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were on deck, indicating possible enginee:-ing difficulties. The
eng·cr"eed.ng plant ;tscJi was submerged, .. The insertIon team set off
tiisab:'.ng charges :nside the hull to prevent the enemy from moving
the tr.1W'", aiter the team e"tracted. The trawler appeal"S to be an
SL-6 ;,nd N0rth V:etnam is believed to have only nne SL-6 in its
Th"s traw}f,r was last s'.ghted in Hai.phong Harbor on
Be _ ausc of the c0nd~.tion of the paint on the
d __ .s~ ,-\"er,:d 1 ra';\'~.(·!, 'ot was est':matcd to have been at its pt'csent
p. sit" '11 at ~east j;_,ur t. s:~.;. monthso 2
z. COMNN."FORV INTSUM 081J-7i dtd S Apr'l.197l.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS AND CIVIC ACTION SUMMARY
During April the Psyops team of SOLID ANCHOR repurted
treating 269 people for various medical ailments. One man of the
detachment worked with Be;;ch Jumpcr Unit One (BJU-I) and an
/,RVN unit in a ps,!chological operation tn the U Minll Forest.
Due perhaps to the turnover of the SOLID ANCHOR Operation to the
Vietnamese and to the temporary relocation of Ps yops personnel to
Ca Mau, there was only one hour of broadcasting reported for April.
The RSSZ Psyops teaITl made lourlspeaker broadcasts from
Slicks during April at suspected enemy positions in Can Gio, Quang
Xuyen, and l\'hon Trach Distncts. MED/DENTCAPs were conducted
on 7 and 18 April at Binh Khanh (YS 945 790) and Thanh An (YS 166 578)
Villages where 94 and 71 people, respectivelv, were treated. AtBinh
Khanh 66 health kits were distributed.
MARKET TIME Support Ship USS MORGENTHAU (WHEC 722)
held five MEDCAPs during April on the Vietnamese Islands in the
Gulf of 'fhailand, Han Minh, Han Tre, Paulo DaITla, a'1d Poulo Obi.
In all 123 people were treated for ITledical ailments, 45 vaccinated
againot smallpox, and 37 dogs and 3 cats iITlrnunized again" rabies.
Also on Han Tre Island MORGENTHAU p-.rsonnel repaired and painted
two school houses and a midwife houee on 8 April.
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Navymen at Chau Doc he:"rl a MEDCAP in nearby Con 1'\en
ViHage (WS 242 735) and treated 66 people and distributed 450
ne'NsjOaper., 175 magazines, and 10 pounds of candy on 15 April.
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BJU.,l rerorted the following Payops (~ducted during April,
P~.! ~!' ~ m '!.<:'.t Leaflets Broadcasts (hours) Hoi Chanha . , ------ _.-----
Me'c Boa 1!l,500 B 5
Ben TI e 800 (pamphlets) ;.9
Chal1 Doc 14,000 IS
My Tho 1,050,000 82
Rach G:a 2~1. 000 3 10
DaNang 35,000 36
in addition, BJU-l established a new detachrnent at Tan An
]"[1 l)cu of Ben Luc to expl«.t the area around Tra eu where there have
been many recent radar C('ntacts" During AprH they saturated the·
area w'th 1,600,1)00 leailet:; and 80 broadcast houI's from land, air,
and wa!erb ... lne un;ts, In My Tho the Vietnamese Psyops personnel. had
tht~t:j.:(;ontac.ts with the eneITlY 1.2-Z4 .l\pril while making 53 hours of
Psyops br(~adcasts '~n D~.nh Tuong Province.
Navy helicopte:r squadr()ns BAL-"3 and VAL-4~ in response to
COIv1NAVFORV's request :!ast month for unit rep0rts on COITlHlunity
act':c,'], proJects, repnrted contribution:=:: 1.0 neighblJring orphanages
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a~d periodic ~1EDCAPs i'n thelr' " . - - ' .
the Can Tho Provincial Orphanag~: iith Inea,lC .. . ' -. '\ -, " -, ,
toys, and volunteer work; several contriputiona haLd',b,~e'n ",,,
-~,,' ' .. and received fro In organizations and individuals in CONUS to,
support this program. SOIne s quadron Inembe~s h'idmade ' , , '
applications to adopt children from this orphanage.,The squadron
flight surgeon had participated in MEDCAP mis sions, in th', area around
Binh Thuy : in cooperation with NSAD Binh ThuyandUSA'~n~ ·'USAF
Inedical teams. Squadron member" have volunteered services to
"ct as shore patrol in the Be Xe Moil Can Tho area in an effort to
improve U. S. !VN relal(0ns during liberty hours; this action has,
been succes sful. V AL-4 reported construction underway to proviu,,'
a.playground for local children, intramural sports partidpation
between squadron teams and local Vietnamese military teams, and
weekly visits to is(,lated villages by the attached flight surgeon.
In the depe',ldent shelter program, 1350 of CBMU 302's tasked
3, 000 d'opendent shelter units have been completed and turned over
so far b, NAVCAT teams throughout RVN. On March 15 on An Khan
Island, 94 units were turned over to th'e Vietnamese government and
160 were completed at An Thoi (Phu Quoc Island)'by the end'of the month •.
The dependent shelter projects begun by Seabees of NMCBs Three'
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and 74, who redeployed to CONUS during the month, at Long Phu.
Cho Mo;_, Nam Can, and Chau Doc, rp.mained to::' be carried on by
the Vietnamese units at those ACTOV bases, At Chau Doc NMCB 3
Detail Aquarius nearly completed the 160 dependent shelters assigned
before departure. With the great reduction of USN construction
forces-n RVN, the burden of dependent shelter construction at many
s·:tes has fallen on Vietnamese shoulder'3. However, according to
CHNAV ADVGRP and CNO VNN (joint rnsg dtg 031352Z Apr 71), since
DecelUber 1970, the participation by VNN/vNMr: '1t dependent
shelter construction sites has steadily decreased from no to a
March 197~ kw ot 14, lUarkedly n:ducing the dependent shelter
construct:·.IH! rate.
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ACCl:LEItATED TURNOVER PROGRAM AND TRAINING SUMMARY
On 3 April, 1971, RADM Salzer, COMNAVFORV, stated:
"ACTOVLOG does not refer solely to construction of bases or portions
of bases, !;"t rather connotes the overall program for building up the
VNN logistic infrastructure including complete bases, transportation,
supply, pay, subsistence, base and craft maintenmce, and all other
aspects of the logistics program." The import of this statement was
more than substantiated as the U. S. Navy's ACTOV Program achieved
seve!'al ITlilestones during the month of April, with logistics support
dOIninating the field. The first of April Inarktd the turnover of the
last U. S. Naval operation in VietnaIn, SOLID ANCHOR, to the VNN,
and redesignated as TRAN HUNG DAO IV. AInid rruch fanfare the
VNN cOInInissioned its first destroyer, the 'INS TRAN HUNG DAO (HQ 1)
(ex- USS CAMP) on 22 April. Two Coast Guard WHECs previously
turned over cOInplernent the VNN infant Blue Water Navy. Seven
logistics support craft turned over during the Inonth again underlined
the turn in emphasis towards ACTOVLOG. The Logisti.cs Support
Base at Cat LO was turCled over on th" 28th, and eight lesser support
bases followed suit as the VNN took Inajor strides in independent
support for their operating units.
