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Thai Sailors Stand Guard on Beach in Korea

2015-404
Accession Number
2015-404
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350898528
Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Beaches
Korean War, 1950-1953
Military helicopters
Sailors
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Credit:
U.S. Navy

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Description
Two Thai sailors stand guard on a beach behind a trench as the United States helicopter UP 27 from the USS Manchester arrives to rescue stranded sailors. The Thai sailors were in need of rescue when their ship, the HMTS Prasae ran aground during a snow storm off the western coast of Korea.
Date(s)
January 1951