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HEADQUARTERSIII Marine Amphibious Force

Military Assistance Command, VietnamC/O FPO San Francisco, California, 96602

COMMAND CHRONOLOGY

1 April 1968 - 30 April 1968

INDEX

ORGANIZATIONAL DATA

NARRATIVE SUMMARY

SEQUENTIAL LISTING OFSIGNIFICANT EVENTS

SUPPORTING DOCUMEN TS

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DESIGNATIOO.

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ORGANIZATIONAL DATA

CCWvtANDER

Lieutenant GeneralE. CUSHMAN JR.,U.S. Marine CorpslJun67-30Apr68

DEPUTY COvtMANDER

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Major General William J.VAN RYZIN, U.S. Marine Corpsl5Feb68-30Apr68

SUBORDINATE UNITS

Provisional Corps, Vietnam (PCV) Lieutenant General WilliamJ. ROSSON, U.S. Armyl2Mar68-30Apr68

Third Marine Division Major General Rathvon McC.TOMPKINS, U.S. Marine Corps27Nov67-30Apr68

First Cavalry Division(Air Mobile)Major General John J. TOLSON,U.S. Army21Jan68-30Apr68

lOlst Airborne Division

First Marine Division

First Marine Aircraft Wing

Americal Division

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Major General Olinto M.BARSANTI, U.S. Armyl3Feb68-30Apr68

Major General Donn J.ROBERTSON, U.S. Marine CorpslJun67-30Apr68

Major General Norman J.ANDERSON, U.S. Marine Corps2Jun67-30Apr68

Major General Samuel W.KOSTER, U.S. Army22Sep67-30Apr68

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~~dquarters and Service Company Lieutenant Colonel<,~II Marine Amphibious Forcel SCHRYVER JR., U.S.~ Headquarters Commandant 24Sep67-30Apr68

ATTACHED UNITS

Hugh C.Marine Corps

Sub-Unit #1, First RadioBattalion

29th Civil Affairs Company

7th Psychological OperationsBattalion

Lieutenant Colonel Alfred M.GRAY JR., U.S. Marine Corpsl2Sep67-30Apr68

Maj or Hugo W. NAUSCHUETZ,U.S. Army

Major William C. WESTGARD,U.S. Army

2. LOCATION •

1-30 April 1968, East Danang, Quang Nam Province, Republicof Vietnam

3. STAFF OFFICERS.

Deputy CG, Air

Deputy CG, Army

Chief of Staff

Deputy cis for Operations

Deputy Chief of Staff

Major General Norman J.ANDERSON, U.S. Marine Corps2Jun67-30Apr68

Major General Richard G.STILLWELL, U.S. Armyl2-30Apr68

Brigadier General Earl E.ANDERSON, U.S. Marine Corps2lDec67-30Apr68

Brigadier General EdwardM. FLANAGAN JR., U.S. Army20Feb68-30Apr68

Colonel Duane L. FAW,U.S. Marine CorpsllAug67-30Apr68

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Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2

Colonel Michael MOSTELLER,U.S. Marine CorpslMar68-30Apr68

Colonel Poul F. PEDERSEN,U.S. Marine Corpsl6Ju167-30Apr68

Colonel Herbert L. BECKINGTON,U.S. Marine Corps29Sep68-30Apr68

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3

Deputy G-3

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4

Brigadier General Carl W.HOFFMAN, U.S. Marine CorpslMar68-30Apr68

Colonel Thomas L. RANDALL,U.S. Marine CorpslMar68-30Apr68

Colonel Rex O. DILLOW,U.S. Marine Corps3Jun67-30Apr68

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-5

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-6

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Lieutenant Colonel James L.BLACK, U.S. Marine CorpslNov67-5Apr68

Lieutenant Colonel Elmer J.ZORN, U.S. Marine Corps6-30Apr68

Colonel Sanford B. HUNT,U.S. Marine Corps8Apr67-l5Apr68

Colonel Alfred M. CORDES,U.S. Marine Corpsl6-30Apr68

Officer Colonel Michael J. DUNBAR,U.S. Marine CorpslSep67-30Apr68

Colonel Frederick A. QUINT,U.S. Marine CorpslOJu167-30Apr68

Psychological Operations

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Force Adjutant

Assistant Chief of Staff,Comptroller

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Force Chaplain

Force Surgeon

Force Dental Officer

Force Motor Transport Officer

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Colonel Duane L. FAW,U.S. Marine Corps30Ju167-30Apr68

Colonel Thirl D. JOHNSON,U.S. Marine Corps5May67-30Apr68

Major Deward E. SHELTON,U.S. Marine Corps2Aug67-30Apr68

Major Earle G. PORONTO,U.S. Marine Corps7Mar68-30Apr68

Colonel Karl E. FASER,U.S. Marine CorpsIAug67-30Apr68

Lieutenant Colonel RussellE. BLAGG, U.S. Marine CorpslAug67-30Apr68

Lieutenant Colonel Billy D.BRIDGES, U.S. Marine Corps9Sep67-30Apr68

Captain Ralph W. BELOW,U.S. Navy110ct67-30Apr68

Captain Robert H. LEMMON,U.S. NavylJu167-30Apr68

Captain Jan F. KING,U.S. NavylMay67-30Apr68

Major Joseph N. EGGELSTON,U.S. Marine Corps9Mar68-30Apr68

Colonel Ralph D. CAlL,U.S. Marine Corps6Sep67-30Apr68

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Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H.GALBRAITH, U.S. Marine CorpslONov67-30Apr68

Colonel John H. DOERING,U.S. Marine Corps250ct67-30Apr68

Lieutenant Colonel John F.GOULD JR., U.S. Marine CorpslFeb68-30Apr68

Colonel William R. OURAND,U.S. Marine Corps7Jun67-30Apr68

Colonel Edward L. FOSSUM,U.S. Marine Corps3Aug67-30Apr68

Colonel Richard C. BROWNING,U.S. Marine Corps3Aug67-30Apr68

Lieutenant Colonel RichardJ. SCHENING, U.S. Marine Corpsl2Aug67-30Apr68

Lieutenant Colonel David H.WAGNER, U.S. Marine Corps23Jan68-30Apr68

Colonel John HAYS, U.S. MarineCorps19Feb68-30Apr68

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AVERAGE MONTHLY STRENGTH.

a. III Marine Amphibious Force Headquarters.

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NARRATIVE SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION.

a. General. During April 1968, III Marine AmphibiousForce Headquarters was located in East Danang, Republic ofVietnam. The average personnel strength was 151,781, anaverage of 4,584 over the previous month.

b. Activities. III ~~ continues to be guided by COMUSh~CV

Letter of Instruction (LOI 3-66) dated 30 March 1966 in pursuitof III MAF objectives for April 1968.

