NAVY16006 Accession Number: NAVY16006

Description

HMAS Perth (II) D38 is involved in operations with the USN Seventh Fleet off the coast of Vietnam. In the gun plot, three crew members attend to their tasks prior to the next firing. They are, left to right: R57082 Able Seaman Weapons Mechanic (ABWM) Lawrence Joseph Rinehart; R56564 Leading Seaman Weapons Mechanic (LSWM) William John 'Brigham' Young; and R57207 LSWM Michael Richard Watters. LSWM Young was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) for his actions a a gun captain in the after mount when the Perth was hit by fire from North Vietnamese coastal batteries on 18 October 1967.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY16006
Maker
RAN Public Relations
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 6 March 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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