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Photograph of Marine rocket crew in action, 1951 August
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Title
Photograph
of
Marine
rocket
crew
in
action
,
1951
August
Corporate name
United States. Marine Corps. Division, 1st
Topical entry
Military History
Korean War
Veterans--Tennessee--History--Sources
Korean War, 1950-1953--Participation, American
Korean War, 1950-1953--Photography
Korean War, 1950-1953--Campaigns
Rocket launchers (Ordnance)
Military personnel--Tennessee--Nashville
Soldiers--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Korea (North)
Description
Photograph
of
Marine
4.5
rocket
crew
in
action
during
Operation
Punchbowl
near
the
Hwachon
Reservoir
in
North
Korea
during
August
1951
.
Scene
shows
smoke
,
sparks
, and
flame
from
launched
rocket
, as
well
as
seven
Marines
squatting
and
standing
next
to
rocket
launcher
. This
unit
fired
122
rockets
in a
single
evening
when
the
photograph
was
taken
. The
photograph
was
taken
by
Bill
Goodman
, a
Marine
Corps
combat
photographer
with the
First
Marine
Division
in
both
South
and
North
Korea
in
1951
during
the
Korean
War
. He was
later
employed
by the
Nashville
Banner
newspaper
as a
photographer
from
1955
to
1990
.
Forms
part
of the
Veterans
History
Project
.
1
digital
print
.
Creator
Goodman
,
Bill
(William
W.)
1928-
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
1951-08
Type
Still
image
;
Digital
prints
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
VHP-Korea-Goodman-p30
Relation
Veterans
History
Project
collection
,
Korean
War
series
,
Bill
Goodman
photographs
Coverage
1950-1959
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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