2. OVERALL EVALUATla.J.

a. During the month of April, allied forces continuedonerations to deny enemy units entry into ICTZ; to destroy enemyforces in ICTZ and to deny the enemy the use of supply basesand staging areas for attacks. By the beginning of April, alliedtroops had definitely regained the initiative and were once againon the offensive throughout the I Corps area. Perhaps the mostnotable allied achievement of the period was the lifting of thethree month siege of the Khe Sanh Combat Base by a multi-battalion~larine Corps/Army/ARVN task force under the operational name,PEGASUS-L~l SON 207. The enemy forces surrounding the KSCB,having suffered heavy casualties from the continuous allied airattacks of the previous weeks, offered only moderate resistancebefore withdrawing, leaving behind large quantities of weapons,ammunition and material.

b. Second in importance only to Operation PEGASUS-LN~ SON 207,was Operation DELAWARE-LAM SON 216, the surprise invasion of theAshau Valley by elements of the lstAirCavDiv, lOlstAbnDiv and ARVNunits. This operation, striking at the heart of the large supplycomplex which the enemy had painstakinglY assembled in the valley,yielded an unprecedented quantity of captured weapons and ammu­nition as well as food, medical supplies and vehicles.

c. In addition to DELAWARE-LAM SON 216, III ~~ units initiateda total of nine major unit ooerations in ICTZ. These new operationsincluded: CARENTAN II (lApr-)j NORFOLK VICTORY (8-l9Apr). BURLINGTONTRAIL (8Apr-); JASPER SQUARE \10-14Apr); CHARLTON (12-l6Apr)'SCOTLAND II (15Apr-); RICE (18Apr-); BAXTER GARDEN (19-26Apr);

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1. S~Y OF OPERATIONS. (The following seven operationshad maerate to significant contact).

a. ~eration KiNTUCKY. During the period 1-30 April 1968the 9th ~rines contined combat operations in Quang Tri Province,with moderate contact for the period. At 052400H K/3/3 was ambushedby an unknown size enemy force. The company fought its way back tothe perimeter and then received a heavy ground attack. The attackwas repelled with the aid of 81mm and artillery mi8sions. Resultsof the contact were: USMC: 2 W!A; enemy casualtie. were unknown.On 111045H 3/3 found a large ammunition cache containing 800 roundsof machine gun ammo, 10 mines, 1,000 rounds AK-47 ammo, 450 82mmrounds, 400 rounds of 6Dmm and 150 RPG. At 2611508 one squad of aplatoon from A/l/4 exchanged SA and AW fire with an unknown sizeenemy force. The squad was reinforced by a reaction force from ConThien consisting of two platoons and two tanks. Artillery was calledon the enemy and contact was broken at 26l500H. Results of the contactwere: USMC: 9 KIA, 17 WIAj Enemy: 72 KIA. Casualties for the periodwere: USMC: 22 KIA, 105 WIA; Enemy: 171 KIA, 16 Detainees, 6 PW/NVA,2 Returnee/ve, 1 Returnee!NVA, 8 Civil Defendants, 8 InnocentCivilians, 23 IWC and 2 CSWC. Cumulative results are: USMC:: 248KIA, 1084 WIA; Enemy: 1714 KIA, 283 Detainees, 1 PW!VC, 51 PW/NVA,4 Returnee/VC, 2 Returnee/NV~~ 9 Civil Defendants, 16 InnocentCivilians, 196 IWC and 59 CS~.

b. ~er~:ti2l!.~WARE-~ Soo 6+2.. During the period 19-30April 19~ t e ISt 1r Cavary OI'vis10n and the 101st AirborneDivision conducted operations in Quang Tri/Thua Thien Provinceswith moderate contact for the period. At 20l000H a reconnaissanceelement from 1/327 Inf came in contact with an estimated NVAbattalion. The remainder of 1/321 closed the enemy position andwas reinforced by the 6th ARVN Airborne Battalion. Artillery andgunships were called on the target and the action continued throughoutthe day, terminating at 1840H. Results of the contact were: USA:1 KIA, 31 WIA; Enemy: 26 NVA KIA, 3 IWC, 2 CSWC. At 2Ol045H B/2/12Cav exchanged fire with an estimated reinforced platoon. Artillerywas called on the enemy position resulting in 5 USA KIA and 33 enemyKIA. At 221820H an air observer from 1/30 artillery found approx­imately 100 enemy in the open. An artillery mission was called,resulting in 33 enemy KIA and two secondary explosions. At 25l950HB/l/8 Cav found a large enemy supply dump containing three ~ ton

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trucks, one ~ ton truck, 600 rounds of 122mm artillery ammunition,315 rifles and miscellaneous other equipment. Casualties for theperiod were: USA: 63 KIA, 363 WIA, 27 MIA; Enemy: 375 KIA, 2 Detainees,2 PW/NVA, 597 IWC and 37 CSWC. .

c. Operation Jt1PER S~ARE. During the period 10-14 April1968, the 3rd Batta~on, 1~ Marines conducted combat operationsin QUang Nam Province with moderate contact for the period. At101245H H&S Co 3/7 observed 12 enemy evading. Engaged with SA andAW fire killing two VC. At 101510H H&S Co again made contactwith an estimated 20-25 VC. Gunships were directed onto the targetwith the results of 10 VC KIA. Forty minutes later, L/3/7 madecontact with an unknown number of enemy and returned their fireutilizing SA, grenades and 3.5 inch rocket launchers. Results ofthe contact were: USMC: 3 KIA, 14 WIA; Enemy: 7 VC KIA, 1 Detainee,1 PW/VC. Operation JASPER SQUARE terminated at 141200H April 1968with all units becoming part of the Danang TAOR. Cumulative resultsare: USMC: 6 KIA, 30 WIA; Enemy: 54 KIA, 6 Detainees, 2 PW/VC,1 PW/NVA, 10 IWC.

d. Operation ~,*TER-GARD~. During the period 19-26 April1968, elements of t~ 5th Mar1nes and 1st Battalion, 27th Marinesconducted combat operations in Thua Thien Province with moderatecontact for the period. At 191528H, E/2/5 while conducting asweep in the Vicinity of YO 850231 received SA and B-40 rocket firefrom an estimated enemy platoon. The company returned fire withSA and 60mm mortars and called in A/S on the enemy position. Resultsof the contact were: USMC: 1 KIA, 6 WIA; Enemy: 4 VC KIA, 2Detainees, 5 IWC, and 1 CSWC. At 200905H B/l/5 received SA, csgas and 82mm mortar fire from an estimated VC platoon. B/l/5returned fire, utilizing 106mm RR and 8lmm mortars and called ingunships. Results of the contact were: USMC: 6 KIA, 18 WIA;Enemy: 9 NVA KIA, 3 IWC and 1 CSWC. Operation BAXTER-GARDENterminated at 26l200H with all units returning to Operation HOUSTON.Cumulative results are: USMC: 13 KIA, 111 WIA; Enemy: 38 KIA, 15Detainees, 1 Returnee/VC, 6 Civil Defendants, 10 Innocent Civilians,14 IWC and 3 CSWC.

e. ~eration PEGASUS-~ SQJ 207. During the period 1-15April 19~, the 1st Air Ca~ry Division conducted combat operationsin Quang Tri Province with significant contact for the period.At 040600H 1/9 Marines commenced an attack on Hill 471 in thevicinity of the Khe Sanh Combat Base. After extensive artillerypreparation, the hill was assaulted and secured at 041720H. From041720H until 042400H the attacking forces received 192 rounds

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of rocket, ~rtillery and mortar fire resulting in 7 US~C KIA~nd 34 USMC WIA. At 0517 the next morning, an enemy ground~ttack~ utilizing AW, RPG and mortars was repulsed by 1/9 at thecost of only 2 USMC WIA. The enemy's losses were 75 KIA and 3PW's. At 100950H, a company from 1/9 Cav encountered an enemytank in company with a number of NVA troops. An A/s was calledon the enemy resulting in the destruction of the tank and 15NVA KIA. At l4l428H after intensive air and artillery preparation,3/26 Marines attacked and secured Hill 881N at the cost of 6USMC KIA and 14 USMC WIA. Enemy casualties were 106 KIA. OperationPEGASUS~LAM SON 207 terminated at 150800H having linked up withthe KSCB and opened Route #9 from Ca Lu to Khe Sanh. Casualtiesfor the period were:: USMC: 48 KIA, 4.44 WIA; USA: 41 KIA, 208 WIA;Enemy: 1044 KIA, 16 Detainees, 9 PW/NVA, 1 Returnee/NV~ 473 IWC,190 CSWC (U.S. action); 144 KIA, 4 PW/NVA, 60 IWC, 26 ~wc (ARVNaction). Cumulative results are: USMC: 51 KIA, 459 WIA; USA:41 KIA, 208 WIA; Enemy: 1188 KIA, 16 Detainees, 13 PW/NVA,1 Returnee/NVA, 1 Civil Defendant, 4 Innocent Civilians, 533IWC and 216 CSWC.

