Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive

Motion Picture Caption Sheet

Document Item Number: 7250114004

[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Ted Acheson Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 19 Mar 2003 [Updated: 19 Mar 2003]

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DASPO Summary of Operation Carentan II

Document Item Number: 7250114005

[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 5 May 1968
Collection: Ted Acheson Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 19 Mar 2003 [Updated: 19 Mar 2003]

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Personnel Action (AR 340-15): Port Call (TDY)

Document Item Number: 7250115014

[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 4 December 1967
Collection: Ted Acheson Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 23 Mar 2003 [Updated: 23 Mar 2003]

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Headquarters, U.S. Army Strategic Communications Command Signal Group, Hawaii - Letter Orders 08-19: TDY Orders

Document Item Number: 7250115043

[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: 23 August 1967
Collection: Ted Acheson Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 01 Apr 2003 [Updated: 01 Apr 2003]

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Motion Picture Captions & Critique - Camp Carroll Depot - Waegwan, Korea - DCS-213-2A-69-KO - film shot 12-16 May 1969

Document Item Number: 13900108015

[Number of Pages: 13]
Item Creation Date: No date
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 09 Dec 2009 [Updated: 09 Dec 2009]

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Motion Picture Captions & Critique - Civic Action, 7th Infantry Division - Tongduchon, Republic of Korea - DCS-200-15A-69-KO - film shot 22 May 1969

Document Item Number: 13900108017

[Number of Pages: 5]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 09 Dec 2009 [Updated: 10 Dec 2009]

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Motion Picture Captions & Critique - Visit of Assistant Secretary of Defense, Honorable David Packard - Kimpo International Airport, Seoul, Republic of Korea - DCS-200-17A-69-KO - film shot 1-2 June 1969

Document Item Number: 13900108019

[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 09 Dec 2009 [Updated: 09 Dec 2009]

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Motion Picture Captions & Critiques - Ammunition Storage - Kure, Kawakani, Miro, Ikego and Oppana Pish, Japan - DCS-218-1D-68-J - film shot 29-30 August 1968 and 3-7 September 1968

Document Item Number: 13900105005

[Number of Pages: 11]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 07 Dec 2009 [Updated: 07 Dec 2009]

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Save the Children Rest Center

Document Item Number: 10400107004

[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: 10 July 1967
Collection: William Foulke Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 21 Mar 2004 [Updated: 21 Mar 2004]

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Up Coming Stories

Document Item Number: 10400113001

[Number of Pages: 3]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: William Foulke Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 24 Mar 2004 [Updated: 24 Mar 2004]

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Cover Sheet Describing Film Footage: Language Lab, Escuela de Armas, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Document Item Number: 13610103008

[Number of Pages: 4]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Hans Nohr Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 26 Jul 2004 [Updated: 26 Jul 2004]

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Cover Sheet Describing Film Footage: Dehydration Plant

Document Item Number: 13610103010

[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: May 1966
Collection: Hans Nohr Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 26 Jul 2004 [Updated: 26 Jul 2004]

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Cover Sheet Describing Film Footage: Radio Operations

Document Item Number: 13610103012

[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Hans Nohr Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 26 Jul 2004 [Updated: 26 Jul 2004]

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Cover Sheet Describing Film Footage: Adios Amigo- Paraguayans

Document Item Number: 13610103019

[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: 29 July 1966
Collection: Hans Nohr Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 26 Jul 2004 [Updated: 26 Jul 2004]

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Cover Sheet Describing Film Footage: Dismantling of the US Portion of the Inter-American Police Force in the Dominican Republic

Document Item Number: 13610103024

[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Hans Nohr Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 26 Jul 2004 [Updated: 26 Jul 2004]

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Cover Sheet Describing Film Footage: Adios Amigo-Brazil

Document Item Number: 13610103029

[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Hans Nohr Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 26 Jul 2004 [Updated: 26 Jul 2004]

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Cover Sheet Describing Film Footage: Road Construction Project From Guayanamerin, Bolivia to Riberalta

Document Item Number: 13610103037

[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: August 1967
Collection: Hans Nohr Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 26 Jul 2004 [Updated: 26 Jul 2004]

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Special Orders Number 88, Travel Orders

Document Item Number: 13610105041

[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: 28 August 1967
Collection: Hans Nohr Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 29 Jul 2004 [Updated: 29 Jul 2004]

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Cover Sheet Describing Film Footage: Brazilian Fraternity Battalion, Inter American Police Force