While the cOInrnissioning of the VNN destroyer TRAN HUNG DAO
took tne apotlight for April, support crall exclUSively were turned
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,,,'e r thrrJ\;gho';i the Repubii~:;:j>'OYri'~:'A~ii{rWiN1:~:a,(., ' turned over at Nha B-e, The last two AGTOV salvage craft were
l'Jrne.d ever on 29 Apdl with CT!." 21~ assuming operational control
. i a:l VeiN sO-hagc naft and the COS, VNN (for operat:ons), determining
a!l salvage pr! .. H·:tie.s~· U. S. salvagfl assets reITlaining were an HCU-l
Letachrn"nt of tW(' cHi"ers and 2J enlisted men and three LCM-8s,
Th" Na\'a: Su!)piy F •• c·:,'.ty at Da""ang turned o,'er support craft in bulk
on 30 Apr'.: The (raft included YOG Ul, LCM-8 921, LCM-6 26, LCM-6 29,
and ['naT',y, picket boats IS and 37,
Far removed from the war, the USS'JARRETT COUNTY (AGP 786)
W3.S turned ever tL' the V:etnam~se Navy in GuaITl. on April 23, endint.- .h~
Amer~can phas{~ i a long and busy r,areer in.V~_etnarrL In March, 1967.
she made he ~ :.n'~ha: appearan( e ".n co)untry and ';.;as assi.gned to the
support cd R.'.\"t'!T D'\,:s'",}n ')4) ;n the RSSZ .. In June of that year she ITloved
v .. the L}wer Bassac River in sl...1.}l}'ort (jf CTF i.J.6 and R~.ver Div?sion 511.
Decembu nf 19b 7 f"und the GARRETT COUNTY sh;fting to Ih" Co Chien
R'~'--er as CfdTIl11dnd sh"p (, ! River D·~v:s;.on :.2; and supporting the 9th
ARVN lnfantry D>' ',s',r., where sr." was :n"ch'ed in the action of TET '68,
in March j'Jb'j she went t" tn", Upp"; Meknng f.·r BARRiER REEF
September l~t'l Lund GARRETT COUNTY :n the Guii 01 Thailand
st.pp"rt'r,s R:v", D:',;sion ~54 under Operat.iGn SEARCH TURN, CTF 1')4, "
A rn,mth ca(..;, she sh'fted t., Operet"',,n BREEZ-{ COVE, CTF 194.2,
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In March 1970 6he lef .. for Ha Tien aiter a month's respite in Subic
Bay, becoming PBR support ship fOT River Divisi.ons 513 and 515.
When the Vietnamese Army thrust inte> Cambodia in .\,1ay of 1970" GARRFTT
COUNTY assisted the Cambodian Navy boats, and then became command
ship for the VNN operacion CU LONG II, a MARKET TIME operation.
In July of that year she departe<l RVN enroute to Guam for turnov'er
repairs, but was diverted to S"bic Bay. In Sept 'ulber she was back in
the war supporting Operation BREEZY COVE, where she rernair,er.!
until January of 1971, whereupon she left for Guam and ultimately
was turned over to the VNN.
The VietnaITl<;se Navy corrlluifl:siol.ed its firs: d~stroyer April 221
as the VNS TRAN' HUNG DAO (HQ-l) off."ial1y joined ,'le Republic of
Vietnam's burgeoning fleet. The 1, 740-ton destroyer escort radar
picket ship, formerly the Pearl Harbor - based USS CAMP, was the
first ship of its class to be transferred to the Vietnarr,e3e fleet. '.6 the
USS CAMP, the ship spent 30 months on MARKET TIME patrol. P.e-chris
tened in honor of the first naval hero of the Vietnamese Navy, the
TRAN HUNG DAO had been turned over to the VNN on February 6, 1971,
at Pearl Harbor. The ship's crew spent a year training: aboard CAMP
and at U. S. Naval training facilities in the United States prior to turnGver~
The commis sioning was attended by General Abrams, COMUSMACV,
2.S ",ell as RADM Salzer, COMNAVFORV, and seve"al foreign
ambassadors.
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By the end of April, the AC'I"OVCRAF'1 status was as foPows:
::)Y':
DER pCE PCF V,,~HSC
II! PB S',J], vital
PElR
ASPB ATC ceE MON MONIZ RECHG REFUL Sub tot a!
Bo 5 ton Whacer LCl'v'l 3: 6 LCPL MSM MSR 1):(: ket
Sub tota~
AGP AFL ARL Boston Whaler CSB LCM 3 Fire LCM 3/6
Coast,,]. Snrvcillance
,:\CIOV]'-'£,[' TUTced Over -----2 2 107 2 2.0 -.. ----!3~
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84 :.OIJ
9 17 5 5
1_._ .. 224
R:ver Security.:
R';".lcr Assault --_._-.- ~------.-
1 2 107 2 26 138
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84 100
9 17 S
5 4 224
Harbor an'; Mine Ddense ---_._-_._ .. -------
26 26 ),9 19 24 24 8 8 (, b 24 22 10'" lOS
~gisUcs and SuppC'rt Craft
2 2
2 2 1
S: 4 4 1 1
48 12
100
Rern.aini.ng
1
1
a
2 2
1 S1
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LCM 3 Pusher LCM 6 Pusher LCM 6 Fuel Uti. LCM 8 LCU LST UTB Utility (50 ft. ) Y.J YFR YFU YLLC YOG YR YRnM YTL vTM
Jubtoi.al
TuTAL
3 3 t 40 8 3 6 2 2 I
3 3 1 2 4 3 195
958
1 30 f,
3 4
3 2
I 4
75
835
CSB - a logistics craft. 56 feet long, displacing 90 tons LCM-8 - a logistics Cl"aft, 73" 5 feet long, displacing 127 tens Picket" - a patre l craft, 45 feet long, displacing 20 tons YLLC - a salva"ge craft, 119 feet long, displacing 415 tons
3 3
10 2
2 2 2 1 1
1 1 1
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After r..early four veal'S of service in the northernn~lOst regiC'ns
of the R.epublic of 1ietna!1l. River Patrol Boat Mobile Base One retired
from the war on the first of ApriL On that day its functions were
turned over to the newly-constructed intermediate support base at
Thuan An, and the Mobile Base was towed to the U. S. Naval Support
Facility at DaNaug to await further transfer to Subic Bay, Philippines.
Built in n66 as the prototype of a new support base for naval river
patrol boats (PBRR) in Vietnam, it was delivered to DaNang in December
1967. The base, composed of four pontoons, 110 feet long and 30 feet
wide, provided complete repair facilities for PBRs in the northern part
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':::~ r: n~;ilf' ?;':~lr ('r;0 AS i'v Jocy-cd "h en it was support i ne r ive r
Tat!"', 1 cr·!~t.. :, :' {"' .<,\:'1 J.'y area of northern l'l ilitary fieei.on 1 .
( u .s . Navy photo)
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of Military Region I, in. addition to supplying emergency repairs for
other Brown Water Navy craft. At one time the base was staffed by
over. 300 men engaged in cuch specialties as electronics, machinery
repair and fiberglas s hull construction. The size of the base grew as
eight barges were later added to the original four, allowing space for
an all hands cluD, a ship's store, a ditipensary and an armory... The
repair unit was k"pt open 24 hours a day. All overhead bridge
~rolley crane made it possible to lift small boats from the water and
place them on deck for ·repairs. When the USN's River Division 521,
which had been operating out of the base, turned over all of its craft
to the VNN's River Patrol Division 60, PBR MoBase One Decame
a key part in. the r"avy's Vieinamization Program for Military Region 1.