f. Oper~tion hANCAS~ II. During the period 1-30 April1968, the 4t Marines conucted combat operations in Quang TriProvince with moderate contact for the period. On 12 April,BLT 3/1, Trp B,c/315 ArmdCav USA, L!3/3, F/2/9 and 1/3/9 choppedfrom Operation LANCASTER II, commencing Operation CHARLTON inQuang Tti Province. At 190004H, elements of 3/1 made contact witha company size enemy force supported by 60mm mortars. 3/1 wasreinforced by G/2/9 and the contact continued throughout the dayresulting in 6 USMC KIA and 36 WIA. Enemy casualties were un­known. Two days later at 210540H, G Company again made contactwith an enemy force in a bunker complex. Gl419 returned fire andwas reinforced by M/3/l and tanks. Contact was broken at 211700Hwith 5 USMC KIA and 14 WIA. Enemy casualties were 10 NVA KIA,31 IWC and 2 CSWC. While G/2/9 had been in action on 19 April,the enemy aad simultaneously ambushed a convoy damaging four trucks.The convoy returned to Ca L~ but the route was reopened on 21 April.Casualties for the period were: USMC: 17 KIA, 138 WIA; Enemy: 100 KIA,22 Detainees, 3 PWIVC, 1 PW/NVA, 8 IWC and 6 CSWC. Cumulativeresults are: USMC: 118 KIA, 736 WIA; Enemy: 4l2Ig,A, 40 Detainees,5 PW/VC, 12 PW/NVA, 1 Innocent Civilian, 110'IWCa"i"i-o 32 CSWC.

g. Operation C~NTAN II. During the period 1-30 April 1968,the 101st Airborne ~ision conducted combat operations in Quang Tri/Thua Thien Provinces with significant contact for the period. At060610H, a platoon from C/l/50l ambushed 2 NVA

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h. The following ten operations did not have any significantcontact during the periods indicated:

OPERATION

RICEBURLINGTON TRAIL (USA)NORFOLK-VICTORY (USA)1-10U5TOO'SCOTLAND IIBALLARD VALLEYMUSCATINE (USA)CHARLTONNAPOLEON-SALINEWHEELER-WALLOWA (USA)

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MARCH USlvlC MlERDIV lSTACD 101STABN ClOG ARVN ROKMC- - - I

KIA 3118 1621 1066 677 63 2547 IIIDetainees 788 905 439 156 10 413 0PVi/NVA 52 10 36 12 7 0 0PW/VC 31 31 42 15 31 256 0Returnee/N'JA 3 2 0 1 0 0 0Returnee/VC 29 3 2 0 0 43 0Civil DefendAnts 162 1 101 17 0 0 0Innocent Civilidns 264 77 258 118 0 0 0'He.pons Cap-tur-ed 448 986 267 176 19 706 19

APRIL USMC AWlERDIV lSTACD 101STABN f.lQQ .8RYli ROKMC-KIA 1769 795 1259 859 88 1888 372Detainees I 608 1006 33 113 10 292 8PW/NVA 15 2 10 20 0 0 0PW/VC ' 15 48 0 9 10 135 7Returnee/NVA 3 2 5 0 0 0 0Returnee/VC 24 5 4 1 0 49 1Civil Defendants 49 74 1 1 0 0 0Innocent Civilians 270 817 13 83 0 0 0Weapons Captured 267 676 1233 239 63 667 38

3. FRIENDLY CASUALTIES SUSTAINJ;,D.

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(1) Freedom Hill Recreation Complex.

(a) l:J.brary. On 30 April the library had i totalof 12,825 books. Of this total 8,250 were hard bound books ofwhich 8,196 ~re catalogued. There are presently 575 paperbackbooks on the shelves and 4,000 in storage. The library is closeddue to shortage of TAD personnel to support the facility.

(b) Hobby Shops. The Photo Hobby Shop will becomeoperational upon completion of minor construction by public works.The initial shipment of machinery and hand tools for the WoodworkingHobby Shop has been received (1st week of April), however, an in­ventnry of the aforementioned shipment disclosed that two "StepPulleys" were missing, in addition to several minor hand tools. Atpresent, this machinery is being assembled and when assembly iscompleted will become operational sUbsequent to an inspection bya representative of the Fire Marshall. The shortage of the twopulleys will render two of the machines inoperative until suchtime as the pull$ys are received.

(c) Theater. The indoor 35mm theater was operationalonly nine d.ys during April due to construction work involvingthe ~coustical effects and lighting of the interior of the building.Total attendance for the month was 6,338. The theater is open .ndfully operational at this time.

(d) Bowling Alley. MCB-9 completed constructionof the bowling alley and the installation of the air-conditioningsystem on or about 15 April. On 27 April, technicans from thePan Pacific Company, the contractor for installation of bowlingalleys and associated equipment, arrived in Danang and commencedwork on 28 April. A tentative date of 15 June 1968 has been setfor completion of the bowling alley and installation of the lanes.

(e) Outdoor Facilities. Tennis, handball ~ndbasketball courts are available throughout the day until 1900hours. All necessary equipment with the exception of handballsare available for temporary loan. Equipment includes: basketballs,tennis balls and rackets, gym shoes, handball gloves, gym shorts,sNeat clothes and timing devices. Athletic wool socks are availableas a give-away item and rationed to one pair per month for eachindividual signing the log and showing proper identification.

(f) Gymnasium. The gymnasium was dedicated and

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was held in the weight lifting room with Lieutenant GeneralR. E. CUS~~AN dedicating the gym. A weight lifting and work-outarea is available along with an indoor b.sketball court, Ultra­Sauna Bath ~nd central supply room for the issuing of athleticequipment, etc. The toilet f~cility is closed pending the in­stallation of a new sewer system. Temporarily, there are portable,outside heads which are maintained by the Freedom Hill Janitor.

(2) R&R Activities.

(a) Out-of-countr~. Of 5,869 seats allocated toIII A~, 5,798 were filled for 8.7 percent utilization. Of7,027 seats allocated to III MAF(including Naval Forces in ICTZ),7,008 were filled for a 99.01% utilization. Total allocationsfor Danang R&R Center consisted of 9,826 seats of which 9,828were filled for a utilization percentage of 100.02%.

(b) R&R prorram/Out-of-country. The followingare the April statistics or III MAF and I Corps R&R us~ge fore~ch out-of-country R&R site:

SITE III MAF I CORPS TOTAL-Bangkok 1,372 462 1,834Hong Kong 765 238 1,003Taipei 759 235 994Tokyo 485 162 647Manila 273 56 329Singapore 291 189 480Kuala Lumpur 255 70 325Okinawa 340 1 341Penang 219 116 335I-hawaii 1,498 781 2,279Sydney 770 510 1,280

TOTAL 7,027 2,820 9,847

(c) In-Country R&R (Ch~na Beach~. Quotas of 4,716were allocated of which g'5 were use? Thisoes not include dailyusers. Daily users for the month of April totaled 28,280.

(3) Entertainment. OATES REMARKS

Peter Leeds Musical Variety 21-25Apr Musical-ComedyShow

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Messages sent:Messages received:Phone patches sent:Phone patches received:Hospital calls:

8,4505,8059,640

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b. Ch~pLdn.

1-2 April - Force Ch~p1ain visited 3rd Division unitsat Quang Tri ~nd Dong H~, conducting conferences with chaplains.Visited PCV units at Camp Evans with conferences with 82nd Air­borne and 1st Air Cav. Visited TF X-Ray Chaplains ~nd PCVHeadqu~rters at Fhu Bai.

4 April - Force Chaplain conducted conference on Chapelsat the 1st Earine Divisiori Headquarters.

5 April - Force Chapl~in assisted in dedic~tion of newFLSG-Alpha Chapel at Phu B~i.

6 April - Force Chaplain's office received ch~pl~ins fromVANCOUVER,LPD-2 ~nd Task Force 76.

7 April - Received the Reverend KNOWLES, Bible Transl~tor

for mountain tribespeople re: returning to his ~re~ for continuinghis work.

