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Last Crew Members of HMTS Prasae Are Evacuated by USS Manchester Helicopter

2015-0604
Accession Number
2015-0604
4 x 5 inches
Black & White
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NAID 350892786
Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Beaches
Military helicopters
Korean War, 1950-1953
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Credit:
William DuCoing
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
The USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed the Clementine, lands on the snow covered beach at Kisamun Dan, Korea. A rescue mission was launched after the HTMS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground on Korea's Eastern Coast during a blizzard. Original caption: With the temperature at 12 degrees below zero, the last of Commander Vudhichae's crew are evacuated.
Date(s)
January 7, 1951