A soldier of the French Foreign Legionnaire in the Red River Delta, between Haiphong and Hanoi, Vietnam, circa 1954; note American-built M24 Chaffee light tank in background [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     A soldier of the French Foreign Legionnaire in the Red River Delta, between Haiphong and Hanoi, Vietnam, circa 1954; note American-built M24 Chaffee light tank in background [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Date  1954
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   ARC 541967
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 504 x 589 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
13 Dec 2010 04:38:05 PM

The French used the M 24 Chaffee in the 50s
in Indochina after the French left, they were passed on to the South Vietnamese Army.

During my two tours in Vietnam, I was able
to see operational Chaffee's on convoy security, stationed at bridges and other locations in Saigon, they were also dug in at
ARVN Basecamps.
After the Tet Offensive of 1968 while on operations, one could see some of the knocked
out ARVN and US Tanks and other vehicles in the field, they the sights I have never forgotten.

ARVN
Army of the Republic of Vietnam

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