8 April - Quarterly Audits of all chapel funds conductedby Area Auditor. Received five 1st Division chaplains for con­ference.

11 April - Force Chaplain went aboard USS ESTES for callon CTF 76 and Commanding Officer.

12 April - Force Chaplain conducted conference with 1stLOG Command ch.pl~ins re: Easter Services.

14 April - Easter Sunday. Three sunriseregular services conducted by III ~1AF chaplains.shrine by the river was used for the first time,and Catholic Sunrise Services.

services and fiveThe newly restored

for the Protestant

22 April - Force Chapl~in attended meeting of the Viet­namese Education~l Association.

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23 April - Force Chaplain attended planning meeting ofVietnamese Educational Scholarship Committee. Force Chaplainand Assist~nt Force Chapl~in paid calls ~nd delivered clothing~nd food stuffs to Chin. Beach und S~cred Heart Orphanages.

24 April - Supervisory Chaplain's Conference for I Corpswas held in III ~~ Chapel with 12 attending.

25 April - Force Chaplain visited Tan Lap School and BaaAn Cultur~l Center.

27 April - Force Chaplain hosted a dinner for theScholarship Committee for the Vietnamese Educational Association.

29 April - Force Chaplain and Assistant Force Chaplainescorted Lieutenant General L.W. WALT and Lieutenant GeneralR.E. CUSHMAN Jr., on visits to China Beach and Stella MarisOrphanages.

30 April - Conference with NSA Civic Action Officer,Danang Area Coordinator, ~nd Lt Tran Ngoc TAM, Baa An Center,concerning Tan Lap School.

c. Number of courts-martial tried:

Summary: 120Special: 120General: 20

d. Short tons of mail sent and received by III MAF:

Sent: 559Received: 756

5. INTELLIGENCE.

a. Gener~l Enemy Situation. Enemy ~ctivity during Aprilincreased slightly during the early portion of the month, al­though the enemy continued to avoid heavy engagements. Duringthe latter part of April, the enemy changed his tactic of eludingfriendly forces to one of situating his forces 50 as to presentwidely scattered threats to friendly instillations, outposts,lines of communications al.nd District Headquarters. He demon­strated heavy resistance to friendly operations, notably in theTri-Thien Region. In the Khe Sanh area, Operation PEGASUS/LAh1

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\~\SON 207A terminated with friendly units inflicting 1188 KIA uponthe enemy, .pprehending nine PW's ~nd discovering numelOUS weaponscaches tot.ling 539 individual and 184 crew served we.pons. Attacksby fire on the Khe Sanh Cqmbat B2se decreased significantly,while increasing in northeastern Qu.ng Tri Province. On 10 April,A/l/9 C~v sighted an unknown type t~nk nine kilometers southwest6f Khe Sanh Village. The tank VJ~S engaged and destroyed. Thepresence of enemy ~rmor is ~n indication that the enemy h~s notwithdr~wn all his forces from the area. Enemy 0ctivity alongRoute #9 diminished slightly. The route was opened by engineerelements from CD. Lu to the IG1e Sanh Combat B~se for two ~nd one­half ton traffic. There was ~n incre41se in *itta.cks by fireduring the period, directed primarily against friendly combatsupport and combat service support inst~llations including: CaLu, Cua Viet, C.mp Carroll, Chu Lai Airfield and several barriersites. Agent reports continued to indicate infiltration of troopsinto South Vietnam through the Dl.~. The increase in attacks byfire may h~ve been designed to divert attention from troop orsupply movement. The enemy continued to place a major emphasisupon improving·his LOG's. replenishing his supplies and recruit­ing repliJcements. On 22 April, SLAR returnsillong Route 101 (XD6730) to the 01.12 Lndd ca t ed he avy J.ctivi ty. Infra-red and SLM:ceadouts in the RUQng~uong cmd Elephant V.lley oreas between AShau V~lley ~nd the D~nang TAOR also indicated heavy movement inthose vicinities. Enemy .:-:ctivity north of Hue has been moderateto heavy. The lOlst Airborne Division h~s continually had contactwith the 803rd and 90th Regiments. The most ~ignificant cont~ct

"vas initiated on 28 April when elements of the JOIst Airborneencircled the Phuoc Yen Vill~ge (YO 6827), northwest of Hue. Infour days of he4lvy fighting, friendly forces, including an ARVNcompany, killed 371 FVA, taking 105 PV1' s and capturing 103 vIe aporis ,Interrogations of PW's indic~ted that the unit in contact w~s the8th Battalion, 90th Regiment, 324th Division 2nd that the b~ttalion

comm<3.nder, executive officer and three company commiimders hc:d beenkilled during th~ fighting. In A SHAU Veliley, friendly units re­ceived light enemy ground resisto.nce,but were subjected to heavyM fire. They d.i s covexed large weapons and amrnuni tion caches andnumeroUs trucks and other types of equipment. The finding of ;adestroyed PT 76 t~nk ~nd a l2rge number of rounds for a 76mm tankgun, ~long with documents identifying the 3rd B~ttalion, 203rd TankRegiment, indicates that the enemy may attempt to employ armor in~ future offensive. Elsewhere in I Corps, enemy activity took theform of limited ground att~cks, h.rassment by fire, and mine/boobytrap incidents. In the Danang, Chu. Lai and Due Pho TAOR's, therewere a number of terrorist incidents ~s the enemy continued totry to disrupt the people's confidence in the GVN. Ground contact

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in the three southern provinces remained light ~s the enemytried to t,ke cdvantage of the rice harvest to build up hisstores of food.

b. Enemy Action Statistics. Facts pertaining to enemyactivities in Allied operating areas, in~luding combat bases, forthe month of April are as f oLl.ows t

ElJEMY INITIATED ACTIVITY

III j,1AF CIDG AllVN ROKMC- -Attack 3 1 ,30 O/~

Ambush 2 9 19 0-Assault by Fire 46 0 27 3 '7Harassing Fire 684 20 130 49 ~'-I$

[,;line/Booby Trap 246' 1 37 13 33..)

Terrorism 318 0 12 0 /l

AA Fire 720 0 0 o (./~

c. Enemy Order of Batt±e. Enemy forces operating in ICTZon 30 Aprii are as shown be ow:

(1) ~uang Tri Prov~nce. Confirmed enemy units in QuangTri Province ~nclude only tnose considered to be operating southof the DMZ. I.I.jor units are the 8th Battalion, 29th Regiment an dthe 95th Regiment of the 325C Division; the 48th Regiment,the 52nd Regiment and the 64th Regiment of the 320th INA Division;66th Regiment of the 304th tNA Division; and the 2nd Battalion of the9th NVA Independent Regiment. In addition, the 5th IndependentRegiment, the 812th Regiment,; 324th Division, the 27th IndependentBattalion ~nd four independent companies are located within theprovince. The total confirmed ~nemy strength in Quang Tri Provinceis 12,800.

(2) Thu. Th~en Pr*vince. The Tri-Thien/Hue 1.1ilitaryHe.dquarters; the 6th }NA egiment, the 803rd and 90th Regiments,324B Division; the 7th and 9th B.ttalions, 29th Regiment, 325CNVA Division; five independent battalions and five independentcompanies are located within the province. The total confirmedenemy strength in Thua Thien Province is 6,620.

(3) Quang Nam Province. The 31st Regiment, 341st NVADivision; the 368B NVA Artillery Regiment; 1st Batt.lion, 68BNVA Artillery Regiment; four independent b.tt.lions and fiveindependent companies are located in the province. Total confirmedenemy strength in Quang Nam Province is 4,270.

