Collection related to the service of Allen Earl Steel Accession Number: P11260.110

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Near the airstrip at the Bien Hoa Air Base, members of 1RAR board two Land Rovers (left) on each of which a 7.62mm M60 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) has been mounted. A US Army Reo M35 6x6 2½-ton cargo truck with registration no. 4F 3307 stands (right), waiting for other diggers to board it.

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Accession Number
P11260.110
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
c August 1965
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor S Steel
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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