- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Staff Sergeant Tilman, Willie, American
- Date
- August - December August - December 1970
- Medium
- dye on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in. (8.7 x 8.7 cm)
- Caption
- This photograph is from an album belonging to Spc. James Edward Brown II of Delta Company, 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade. During the Vietnam War, Brown’s unit cleared jungles, paved roads, and built bridges to support American and allied forces.
- Description
- Photograph of Staff Sergeant Willie Tilman (left) with an unidentified member of Delta Company, 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, in Vietnam.
- The image depicts two men in olive green military fatigues, holding their clasped fists in the air. The two men face each other, one's right hand gripping the other's left. The men stand in profile but turn their heads and gaze at the viewer. They are both in olive green military fatigues; the left-hand figure in tee shirt and cargo pants, the right-hand figure in a long sleeved coat and cargo pants. He holds a beverage can in his left hand. In the background are several military shelters with their sides rolled up. There are several men, also in military fatigues, gathered under one shelter.
- Place captured
- Sông Bé Base Camp, Viet Nam, Asia
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- dye diffusion transfer prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James E. Brown
- Object number
- 2013.11.4.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




