Description
Left to right : Lieutenant General W Bridgeford, the Commander in Chief of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan and the British Commonwealth Forces Korea, Major General John W O'Daniel, I Corps Commander, General (Gen) James Van Fleet, Commander of the 8th US Army, and Major General James Cassels, 1st Commonwealth Division Commander. The officers are preparing to leave a camp in Korea. Gen Van Fleet visited the troops of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), to bestow on them the US Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation. Note the two helicopters on the field in the background.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ2698
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
4 December 1951
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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