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r~RmJ(4) 9uanQ Tin Province. The 1st, 21st and 3rd aegiments,

2nd NVA Divis10n and support units; three independent battalionsand seven independent companies are located in the province. Thetotal confirmed enemy strength in QUang Tin Province is 4,420.

(5) Quang Ngai Province. Military Region 5 Headquarters;six independent battalions and ten independent companies arelocated in the province. The total confirmed enemy strength inQuang Ngai Province is 2,745.

d. Counterintelliqence.

(1) Propaganda and Subversion. Propaganda activity con­tinues to be in the form of leaflets and lectures directed againstthe local populace, ARVN, U.S., and F~AF personnel, however, forthe month of April, incidents of this nature showed a sharp de­crease below those of the preceding period. One item of significanceis that the enemy is now in the process of organizing demonstrationsto be held in the major cities of northern I Corps, particularlyQuang Tri and Hue Cities to honor Ho Chi 1.1inh' s birthday on 19 May1968.

(2) Terrorism. VC acts of terrorism decreased considerablyduring the reporting period. Terrorist activities were continuedagainst village and hamlet officials and VN Nationals aiding ARVfJ,U.S. and FWl'.:F. Terrorism again occurred in conjunction VIi th theenemy's continuing effort to rebuild and supply their tacticaluni ts 'nith the VClIv.VA forces abducting over 350 civilians.

(3) Es~ionage and Sabotaye. Incidents involving VCespionage activ1ty indicated lowevel agent activity designed tocollect information on FW1.~F, ARVN and U.S. military forces andinstallations. The level of sabotage activity was considerablybelow that of the preceding month with friendly controlled bridgesand culverts continuing to be the ~rimary targets.

6. LOGISTICS.

a. Logistical )osture in ICTZ continued to improve duringthe month of April. Movement of materials by surface means (roadand sea LOCs) showed a marked increase. 3400 short tons of con­struction material for the Strong Point/Obstacle System ..vere movedfrom Danang to Dong Ha in April. Advantageous weather conditionsallowed for maximum engineer effort to be expended upon LOGs andother maj or construction ;:roj ects.

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b. Dental.

(1) Dental Civic Action (DENTCAP) conducted byIII 1:~F Dental Companies during the month of April was asfollows:

Patients treated:Dental procedures:

2,4264,046

(2) Periodic visits were made throughout the monthof April to III MAP Dental facilities and to the NSA StationHospital, Danang.

c. Embarkation.

(I) Air LOG. Special priority air movement requestscompleted during the month of April were 49 Combat Essentialand 3 Emergency Resupply. The Khe Sanh aerial resupply programwas completed. Three major unit movements were accomplished inpreparation for Operation DELAWARE. Aerial resupply for OperationDELAWARE is in progress.

(2) Sea LOG. Nevil water ship;Jing tonnage records wereset during the month of April due to an increase in shipping assetsand exceptionally good \veather. All ports were open for the entiremonth with the exception of the Cua Viet River, which was closedon 30 April due to enemy action.

(3) Road LOC. A total of 53 resupply convoys, 43 retro­grade missions and 22 unit movement convoys were scheduled overthe highways during the month of April 1968. By highway, 4,289SiT's of supplies were delivered by ARVN convoys from Danang toHue and Quang Tri, 5,571 S/T's of supplies we r e delivered by U.S.Forces from Danang to Phu l3ai and 7,106 SiT's of supplies weredelivered from Dong Ha to Ca Lu.

(4) Air Operations Summary.

PASSENGERS ~JD CARGO AIRLIFTED

PAX CARGO(S/T) PAX CARGO{S/T) PAX

TOTAL

CARGO(S/T)

Fixed Wing 50,095 22,289.1 31,835 3,904.0

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81,930 26,193.1

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92 Deep dr~ft vessels debarked/embarked at Danang72 MSTS LSTs debarked/embarked at Danang50 USN LSTs debarked/embarked at Danang

506 LCU/YFUs debarked/embarked at Danang119 Barges debarked/embarked at Danang

CARGO OFFLOAD/THROUGHPUT (SiT )

OFF LOAP DAILY AVG THROUGHPUT DAILY AVG

Danilng 217,818 7,261 370,024 12,334Dong Ha 46,336 1,545 53,297 1,777Chu Lai 44,093 1,470 48,777 1,626Phu Bai 48,087 1,603 50,140 1,671WunderBeach 34,244 1,141 34,244 1,141

TOTAL 390,578 13,020 556,482 18,549

(6) Highway Operations Summary.

RESUPPLY l..lISSIONS (SIT)

Danang to Phu Bai:Dong Ha to Ca Lu:ARVN Danang to Hue/Quang Tri:

5,5717,1064,289

TOTAL 16,966

d. Engineer.

(1) Road and Bridge Resume. Enemy interdiction andhQr~ssment was intens~f~ed somewhat during the month with 12bridges and 10 culverts destroyed or d.maged by enemy action.Most significant of this action was the damaging of the eenterpier of the 400 foot Troui River Bridge on Rt #1, south of PhuBai on 31 March. This vital bridge was by-passed the followingday with the installation of a 343 foot M4T6 Floating Bridgeto permit the continuous flow of vehicular traffic through thearea. Elsewhere within the ICTZ, 10 damaged culverts were re­p"ired ~nd 109 new ones installed, 1036 feet of bridging wasrepaired, 1148 feet of new bridging was constructed and 924 feetof tactical bridging was installed. The upgrading of sections

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of Rt #1 continued, with particularly significant progress beingaccomplished from Danang to Phu Loc, through the difficult HaiVan Pass. In support of Operation PEGASUS early in the month,Rt #9 from Ca Lu into Khe Sanh was repaired ~nd opened for thefirst time since mid-summer 1967. Up~rading and maintenance op­erations upon other primary LOGs cont~nued steadily, with max­imum engineer capabilities employed during this advantageousconstruction weather.

(2) Major Construction. Extensive expansion of severalmajor facilities ~nd the construction of new major facilitiesin support of increased forces in the northern ICTZ has continuedthroughout the month. The Wunder Beach Logistic Facility is ~t

about the mid-point in its development. The Ca Lu Airfield andlogistic complex was completed early in the month ~nd served asthe primary resupply base for support of Operation PEGASUS.

(3) Minor Construction. Engineer support for theCombined Action Program was increased significantly duringthe month with the improvement and expansion of the three GroupHeadquarters ~reas and the construction of several new CAPs beingaccomplished. A major civic action project commenced during thelatter part of the month, encompasses military assistance in re­building the Hue City market places and in clearing battle rubblefrom the IET Offensive in extensive areas of Hue.

e. Food Services.

(1) Class I support to Dong Ha continued to improveduring April with the allocation of C-130 ts furnished d~ily

by the 1st M~rine Aircraft Wing and 15th Aerial Port Squadron.

(2) The III ~~ Subsistence Operational Analysis Reportfor ~~arch 1968 was submitted to HQMC on 2 May 1968. Summary ofthe report is as follows:

$3,584,487.86$2,264, 372.88

78,82633,782

400,8245,213

75,78333

1747$ .53$1.72

Issues "AU ~nd UB" rations:Issues MClt s:Pounds of bread purchased:Gals of ice cream purchased:Gals of milk purchased:Gals of ice cream produced:Average daily rations fed "A" and "B":Average daily rations MClt s:Average cost to feed man per day "A" & "B":Cost to feed "A", "B" ~nd "C" U.S. Forces:

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f. Motor Transport.

(1) Motor Transport statistics for the month of Aprilwere as follows (utilizing five Motor Transport Battalions):

Mileage:Tonnage:Passengers:

430,61778,740

108,793

(2) 8 April - FMFPac Maintenance Assistance Team beganvisits to III MAP units.

(3) 13 April - Multifuel Instruction Team began visitsto III ~~ units.

(4) 13 April - Major C. H. BRAUER assumed duties asForce Motor Transport Operations Officer.

g. Ordnance.