The Logistics Support Base at Cat Lo, 40 miles sodheast of
Saigon, was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy on April 28, first of
seven such primary support bases to be turned over under the ACTOV
Program. RADM Salzer, COMNAVFORV, was present to turn over
the base to RADM Chon, VNN CNO. Logistic Support Bases are the
largest and most refined of the bases now codrolled by the Republic
of Vietnam. Navy. -Cat Lo provideH logistic support for coastal patrol
craft of th'; VNN's Coastal Surveillance Flotilla Three which operates
along the South China Sea coastlh." ",f Military Regions Three and Four.
It has the facilities and personnel necessary to provide major overhauls
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Na .... al c omrnanders and commanding officers sa l ute the co lor s
'-•. ~ 1h(> \'ietnarnese flag r ep l aces the Sta r s and Stripes at Cat Lo
Logist i c Suppo rt Base . They a re (f r om le ft) LCDR Ngo Qui Mo,
Commanding Officer of the base: RADM T ran Van Chon, Chief of
Vietn3 rne se Nava l Operations ; RADNl Robert S. Sa l zer, Con;lnander
of L· . S . i\:a\'a l Forces in Vietnam; LCDR S . A . Ungemach, the la s t
.. \n.{'rican Commanding Officer of the base ; and RADM Herbe rt
S. :Ylatthews. Jr . . Oeupt y Co rnrnander U . S . Nava l Forces, Vietnam .
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on patrol craft. The base also serves as headquarters for the VNN' B
Third Coastal Zone, and is the horne base for Detachment Alia of the
USN's Barbor Clearance Unit One and an American explosive ordnance
dispos'.l t"arn. The base was completely turned over to th .. VNN the
previous week and the Naval Support Activity Detachment personnel
remained on board as a.dvisors ..
The VietnaITlese Navy assumed full "antral of the Intermediate
Support Base at Ben Luc on 29 April, 1971. The base, 20 miles south
wes', of Saigon, was the first of eleven such ISBs to be transferred.
The intermediate support base at Ben Luc provides logistic support and
repair facilities for Naval forces operating from Advanced Tactical
Support Bases around the Parrot's Beak region of Catnbodia, in the
TRAN HUNG DAO II AO. Since 2 April, the VNN has comtnanded and
directed e.ll riverine cotnbat operations and fighting units in the Republic.
The transfer of support facilities signified the Vietnamese's ability
to take on the responsibility of supporting their combat units.
Six Advanced Tactical Support Bases, were tu,'ned over all across
Vietnatn at the end of April, including the ATSBs at Ben ;;::eo, Go Dau
Ba, aro.d Mac Boa on the 27th, and the ATSBs at Tra Cu, Tuyen Nhon,
and Phuoc Xuyen on the 30th. The Op Base at Sa Dec was turned over
on the 30th also.
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Corrrnooor" l<l1n 'lpuo n T"r.h (rip)1t), Deput y Chie f of Vietnamese Naval
(' fl('" r ."1ti ons , anrl ;le<=lf Admi ra l Philip S . NcManus, Conrnander of U.S.
o:;jvil.l Sur-ra rt Activ ity , Sajr,on , si f.:.,rrlify the turnover of the Ben Luc
Intc nnediate Sunnor t B;;se f r o", Ame r ican to Vietnamese control with
..1 ~flnd5hak,== .
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During the month of April, formal turnover agreem~mts
were signed by RADM Salzer and RADM Chon for the followingl
Naval Base Chau Doc, Op Base Ha Tien, Nav::>.l Base Kien An,
Op Base Phu Cuong, and Naval Base Tan Chau.
A summary of the bases turned over as of the end of April follows:
Base
OPBASE My Tho OPBASE Phu CHong OPBASE Long Binh OPB1,.SE Kien An OPBASE Chau Doc OPBASE Tan Chau OPBASE Ha Tien ATSB Ben Keo A TSB Go Dau Ha ATSB Moc Hoa LSB Cat Lo ISB Ben Luc ATSB Phuoc Xuyen OPBASE Sa Dec ATSB 'Yra eu
Date'
29 November 1969 16 October 1970 30 November 1970 6 December 1970
ell December 1970 17 December 1970 18 December 1970 .i:7 April 1971
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" 28 April 1971 29 April 1971 3(1 April 1971
" "
A TSB Tuyen Nhon " OPBASE Ch·.! Lai (provisional turnover)
The InterITlediate Support Base at Long Xuyen was commissioned
on 19 April. O,'ce cormnissioned, a base begins ita operational p?-ase,
marking the end of its ouU:tting phase.
With the tu:mover of Operation SOLID ANCHOR, the last of the
u. S. Navy operations came to an end in the Republic of Vietn~m. The
list of operations and turnO'JeT dates are as follows:
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gSN Designator
READY DECK GIANT SLINGSHOT SEA TIGER BARRIER REEF SEARCH TURN BLUE SHARK STABLE DOOR BREEZY COVE SOLID ANCHOR
VNN Designator
TRAN HUNG DAO V TRAN HUl';G DAO II TRAN HUdG DAO VII TRAN HUNG DAO IX TRAN HUNG DAO VI NONE NONE TRAN HUNG DAO X TRAN HUNG DAO IV
Date
20 April 70 5 May 70 31 May 70 1 August 70 6 November 70
15 November 70 25 November 70 29 December 70 1 April 71
At the Vietnamese Naval Academy in Nha Trang, midshipman
Class 23 experienced an unfortunate crisis. On April 19, a midshipman
died of acute kidney failure a week after reporting to class. A full
investigation brought iorth 25 midshipmen with medical cOInplaints includ-
ing asthrrla, tuberculosis, ba:-oken artns, deafness, heart murrners, and
two other cases of kidney trouble. By the 26th another midshipmun w"r
dead frorr, •. idney trouble. A U. S. Navy doctor was called in who
s potted a i:bird midshipman j_~ l critical condition ana tnedevaced hiITl to
the 3rd Field Hospital in S"igon. The presence of SOlne toxic agent
was suspected. The class experienced delays due to the recurrent
physical examinations effected that should have taken place before
the aspirants were sent to the acadeITlyo
Progress towards changeover to a two-year acadeITlic curriculum
continued, although a shortage A qualified full-tirne faculty members
at VNNA still existed. Books were still arriving from USNA and PERS
C23. Also, of 106 office!'s allowf'O·J on board the VNNT.C, 67 were
assigned, 32 of which were Warrant Officers who have had little or no
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formal officer training. Mldshipmen at the VNNA undergo nine weeks
of basic training at Quang Trung before sta'rting the 12-month course
d professional training at Nha Trang. Since its founding in 1952, the
V;\fNTC has graduated 1,794 midshipmen, 427 petty officers, 506
sp,-c'atists and 13,718 seamen.
On 12 April, the VNNOCS Class #8 graduated at Newport, R. 1.,
and concurrently Class #12 conve.ted, The seventh and final class of
VNN oifi ce s graduated from the Communications Officer Course,
ACTOVCOMM School, at the Naval Com,munications Station in Cam
Ranh Bay, on April 22.
