P02637.008 Accession Number: P02637.008

Description

Vung Tau, Vietnam. c 1966. Vietnamese people gathered around Ian (Doc) Favilla, RAAF (seated) and Sergeant Doug Oliver, RAAF, a medical orderly at a Medical Civil Aid Project (MEDCAP) clinic. Australian and US medical personnel regularly visited the rural areas and set up clinics so that the locals could receive medical treatment.

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Accession Number
P02637.008
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1966
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor D. Perkins
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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