P02322.001 Accession Number: P02322.001

Description

Bien Hoa province, Vietnam, 1968-06-02. A North Vietnamese Army (NVA) soldier of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) lies curled up on the ground in a mud-spattered uniform after being discovered sheltering in a hole by Trooper (Tpr) Geoff Murray of 'A' Squadron, 3 Cavalry Regiment, who was taking part in an infantry support operation in an M113A1 armoured personnel carrier (APC) (not in view) outside Fire Support Base (FSB) Coral. The PAVN soldier has a bandage wrapped around a wound to his left foot. Tpr Murray was emptying a bag of rubbish into the hole when he was startled by the wounded PAVN soldier popping his head up. The man was subsequently made a prisoner-of-war (POW).

Details

Accession Number
P02322.001
Photographer
Geoffrey Charles Murray
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Brand: FUJI
Date Made
1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor G Murray
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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