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NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, SAIGON
During April preparations were made by the NSA detachments,
ISBs, LSBs, and ATSBs for separate messing of the Vietnamese and
U, S. personnel. On 25 April USN mes s halls were required to
begin providing food, utensils, and payment for fresh foods for their
counterparts.
On 1 April PBR Mobile Base ONE was towed to the U. S. Naval
Support Facility, DaNang after its functions were turned over to the
newly constructed Intermediate Support Base (ISB) at Thuan An. PBR
MaBase One served for nearly tau!" years in the northernnlQst regions
of RVN. ISB Long Xuyen was commissioned on 19 April, with the
assignment of Dai Uy Pham Ngoc Kinh, VNN as the commanding
officer, and LCDR A. A. Thiel, Jr., USN as deputy commander.
By 28 April all USN NSA detachrnent sailors had departed from the
recently turned over ATSB" Phuoc Xuyen.
Recent reductions in personnel at NSAD Bin.'> Thuy had significantly
reduced the number of USN sailors available for base security. The
Vietnamese provide for approximately 75% of the base defense and
security posts, but do not have enough weapons. At the present time
the VNN at the detachment a w a itt he t ran s fer of weapons from
TJSN personnel as they depart instead of requesting arms and ammunition
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[ron, the ARVN. Person;1el reduction .. at Binh Thuy and at Dong ,,,,m
also increased the workload for the boat l'epair facility at LSB Dong Taln.
As the large enlisted fvrce reduction (fronl 252 to 171 personnel) was
effected, the VNN ass'~med iJ. iarger portion of LSB operational
lesp<ens:b;;,Les, On l April the Repair Department transferred . •
respons~b;i·.t:es to the VNT\! as did :he P"bHc Works Department on
5 Apr:;, The USS ASKART (ARL 30) was tasked to assist in repairing
boat 3 tlt Dung Tarn, arriving 23 April f:rom her permanent operational
L.lcation at Song Ong D0Co
'Keystone Rob~n,1 the Marine .. oedeploYITlent of personnel and
equ:prnent was in full operation at the DaNang piers during ApriL
The »pp"',,~:()\, ended on 25 April w::,th fi.ve ,Seventh Fleet unphibious
sh:ip~ ,i:,.,g and deploying from i;;,e DaNang harbor, the sixth
:ncrement of lL So Marines and e.q'-'ipITlent to depart Vietnam and
!.-;thf':l' areas ,)f the Pac~Cc wh~ch began in January nf this year.
The men of NSF DaNang assi.sted in fighting two fires during
the month. Ear}}' on the morning of April i 1 the NSF ,ere department
d'.spatched two pumper trucks and a 5500 gallon tanker to a large
str'ucturai Lre 3.)1) meters south of the deep water pier3. The
C,'astac Securety Service Club was ablaze and out of control when
the NSF umts arr',ved but was quickly put out. A letter of appreciation
was rec_e:·.red from. Vietnamese Navy COrrlUlander Nguyen Viet Tan,
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Cotnmandi ng Officer of the Coastal Security Service. On April 27
NSF DaNang aided other DaNang area cnmTIlallds in '>ringing a la!"gc
fuel Iirc under control at the DaNang Ai!" Base. Incoming e""tny
rod<e,s ignited the blaze after lines were ruptured at a large fuel
storage t&"k at 02001-1. 150,000 gallons of jet fuel was set afire as
a reSl11t oi the att~ck6 i:-l all. seven tankers and six purnpers from
fire s,ations ,h"oUg1:O'lt the DaNang area were err.ployed by scores
of l\1 __ rine. Navy, A"d" Force, Army, and Vietnalnese fir3men as
they !'atri.::-l t]o.e fire t·)r nearly 19 hours. The NSF fire departmEnt
play",! a crucial role in controlling the billowing clo'lds of fire as
they had the only equipment necessary fo! the appl.ic~.tion of "Light
\Vater, II a srnothering agent. to extinguish the blaze.
There were several serious accidents suffered by NSA personnel
-duri"g the nnonth. On 5 April between Sa Dec and Yinh Long on the
Mekong River a Vi"tnanlese Nav)' Monitor and a Filipino tug (FA YE B)
collided. 8M2 Karl Robert Herbert, advisor on the Monit.or (HQ 6505),
was killed in the collision. His crushed body was recovered froIn the
river three days later. The Monitor was in a convoy of c-C)ats pro:::eeding
downstreann when the tug cut in front of it. Alth"'Jgh flares were
fired, stUl the tug struck the Monitor, During the collision, the
COITlluander of the convoy, on the I'v1onitor, was catapulted onto the tug.
He made an effort to divert the tug and return to the scene of the
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,.::Lsj(,n but was ordered .. ·ff the tug at gunp(~'nt and forced to use
a J;fe r:_ng tr) make h~s way back h .. h's boats~ The tug wae taken
\lndf~r sma.; arrns ,.re fr\·m the c(·nv.,y but maintainE.d course and
SP"P(1 and was iost In the darkness The fc·llow:ng morn';ng, two
t'BRs fr' rn Rr-JD r:-t), (. n,', y t.n· .. .t::>. and twc· SeawG:"ves from Dong
far;") ass s1f'd '1"; the search i!-'r the tn~.ss:.nF! sa~Jor. '5M2 Berb(~rt
/,1"S [1';'-'- rnmend(,d P' ::;thl ... n('Us~,')- f('r tht· Navy Comrnenciq.tion .Medal
\.v"th cl,rnbaf ci.~t·ng-.... ~sh-:ng de ... ·:ce f,jr h:.s wo{k as advisor to RAG 81
~ r:.:! a,::; ('_'n"'(j y (-Hi',' s' r f. r u.'nVO\'S between Sa_~.g(;n and Bac Lieu!
s, c Trang
0:1:2. Api '. ,--'Uls.d.: :'\ha Bt' Na\.y BaSt~. a USN mail truck
and, raSiH-(! lit thc'! horne after Tf~pOrl(~d'~-y belong run off the rllad
})y a:l (!n(\'rn-n~ U~S~ '.-eh:"cJe and exper:enc.ing lnecr.anical difficulty
1(' thf~ urake:;,
<'HJd S .. .:t1;,.n p.-;.\·rnpr,t and a c' urtesy caL, by the conuuanding officer
i LSR ~ha B. we r (" n~ad(' -rn1T!.F:'d·_att'!.v afterwards, Two days later,
a.t L513 :\1-1a E.' EOCN Thl'Tnc\'""i E;, Mackey, USN f was killed when
n. :tl-t'ast \.-.! Salg Y·l • t.hrt~e Na\Y1Tlen ._n a Bostor.. vVhaler on a picture
tak,ng t--'xped.t:"n rf~' e· -t"!d aut··rn2.t c arnlS f'~!'f~ '~.n a canal near Newport.
On" man, C Y0:; Da·.'d R. Kow't,." attached tc. NA VBROCEANO Saigon
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was killed by three or four rounds. Due to the nature of the expedition
fire was not returned; local RF forces at a bridge downstream assisted
with first aid. CYN3 Kov'" <lied before medevac help arrived from
Advisory Team 44.