Document Item Number: 13610104006

[Number of Pages: 2]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Hans Nohr Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 27 Jul 2004 [Updated: 27 Jul 2004]

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General Johnson's visit to the RTAVF (Royal Thai Army Volunteer Force)

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1615

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film of General Johnson's visit to the RTAVF, film number 200-25B-68/TH (reels were not printed in sequence). Original caption sheet removed from film can and placed in archival collection.
Item Creation Date: 22 April 1968
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

Special Bulletin No. 6 - US Army Helicopter Operations in South Vietnam (1963)

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1616

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film with sound of one of the first DASPO team assignments of U.S. Army Advisors training in Vietnam with the use of helicopters. The film shows the use of the H-21(nicknamed the 'banana'), UH-1A and UH-1B armed helicopters. Also their use as MEDIVAC, machine gune and rocket power.
Item Creation Date: 1963
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

General Westmoreland's visit to the RTAF

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1617

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film of General Westmoreland's visit to teh RTAF. Includes a review parade, bands, American troops, a fly-over etc.
Item Creation Date: 23 May 1968
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

Time off in Thailand

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1619

[Number of Pages: 0]
Time off in Thailand. Touring the ruins, bones and So Pu Pun with Carl Hansen, Wendell Garrett, Delaurier (Frenchy), Jerry Hains and Fortuna Hotel employees. Abbott, Hansen, Garret, Delaurier and Hains covered the expenses of the hotel employees for the tour.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

Film 'Retrograde' produced by the Pentagon

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1620

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film with sound 'Retrograde' produced by the Pentagon for the U.S. Army, Pacific. This film shows the recovery and rebuilding of battle fatigued vehicles and equipment. This is an example of DASPO footage, edited and with sound added and synchronized which became a training film and/or a report for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Aug 2004 [Updated: 02 Mar 2020]

President Johnson and Thieu meet in Hawaii

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1622

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film of President Johnson and South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu meet in Hawaii in July 1968. This is one of 2 reels of film. Film includes the arrivals, greetings and speeches.
Item Creation Date: 18 July 1968
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

President Johnson and President Thieu meet in Hawaii

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1623

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[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film of President Johnson and South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu meet in Hawaii in July 1968. This is the second of 2 reels of film. Film includes the arrivals, greetings and speeches.
Item Creation Date: July 1968
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Aug 2004 [Updated: 05 Jun 2020]

Drug Education Field Teams

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1625

[Number of Pages: 0]
'Drug Education Field Teams (DEFT). DASPO footage edited into an interesting film showing soldiers discussing drug use in Vietnam. It is a 1972 film shot mostly at the Fire Support Base Bunker Hill. An excellent film, I might add! Chaplain Gray and several soldiers traveled as Teams, throughout Vietnam, to make others aware of the dangers of drugs.'
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 19 May 2016]

Presidents Johnson and Thieu Arrive in Honolulu

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1627

[Number of Pages: 0]
Presidents Lyndon Baines Johnson and Nguyen Van Thieu arrive in Honolulu, Hawaii for summit meeting.
Item Creation Date: 18 July 1968
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

Operational Readiness Test 127th Signal Battalion

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1628

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film 'Operational Readiness Test of the 127th Signal Battalion' (200-16A-69/KO). This is footage of a communication company leaving Camp Casey Korea and setting up in a remote area. Jerry Hains and Chuck Abbott filmed this together. Both photographers footage is mixed on the same reel. Original caption sheets can be found in archival collection.
Item Creation Date: 27 May 1969
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

NETI Training

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1629

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film 'NETI Training' (200-43B-68/TH). Classroom and instructions on equipment repairs. The footage shows students in and outside classrooms learning how to repair heavy-duty machines and vehicles.
Item Creation Date: 19 June 1968
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

Time off in Bangkok for Chuck Abbott

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1630

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film of arrival at Bangkok and travel to the Fortuna Hotel. The Fortuna Hotel is where the Thailand Team of DASPO/Pacific stayed while on TDY. This footage shows Peter Ruplenas, Delaurier (Frenchy) and some of the USO entertainers in the Fortuna pool. Scenes also included are the floating market place and temples and shrines.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

Time off in Bangkok for Chuck Abbott

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1631

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film of arrival at Bangkok and travel to the Fortuna Hotel. The Fortuna Hotel is where the Thailand Team of DASPO/Pacific stayed while on TDY. This footage shows Peter Ruplenas, Delaurier (Frenchy) and some of the USO entertainers in the Fortuna pool. Scenes also included are the floating market place and temples and shrines.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

