Accession Number | THU/67/1254/VN |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Thurgar, Kevin Denham |
Place made | Vietnam |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
Vietnam. 1967-12. A joint Australian-American effort as Trooper Kevin Ortlipp of Tallangatta, Vic ...
Description
Vietnam. 1967-12. A joint Australian-American effort as Trooper Kevin Ortlipp of Tallangatta, Vic (left), and Specialist 4 Chris Arvnibas of New Mexico, USA, unscrew a pull-through from a 105mm howitzer during operations in Phuoc Tuy Province. They were setting up a fire control base for 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), troops who were sweeping the area in search of Viet Cong.