David Nichols photograph collection. 1970-1973.

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David Nichols photograph collection. 1970-1973.

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Contains the following type of materials: photographs (about half in color). Covers the following war: Vietnam War. Contains photographs of the following military unit: 1st Engineer Battalion. General description of the collection: The David Nichols photograph collection contains a soldier's personal collection of photographs he took while serving in Vietnam, 1970-1971 and in Germany, 1972-1973. His photos show the areas of Vietnam where he served, namely: Fire Support Base Vandsigriff near Khe Sanh; Cam Lo; Dong Ha and Quang Tri. These photos show various aspects of the Army Engineers such as bridge building and repair, clearing areas for fire support bases, helicopter support and basic daily life of an enlisted soldier in "Nam". There are also photos of Vietnam villages and native Vietnamese and scenery of the areas where he was stationed. The photos while in Germany show a unit on maneuvers and training at Graffenwoer and elsewhere.

1 box (143 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7600860

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Nichols, David

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David Nichols was a United States (U.S.) Army soldier who served in Vietnam from 1970 to 1971 and in Germany, 1972-1973. He was a member of the 1st Engineer Battalion. From the description of David Nichols photograph collection. 1970-1973. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 48968092 No further information is available on these people. From the description of Family papers, 1793-1851. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 46438809 ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...