ISB Qui Nhon experienced increased enemy activity during the
month. Support personnel sighted 16 enemy moving within half mile
of the base on the morning of 4 April. Base mortars, artillery, a"d
aircraft delivered fire on the area with varying reports of two to
six enemy bodies sighted. At 2015H }lill 131 reported incoming rounds.
At 2150H sensors in the vicinity of CR 128 223 were activated and the
area was saturated wit;' high explosives. A"my PBRs also entered
the cove and straffed the AO during the night. Then on 17-18 April a
combined sweep of the coves north of the base was conducted by
elements of the RF, USA and USN/VNN EOD teams, NSAD Qui Nhon
Ambush Team, and an 81 mm mortar crew. The troops, inserted by
LCM- 8s and skimmers at night, surprised 26 junks that were in the
coves. By 81 ,un> illumination, 23 personnel were apprehended and turned
over to the National Police for nonexistent or improper identification
papers. There were no other hostile incidents reported.
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A sweep boat of YRBM-2l in Kien Phong Pro'.rince. five
k;torneters north of Tan Chau Op Base on 10 April. reported taking
small arms fire from a darkened sampan in the vicinity of WS 991 229.
3,) feet astern of the Mogas amm.i anchored 250 yards off the YRBM's
pGrt bow, After receiving six initial sem.i-automatic rounds and
,.-.bst;:rv~ng mnzzle flashes and hearing roun::ls pass within several
feet of the sweep boat. the sweep watch personnel, one ENFN and
cne SN, returned four serni-autornatic rounds of M-16 fire at the
mc'zzle flashes fr0m the sam.pan. At 0435H YRBM-2l sounded general • "
quarters and notified Tan Chau Op Base. and r"ported an enemy - ~
sampan 500 yards SGuth of its original position. The sweep boat - , .~
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foEowed for a while as the sampan left and then broke off surveillance,
YRBM-20 deployed from RVN for the last time as a USN asset
and arri,."d ;,n Subie under tow of the USS MOLALA (ATF 106) on
12 Apr:~, The n r::ver patrol boats for the Carr.bodian Navy were
tur ned ',,'er after fitting Qut at Binh Thuy on 9 April.
DEPSEA has descgned "nd tested a simple water purification
system us.'.ng coagulation, settling, filtraEon. and chlorinationo , '
Based (.n the test results, "prototype has been constructed at ISB
Sen Luc wah aSB:'stance from. Laae personnel and NSAS. The proto-
type was designated for a 30 gpm "ate but is being operated at 34 gpm
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to meet the water demands at Ben Luc. This unit is expected'to
continue to supply water until the larger system of the Bame
design is completed. The development was sponsored l;y NRDUV
and administered by NCEL, PORHUE, uader projects 30/31-70.
Distinguished visitors to NSAS, NSFD, and detachments
during the month included Secretary of the Army Stanley Resor.
From 25 April to 4 May he visited with USARV and ARVN cornmandezos
and the province chi.:-fs and senior advisors in Binh Dinh Provinc~e
With his party but on a separate itinerary was John G. Kester,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, who concerned himself
with morace, drug, and fragging problems aInong ArInY men. The
new COMNAVFORV, RADM Salzer, and his counterpart, RADM Chon,
visited NSA detachments at Dong Tam and CaIn Ranh Bay, PBR
M0Base II at Tan An, and NSF DaNang on 19-20 April, studying the
ACTOV craft, dependent shelter ;:>rogress, and ACTOVRAD sites.
On 2 April CAPT Robert A. Powell, USN, prospective Assistant
Chief of Staff for logistic plans at NSAS, arrived in DaNang for a
briefing and tour of NSFD. Vietnamese Navy Captain Ho Van Ky Thoa,
Cornmander of tht. First Coastal Zone accoInpanied him on a tour of
MR I the following day. On 12 April, two U. S. senators, the Honorable
T. F. Eagleton (D-Mo.) and T. F. Stevens (R-Ark.) arrived in DaNang
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for a briefing on Vietnatnization and a study of environtnental
pollution. They were accotnpanied by Mr. Stephen Vosstneyer
leg:sJative assistant to Senator Eagleton, and Colonel Joseph E.
O'Leary, Secretary of the Artny Representative.
On 9 April, COlnmander William M. Cole, USN, relieved
Commander Richard E. Johe, USN, as Officer-in-Charge NSAD
Dong Tarn and Commanding Officer, LSB Dong Tarn. On 30 April
CA PT Ri chard A. Paddock, USN, relieved CAPT Maurice A. Horn,
USN, as Commanding Officer Naval Support Facility DaNang and
Senior Advisor L;,B DaNang. Also on 30 April, NSF DaNang's
operations deFartrnent turned over sL"{ boats to the Vietnarnese Navy's-
First Coastal Zone: three LCMs, one YO, and two picket boats.
During April, the following NSAS ships supported allied
operations in RVN:
, IJSS ASKARI (ARL 30) USS SPHINX (ARL 24) USS SATYR (ARL 23) USS TUTUILA (ARG 4) USS BRULE (AKL 28) USS HUNTERDON COUNTY (AGP 838) USS WASHTENAW COUNTY (LST 1166) USS HOLMES COUNTY (LST 836) AFDL 23 (enroute Subic Bay 21 April) APL 21 APL 30 YFR 890 YFR 889 YRBM 21 YRs 70, 71, and 9 USS TOM GREEN COUNTY (LST 1159)
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In addition, USS COHOES (ANI, 78) spent the month repairing
POL and JP-4 lines at Chu Lai and Red Beach (DaNang). USS BRULE
was nominated for the National Defense Transportation Award, with
the recently departed USS MARK (AKL 12) as alternate. Since the
first of FY 70, BRULE has carried 2148 tons of cargo, 670 tons of
ammunition, undertaken 15 tows and one salvage operation, and
transferred 28,526 gallons of water. When in RVN MARK averaged
1687 miles per month on supply runs on rivers and coastal routes of
the Delta. On April 23 USS GARRETT COUNTY (AGP 786) was
decomn"lissioned at the Ship Repair Facility in Cuam. After a few
ITH.lInents the patrol craft tender was flying new colors aR the Republic
of Vietnam Ship CAN THO (HQ 801), commanded by VNN LCDR
Vo Duy Ninh.
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The ITlOnth of April was m.arked by a great reduction in Seabe" ,
personnel in Vietnam.. The April redeploym.ent to CONUS of NMCBs
3 and 74 left a total of 3<;0 construction force personnel in RVN,
down from. last m.onth's total of over 1500. NMCB 74 redeployed
from. Bien Hoa 20.24 April; NMCB 3 redeployed from. DaNang
and Bien Hoa 21-26 April. The Seabee cam.p at Red Beach in DaN2.ng,
Camp Haskins, was transferred to the U. S. Anny 57th Transportation
Battalion on 18 April; the Seabee Center in Bien Hoa changed hands
on 22 April, bec01ning the headquarters of CBMU 302. The remaining
personnel of the 32nd NCR departed from. Vietnam on 30 April.
On 26 April CBMU 302 moved to Bien Hoa due to lack of space
at NSF Cam. Ranh Bay which was crowded with Vietnamese Navymen
abaard to learn the m.ethods of base operation and maintenance in
preparation for the turnover of the facility. Also the m.ajority of the
dependent shelter sites, which are the unit's m.ajor project, are in
the Delta, and Bien Hoa offers closer communications and better •
transportation opportunities. CBMU 302 has turr.ed over a total of
1350 units to date in MRs II, III, and IV.
