Ed Rainford, Charles ?, and Larry Jones in Army dress uniform at the airport as they are leaving for Vietnam, December 6, 1967 - Sonoma County Library Digital Collections -- Colecciones Digitales de la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma

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Title

Ed Rainford, Charles ?, and Larry Jones in Army dress uniform at the airport as they are leaving for Vietnam, December 6, 1967

Creation Date (Original)

December 6, 1967

Description

Photo--color: Ed Rainford (1946-1968), Charles ?, and Larry Jones in Army dress uniform at the airport as they are leaving for Vietnam, December 6, 1967. Rainford was killed in June, 1968. Larry Jones (now of Rohnert Park 2009) lost both legs in Vietnam. Sebastopol resident Spec-4 Edward George Rainford was wounded in combat on June 13, 1968 and was helicoptered to the USS Hope. Rainford was able to call home a few days before he died. He is interred at Calvary Cemetery in Santa Rosa. Rainford attented Analy High School and was one of 12 children of Mr. & Mrs. John Rainford.

Item Format or Genre

["portraits","color photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Portraits"]

Subject (Person)

["Rainford, Edward G., 1946-1968","Jones, Larry"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_006813

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Ed Rainford, Charles ?, and Larry Jones in Army dress uniform at the airport as they are leaving for Vietnam, December 6, 1967

Description

Creation Date (Original)

December 6, 1967

Category

["8: Communication Artifact"]

Subcategory

["Documentary Artifact"]

Material Type (WSCHS)

["Print, Photographic"]

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["portraits","color photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

Other Physical Details

color

Item Physical Dimensions

8" x 10"

Local History and Culture Theme

["Portraits"]

Subject (Person)

["Rainford, Edward G., 1946-1968","Jones, Larry"]

Subject (Time Period)

1960-1969

WSCHS Subject (People)

["Rainford, Jack","Fishback, Beverly","Rainford, Michael","Rainford, Raymond","Rainford, Harry","Clem, Cheryl","Clagg, Darlene","Rainford, Edward G., 1946-1968","Leras, Margaret","Rainford, Bobby","Rainford, Karen","Rainford, Bill","Jones, Larry","Rainford, Jerry","Rainford, John"]

WSCHS Subject (Topical)

["apparel--uniforms","apparel--1967","Vietnam","military","US Army","Analy High School (Sebastopol, Calif.)","1968","1967","combat"]

Geocoding Status

["No geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger

Original Collection Name

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Photographic Collection"]

Credit line

Courtesy, Western Sonoma County Historical Society

Local System Identifier

6813

Digital Collections Identifier

casebwsc_pho_006813

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Accession #

09-2342

Original/Copy Note

Copy

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

WSCHS Archives: Rack A: Shelf 5: Box 7

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