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Title	Photograph of Tillman William "Bill" Bratton, 1969 March
Personal name	Bratton, Bill (Tillman William), 1947-
Corporate name	United States. Marine Corps. Division, 3rd. Regiment, 3rd. Battalion, 1st
Topical entry	Military History Vietnam War War Veterans--Tennessee--History--Sources Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Military training camps Rifles Military life--American Marines (Military personnel) Military personnel--American--Tennessee---Nashville Military service--United States
Geographic entry	Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Description	A photograph of Tillman William "Bill" Bratton standing in a U.S. military camp in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In this photograph, Bratton is holding an M-16 rifle and wearing a helmet and flak vest. He served in the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division during the Vietnam War from February 1968 to February 1972, seeing time in Vietnam, Okinawa, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in the Mediterranean Sea with NATO forces, and in Albany, Georgia. His training prepared him for mechanical engineering duties, maintenance and handling of mobile vehicles and electrical generator machinery. He was also well-prepared for combat, where he engaged in fire fights, mainly defensive maneuvers, against the North Vietnam Army near the DMZ line. Forms part of the Veterans History Project. 1 polaroid : col. ; 4 x 3.25 in.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Bratton, Bill (Tillman William), 1947- (Donor)
Date	1969-03
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	VHP-Vietnam-Bratton, Tillman-3
Relation	Veterans History Project Collection, Vietnam Series, Tillman W. "Bill" Bratton Papers
Coverage	1960-1969
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-VHP-Vietnam-Bratton, Tillman-3