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Siamese Crew Members of the Stranded HMTS Prasae Fire on Enemy Combatants

2015-0603
Accession Number
2015-0603
4 x 5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 350892784
Keywords
Beaches
Korean War, 1950-1953
Sailors
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Credit:
William DuCoing
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Under enemy fire, unidentified troops and crew members from the run aground HMTS Prasae take shelter on the beach while they await rescue from the USS Manchester helicopter. A rescue mission was launched after the HTMS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground on Korea's Eastern Coast during a blizzard. United States Navy Lieutenant DuCoing took photographs and witnessed several enemy soldiers killed while on this beach.
Date(s)
January 7, 1951