The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Long Binh, Vietnam. 1971-02-02. Two staff members of the United States Army's Graves Registration Collection and Evacuation Point (GRCEP) stand beneath a large sign at the entrance to the unit. Behind them stands a galvanised iron building which contains the Company Quartermaster's quarters (left) and the unit Headquarters, Records and Reports sections (right). Standing in front of the building (right) is a small white monument with a memorial plaque fixed to it. The large sign indicates that this is the Graves Registration Central Collecting Point operated by the 483rd Field Service Company, 266th Support and Service Battalion, 29th General Support Group. Unit insignia are also depicted on the sign, together with the unit's motto, 'Up tight, with pride', and the name of the NCO-in-charge, Staff Sergeant Jackson. The GRCEP was responsible for properly disposing of the remains and personal effects of deceased American soldiers, allied South Vietnamese troops, prisoners of war (POWs) and enemy Vietnamese soldiers. (Original 35mm half-frame transparency held in AWM Archive Store)
Long Binh, Vietnam. 1971-02-02. The entrance to the Personal Property Section of the United States Army's Graves Registration Collection and Evacuation Point (GRCEP) which is housed in a galvanised ir
Long Binh, Vietnam. 1971-02-02. In an office at the United States Army's Graves Registration Collection and Evacuation Point (GRCEP), a chart pinned to the wall shows the plan or layout of the buildin
Long Binh, Vietnam. 1971-02-02. Enamel operating or embalming tables stand in the Collection and Evacuation Section of the United States Army's Graves Registration Collection and Evacuation Point (GRC
Long Binh, Vietnam. 1971-02-02. Staff members of the United States Army's Graves Registration Collection and Evacuation Point (GRCEP) stand at the entrance to the unit's Collection and Evacuation Sect
Long Binh, Vietnam. 1971-02-02. With stacks of sandbags protecting its walls and roof against enemy attack, a defensive shelter stands in the grounds of the United States Army's Graves Registration Co
Long Binh, Vietnam. 1971-02-02. Interior of a walk-in reefer (refrigerator) box at the United States Army's Graves Registration Collection and Evacuation Point (GRCEP). The box, with a capacity of 1,8