The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
With identification (ID) labels or tags attached to them, the charred partial remains of dead bodies lie on examination tables in the Central Identification Laboratory of the In-Processing Section of the United States Army Mortuary complex at Tan Son Nhut Airbase. In the background, two staff members of the mortuary are endeavouring to identify the remains of a dead American or allied soldier by comparing them with dental records. (Original 35mm half-frame transparency held in AWM Archive Store)
Staff members of the United States Army Mortuary at Tan Son Nhut Airbase prepare to carry out identification (ID) procedures on the dead body or partial remains of a deceased American or allied soldie
Body bags containing the dead bodies or partial remains of deceased American or allied soldiers lie stacked up on stands in a reefer (refrigerator) box at the entrance to the In-Processing Section of
A body bag containing the dead body or partial remains of a soldier lies on a stretcher in a reefer (refrigerator) box at the entrance to the In-Processing Section of the United States Army Mortuary c
A line of walk-in reefer (refrigerator) boxes at the United States Army Mortuary complex at Tan Son Nhut Airbase. The boxes were used for storing the dead bodies or partial remains of deceased America
A series of examination tables, some stainless steel and some enamel, stand in line in the autopsy room of the United States Army Mortuary complex at Tan Son Nhut Airbase. The room was used to carry o
Front of the United States Army Mortuary complex at Tan Son Nhut Airbase. The three buildings are (left to right): the Headquarters building; the Identity (ID) Processing Section; the Embalming and Au