DA NANG, QUANG NAM PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1967-04-18. TAKING A BREAK DURING OPERATION ...

Place Asia: Vietnam, Quang Nam Province, Da Nang
Accession Number P01727.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Unknown
Date made 18 April 1967
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work

Description

DA NANG, QUANG NAM PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1967-04-18. TAKING A BREAK DURING OPERATION BLACKJACK, AUSTRALIAN MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL FORCES (USSF), MOBILE GUERRILLA FORCE (MGF) 768, DETACHMENT A100. LEFT TO RIGHT: WARRANT OFFICER 2 BRUCE PROSPER (PLATOON LEADER) (HAT IN HAND); WARRANT OFFICER 2 JOHN M. STONE (PLATOON LEADER, KILLED IN ACTION THE NEXT DAY, 1967-04-19) (STANDING); WARRANT OFFICER 2 A. (TONY) P. SIGGERS (KILLED IN ACTION 1967-08); WARRANT OFFICER 2 BARRY RUST (PLATOON LEADER). THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY TRAINING TEAM VIETNAM (AATTV) PROVIDED ADVISORS TO THE USSF.