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University of North Texas Libraries Primary Source Adventure s: Fort Wolters Texas and Vietnam Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. 3; Primary Helicopter Center Facility. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library. The core of Camp Wolters before its expansion into the army’s helicopter training school.
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Page 1: University of North Texas Libraries

University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. 3; Primary Helicopter Center Facility. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

The core of Camp Wolters

before its expansion into the

army’shelicopter training

school.

Page 2: University of North Texas Libraries

University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Casper, Willile H., Jr., Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. I; Infantry Replacement Training Center. 2007. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

Camp Wolters role in World War II.

Page 3: University of North Texas Libraries

University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. 1; Infantry Replacement Training Center. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

Amphibious assault

training during World War II

Page 4: University of North Texas Libraries

University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters,Vol. 3; Primary Helicopter Center Facility. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

Front page to the Army welcome

pamphlet for new trainees.

Page 5: University of North Texas Libraries

University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Casper, Willile H., Jr., Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. X; Primary Helicopter School Training Curriculum for Officers and Candidates. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

Read about the expansion of

Fort Wolters as the helicopter training

center.

Page 6: University of North Texas Libraries

University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. 3; Primary Helicopter Center Facility.

Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

One of the amenities available to camp personnel

Page 7: University of North Texas Libraries

University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. 3; Primary Helicopter Center Facility. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

The design of motto and crest of Army Primary Helicopter School.

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University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Aerial View of Fort Wolters

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. 4; Army Primary Helicopter School, Officer Graduation Class. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

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University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. 3; Primary Helicopter Center Facility. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

Page 10: University of North Texas Libraries

University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

13 July 1956, new sign at the main gate of Fort Wolters. Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. IV; Army Primary Helicopter School, Officer Graduation Class.

Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

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University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. 10; Primary Helicopter School Training Curriculum for Officers and Candidates. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

The training time for cadets

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University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

“Stagefield Tuy HOA 1109 4 January 1971” Casper, Willile H., Jr., Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. VII; Heliports, Stagefields, Directory.

One of the many small heliports at Fort Wolters.

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University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Casper, Willile H., Jr., Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. X; Primary Helicopter School Training Curriculum for Officers and Candidates. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

The organizational details of Fort Wolters

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University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Graduation Fly By H-23 27 April 1957, Vol. IV

Casper, Willile H., Jr., Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. VII; Heliports, Stagefields,

Directory.

Casper, Willile H., Jr., Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. VII; Heliports, Stagefields, Directory. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

The H-23 training helicopters

and the control tower

Page 15: University of North Texas Libraries

University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters,Vol. 10; Primary Helicopter School Training Curriculumfor Officers and Candidates. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

The number of cadets

trained at Fort Wolters

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University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Terry D. Morris, “School Helicopter Operations Center” US Army Photo 41184-024302/AK69 4 Jan 1969

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University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters,Vol. 10; Primary Helicopter School Training Curriculumfor Officers and Candidates . Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. And Boyce Ditto Public Library.

The demands theVietnam War made on the

school

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University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

School Helicopter Operations Center

Casper, Willile H., Jr., Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. X; Primary

Helicopter School Training Curriculum for Officers and Candidates.

Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public

Library.

Page 19: University of North Texas Libraries

University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam Casper, Willile H., Jr., Pictorial History

of Fort Wolters, Vol. X; Primary Helicopter School Training Curriculum for Officers and Candidates .

Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

The aircraft fleet with

flying hours and how

the Vietnam War caused a spike

Page 20: University of North Texas Libraries

University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. 10; Primary Helicopter School Training Curriculum for Officers and Candidates. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

Who else Fort Wolters trained.

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University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. 10; Primary Helicopter School Training Curriculum for Officers and Candidates . Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

General Westmoreland visits Vietnamese Officers training at Fort Wolters.

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University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

“21 June 1969 General William C. Westmoreland, Army Chief of Staff.” Casper, Willile H., Jr., Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. II Primary Helicopter

Center Personnel. Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

General Westmoreland tours Fort Wolters

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University of North Texas Libraries

Primary Source Adventures:Fort WoltersTexas andVietnam

Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Vol. 10; Primary Helicopter School Training Curriculumfor Officers and Candidates.Courtesy of Willie H. Casper Jr. and Boyce Ditto Public Library.

The final years ofFort Wolters