Item: ONSV2242
Original Vietnam War Personal Survival Pack of Lieutenant Colonel Dean Kennedy
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Original Items: Only One Set Available. This Personal Survival Pack dates from the late 1960s and was issued during the Vietnam War to Lieutenant Colonel Dean Lewis Kennedy. At nineteen, in April 1944, Lt. Col. Kennedy served in the Army Air Force and remains in the Air Force for thirty more years. He was a pilot in Europe in World War II, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and he commanded an EC47 squadron in Viet Nam. He passed away in 2011 and his obituary can be found at this link.
Included in this set are the following:
- 3 x DOD evasion charts. Topographic evasion chart series of Indochina (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia), issued as part of personal survival packs to US Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps aviators during Vietnam War. Relief shown by contours, shading and spot heights.
Includes notes, location map, source diagram, glossary, star chart, and elevation conversion bar. Printed on waterproof and tearproof plastic. Sheets individually numbered and subtitled. Each sheet is double sided and included as follows:
Sheet 1 China, Laos, Vietnam 250-1
Sheet 2 China, Vietnam 250-2
Sheet 3 Laos, Vietnam 250-3
Sheet 4 Vietnam 250-4
Sheet 5 Laos, Thailand, Vietnam 250-5
Sheet 6 Laos, Thailand, Vietnam. 250-6
- Small compass.
- S.E. Asia "Pointee Talkee" Printed September 1967
- Ultra rare "Century Club" membership card for "completing 100 Combat Missions in EC-47 whiles serving in the Republic of Vietnam" anded to LTC Dean L. Kennedy
- Waterproof Survival Pack Pouch
This is a rare genuine Vietnam War Survival set issued to a known pilot that flew over 100 missions during his service in South East Asia.
- This product is available for international shipping.
- Eligible for all payments - Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX, Paypal & Sezzle
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