Mortar Attack Counterfire

Ronald A. Wilson · 1967

Why it's great

Flares light up the night sky while glowing lines of tracer fire cross the dark in this blue painting of 1967 by Ronald A. Wilson. It shows a night when a base answered a mortar attack.

🏛️ Part of history

The Vietnam War (1965–1973) — Flares light up the night sky while glowing lines of tracer fire cross the dark in this blue painting of 1967 by Ronald A.

Where to see it

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About the artist

Ronald A. Wilson

Unknown or anonymous artist

Ronald A. Wilson was an American artist who served as a combat artist with the US Army in Vietnam in 1967. His moody, colorful paintings of night operations and helicopters are in the US Army art collection.