(1) The installation of Product Improvement Kits onthe r:l09 155mm SP Howitzer continued. During the month ofApril, 6 kits were installed, bringing the total number ofvehicles completed to 21. The six Ml09 Howitzers that are to beprovided FLC on a loan basis from the U.S. Army, to establisha float capability, have not yet been received by FLC. T~e ETAof these six vehicles was originally sometime during the monthof April. It is now estimated that these vehicles will arriveduring the month of May.

(2) During the month of April, 3,328 M16Al standardrifle barrels were shipped by FLC to CONUS for rework. Inaddition, 7,793 weapons were rebarreled with chromium chamberedbarrels. As set forth in CMC message 26l949Z Apr68, theevacuation of barrel and sight assemblies to Rock Island Arsenalwas terminated. New chrome chambered barrels will continue tobe provided monthly to continue the present retrofit program.

(3) The direct exchange of chromium chambered riflesto III MAF maneuver units continues. During the reporting period,the following direct exchanges occurred:

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QUANTITY

669160595414

1llill3/7IstReconBnIstForReconCoCAG-2

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QUANTITY

1584662

675

2,779

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(4) In addition to the above, 7,000 weapons have beenpositioned at FLSG-Bravo for exchange wi thin maneuver u nits ofthe 3rd Marine Division during theoonth of May.

h. Suppl.'i.

(1) Planning for the introduction of the M151Alvehicle to III ~~ units accelerated late in the month when theCG FMFPac made the decision that the phase in would commence assoon as possible. The rapidly deteriorating 1/4 ton truck statusin-country dictated that the decision be made in spite of the factthat only 53% of initial provisioning repair parts were available.The basic phase in plan calls for shipments from Third Force ServiceRegiment to Wunder Beach, Tan My and Danang. The vehicles will beturned over to receiving unit representatives as the ships areunloaded. FLC representatives will take temporary custody only asnecessary to conduct limited technical inspections. Major commandswill redistribute excess and replaced M422Al and M38Al vehiclesto satisfy TIE deficiencies and to replace vehicles in worse con­dition. All initial provisioning repair parts will be .: ositioned atthe Fleet Stock Account at FLC to permit the clos est pos siblecontrol. As the month closed, the first shipment of vehicles wasscheduled to leave Okinawa on 6 May 1968 for Danang.

(2) The 11th Periodic Logistic Conference was held onOkinawa during the period 10-12 April 1968. All major l'i1arineCommands in the Western Pacific ~'Jere represented by principalsupply/logistics staff officers and by commanders of major servicesupport organizations. Headquarters, III MAF was represented bythe Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4; Force Supply Officer and arepresentative of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-6. Discussionswere held on 23 agenda items covering a wide range of significantlogistics problems. Recommendations for follow on action weredeveloped and published.

(3) The first quarterly reconciliation of controlled

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items in a year was conducted during the month. All l,':arinerequisitioning units in III t~ participated in the recon­ciliation which involved the inventory of on hand assets as wellas validation of allowances. The output from the reconciliationwill be used to load the new Marine Corps Unified MaterialManagement System (M~~~) Controlled Items Subsystem (55-13).This SUbsystem maintains allowance/asset control of items inuse and in stock.

(4) 2 April - CG III N~ Msg 0213242 Apr68 to MajorCommands; advised Major Commands to submit projected 1968-1969monsoon season requirements for repair parts for.the space heater.

(5) 5 April - CG III MAF Msg 0513582 Apr68 to CG FLCand CTG 79.5; provided instructions for issue of R&E LVTP5'sto AC Mll130.

(6) 6 April - CG III ~~ Msg 0614062 Apr68 to CG~1CSA Phila; requested advise whether the allowances forcontrolled items contained in TIE P4960 are loaded in 55-13.

(7) 9 April - ctf III MAP Msg 0902382 Apr68 to CG FMFPac;requested guidance for the disposition of firearms and dangerousweapons falling in the category of unclaimed property.

(8) 16 April - CG III MAF Msg 1614262 Apr68 to CG FIIFPac;requested that a separate Organic Account be established for Sub­Unit #1, First ANGLICO.

~'j 19 April - CG III ~~F Msg 1901462 Apr68 to CG FMFPac;advLs edsthat; this Hq does not hold a listing of authorized aLlowance sfor Sub~Unit #1, First ANGLICO and requested an allowance listingof controlled items.

(10) 21 April - CG IIIMAF Msg 2111122 Apr68 to CG FLC;advised that this Headquarters would establish liaison Vii th theCCP, FLC on the backorder cancellation program for units ADCONIII MAF.

(11) 24 April - CG III ~~ Msg 24l406Z Apr68 to units ADCONIII ~~; provided instructions for the backorder cancellation program.

(12) 27 April - CG III ~~F Msg 270550Z Apr68 to MajorCommands and units ADCON III ~~; advised that the authority towear the modified short sleeve utility shirt within this Command

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has been extended for a period of four months to eXDire ISep68.

(13) 27 April - CG III ~~ Ltr 21/cwd 4400 of 27 Aprilto CG 2nd Brigade,RO~~C and CO 11th Logistic Support Battalion,ROKA;submitted recommendations for improving management ofsupply operations.

(14) 28 April - CG III MAF Ltr 2l/rcp 4400 of 28 Aprilto C~~; requested activation of an Organic Account for Sub-Unit#1, First ANGLICO.

i. Medical.

(1) The total average patient load for the two MedicalBattalions and 1st Hospital Company was 240, with a total of1933 admitted, 628 patients evacuated out-of-country. 2604pints of whole blood expended to use.

(2) As of the end of the month, information relativeto III ~1\F in-patient treatment facilities is as follows:

UNIT A'IE #. BEDS A'IE CENSUS % occ

Dong HaPhu Bai

Co OJ 3rdMedBnCo A B, C(-), 3rdMedBr\

30

171

15

54

50

32

51

4178190Co A, B, C, D(-),lstMedBn1st Hosp Co; Co B,5tN~edBn; Co D(-),lstt,IedBn 18("\-- 93/v-,~_

---51 . ~~O(3) The USS REPOSE was off station from 11-25 April,

while at Subic Bay for upkeep, but was LogSup III MAF the re­mainder of the month.

Phu Bai

Danang

(4) The USS SM~CTUARY remained LogSup III ~.~ during theentire month of April.

(5) Aerial dispersal of insecticides was accomplishedas follows:

(a) 1000 gallons of Malathion Concentrate were dis-

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persed by rotary wing in the Danang area on 6 April.

(b) 1000 gallons of Malathion Concentrate weredispersed by rotary wing in the Danang area on 10 April.

(c) 3600 pounds of Baytex larvacide was dis­persed by rotary wing over 7200 acres in the Phu Bai area on25 April.

(6) The 95th Evac Hospital at Danang opened (receivedpatients) on 28 April with 100 beds available.

(7) The 27th Surgical Hospital at Chu Lai opened(received patients) on 13 April with 140 beds available.

7 • COlv1FTROLLER.

a. Significant Events.

(1) All III MAF O&M budgets ",vere collected at thisHeadquarters and delivered to FMFPac representative at MCAS,Futema, Okinawa.

(2) Project 01 (Com Rei) funds received for the 4thQuarter, FY 68, in amount of $2,000.

(3) Statistics gathered by this office indicate thatMarine personnel piaster expenditure~ for the month of Marchwas $2.21 per man.

(4) The April meeting of the PECC was held at thisHeadquarters on 21 April. The forthcoming new Currency Controlprocedures were discussed.

8. CIVIL AFFAIRS.

a. Civic Action.

