Accession Number | S05899 |
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Collection type | Sound |
Object type | Oral history |
Physical description | digital audio file; wave; 96kHz; 24 bit; stereo |
Maker |
Bennington, Stuart Millane, Tom |
Date made | 13 August 2014 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial![]() |
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. |
Source credit to | AWM Oral History Program |
Tom Millane, as Captain Field Operation Research Section (FORS) in Nui Dat, Vietnam 1968 - 1975, interviewed by Stuart Bennington
Description
Tom Millane, as Captain Field Operation Research Section (FORS) in Nui Dat, Vietnam 1968 - 1975, interviewed by Stuart Bennington. Born in Melbourne on 2 November 1931, Tom attended Melbourne Technical School and lectured at the college in electronics and computer technology. He also worked as a scientist of the Weapons Research Establishment in Salisbury, South Australia, as well as a scientific advisor to the Malaysian Ministry of Defence. Tom discusses the development of computer technology during the Vietnam War.
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Tom Millane, as Captain Field Operation Research Section (FORS) in Nui Dat, Vietnam 1968 - 1975, interviewed by Stuart Bennington
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Tom Millane, as Captain Field Operation Research Section (FORS) in Nui Dat, Vietnam 1968 - 1975, interviewed by Stuart Bennington
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