| Accession Number | P04665.240 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Gibbons, Denis Stanley |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | c 28 April 1970 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
With a map spread out on the ground in front of them, an officer of D (Delta) Company, 8RAR ...
Description
With a map spread out on the ground in front of them, an officer of D (Delta) Company, 8RAR (right), discusses the company's next move with a Vietnamese Bushman Scout. The officer may be 37811 Major Malcolm Charles (Mal) Peck, the Officer Commanding (OC) Delta Company. The company is taking part in Phase II of Operation Nudgee in collaboration with B and C Companies and the US 2nd Infantry Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. The Americans are sweeping a large area in the central west of the province looking for the Viet Cong D440 Provincial Mobile Battalion, with D Company occupying a blocking position to the northeast of the Area of Operations.