mobile construction battalion 71 deployment completion report

, april - october 1968

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY U . S. NAVAL MOBILE CON.STRUCTION BATTALION SEVENTY-ONE

FLEET POST OFFICE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 09501

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~eMAR"1S6~ From: Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Mobile Construction B attalion SEVENTY-ONE

To: C ommander Naval C onstruction Battalions, Pacific

Subject: Completion Report for Deployment April 1 968 through October 1968; 'submission of

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(A) C OMC B PACINST 5213. lE (B) COMCBPAC OPORD 3-68

( l ) Section I - Administration Summary (2) Section II - Equipment Report (3) Section III - Training Report (4) Section IV - L abor Distribution Repor t (5) Section V - Construction Report (6) Section VI - Supply and L ogistics Report (7) Section VII - Photographs (8) Section VIII - Civic Action Report (9) Section IX - Lessons Learned

l. This r eport is s ubmitted in a ccordance with reference (A) as required in the p erformance of refe rence (B).

2. UNIT MOVEMENTS.

a. 9 - 10 March

g. 31 May

h. 23 June

MCB-71 Advanc'e Party consisting of 6 officers and 105 men was airlifted aboard two C-141 aircraft from Davisville t o Chu Lai, RVN.

Detail ALF A ONE c onsisting of 15 men depar'ted via Marine aircraft for Dong Ha, R VN.

MCB-71 Main Body consisting of 18 officers and 641 men was airlifted aboard 2 C-141 and 4 B-707 aircraft from Davis ville to Chu Lai, RVN.

Detail CHARLIE TWO consisting of l officer and 61 men m oved via surface convoy to T arn Ky, RVN.

Detail ALF A ONE returned from Dong Ha, R VN via Marine aircraft.

The Ad~ance Party of D etail ECHO consisting of l officer and 60 men departed for Phu Loe, RVN. Transportation from ' Chu Lai to P hu Bai was v ia Marine aircr aft . The detail then moved from Phu Bai to Phu L oe via surface convoy.

The second echelon of detail ECHO consisting of 55 men moved to Phu Loe, RVN via Marine aircraft and surface convoy.

Detail ALFA TWO c ons is ting of l C P O a n d 31 men departed for DaNa ng, R VN via Marine aircraft .

i. 24 July

j. 27 August

k. 2 - 3 September

1. 22 September

m. 4 October

n. 6 October

o. 9 October

P· 10 October

q. 18 - 23 October

s. 18 - 19 November

t. 4 December

3. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS.

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c. 18 April

d. 24 April

e. 30 April

f. 18 June

g. 9 August

h. 9 August

Detail ALFA THREE consisting of 13 men departed for Camp Evans, RVN via Marine aircraft.

Detail DELTA ONE consisting of 1 officer and 50 men deployed to Quang Tri, RVN, to accomplish constructi on under the Minimum Essential Requirement s (MER) program.

Detail ALF A TWO returned from DaNang.

Detail ALFA THREE returned from Camp Evans.

MCB 71 celebrated the 2nd Anniversary of its recommissioning on 4 October 1966.

The Advance Party of 2 officers and 17 men deployed to Davisville, Rhode Island, via 1 C-141 aircraft.

Detail CHARLIE TWO returned to Chu Lai from Tarn Ky after completing the Quang Tin Provincial Hospital and closing their camp.

Detail DELTA TWO consisting of 1 officer and 60 men departed for DaNang, RVN.

The main body of MCB 71 consisting of 11 officers and 26 5 men deployed to Davis ville, Rhode Island, utilizing 2 B-707 and l C-141 aircraft.

7 officers and 180 men from the delay party deployed to Davisville, Rhode Island, utiliziJ:?-g 2 C-141 aircraft.

Balance of delay party including details ECHO and DELTA TWO returned to Davisville, 6 officers and 189 men, utilizing 3 C-141 aircraft.

NMCB 71 assumed OPCON of construction projects from NMCB6. .

NMCB 71 assumed command of Camp Miller.

RADM J . V. BARTLETT, COM3RDNCB attended NMCB 71 awards ceremony in Camp MiJ,ler.

RADM W. M. HEAMAN, COMCBPAC visited NMCB 71 ..

CDR G. H . BROWN was relieved as Executive Officer by LCDR W . A . SIMMONS.

RADM J. V. BARTLETT, COM3RDNCB visited NMCB 71.

