Galen Beery Legacy Exhibit
Item
Ban Xon Mechanics
Title
Ban Xon Mechanics
Description
Albert Four (USAID) (back middle in white tee shirt) and his assistants in Ban Xon. Front, second from left, is Bounmee. Bounmee was responsible for saving U.S. Navy pilot LT Charles F. Klusmann who was shot down in 1964 over the Plain of Jars. Klusmann was captured and spent 86 days in captivity until he escaped the prisoner camp on August 30, 1964 and rescued two days later.
Coverage
18.924573555273078, 102.71235627334516
Ban Xon, Laos
Date
1971
Creator
Hmongstory Legacy
Relation
Galen Beery Collection
Language
eng
Provenance
Gifted by Galen Beery to Hmongstory Legacy. Digital reproduction gifted to Fresno State.
Identifier
SCMSD_gabr_000114