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Alpha Company

Images contributed by Capt. George Search, USMC (ret)

 


ONTOS park. Photo Capt. George Search, USMC (ret)


M50A1 ONTOS. Photo Capt. George Search, USMC (ret)


1st Lt. McCann.  Photo Capt. George Search, USMC (ret)


Lt. Col. M. C. Ashley, Jr. CO 1st Tk. Bn. pinning on awards to Co. A members.  Photo Capt. George Search, USMC (ret)


1stLt George B. Search, USMC, CO, Co. A, 1st AT Bn in the field presenting awards to members of 1st Lt Clint Johnson’s 2nd Platoon. Photo Capt. George Search, USMC (ret)


The company was awaiting the arrival of the CG, 1st Mar. Div. to make a Bronze Star presentation.   Photo Capt. George Search, USMC (ret)


These are the only two company photo’s that were ever taken that I’m aware of. Circa Jun-Jul 1968 at Gia Le. Photo Capt. George Search, USMC (ret)


These change of
command photo’s were taken October 25, 1968 as I turned the company over to Capt F. P. Briseno, USMC. Photo Capt. George Search, USMC (ret)

 Photo Capt. George Search, USMC (ret)


The AT sign photo was taken at Da Nang shortly after coming South from Gia Le (The sign logged many miles of travels and was inherited by me at Gia Le.)
Photo Capt. George Search, USMC (ret)