Airman Edwin A. McClure and a Vietnamese boy drilling a bulkhead

Item

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Digital Object Identifier
363-02592
Title
Airman Edwin A. McClure and a Vietnamese boy drilling a bulkhead
Description
Original caption: "Cam Ranh Bay - Joint Effort - Airman Second Class Edwin A. McClure of Irving, Tex., gets assistance from a 10-year-old Vietnamese lad as he drills holes in the bulkhead of a newly constructed fishing pier. Fourteen members of he 485th Ground Electronics Engineering Installation (GEEIA) Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay spent six days working on the 180 food pier for the fisherman of My Ca village." A US airman using a hand drill with a Vietnamese boy. A beach with boats and fisherman is in the background.
Date
1967, approximate
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Air Force; Construction projects; Soldiers; Children; Civilians in War; Airmen
Location
Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam
Coordinates
11.8933; 109.1702
Size
15 x 22 cm
Container
B146, F3
Format
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Collection Number
MS 363
Collection Title
Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
Creator
United States. Air Force
Collector
Keever, Beverly Deepe
Copyright Information
These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Publisher
Archives & Special Collections
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