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Dicky Chapelle on Command Ship in Vietnam
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On the top deck of the Vietnamese Navy's River Assault Group 23 command ship, on the Manhtit River, central Vietnam (vicinity Vinh Long), the "National Geographic" Magazine contributor Dickey Chapelle is taking pictures, for "Water War in Vietnam."
1964
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
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Dicky Chapelle on Command Ship in Vietnam
1964
On the top deck of the Vietnamese Navy's River Assault Group 23 command ship, on the Manhtit River, central Vietnam (vicinity Vinh Long), the "National Geographic" Magazine contributor Dickey Chape...
Vietnam Helicopter Mission
June 1962
A photograph taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle on board a helicopter that was enroute to Vinh Quoi in the Delta Region of South Vietnam. The crew was following reports of a North Viet...
Dickey Chapelle in Vietnam
November 1964
Dickey Chapelle on the Don Phuc command post, in front of a stack of sandbags, on the Vietnam-Cambodia frontier. Chapelle resided at this post for 34 days, photographing combat and participants.
Vietnam Outpost
circa 1961-1965
Dropping supplies at a South Vietnamese army outpost. Photographer Dickey Chapelle of Milwaukee was on board the helicopter as the drop was taking place.
Dead Vietnamese Man
1961
A dead Vietnamese man lays on the ground as a paratrooper prepares to fire bullets into the body.
Chapelle in Vietnam
1962
Dickey Chapelle dressed in military clothing wading through a swamp in Vietnam.
