Okayama, Honshu, Japan, 1947-12-16. Members of the Transport Platoon, 67th Infantry Battalion ...

Place Asia: Japan, Honshu, Chugoku, Okayama
Accession Number P01813.119
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Robertson, Ian
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Okayama, Honshu, Japan, 1947-12-16. Members of the Transport Platoon, 67th Infantry Battalion serving with BCOF, stand at attention beside their Chevrolet 'Blitz' trucks which are lined up in a row during the Gloucester Cup parade. Instituted in 1947, the Gloucester Cup was a military skills competition involving the regular battalions of BCOF. 67th Battalion was its inaugural winner. (Donor I. Robertson)