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Personal History Declaration - Military Record
Extremely Rare - Record - 1973 - ARVN Soldier
War-Time - Da Nang - Recon Operative 1973
Da Nang, March 1973
Personnel dossier from war-time reeducation period.
It includes multiple family history and background forms used by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to profile individuals and their extended family networks, especially those with former military or government ties to the Republic of Vietnam.
The main document, titled "TỜ KHAI LÝ LỊCH" (Personal History Declaration), belongs to Nguyễn Tuyên, a former soldier in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), born in 1948 in Triệu Phong District, Quảng Trị Province.
His rank was Private First Class, and he served in Phước Tường, Đà Nẵng, until capture or surrender on 16 March 1973.
Religious affiliation is listed as Buddhist, education level as Year 11, and marital status as married to Nguyễn Thị Thu, born 1944, with three children.
The various pages list dozens of relatives on both his side and his wife’s, with names, birth years, occupations, and locations.
Many of them were held in various reeducation camps (Trại Tạm Cư) in Đà Nẵng, Huế, and elsewhere. Notable entries show relatives who died in the war, others who were tailors or farmers, and some who were school-age children.
The forms were used to determine “guilt by association” under postwar communist surveillance, with particular interest in ARVN officers, their relatives, or anyone involved with anti-communist forces. Every family connection, including uncles, cousins, and in-laws, was recorded.
Other Details of Note:
The photo's supplied by Nguyen show him in his ARVN uniform and wearing a Recon badge.
Wife’s details: Nguyễn Thị Thu, born 1944 in Triệu Phong, Quảng Trị. Occupation: seamstress. Residence: Re-education Camp, Hòa Long A, Non Nước, Đà Nẵng. Three children are listed with birthdates in the early 1970s.
Further confirmation of the wife's personal data, profession, and residential status. Her parents' names and death details are included, indicating her father died due to war injury in Quảng Trị in 1972.
Mentions Nguyễn Lạc and Nguyễn Lâm (born 1948), the latter working as a sub-hamlet chief (Phó Trưởng Ấp). Notes Nguyễn Lạc died in 1972 in Quảng Trị. One family member resides in the Hòa Long A re-education camp.
employment and service history entries:
From 1948 to 1954: Child labourer in Quảng Trị.
From 1954 to 1966: Student.
From 1966 to 1969: Worked for the Americans.
On 30 September 1969: Entered the Republic of Vietnam National Police Force, trained at TTHL in Hoàng Đa, with service number KBC 4162.
Military service postings and promotions:
30 December 1969: Assigned to Sector Command Quảng Trị (KBC 4897).
March–May 1972: Duty in Hậu Kiên, Triệu Phong, Quảng Trị.
15 May 1972: Assigned to Special Police at Company Headquarters (KBC 4447).
16 March 1973: Transferred to Security Force (Phong Vệ) – KBC 3011.
Rank: Bình I (Private First Class) from 1971–1972, reaffirmed in 1973.
No medals, commendations, arrests, or security detentions recorded.
Final sworn statement and questionnaire:
No prior or current membership in political or civic organisations.
Hometown of father and in-laws: Hậu Kiên, Triệu Phong, Quảng Trị, approx. 500m from district capital.
Visited parents every 3 months when granted leave.
No additional details to add.
Final statement confirming the truthfulness and completeness of the declaration.
Physical description and biometric form:
His ARVN Issued ID No was. 07696444 on 13 May 1971 in Quảng Trị.
Height: 1m71 | Weight: 52 kg | Hair: Black | Skin: Tan | Eyes: Brown | Nose: High bridge | Mouth: Average
Distinguishing marks: Scar on the left chest near the ribs.
Full fingerprint record (left and right hand), witnessed and signed by a supervising Record.
- Each Pages Measures - 13 x 8 (34 x 20 cms)
Extremely Rare Document
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