(1) During the month of April, the III ~AAF Civic ActionProgram provided continuous support in supplying commodities, ed­ucational efforts, medical treatments, and construction projects.Distribution of significant commodities include 9,446 pounds ofclothing, 273,306 pounds of food, 5,814 pounds of soap, and 1,428school kits. During April, 128,928 persons were treated at MEDCAPSand 3,271 persons were treated at DENTCAPS. Educational effortscontinued to show significant progress with 500 classes held and

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\~~wumj6,370 persons in attendance. Major civic action constructionprojects accomplished were as follows: two bridges, one temple,three dispensaries, seven dwellings for seven families, eightfences, one road, seven schools/fourteen classrooms, twentypublic heads, sixteen wells, one gate, six breeding farms, oneair station, one school office, one meeting hall, one admin­istration building, one set of soccer field bleachers and onearchway.

(2) Military civic action teams worked diligently duringthe month of April to restore their activities to pre-TET levelsand report considerable success throughout ICTZ in regaining apresence lost temporarily during TET. Elements operating in Que SonDistrict, Quang Nam Province, provided security and transportation forvillage chiefs to attend a meeting at District Headquarters wherethey had been prevented by the enemy from going for over four years.During the month, emphasis continued to be placed on the creationof the desire in the people to take an increasing role in theirown improvement and to instill a sense of security. In severalcases villagers have volunteered valuable information concerningthe enemy, and villagers in the vicinity of Danang hav~ of theirown volition, provided twenty-four hour security for VillageAssistance Teams (VAT's) provided by Naval Support Activity, Danang.Daily meetings of military and civilian officials involved withpacification in Quang Tri and other provinces in I Corps have es­tablished an effective means of coordinating civic action projectsin particular areas.

9. PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS.

a. Chieu Hoi Program. 202 enemy personnel rallied during themonth of April.

b. _Statistics.

Total leaflets distributed:Total hand distributed:Total number hours U.S. ground/waterborne loUdspeaker broadcasts:Total number hours aerialloudspeaker broadcasts:Total posters produced:Total movies shown:Total Cultural Drama performances:

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2,782:18

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c. Campaign Support, number of leaflets:

Chieu HoiAnti VC/NlJASupport GVNRewards

LeafletsJAir Dropped)

75,647,050112,733,075

35,406,15516,673,905

BroadcastsHours (Air)

341::0184:38

202:03216:35

d. Tactical l?SYOP in support of Major Operations:

OPERATION Leaflets Dropped Air Bdcst Hrs

WHEELER/WALLOWAMUSCATINE

2,107,0003,741,000

8:204:35

e. PSYOP Intelligence. Emphasis continues to be placedon the identification of exploitable PSYOP vulnerabilities ofVC/NVA units.

f. Kit Carson Scout Activities.

Personnel/ 1st 3rd Amer 1st 1stMajor Accomplishments MarDiv ],larDiv Div AGO CAG

Kit Carson Scouts onrolls as of 30 April: 55 106 49 26 5Number in Training: 0 0 0 16 0KIA during April: 0 1 0 0 0WIA during April: 2 2 2 0 1Mines & Booby Trapsdiscovered: 17 33 0 NoRpt 0Patrols participated in: 394 440 93 " 89Classes conducted: 32 6 0 " 5ves apprehended/NVA KIA: 4/1 1/0 17/0 " 17/8Returnees:: 0 0 0 " 0Grenades found: 1 1 0 " 9Caves/Tunnels discovered: 5 0 2 0" 0Caches discovered: 0 0 0 " 0PSYOP broadcasts: 10 1 27 " 2Weapons discovered: 1 2 8 " 1

(1) Narrative. KCS recruiting continues to be successful.

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Number of active scouts on rolls increased by 51 (27%) over thatreported in March. During the month, selected KCS recruits fromAmerical Division underwent training at the 1st Marine DivisionKCS "Boot Camp". This was the second group of Army recruitedhoi Chanhs to u ndergo recruit training with Marine KCS recruits.

g. Narrative Summary.

(1) General.

(a) The ICTZ monthly conference was conducted on24 April at III MAF Headquarters with 47 PSYOP officers andofficials attending from units and agencies of III MAF, I Corps,CORDS, VIS and Chieu Hoi. Major items discussed were: FSYOPsupport of the Rice Harvest, III MAF PSYOP Support requestprocedures and coordination of US/ARVN PSYOP Agencies throughprovincial PSYOP committees.

(2) Chieu Hoi CamDaiqn. The Chieu Hoi inducement programcontinued to be effective. There were 202 ralliers during Aprilin ICTZ, as compared to 73 reported for April 1967. The signi­ficant increase over last year is attributed to intensifiedpsychological operations in conjunction with increased militaryoperations.

(3) Anti NVA Campaign. The PSYOP effort against NVAunits continued at a high level of intensity with particularemphasis in the Khe Sanh, A Shau, Rt # 547 and "Yellow Brick" areas.

(4) Anti VC Campaign.

(a) Exploitation of specific vulnerabilities identifiedduring interrogations continuEdin Anti VC Campaign. Two new leafletswere targeted against the 48th and 72nd VC Battalions stressing thefutility of suffering heavy losses in combat and the continuedhigh malaria rate.

(b) On 3 April, a POET deployed to 2/7 CP area togather PSYOP media of an incident involving a VN boy killed bya booby trap at Nam My (AT 895817). A tape was processed andplayed in the area the same day of the incident denouncing the VC •

. (5) Support GVN. In connection with possible plagueoutbreak in Cam Lo # 1 and 2 and Yen Bac Hamlets (AT 980705), anHB team was inserted into the area to inform villagers they would

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receive inoculations and benefits derived therefrom. 3rdMarine Division continued close relationship with Dong Haradio stations; conducted more than 45 hours of radio broadcastsduring the month. Survey indicated broadcasts were well re­ceived among people of Dong Ha City.

(6) Rewards Campaign. Planning for new combined rewardscampaign was completed and date of implementation was set for11 May 1968. This campaign will employ the slogan, "Tim SungGiac" (Search out and bring in enemy weapons) and combines allmilitary and civilian PSYOP assets in ICTZ in its execution.During March, 294 incidents of rewards paid to VN civilianswere reported. Reports for the month of April are incomplete,however, 126 incidents were reported for the period throughPSYOP channels.

10 •. CO~illNICATIONS. Message volume through the III MAFCommunication Center during April decreased significantly.

IncomingOutgoing

TOTAL

March

50,56331,336

81,899

April

43,45628,342

71,798

Decrease

7,1072,994

10,101

a. The Command Operations Center Communication Centertraffic revealed a marked decrease.

March April Decrease

Incoming 8,560 7,085 1,475Outgoing 14,030 10,979 3,051

TOTAL 22,590 18,064 4,526

b. The daily average call rate through the III MAFswitchboard was 5,215 calls.

c. The monthly area communication coordinator conferencewas held at Camp Horn on 11 April.

d. LtCols HOOVER, HOLCROFT AND Capt CONNELL made a staffvisit to the 2nd ROK1~ on 2 April and to the Americal Divisionon 3 May 1968.

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e. A conference on cable projects for the ICTZ was heldon 2 April at Camp Horn. LtCol BADAMO chaired the conferencewith representatives from MACV, USARV, 1st Signal Brigade andDCA-SAM in attendance.

f. During the period 8-15 April, LtCol HOLCROFT attendedthe 11th Periodic Logistics Conference on Okinawa.

g. LtCol BADAMO attended a conference at MACV Headquarterson SEA Automatic Telephone System on 10 April.

h. LtCol HOLCROFT paid a staff visit to the 2nd Brigade,ROKMC on 23 April.

i. Maj J.W. EVERETT attended a "Muscle Shoals" conferenceat CINCPAC, Pearl Harbor during the period 23-25 April.

j. On the 29th of April, LtCol WILLIAMS and the FTAE rep­resentative in Danang paid a staff visit to the 3rdMarDiv toreview plans and actions required for permanent installationof the 3rd Marine Division Communications Center by NAVSEEAPACinstallation team.

k. During the month of April, Assistant Chief of Staff,G-6 made " staff visits to all major Comm/Signal units in ICTZ.

