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U.S.S. New Jersey passing by the U.S.S. Repose while Oakes is aboard the hospital ship USS Repose
U.S.S. New Jersey passing by the U.S.S. Repose while Oakes is aboard the hospital ship USS Repose.
Oakes spent the last 30 days in county as the NCOIC in charge of the transit tent of B Co 1/4 Marines Dong Ha (rear area)
Oakes spent the last 30 days in county as the NCOIC in charge of the transit tent of B Co 1/4 Marines Dong Ha (rear area).
Two U.S. Army dusters, 40mm tracked AA vehicles, south of Hue on Route 1
Two U.S. Army dusters, 40mm tracked AA vehicles, south of Hue on Route 1.
Rear area at LZ Stud, Vandergrift Combat Base
Rear area at LZ Stud, Vandergrift Combat Base. The jumping off point for the relief of Khe Sanh, October 1968.
LZ Gurkha artillery emplacement of 105 mm howitzers
LZ Gurkha artillery emplacement of 105 mm howitzers.
Platoon ordnance load for a single patrol
Platoon ordnance load for a single patrol. Consists of: machine gun ammo, hand grenades, M-16 ammo, M-79 ammo, smoke grenades, LAWs (Light Anti-Tank Weapons), and claymore mines.
122 mm rockets captured in the rocket belt south of Da Nang
Da Nang, Spring 1968. 122 mm rockets captured in the rocket belt south of Da Nang transported on a mule motorized cart to Camp Dong Son.
Live 81 mm round
White object in the center-right of the photo is a live 81 mm illumination round that went through Oakes' poncho and landed between his head and the Gunnery Sgt's head during a night firing in a rain storm.
Engineers placing C-4 around the bobby-trapped U.S. 105 mm howitzer round that Oakes stepped on
Engineers placing C-4 around the bobby-trapped U.S. 105 mm howitzer round that Oakes stepped on.
Patrol during Operation Allen Brook
Patrol during Operation Allen Brook. Right after Oakes took the picture, North Vietnamese machine guns began firing from the opposite bank.
Booby-trapped U.S. 105 mm howitzer round that Oakes stepped on
Booby-trapped U.S. 105 mm howitzer round that Oakes stepped on. The round failed to detonate because the dirt around it gave way.
Corpsman attending to wounded soldier
Corpsman attending to wounded soldier who had tripped a booby-trapped hand grenade in the 3/27th Marine's area.
Visions of the Years of Danger: Dutch Resistance Members Recall the Nightmare
Article about the Dutch Resistance Movement in The Washington Post.
O'Rear, Nancy Kellogg (Interview transcript and video), 2016
Nancy O'Rear was born on January 7, 1938 in Grandville, Michigan. She grew up in Grandville and Grand Rapids, Michigan, and in 1951 she started following the Grand Rapids Chicks, an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team. From the 1951…
O'Malley, James M (Interview outline and video), 2017
James O'Malley was born in Chicago in October 1932. In April 1951, he enlisted in the Navy. He received his basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois, then went to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, for Pre-Flight School. He then…
Fallen Trees
A photo of land that meets the water. In the forefront of the frame, there are several trees that appear to have fallen or been chopped down at odd angles. Closer to the water, there are other trees, and the wave breaker is visible from the shot.
Boat Docks
A photo of the boat docks taken from the water. There is a large structure on the water, and in the forefront of the frame, there is a blue flag with a white design.
Wave Breaker and Shore
A photo of the shoreline as it leads to a hill in the background. A few feet into the water, there is a smaller wave breaker. Several feet beyond that, there is a second, larger wave breaker.
Houses on the Water
A photo of seven houses on the water in what appears to be fall due to the color of the leaves in the trees around the houses. It is taken from across the body of water.
Houses on the Water
A photo of five houses on the water in what appears to be fall due to the color of the leaves in the trees around the houses. It is taken from across the body of water.
Wave Breaker and Shore
A wide photo of where the water meets land. Several feet from the shore and running parallel to it is a long wave breaker.
Houses on the Water
A wide shot of the water. Across the water from where the photo is taken, there are several houses.
Dock
A photo of the water. There are cattails and other water plants in the front of the photo. In the top left corner, there is part of a dock.
Wave Breaker
A photo of the water with hills in the background. On the right side of the image, there is what appears to be a wave breaker.























