Texas Tech University

Soil from Hill 875

Museum Object Item Number: 3196museum6117
Media Type
Museum Object
Physical Location
Stacks D202.5
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 2017
General Note
Soil from Hill 875 obtained by Wambi Cook during a return trip in 2017. Cook was serving as part of the Department of Defense Accounting Agency’s recovery team charged with uncovering evidence of three 173rd Brigade MIAs from the Battle of Dak To. Included in the packet of soil is a 173rd Brigade pin.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3196museum6117

Citation
Soil from Hill 875, 3196museum6117. No Date, Wambi Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3196museum6117, Accessed 20 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
3196museum6117, Wambi Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 20 Oct 2022 [Updated: 20 Oct 2022]