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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.562
People
George McArthur, American (Valdosta, Georgia 1924 - 2013 Fairfax County, Virginia)
Title
Remain Cool In Heat of Battle: Platoon leader 2nd Lt. Hector Colon of Chicago, left, and Sgt. Johnnie English of San Antonio, Texas go over some maps in South Vietnam’s War Zone C. Colon’s platoon was the last of Bravo Company to be evacuated from the jungle after a day of patrolling and was caught in the close quarter firefight with Communist troops. The men of Colon’s platoon were credited with killing 60 of the enemy of the estimated 500 that surrounded them
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1968
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/374268

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
21.9 × 17.8 cm (8 5/8 × 7 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Doug and Joan Hansen, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2021.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Doug and Joan Hansen
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.562
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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