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Summary - June 1969
To be written.
June 15
Private Timothy Turner of D Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, is evacuated to the 24th suffering from shrapnel from an enemy mine. He succumbs to his wounds four hours after being hit. (Source: 5th Battalion Operations and History Site)
June - Exact Date Unknown
LT Martha "Marti" Courson (now Maron) arrives at the 24th. She serves as a Nurse on the Neurosurgical (Wards 5-6) and Orthopedic/Pediatric/POW Units (Wards 9-10) (Source: Marti Maron)
Ed Fortmiller got a terrific aerial shot of the 24th from a Huey.
Way to go, Ed!!
Click on picture for enlarged version.Here's other aerial shots of the 24th. February 1968
1971And from the ground in December 1966.
And here's a water tower Don Patrick took a picture of in March 2001, which may be the old water tower at the 24th Evac. What do you think?
Updated May 02, 2001