Explains Tactics-- Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam, chews on his cigar as Col. George Patton, son of the famed World War II general, explains tactics used to secure a village 25 miles north of Saigon. Patton's 11th Armored Regiment sealed off the village of Chan Luu while Vietnamese troops flushed out Viet Cong guerrillas.

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Title:
Explains Tactics-- Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam, chews on his cigar as Col. George Patton, son of the famed World War II general, explains tactics used to secure a village 25 miles north of Saigon. Patton's 11th Armored Regiment sealed off the village of Chan Luu while Vietnamese troops flushed out Viet Cong guerrillas.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Abrams, Creighton W, Jr. West Point Graduate
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. August 1968]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Military officers
Abrams, Creighton W. (Creighton Williams), 1914-1974
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 206 x 280 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/vd670011s
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_000132_0021
Barcode:
39999088103211