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Sharing the Bien Hoa Center with CBMU 302 is the newly
" arrived NMCB S. which reli'lved NMCBs )c;and 74 eluting April.::l~;.·~!~'
and began work on three projects left by the two departing battalions:
ACTOVRAI' sites #8 at Mui Din:l and #9 at Nui Ta Kou and ISB
Nam Can. The tasking for constructioll of an ISB at Tan An was . •
cancelled due to a forecasted lack of time du~ing the deployment
of NMCB 5 .. nd a late star-to Other Seabee units remaining in
RVN are the Third Naval Construction Brigade and. temporarily.
small delay parties of NMCBs ·:'3.~i#d~,!4;". 'W'''.' .
• ;t·':::6'NMCB.}, •. compi"ting thi s month its fifth deployment ; • ..,.>--.~
to the RVN. spent the month finishing up construction projects.
Detail Neptune completed construction of a berthing pier and mine
fence for the -'INN Op Base at Cua Viet. Detail Quasar completed
the paving of Lf L-4 between Route l-D and Hill 37. Detail Taurus
installeri. a pontoon berthing pier "nd POL tank facility for the VNN
Op Base at Chu Lai. Detail Jupiter completed the shoulder upgrading
of QL-l south between Thanh Quit and Tarn Ky. In th" Delta.
• Detail Aquarius completed work on the construction of dependent
shelters and two schools at Chau Doc ACTOV E~.e. and Detail
Borealis was actively engaged in the. constructhm of foundations for
and the erection of pre-engineered steel buildings at Ca Mau until
its departure 26 April.
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NMCB tealTlS relTlaining in RVN are 0318 in Ben Tre and 0319
in Xuan Loc (YT 050 450) at work on cOlTllTlunity projer::ts for USAID.
There are also two teams of NMCB 10 deployed to VietnaITl, 1019
in My Tho and 1020 at Phu Vinh (XR 463973). TeaITl U105 left Vietnam
on 14 April after being relieved by Team 7409 in Bac Lieu. Seabee
Team 1019 redeployed froITl Rach Cia to My Tho and relieved 7407
which redeployed to CONUS.
During April two Seabees were killed in non-hostile accidents
and ,wo were wounded. On 3 April EOl Archie B. ColeITlan, USN,
attached to NMCB 3 and at work on Route QL-1, was shot by a
sniper two kilOITleters north of Dien Ban, Quang Nalll Province, and
suffered a fractured arITl. On 18 April CM3 Roger N. Carpe:oter,
USN, drowned at the Detail Aquarius site near Chau Doc. His
remains were discovered two days later. On 19 April SW3 Kenneth
M. Hatcher, of Team 0319 ne'l.r Xu an Loc, Long Khanh Province,
died of burns and injuries suffered in an airplane crash the day
before. The cause of the crash of the ligh~ observation plane was
still under investigation at month's end. Remains were taken to the
Tan Son Nhut Morgue for further transfer to CONUS. On 16 April,
CECN Robert W. Hajek of CBMU DetachITlent Ben Luc suffered a
COITlpound fractured arITl.
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Sweep tean1S found" total of s,,"ven mines thi.~ Inonth on the
Route 341 road under construction at the ACTOVRAD site at Ta Kou.
NMCB 5 Detail Bronco personnel detonated the mines in place,
causing craters approximately three feet deep and five feet in
diameter. Two members of Seabee Team 0518 on 2.7 April struck
a piece of ordnance while bulldozing a road in Ba Xuyen Province
at XR 222 486. Two PF security troops suffered minor injuries
from shrapnel.
NMCB 5 Detail Mustang arrived at the Ca Mau site on 20
April to relieve NMCB 3 Detail B 0 real (s and was immediately
tasked with the repair of the road between Ca Mau City and the
PRU base nearby. Of the other projects assumed by NMCB 5,
,he NaITl Can ACTOV base is already 940/0 conlplete with 400 of the
600 dependent shelters under construction cOIl1pleted. Also
completed in April were the 275 foot Cua Viet Pier and two oversized
"\.-,·n,1er Arches" (aircraft shelters) for FASU DaNang. NMCB Five
Detail Bronco (68 men) spent the first week of their deployment at
Ta Kou bu;lding generator sheds and shower facilities and upgrading
Route 341; Detail Maverick (37 men) worked at the other ACTOVRAD
site at Mui Dinh. Seabees departed the following sites as indicated:
Long Phu on 16 April, Cho Moi on 21 April, Chau Doc on 21 April,
and Tan Chau on 19 April. At last report, CBMU 302 completed
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130 units of dependent shelters at Thu Duc and the 32"d NCR
completed 160, with 40 units complete except for the rear section.
The remaining dependent shelter construction work at these sHes
will be completed by Vietnamese units. The barracks at Cam Ranh
Bay vacated by CBMU 302 in its move to Bien Hoa will be
transferred to the Vietnamese Navy.
On 22 April, RADM Salzer, COMNAVFORV, wished the deparu
ting Seabee units a bon voyage to CONUS. To NMCB ;A he statec1,
"Congratlllations to you and your Dien on cornpletio!l of a successful
1970-71 deplOYlner.t in the Republic of Vietnam. You can look back
on this past six ITlonth's construction accomplishments at Narn Can~
Long Phu, and Cho M'Ji, and cOITlmencement of radar sites at
Ta Kou and Mui Dinh, with pride and knowledge that these facilities
are helping to strengthen the capabilities of the Vietnamese to defend
themselves against the aggression of world cornrrlunisITl. II And to
NMCB 3 he stated: "Your road and bridge work in the recovery of
MR I from the recent disastrous floods, t1'_e pav;_ng of LTL-4, construc
tion of the Cua Viet pier and FASU aircraft shelters have been
significant achievements among the man.! itnportant projects in
Vietnam. In addition, your contribution at Tan Chau, Chau Doc, and
Ca Mau VNN Naval Bases and dependent shelters will help assure the
continued success of the Republic of Vietnam in their fight for freedom."
