About Huynh Thanh My
Lived 1938 – 1965 (aged 27). Huynh Thanh My was a Vietnamese photojournalist, war photographer, photographer and photojournalism.
Huỳnh Thanh Mỹ (March 29, 1938 – October 10, 1965) was a Vietnamese photographer working for the Associated Press. While covering a fight between the Viet Cong and ARVN Rangers in the Mekong Delta, Huynh Thanh My was wounded in the chest and arm. He was shot again while awaiting medical evacuation for his wounds when the Viet Cong overran the makeshift aid station of a South Vietnamese army position. Huynh left behind his 19-year-old widow and seven-month-old daughter. Later his wife and the then-10-year-old daughter were evacuated to Los Angeles when the war ended.
Huỳnh Thanh Mỹ was the older brother of photojournalist Nick Ut.
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Who was Huynh Thanh My?
Vietnamese photojournalist (1938-1965)
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Huynh Thanh My was born on 29 March 1938 in Long An.
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Huynh Thanh My died on 10 October 1965 in Vietnam.
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Huynh Thanh My was a photojournalist, war photographer, photographer and photojournalism.
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Huynh Thanh My was Vietnamese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Huynh Thanh My. https://biography.guide/huynh-thanh-my/
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