Name/Title
Paratrooper gathering his parachute after landingEntry/Object ID
1977.167.1648Description
Negative of a paratrooper gathering his parachute after landing on Hokkaido, Japan. 45th Special ForceschitPhotograph Details
Type of Photograph
NegativeSubject Place
City
ChitoseIsland
HokkaidoCountry
JapanRegion
East AsiaContinent
AsiaContext
Published in the 45th Division News, Hokkaido, Japan, August 9, 1951 "In combat a ranger would leave his chute on the ground, but on this training jump they must roll them up to return to the air force. Sgt. Gene Gower gathers in the folds of dappled silk."Made/Created
Date made
circa 1951Time Period
20th Century, Korean WarLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Negative, Sheet FilmNomenclature Secondary Object Term
NegativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Soldiers, Parachutes, Fields, Training, Military, Parachute troops