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NAVAL ADVISORY GROuP ORGANIZATION
CHl'lAV ADVGRP U. S. MACV RADM R. S. SALZER, USN
SENAVADV CAPT E. 1. FH-iKE, USN (A'l'AD)
SA FLEET COMMAND, SAICON CAPT J. F. DRAKE, USN
::iA CMD NAVAL COMMAND, SAIGON LCDR J. H. GAUL, USN (SA, CTF 227)
TRAI'l HUNG DAO Campaign Advisory Organ:zation
SA, OEPCOMTHO Binh Thuy RADM H. S. MATTHEWS, USN
SA THD 2, Ben Luc (VNN TG 214.1) LCDR P. 3. GESSWEIN, USN
SA THO I., Nam Can (VNN TG 214.2) LCDR D. 1-. YRE, USN
SA THD 5, Phu Cuong (VNN TG 216.1) LCDR w. W. WBRNDLI, USN
SA THD 6, Rach Soi (VNN TG 212.5) LCDR W. S. EROWH, .IiJI.1N
SA THO 8, Can Tho (VNN TG 217.1) CDR W. WARDELL, USN
SA 1HD 9, Tan Cheu (VNN TG 212.3) LCDR B. COUSINS. USN
SA THO 10, Ca Mau (VNN TG 212. S) LCDR W. DANNHEIM, USN
SA THD 17, Ca Mau (VNN TF 210) CAPT W. J. CROWE, TISN
SA THO 18, Chau Doc (VMN TF 218) CDR A. WRIGHT, USN
SA THD 19. Can Tho (VNN TF 217.2) CDR W. WARDELL, usn
SA THD 20, An Thai (VNN TG 212.4) CDR M. T. SHINE, USN
Amphibious Tne Command Advisory Organization (S,TF 211)
SA PHIBCMD, Dong Tam
SP. RAID 70: !.~i~n An
CAPT W. J. CROWE, USN
LT T. W. SOUTHWORTH, USN (R) LT R. J. LENDSTEDT, II, USN
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SA RAID 71, Kien An
SA RAID 72, Cambodia
SA RAID 73, Cambodia
SA RAID 7 .. , Ca Mau
SA RAID 75, Ca Mau
LTS. L. HOLMES, USN
(R)* LT J. H. DUNCAN, USN * LT W. WEIKEL, USN
Y.e LT C. T. HARDY, USN (R) * LT R. L. TAYLOR, USN
LCDR R. B. RYLAND, USN
LTJG J. GLUTTING, USN
':' Ad"jsor attached to S,\ PHIBCMD Staff wHle RAID is deployed in
CaITlbodia.
:',ivcr Patrol Type Command Advisory Or(\anization (TF 212)
SA RIVPATCMD, Binh Thuy CAPT R. E. SPRUIT, USN
SA RPD 5)., Cat Lai LT J. M. LAWLESS, USN
SA RPD 52, Phu Cuong/Nha Be LT J. R. JONES, USN
SA RPD 53, My Tho LT A. HILDEBRAND, USN
SA RPD 54, Ben Keo LT W. D. DUBOIS, USN
SA RFD 55, Tan Chau/Chau Doc LTD. URSPR TJNG, USN
SA RPD 56, Vinh Long 1.1' J. D. GILBERT, USN
SA RPD 57, Nha Be LT J. B. BTJRNESKIS, USN
SA RPD 58, Rach Soi LT H. M. HIGHLAND, USN
SA RPD 59, Tan Chau LT J. E. PEPPER, USN
SA RPD 60, Hoi An LT J. E. WARREN, USN
SA RPD 61, Rach Soi LT G. M. ZEMANSKY, USN
SA RPD 62, Song Ong Doc LT T. C. VOIGHT, USN
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SA RPD 63, Phuoc Xuyen LT R. B. FIORE, USNR
SA RPD 64, Tuyen Nlwn/Moc Hoa LT T. J. FLYNN, USN
Coastal Surveillance Type Cormnand AdvIsory Organization (TF 213)
SA CSCMD, Cam Ranh Bay
SA CCJSFLOT ONE, DaNang
SA COSFLOT TWO, Qui Nhon
SA COSFLOT THREE, Vung Tau
SA COSFLOT FOUR, An Thoi
SA COSFLOT FIVE, My Tho
SA HDU Cam Ranh Bay
(R)
CAPT C. R. QUANSTROM, USN
LeDR T. J. BERGER, l'SN LCDR D. C. WILSON, U~N
LCDR J. D. SARVER, USN
LCDR J. J. DOOLEY, ,USN
LCDR J. G. TONTI, USN
LCDR J. McCORMICK, USN
LT J. L. JANSEN, USNR
~eral Reserve Type Command Advisory Organization (TF 214)
SAGENRESCMD, C~Lai
SA R 1'E DIV 8", Cat Lai ,
SA MID 91, Saigon (R)
CAFf L. A. DWYER, USN
LT J. P. DEATON, USN
LTJG H. G. LAW, USNR LT J. W. HAMILTON, USN
SA MID 92, Cua Viet LT T. A. COMER, USN
SA MID 93, Nha Be/Tan Chau/Ca Mau LT P. N. JOHNSON, USN
SA SEAL and UDT Unit, Saigon LT F. W. DORAN, USN
SA SALVAGE UNIT, Cat La LCDR E. H. SHIPP, USN
SA RID 40, Kie., An LT R. O. MILHAM, USN
SA RID 41, Nam Can LTJG T. E. SPEERS, USN
SA RID 42, Ben Tre, Dong 'farn LT C. VOTAVA, USN
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SA RID 43, Song Ong Doc
SA RID 44, Narn Can
SA RID 45, Dong Tarn
SA RID 46, Tra Cu
SA RID J. 7, Go Dau He.
3A RID 48. Ca Mau
SA RAG 27, Nha Be
LTJG T. B. WAGENSEIL, USN
LT G. C. COOLEY, USN
LT F. MAUr-iEY, USN
LT W. C. SMITH, USN
LT W. STROBEL, USN (R) LT W. TAYLOR, USN
LT J. A. SINKO-IEC, USN
LT W. GOTTSCHALK, USN
First Ccas~':ll Zone Advisory Organization
SA 1st CZ, DaNang CDR P. Me LAIRD, JR., USN
SA CG 11, Cua Viet LT R. DUMINIAK, USNR
SA CG 12, Thuan An LT R. N. MEYERS, USN
SA CG 13, Cu Tu Hien LT P. A. ROMANSKI, USNR
SA CG 14, Hoi An LT D. M. PENCE, USN
SA CG 15, An Hoa LT D. ROBINSON, USN
SA CG 16, Co Luy LT W. R. OWENS, USNR
SA RAG 32, Hue L1' G. L. MAGER, USN
SA HCU DaNang LT D. W. WIRICK, USNR
SA CSC DaNang L1' W. MALJAN, USNR
SLcond Coastal Zone Advisory Organization
SA Second CZ, Nha Trang CDR A. S. JEFFERIS, USN
SA CG 21, De Gi L1' J. K. ENGELKEN, USN
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SA CG 23, Song Cau LT E. L. SIWINSKI, USNR
SA CG 25, Dong Hai LT E. F. GIER, USN
SA CG 26, Binh Ba Island LT J. P. McGRATH, USN
SA CG 27, Ninh Chu LT M. W. LINGO, USN
SA CG 28, Phan Thiet LT G. NORDLAND, USN
SA HDU Nha Tr.mg LT J. E. BINGHAM, USN
SA HDU Qui Nhon LT D. C. OGDEN, USN
SA CSC Qui Nhon LCDR R. SAGEHORN, USN
SA esc Nha Trang LT R. FERGUSON, USN
Third Coastal Zone Advisory Organization
SA Third CZ, Vung Tau CDR J. G. SULLIVAN, USN
SA CG 33, Rach Dua LT F. M. LEMON, USN
SA CG 34, Tietn Tom LT B. R. MOFFETT, USN
SA CG 35, Hung My LTJG T. E. ARNOLD, USN
SA CG 36, Long Phu LT C. L. DOBSON, USN
SA HDU Vung Tau LT G. C. ROGERS, USN
SA CSC Vung Tau LT D. F. ROGUS, USN
Fourth Coastal Zone Advisory Organization
SA Fourth CZ, An Thai
SA CG 41, Ha Tien
SA CG 42, Ha Tien
SA CG 43, Han Tre Island
CDR M. J. SHINE, USN
LT JG S. T. ONEAL, USNR
LT J. D. HOLMAN, USNR (Rl LT O. R. COLE, III, USN
LT S.·. L, PFIESTER, USNR (Rl LT M. A. SOBYNA, USN
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SA CG 44, Ha Tien
SA CSC An Thai (R)
LT JG D. C. SNYDER, USN
LTJG J. H. PELL, USNR LT P. D. McCURDY, USN
