Navy Doctor Jerry A. Shields dresses a Vietnamese child's head

Item

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363-02908.jpg

Digital Object Identifier

363-02908

Title

Navy Doctor Jerry A. Shields dresses a Vietnamese child's head

Description

Original caption: "Better than bullets - Navy Doctor Jerry A. Shields dresses a Vietnamese child's head after treating her for an abscess. Her mother looks on, surrounded by Marines. The 'clinic' is an amphibious tractor from the 1st Amphibian Bn., 3rd Marine Division. Twice a week amtracs visit a sampan community on the Han River at Da Nang to take medical help to the people, most of whom have never before received any medical treatment. Says a veteran Marine: 'This sure beats bullets as a way to win, and it's so much more lasting.'" A Vietnamese woman holds a baby who has a bandaged head. Two American men, one smoking a cigar, check the bandages.

Date

1965, Nov. 26

Subject

Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Navy; Surgery, Military; Sailors; Children; Marines; Motor vehicles, Amphibious; Psychological warfare; War--Medical aspects; War--Relief of sick and wounded

Location

Da Nang, South Vietnam

Coordinates

16.0545; 108.0717

Size

15 x 22 cm

Container

B145, F8

Format

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Collection Number

MS 363

Collection Title

Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers

Creator

United States. Navy

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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