CDR W. H. ANDERSON, relieved CDR R. D. COUGHLIN as Commanding Officer at a formal Change of Command held in Camp Miller. RADM J. V. BARTLETT, COM3RDNC B was the guest of honor. Major General GETTYS, USA, CG American Division attended the ceremony.

Eleven vertical construction projects placed in an OPHOLD status by COM30NCR to conserve materials for priority work in the Northern I Corps. Approximately 80% of the Battalion's stock of 2" x 4 " lumber, l/i" plywood and roofing tin were also shipped North.

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i. 18 August

j. 22-24 August

k. l September

1. 9 -11 September

m. 13 September

n. 19 September

o. 27 September

P· 4 October

q. 6 O ctober

r. 16 November

( ; . 18 November ) -~--- --t . ·s December

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COMCBPAC CINCPACFLT COMSERVPAC COMCBLANT SEABEE HISTORIAN DIR OF NA VAL HISTORY CG FMF PAC CG III MAF NAVFAC (Code 06) NAVFAC (Code 06 3) COMNAVFORV COMSER VLANT

NMCB 71 's Detail ECHO at Phu Loe came under enemy mortar attack. N ine NMCB 71 personnel were wounded, including two seriously, but there were no fatalities. Night operation of the Quarry/Crusher was halted temporarily.

CDR W. L . WILSON and LT J. L. HENLEY conducted the annual COMCBPAC Management Inspection of the Operations, Training and Administrative Departments.

Completed Chu Lai Power Distribution System.

LT F. GOHRBAND of COM31NCR conducte d an inspection of the Supply Department.

Major General ROLLINS, USA, MACY Director of Construc ­tion, and CAPT J. R . FISHER, COM30NCR, toured Chu Lai projects.

LCDR G. R. MA THEWS and Major TYSON conducted the annual Management Inspection Visit of the Planning, Military Readi­nes s and Embarkation Df?partment s.

. . RADM J. V. BARTLETT, COM3NCB, and Major General BRADLEY, Director of Construction, COMUSMACV toured MCB 71 job sites and visited Camp Miller.

CAPT C. G. MILLER and CDR B . J. HACKINSON conducted the Annual CBPAC· Management Inspection visit of MCB 71._

The new Quang Tin Provincial Hospital, constructed by MCB 71 was dedicated. CAPT J. R. FISHER, C01\1;30NCR and CDR ANDERSON, Commanding Officer, MCB 71 were guests of the Vietnamese Government for the c e remony.

Class Va Ammunition Supply Point completed.

Camp Miller officially closed.

Detail ECHO at Phu Loe relieved by MCB 1. Last MCB 71

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I. PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM

a. Battalion Newspaper. Six issues of the Battalion's monthly familygram , THE TRANSIT, were publishe d during the deployment from May to October 1968 . Of the 3000 copies per issue that w e r e printed, approximately 2000 copies were mailed to rela tives and friends of the Battalion's men. THE TRANSIT is printed with appropriated funds. The Armed F orces W riters League awa r ded THE TRANSIT Honorable Mention in the Sea Service Newspaper of the year competition under the 1968 Silver Anchors Awards Program.

Another m.onthly, THE SURVEYOR, was mimeographed in Camp Miller primarily as an internal publicat ion. 500 copies of each issue were printed and dis t ributed to the men. Six issues of the URVEYOR were published during the deployment from May to October 1968 .

b. News Releases. 98 releases were sent to the Fleet Home Town News Center. 34 proj e ct releases were sent to an average of 30 addresses and publications per r e l ease.

c . Cruisebook. A contract was signed with Liskey Lithogra phic in Norfolk, Virginia, for the publication of 800 copies of a 144 page cruisebook with 16 pages of color. A cruisebook committee , composed of company and department representatives, was established to insure that the book's style and f orm at were in accordance as much as possible with the men's wishes. The com m.ittee also served to promote more i nterest in the cruisebook among Battalion personnel, and m any su ggestions that otherwise would have gone unnoticed were received as a result of the repr s e n­tative' s wide contact with the men. Thus, layout of the cruisebook was worked on throughout t he de ployment, and son1e of the material sent to the printer before the Batta.lion ' s r eturn to Davisville.

d. Other P rojects

1. A "Know Your Leade rs Board" was assembled and displayed i n a prominent p lace in Camp Miller showing the battalion ' s c hain of command structure with photos of all officers and chiefs of the battalion.

