SSgt. Sylvester Bowman resting

derivative filename/jpeg: 363-02741.jpg
Digital Object Identifier: 363-02741
Title: SSgt. Sylvester Bowman resting
Description: Original caption: "Khanh Duong, Vietnam - After cutting his way through thick jungle on a search and destroy mission all day, SSgt. Sylvester Bowman (Philadelphia, Pa.) takes a few moments out for rest during opening phases of Operation Summerall. The operation, which began March 30, sent 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Paratroopers into the central highlands of Khanh Hoa Province to search out the enemy." A soldier lays on the floor of the forest.
Date: 1967, Apr. 4
Subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Army; Soldiers; Soldiers--Recreation; Soldiers, Black
Location: Khánh Dương, South Vietnam
Coordinates: 20.1848; 106.0082
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. Army
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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