| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | DNE/65/0373/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, age 33, who works with a detachment of the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at Bien Hoa is a big thinker in headdress. He had a special version of the digger hat made for himself to match his Aussie mates. Here in a hat switch are Sergeant Jim Bates, of Liverpool, Sydney, and Corporal Crazy Thunder. Sergeant Bates, a Balcombe Army Apprentice School Graduate with 17 Years’ service experience, is a Clerk Technician.