| Accession Number | HOBJ2700 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
| Place made | Korea |
| Date made | 4 December 1951 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
General (Gen) James Van Fleet (front, left), Commanding General of the 8th US Army in Korea, ...
Description
General (Gen) James Van Fleet (front, left), Commanding General of the 8th US Army in Korea, inspects members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), when bestowing the Presidential Citation in recognition of the unit's action at the battle of Kapyong, seven months earlier. The group of officers following Gen Van Fleet are : Lieutenant General W Bridgeford (obscured), Commander in Chief of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan and the British Commonwealth Forces in Korea, Major General John W O'Daniel (right), Commander of I Corps and Major General James Cassels (rear), Commander of the 1st Commonwealth Division.