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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
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