Jungle green shirt with rank insignia of major in the South Vietnamese Army : Major R Clark, AATTV Accession Number: RELAWM41032

Description

Australian Army jungle green shirt. The shirt has long sleeves with buttoned cuffs and a fold down collar. There are two breast pockets with buttoned flaps. The right breast pocket has a tape sewn above it bearing the name 'CLARK'. A rosette and bar rank insignia of a South Vietnamese major is sewn onto the front of the shirt between the second and third button. On the left shoulder is a Australian Army woven 'rising sun' badge. On the right shoulder is the embroidered badge of the United States Military Assistance Command Vietnam. This badge is a green shield edged in black with a black sword aligned vertically between battlements. Below this are Australian Army woven parachute wings.

Contextual Description

This shirt was worn by Major R Clark on a later occasion in Vietnam as a member of AATTV. Major Clark was a member of the Training Team who stayed behind after the general withdrawal of Australian troops. Earlier in the war when Clark was a captain, he and Warrant Officer I Chinn of Team 5 were the first two Australians to come under enemy fire in the Vietnam war as advisers with the 32 Ranger Battalion Army Republic Vietnam (ARVN) in April 1964. For this action Chinn was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Clark the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

Details

Accession Number
RELAWM41032
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Uniform
Physical Description
Material: Jungle green cotton
Measurement
Overall
Date Made
c 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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Accession RELAWM41032

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