| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | DNE/65/0372/VN |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Dunne, Bryan Rupert |
| Date made | c September 1965 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. 1965-09. US Corporal Frank Crazy Thunder, a Native American, Oglala ...
Description
Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. 1965-09. US Corporal Frank Crazy Thunder, a Native American, Oglala Lakota (Sioux), serving in Vietnam with the 173rd United States Airborne Support Battalion attached to the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) has had a special version of the digger hat made for himself. Here in a hat switch are Sergeant Jim Bates (left) and Corporal Crazy Thunder (right). Sergeant Bates, a Balcombe Army Apprentices' School graduate with 17 years’ service experience, is a Clerk Technician.