The Snapshots in Time Collection

Barracks or Billeting Row with Access Ramps, Vietnam, 1965

Barracks or Billeting Row with Access Ramps, Vietnam, 1965

A row of simple wooden barracks with corrugated roofs and access ramps typifies the semi-permanent housing built to support American air units in Vietnam. Structures like this sheltered personnel of units such as the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing during the early buildup of U.S. forces in 1965. Project: 218282