Third Riverine Zone Advisory Organizatio<1 (TF 216)
SA Third Riverine Zone, Long Binh CDR L. E. PELLOCK, USN
SA RAG 22, Phu Cuong
SA RAG 24, Phu Cuong
SA RAG 28, Long Binh
SA RAG 30, Long Binh
SA REG for RPG, Cuu Long
l.,T K. E. PARKS, USN (R) LT J. CALAi:0UGH, USN
LTJG R. L. CANON, USNR
LT J. 1'. McWILLIAMS, USNR (R) LT R. M. ANDREWS, USN
LT M. P. STOPPA, USNR (R) LTJG H. GUSTAFSON, USN
LT C. E. ROBE, USN
Fourth Riverine Zone Advisory Organization (TF 217)
SA Fourth Riverine Zone, Can Tho CDR W. WARDELL, USN
SA RAG 21/33 Dong Tarn LT A. J. MICHEL, USN
SA RAG 23/31, Vinh Long LTJG R. E. BROWN, USN
SA RAG 25/29, Co. Mau LT R. OVERSIER, USNR
SA RAG ;~6, Long Xuy.m LTJG R. W. BASS, USNR
Rung Sa.!...~ecia1 Zone Advisory Organization (TF 228)
SA RS3Z, Nha B" CDR J. G. WILLIAMS, USN
Naval Training Center Advisory Organization
SA NTC Nha Trang CDR R. TARBUCi';, USN
SA NTC Cam Ranh Bay CDR R. R. WARD, USN
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SA NTC Sai gon- CDR R. R. G~OVE, USN
Logistic Support Command Advisory Organization
SA VNN LSC and SA VNN ncos Log
DEP SA VNN LSC and COS NSAS
SA LSB An Thoi
SA I SB Rach Soi
SA ISB Qui Nhon
SA ISB Ben Luc
SA LSB Cat Lo
SA LSB Dong Tam
SA LSB Cam Ranh Bay
SA LSB DaNang
SA LSB Nha Be
SA ISB Thuan An
SA ISB Binh Thuy
SA ISB Long Xuyen
SA ISB Long P;,u
SA ISB Vinh Long
SA ISS Cat Lai
SA ISB Nam Can
SA I SB Cho Moi
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RADM P. S. McMANUS, USN
CAPT E. P. TRAVERS, USN
LCDR M. ANDRASKO, USN
LT D. E. WARD, USN
LCD~ M. AUSTIN, USN
LT G. C, MEIERS, USN
LCDR S. UNGEMACH, USN
CDR R. JOHE, USN (R) CDR W. M. COLE, USN
CDR J. G. CONNELLY, ~SN
CAPT M. ft .. HORN, USN
CDR D. J. MOSS, USN
LCDR J. STEVENS, USN
CDR R. J. CCEN, USNR
LCDR A. THIEL, USN
LT J. R. MURRAY, uSN
LT W. McALISTER, USNR
LTJG J. F, MAYER, USN
LCuR R. BLEDSOE, USN
LT J. CRUMRINE, USNR
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APPENDIX III
Glossary of Abbreviations
The following abbreviations and terms are cornrnonly used in
the combat zon" by all agencies and are listed here in amplification
of those used in the text:
ABF
AMMI PONTOON
AO
ARVN
A/S
ASPB
ART
ATC
ATSB
A/W
BLACK
CCB
CG
CHICOM
cmG
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Attack by fire
A multi-purpose bacoge, standard size 28'x90'
Area of operations
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Air strike
Assault Support Patrol Boat
Artillery
Armored Troop Carrier
Advance Tactical Support Base
Automatic Weapons
OV -10 Aircraft, twin engine turboprop counterinsurgency
Command and Communications Boat
Coastal Group
Chinese Corn.rn.unist
Civilian Irregular Defense Group - mercenaries of Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian descent who fight primarily around their o'\vn ~~illages.
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CMD
CONUS
CRIP
CZ
DUSTOFF
ENIFF
FOIA
FSB
FWMAF
GDA
G'iN
HAFT
H&I
JGS
KIT CARSON SCOUTS
LAFT
LAW
LCPL
LDNN
LHFT
LOH
Capital Military District
Continental United States
Civilian Reconnais e ance Intelligence Platoon
Coastal Zone
Medical evacuation by helo
Enemy Initiated Firefight
French Patrol Boat
Fire Support Base
Free World Military Assistance Forces
Gun damage assessment
Government of Vietnam
Helicopter Attack Fire Team
Harassment and Interdiction Fire support
Joint General Staff (Vietnamese)
Former Vid Cong who have come over to the side of the Saigon government and serve with allied military units.
U!1,ht Attack Fire Team
Light Anti-tank Weapon
Landing Craft, personnel, large
Vietnamese equivalent of USN Under--Nater Demolition Team
Light Helo Fire Team
OH-6 Light Observation Helicopter ........... 135 UNCLASSIElEU
LRRP
MACV
MATSB
MEDCAP
MONITOR
M" 1,
MSB
MSD
MSF
NGF
NGFS
NILO
N~OTC
],;OD
NVA
OJT
PER
PCF
PRU
PSA
PSYOPS
RAD
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Long range reconnais"ance patrol
>.1ilitary Assistance COD.l!nand, Vietnam
Mobile Advance Tactical Support Base
Medic2.l Civic Action program.
Heavily arm.ored LCM-6 (40 MM Cannon or 105 MM Howitzer)
Military Region
Minesweeper, boat
Minesweeper, drone
Mobile Strike Force - lTIercenaries who deploy and go anywhere
Naval gunfire
Naval Gunfire Support
Naval Intelligence Liaison Officer
Naval Inshore Operations Training Center
Night Observation Device
North Vietnarrlese ArITly
O.,-the-job training
Patrol boat, river
Patrol craft, fast (Swift Boat)
Provincial Reconnais s ance Unit
Provine e Sector Advisor
Psychological Operations
River Assault Division
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RAG
RAID
RAP
.. RAS ;
RF/PF
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RPG
RSSZ
RVNAF
SAt<.
SEA WOLF
SHADOW
SKIMMER
SLICK
SPOOKY
SSB
STAB 0"
TAOR
• US,'.RV
VN'vlC
VNl'!
ZIPPO
River Assault Group (VNN)
River Assimlt and Interdiction Division (VNN)
Rocket assi.sted projectile
River Assault Squadron
Regional Forces/Popular Forces
River Patrol Dh"-:'sion
Rocket propelled grel.de (or) River Patrol Group
Rung Sat Special Zonf:
Republic of Vietnam Air Force (or Armed Force s)
Search and rescue
UH-lB Helo, heavily arrrlored, USN operated
C-1l9 aircraft
ZO-foot fi.berglass motorboat
UH-lB HelD, USA operated
C~4 7 aircraft
Swimmer Support Boat (Ski_mmer)
Strike Assault Boat
Tactical area of responsibili_ty
United States Anny, Vietnan~
Vietnamese Mari!'le Corps
Vietnamese Navy
Flame thrower-equipped ATC or MONITOR
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