VHM_0115

Descriptive title

Canteen Bottle

Date

c. 1975

Object type(s)

Bag/Container

Material(s)

Plastic

Description

U.S. military M1961 plastic canteen with nylon cover, manufactured under a 1975 Defense Supply Agency contract. U.S. forces issued these canteens to South Vietnamese soldiers; the plastic design was lighter than the aluminum canteens previously used by the Vietnamese military.

Collection

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Donor(s)

Phạm Văn Loa

Current location

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Phu Pham

Data license

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Timeline

Canteen bottle processing in Thailand

Bangkok

In Transit

June 23-27, 1989

Stayed in Bangkok, Thailand, for four days to complete medical clearance and other processing requirements.
Canten bottle transit through Japan

Japan

In Transit

June 27, 1989

Continued the flight to the United States, changing planes in Japan.
Canteen bottle entered the United States

Los Angeles, CA USA

Resettlement

Late June-early July 1989

Arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Canteen bottle origin

Vietnam

Pre-1975

c. 1965

Issued by the U.S. military in Vietnam, c. 1965.
Canteen bottle donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Garden Grove, CA, USA

August 2, 2025

Donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum in Garden Grove, California by Mr. Pham Van Loa's son, Mr. Phu Pham, and daughter, Co Khang Thi Pham. (August 2, 2025)
Canteen bottle departure from Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City

In Transit

June 23, 1989

Departed Ho Chi Minh City for the United States with his wife and youngest daughter.