| Accession Number | JON/70/0711/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Jones, Michael John |
| Date made | 1970 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. September 1970. Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Dave Powell, 40, ...
Description
Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. September 1970. Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Dave Powell, 40, of Holland Park, Qld (right), makes a radio check just before his unit made a combat assault into enemy territory in northernmost South Vietnam. WO2 Powell, of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), was serving as an advisor with an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) battalion in Quang Tri Province. He was later wounded when they ran into a Northern Vietnamese battalion which charged down a hill right into the South Vietnamese.