HOBJ2702 Accession Number: HOBJ2702

Description

General (Gen) James Van Fleet, Commanding General of the 8th US Army, inspects troops of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), in their lines before bestowing the US Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation. At Gen Van Fleet's right is the 3RAR Commander, Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Frank Hassett. Walking behind Gen Van Fleet is Major General John W O'Daniel, Commander of I Corps. Behind Lt Col Hassett is Lieutenant General W Bridgeford (obscured), Commander in Chief of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan and the British Commonwealth Forces Korea. At the rear of the official group, wearing a tam-o'-shanter, is Major General James Cassels, Commander of the 1st Commonwealth Division.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2702
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
4 December 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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