Wounded Marine Lies on the Floor of a Helicopter During Air Evacuation
3/18/1966
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The original caption for this photograph reads: A wounded Marine lies on the floor of a helicopter during air evacuation to a field hospital. Navy corpsman Ira Levitt of Los Angeles, California, treats the Marine while Navy photo-journalist Jim Falk of Stewardson, Illinois holds the dextrose bottle and photographs the scene. The unidentified Marine was wounded during a search and destroy mission between Hue and Quang Tri, 20 miles south of the DMZ in South Vietnam.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of the Navy.
Full Citation: Photograph 428-K-31155; A Wounded Marine Lies on the Floor of a Helicopter During Air Evacuation to a Field Hospital. Navy Corpsman Ira Levitt of Los Angeles, California, Treats the Marine while Navy Photo-Journalist Jim Falk of Stewardson, Illinois Holds the Dextrose Bottl; 3/18/1966; General Color Photographic File of the Department of Navy, 1958 - 1981; General Records of the Department of the Navy, Record Group 428; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/wounded-marine-floor-helicopter-evacuation, October 9, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.