| Accession Number | P04959.017 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Transparency |
| Maker |
Page, Timothy John |
| Place made | Vietnam: Bien Hoa Province |
| Date made | c 17 May 1968 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
General (Gen) William Childs Westmoreland, Commander US Military Assistance Command Vietnam, pays ...
Description
General (Gen) William Childs Westmoreland, Commander US Military Assistance Command Vietnam, pays a farewell visit to Australian troops in Bien Hoa province. The Australians had inflicted heavy casualties on a Viet Cong force which had attempted to overrun Fire Support Base (FSB) Coral and FSB Balmoral in north west Bien Hoa province only hours before Gen Westmoreland's visit. Escorting Gen Westmoreland is 2289 Colonel Donald Beaumont Dunstan, Deputy Commander, 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) (left).