircraft qualifications during his training at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The document…

[Group portrait of United States Army soldiers]
Photographic group portrait of United States Army soldiers with a Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter, circa 1969.Stamped on verso: "Pollack and Daly Photography, Savannah, Georgia."

[Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter in flight]
Photograph of a Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey) helicopter of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company, in flight above a fog layer in Vietnam, circa 1970-1971.Caption from donor: "UH-1 flying above fog layer."

[Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter at military base]
Photograph of a Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey) helicopter of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company, parked at an unidentified military base in Vietnam, circa 1970-1971. Caption from donor: "Firebase somewhere in the 'bush'. After an assault, we would wait…
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