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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.

0,

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

293

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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THUAN AN

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':' TRA CU ':' BEN KEO""

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CHAU DOC

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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

II

" 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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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.

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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

134

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.

U NCLASSiillll -.-~ .-

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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

136 CLASSifiED

RAG

RAID

RAP

.. RAS ;

RF/PF

• ) Rl-'D

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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