Satellite Communication (SATCOM) link terminal, Mark V

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1632

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film of a Satellite Communication (SATCOM) link terminal, Mark V being set up by a Mobile Field Unit (200-32B-68/Th. Original caption sheet located in archival collection.
Item Creation Date: 20 May 1968
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

Ceremony at the Korean DMZ

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1635

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film of ceremony on the DMZ in Korea and the use of a Tyler Camera Mount. Caption sheet in the archival collection notes that this footage is supposed to be MPC Conversion (200-10A-69/KO). The Tyler Camera Mount was mounted on the back of a pick-up truck and traveled through the streets, the mount could also be used for aerial photography.
Item Creation Date: 26 April 1969
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

Training at Ft. Monmouth in the use of Sound of Film camera

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1636

[Number of Pages: 0]
Black and white film with sound showing students Berg, Thompson and others was taken at the U.S. Army Photo School, Ft. Monmouth, NJ. The training was in the use of the Sound on Film camera. This camera recorded both picture and sound together. Most footage was filmed with a separate camera and tape recorder, then synchronized via a cable.
Item Creation Date: 05 October 1964
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

Time off at Wheeler Air Force Base riding stables

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1641

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film of Osika (with his 1957 Chevy), Stockel, Gassner, Powell and Abbott at Wheeler Air Force Base riding stables.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 16 Mar 2017]

The Operation of Armed Forces Network (Korea)

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1643

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film showing the operation of Armed Forces Network Korea (DCS 253-7A-69-KO). Footage shows soldiers listening to his portable radio, and in the music room. A copy of the original caption sheet can be found in archival collection (Item No. 13900108007).
Item Creation Date: 01 April 1969
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 12 Sep 2016]

Abbott and other DASPO men at the beach in Hawaii

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1644

[Number of Pages: 0]
'Off Time Hawaii - July 1967 - Rich Stockel, Ron Deluarier (Frenchy) and Jim Egan and Bellows Air Force Beach. The footage shows kids playing, housing for the 'beach go'ers', and 'blow hole.' A tourist 'must see' attraction where waves below some cliffs hit the rocks so hard that the sea is directed upward and forced through these holes in the cliffs. The beach houses are only available toMilitary Personnel and their families. It was a great place to go and relax when we returned to Hawaii for a few weeks.'
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 19 May 2016]

Operation Focus Retina

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1646

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film of Operation Focus Retina (200-3A-69/KO). The villa shown in the footage is where the DASPO team stayed while in Korea. Copy of the original caption sheet is in the archival collection. '200-3A-69-K) Filmed on 14 March 1969. This footage shows Frank Nickerson driving us to and from a military site where 'Operation Focus Retina' took place. Captions for 'Operation Focus Retina' are in the Caption File/Korea. the house (Villa) shown in the footage is where the DASPO Korea Team stayed.'
Item Creation Date: 14 March 1969
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 19 May 2016]

Camera Check

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1657

[Number of Pages: 0]
Black and white film titled Camera Check. Footage shows Ron Delaurier (French) driving with Clyde Delk in the back seat. Chuck Abbot is in the front passenger seat driving around the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Footage also shows Delaurier and Delk writing down the captions, the city of Honolulu and Diamond Head.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 03 Aug 2004 [Updated: 22 May 2016]

Cover Sheet Describing Film Footage: Colombiam EM tp CZ (MILGP Col. Adv)

Document Item Number: 13610103041

[Number of Pages: 18]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Hans Nohr Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 26 Jul 2004 [Updated: 26 Jul 2004]

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UH-1H Helicopter for the Royal Thai Army

Moving Image Item Number: 1390VI1613

[Number of Pages: 0]
Color film footage of the arrival, assembly and testing of UH-1H helicopters for the Royal Thai Army. Copy of original caption included in archive. LR 3621 roll 1 of 3, 972-32800 Army LR-3621, Roll 1, 1-16 color Rev Print, DCS-200-47B/68TH, 97232800 on can.
Item Creation Date: 27 June 1968
Collection: Chuck Abbott Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Aug 2004 [Updated: 15 Mar 2017]

Safe-Conduct Pass - Chieu Hoi 'Open Arms' Pass

Document Item Number: 10480102004