Oliver David Jackson
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Brigadier Oliver David Jackson, was a senior officer in the Australian Army, seeing service during the Second World War and the Vietnam War. After graduating from the Royal Military College, Duntroon,
David Jackson, then a brigadier, while serving as Commander 1 ATF in South Vietnam in 1966.
Battle of Long Tan
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The Battle of Long Tan took place in a rubber plantation near Long Tân, in Phước Tuy Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The action was fought between Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietn
Oliver David Jackson
…conducting offensive operations to the edge of the Tactical Area of Responsibility, while a number of significant actions were fought, including the Battle of Long Tan, which established 1 ATF's dominance over the province. Jackson was later awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his command of 1 ATF during…
Australians arrive at Tan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon
Australian soldier during operations in Phước Tuy Province
Site of the battle in 2005
Two members of 103 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, at Nui Dat in 1966 firing a 105mm L5 pack Howitzer