Clearing debris

Item

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363-03919.jpg

Digital Object Identifier

363-03919

Title

Clearing debris

Description

Original title: "Seabees Quick on Job." Original caption: "U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion SEVEN instantly rushed equipment to DaNang Air Base in South Vietnam recently to help clear the field of aircraft destroyed in an early morning Viet Cong attack. Among those responding to the Air Force request for assistance are Navy Seabees George J. Furtado (operating crane) and Robert L. Bowman (signaling directions). Seabee Battalion SEVEN is based at DaNang East to provide support to combat units. This year, Seabees mark the 25th anniversary of their organization, which served outstandingly in World War II and Korea--and is doing so again in Vietnam." Clearing debris off of air field with a crane. Seabees news release RVN 242 (58).

Date

1967

Subject

United States. Navy. Seabees; United States. Navy; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Press releases; Aircraft accidents; Tower cranes; Air bases

Location

Da Nang, South Vietnam

Coordinates

16.0545; 108.0717

Container

B65, F12

Format

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Collection Number

MS 363

Collection Title

Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers

Creator

United States. Navy. Seabees

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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