Accession Number | HOBJ2722 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
Place made | Korea |
Date made | 4 December 1951 |
Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Korea. 4 December 1951. General James Van Fleet, Commanding the 8th US Army (right), saluting the ...
Description
Korea. 4 December 1951. General James Van Fleet, Commanding the 8th US Army (right), saluting the parade on the occasion of the bestowing of the US Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation on members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Also saluting in the background are, left to right: Lieutenant General W. Bridgeford, the Commander in Chief of the British Troops in Japan and Korea; Major General John W. (Iron Mike) O'Daniel, 1 Corps Commander; Major General Jim Cassels, 1st Commonwealth Division Commander; and an unidentified US Army officer wearing sunglasses.