USS Estes, Navy/Marine Amphibious Operations Photos
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-01273.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-01273
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Title
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USS Estes, Navy/Marine Amphibious Operations Photos
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Description
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Original caption: "Navy and Marine amphibious raid operations conducted at Vung Mu, Republic of Viet Nam on September 25 1965. In a coordinated dawn attack the Seventh Fleet Amphibious Task Group landed Marines by landing craft, vehicles and helicopter to search for and destroy Viet Cong supplies, troops and possible infiltration points on a peninsula, 15 miles South of Qui Nhon. Landing Craft from the attck transport USS Talladega (APA-208) form in rendevous circles in front of Rear Admiral Donald W. Wuizen's Amphibious Force flagship, USS Estes (AGC-12). Official Navy photo by R.E. Baldwin, PH2." A ship cruising beside a line of small boats. Another small boat is in the foreground. Navy/Marine Amphibious Operations photos.
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Date
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1965, Sep. 25
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Navy; Aircraft carriers; Amphibious operations
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Location
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Vung Mu, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6297
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Size
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25 x 20 cm
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Container
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B145, F12
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Format
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black-and-white prints (photographs)
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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Baldwin, R. E.
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections
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