2. Color slides were provided for the Battalion Wives Club, and a color slide presenta-tion wa s assembled for the Public Affairs Officer of COMCBLANT.

3. The Battalion history and the Commanding Officer's and Executive Officer's biogra-phies were updated.

4. 200 copies of a l 2-page Change of Command Program were printed by the Tokyo News Service in Tokyo, Japan.

5. The Public Affairs Officer, who also serves as Battalion H istorian, bri efed officers and men on the Battalion's history in an effort to increase the men's interest and knowledge of the Battalion's distinguished heritage.

6 . The men's response to the Battalion's Public Affairs P rogram was g ratifying. In addition to a general everyday s upport of Public Affairs, a number of enlisted men and officers wrote and submitted articles to the Battalio n's publications, and several officers s ubn1itted t ech­nical articles to outside publications.

J. AWARDS AND PROMOTIONS

l. P romotions

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ENS to LTJG 8 LTJG to LT 1 Total Officer- Promotions 9

2. Advancements

a. E-8 to E -9 0 b . E-7 to E-8 2 c . E-6 to E-7 2 d. E-5 to E- 6 T4 e. E-4 to E-5 64 £. E-3 to E-4 IT9 g. E- 2 to E-3 80 h. Total Enlisted Advanceme nts 281.

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3. P ersonal D e corations

NAV Y COMMENDA TION W/COMBAT "V "

L T J G Cha rles F. MIS U RA, C EC, USN SW C N John E . BROADHEA D, USN

NAV Y ACHIE VE M E N T W/COMBAT "V"

LT J G Talbot W. B O NE, CEC , USNR

NA V Y ACHIE VEMENT

SW2 B obb y H . SH EPPAR D, USN SK 3 Cha rle s T . WINK, USN

PURPLE HEA RT

G W ill i a m A . AKINS, USN EOZ Arthlll" BASKEL, JR . , USN E03 Don a ld L. CAR T E R, USN EO Z E v e rett C . GONSALVES, USN E03 Ch arl e s W. HENDR IC K S, USN E03 R oy K. H ICKOK, USN C N D on a l d W . K NOX, USN B U R 2 J ackie T. MI L L ER, USN H M 2 Donal d L . U RE Y, USN EOCN J ohn D. WOHL E B, US N E02 Crai g T. WOOD, USN

USAR V CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

BU2 Paul R. ROSEBRUGH, USN

A total of 231 MACY Certificates of Achievement awarded during deployrnent.

K. UNIT RECOG NITION

F M : COMC BPAC T O: NMCB SEVEN ON E

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1. TO T HE OFFIC ERS AND MEN OF N MCB SEVEN O NE. I E X TEND MY PERSONAL CONGRA T ULATIONS FOR THE OUTSTANDING MANNER I N WHICH Y O U A CC M P L ISHED YOU R ASSIGNED T AS KS D URIN G YOUR UNIT'S SECOND DEPLO Y MEN T IN THE REPUBLIC OF VIETN A M.

2. MAK ING YOU R BASE CAMP AT ROSEMAR Y POINT , CH U LAI, E AC H O F YOUR P ROJECTS W ERE COMPL ETE D IN A TIMEL Y AND EFFICIENT M ANNER. SOM E OF T H E CONSTRUC TION ITEMS C O MPLETED INCLUDE D T HE INSTAL L A T ION OF A N ELECTRICAL P O WER DISTRIBUTION S YS TEM F OR M ASS-3, A TEW 42, 00 0 SQ UA RE YAR D P AVED AREA AT T HE KE Y HA C AR GO HAN DLit G FAC ILITY, VARIOUS S TORA GE STRUCTUR ES FOR NSAD C HU L AI, TWO BUILDINGS F OR MAG-12, A ND THE ELE C T RIFICATION OF THE MAG-13 C A NTONMENT AREA JUST T O NAME A FEW. DETAIL WORK INDLUDED T HE OPERATIO NS AT THE P H U LOC Q UARRY/ C RUSHER SITE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A C ORDS HOSPITAL A T TAM K Y.

3. B EST WISHES FOR A WELL DESERVED HOMEPORT PERIOD AFTER A DEPLOYMENT "WELL DON E . " RADM W. M. HEAMAN SENDS.

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