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Soldiers Huddled on Beach Waiting for Rescue

2015-402
Accession Number
2015-402
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350898524
Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Korean War, 1950-1953
Sailors
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Credit:
U.S. Navy

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Description
Thai sailors gather around one wounded United States sailor who sits on the beach huddled in a blanket. The sailors await rescue from US Navy helicopters after the ship from Thailand, the HMTS Prasae ran aground off the western coast of Korea during United Nations exercises.
Date(s)
January 1951