1. AN/TRC-97's and ANVTRC_27's which were in support ofOperation PEGASUS were redeployed.

m. An AN/MTC-l Switchboard was made available to PCV ona temporary loan basis.

11. CCNBAT INFQRMATIQ! BUREAU.

a. Backgp9und. During the month of April, 408 escortedvisits were accomprished by the CIB. The escorts covered I Corpsground and air actions, civic action and the CAP. The MACV PressCenter hosted 203 correspondents during April.

b. Motor Tra~9ort. Of the seven vehicles assigned, six wereoperational. onege 3/4 ton truck was being repaired. Operationalvehicles include two M-38 jeeps, two M-15l jeeps, one M-37 truckand one Ford ~ ton truck. Two vehicles, a station wagon, #241576and an M-38 jeep, # 303744 were surveyed (Code X).

c. Photograpbx. The following is a compilation of photo­graphic worK accomplished within III MAP for the subjectmontha

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CIB1s tl\1arDiv3rdl,;arDivlstMAWFLCI Corps

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-NEGATIVES PRINTS Iv10PIC

3,066 5,786 2,5005,177 13,395 2,2006,291 16,196 8,1002,998 8,682 2,0003,343 11,306 0

556 1,596 0

21,431 56,961 14,800

d. Radio/TV. The figures below show the number of featureand news tapes and FHTN interviews from III MAF Commands submittedduring the month of April.

(1 ) Radio Production.

UNIT TAPE STORIES TOTAL PRODUCTION FHTIJSUBIvUTTED TO CIB FOR DISTRIBUTION

CIB 23 538 431stMarDiv 12 N/A 1543rdMarDiv 7 N/A 150lstMAW 7 N/A 330FLC 1 N/A 286

TOTAL 50 538 963

(2) Television Productdon ,

(a) Total television footage shot in April was3,800 feet.

(b) The television section began production shootingof a Vietnamese Civil Defense film for the CG, ICTZ.

(3) Miscellaneous. Tape machine hours totaled 324 hoursand 15 minutes. Total maintenance machine hours Vlere 15 hoursand 30 minutes.

e. Escor+:. Major combat operations covered during Aprilincluded: SCO LAND II, LANCASTER II, NAPOLEON-SALINE, CARENTAN II,DELAWARE-LMA SON 2l6

JKENTUCKY, WHEELER-WALLOWA, BURLINGTON TRAIL,

NORFOLK VICTORY and MUSCATINE.

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~~mJ(1) Notable news media representatives hosted/escorted

during the month included: Larry Burrows, Life Magazine; DonWebster., CBS· Tom Streithorst, NBC; Don Boher, ABC; Jeff Williams,AP; Nat Gibson, UPI; Dave Greenway, Time; Robert Stokes, Newsweek;Richard Tregaskis, Hearst; Keyes Beech, Chicago Daily News; JohnRandolph, L.A. Times; Peter Braestrup, Washington Post; Don Tate,Scripps-Howard; William Arthur and James Harrison, Look Magazine.

f. Press. The Press Unit processed a total of 452 newsreleases from III MAF units during April for release to militaryand civilian news media. Included were 216 photographs. Thefollowing is a breakdown by unit:

IstMarDiv 2193rdI":arDiv 621stMAW 85FLC 52CIB 34

TOTAL 452

(1) There were 12,036 FHTN releases during the month.Of these 177 were accompanied by photographs. The unitbreakdovm is shown below:

1stMarDiv3rdI,larDivIstMAWFLCCIB

TOTAL

6,4822,8951,1501,365

144

12,036

(a) The FHTNC total for April establishes a newmonthly record for III MAF.

g. Combat Art. During April, the following personnel we r e apart of the Liarine Corps Combat Art Team in Vietnam: WO W.A. PARKS,Capt John DYER, Col Houston STIFF, Cp1 Henry CASSELLI and PFCRichard YACO. The following work was produced by the art team:25 watercolors, 4 polymer, 15 pen and ink, 6 colored ink, 16charcoal and 27 pencil.

12. I CORPS TACTICAL ZONE (RVNAF). (1st Quarter 1968)

a. Overall Evaluation.

(1) AR~~ I Corps primary mission was to provide improved

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security for the 1968 Revolutionary Development Campaign and denythe enemy support and material aid in the ICTZ. The reportingperiod was sharply contrasted as January was a normal period with65 large operations being conducted; February was devoted tocountering the enemy IET Offensive and the last month of thec;uarter saw the gradual movement of ARVN Forces back into the RDareas in an effort to re-establish GVN control to at least pre­TET status.

(2) January operations by ARVN forces followed the normalpattern Of unit operations and until 30 January had establishedcontact ~n 41 of the 65 large operations conducted. The mostsignificant of these was Lam Son 181 in which the 2nd Regimentfought a three day battle vIith the 270th Independent Regimentinflicting 277 enemy KIA and capturing 4 PW's and 29 weapons. On30 January, the enemy initiated offensive action against majorcities and military installations throughout the ICTZ. Danangand Hoi An were the first to be attacked with Quang Tri, Hue, TamKy and Quang Ngai receiving assaults on 31 January. Total enemylosses credited to ARVN/RF7PF during January were: 4,021 KIA, 407PW's, ~47 IWC and 216 CSWC. 3 ~ "'7-' 37'-2

I2.S"7-(a) During February, ARVN units \'Jere primarily en­

gaged v/ith Free World Forces against the VC initiated IET Offensive,but also conducted 43 operations with major battles being fought inQuang Tri City, Hue, Danang, Hoi An~ Quang Tin and Quang Ngaicities. The enemy losses for this period were: 5,059 KIA, 286PW' s , 1,174 IWC and -280 CSWC.

(b) March s aw a return to normal operations asmajor enemy forces v/ere driven from former GVN controlled areas.The period vias utilized effectively by ARVN to refit, train and in­tegrate replacements into units. Although u~its suffered loss ofmen and equipment, especially in the Hue Citadel battle, by 1 April,it was determined that all but one ARVN battalion had regained itspre-IET combat capability. This one unit is presently undergoingretraining.

(3) I Corps conducted 177 large operations (battalionsize or larger) during the 1st Quarter of 1968. These operationswere executed as listed below:

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LARGE OPNS ENE1vlY COMBINED HELIBORNEMQ-JTH CONDUCTED CONTACT OPNS OPNS

January 65 41 7 3February 43 24 9 1March 69 43 18 8

TOTAL 177 108 34 12

(a) Total enemy losses credited to AR~~/RF/PFForces during this period were: 11,170 VC/NVA KIA, 949 FW's,2,691 IWC and 632 GSWC.

13. CHRONOLOGY OF VIP VISITS.

12aI§. NAME

2-4Apr V.H. t<,.QULAK

2Apr J.D. 1\1cLAUGHLIN

3Apr w. C. WESn~ORELAND

5Apr C. w. ABRArviS

6-7Apr J.L. FRIZEN

8-l0Apr W.C. CHIP

9Apr W.S. COLElvlAN

9Apr VI. ROPER

10Apr C.W. ABRAl',l$

10Apr G.D. WEBSTER

RANK/SERVICE/BILLET

Lieutenant General, U.S. MarineCorps, CG, FMFPAC

Brigadier General, U.S. Army,CINCPAC, J-4

General, U.S. Army, COlviUSI,,:ACV

General, U.S. Army, Dep COl,:USVACV

Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force,~~CV AC/S, C-E (J-6)

Brigadier General, U.S. MarineCorps, CG, 9th ~:AB

Brigadier General, U.S. Army,~~CV Dep J-3 (Designate)

Brigadier General, U.S. Army,CG, 18th EngrBde

General, U.s. Army, Dep COl.,;USI\;ACV

Brigadier General, U.S. MarineCorps, ADC, Istr.larDiv (Designate)

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11Apr 'N.'N. BEHRENS

12Apr R.G. STILWELL

l3Apr :F. LYNCH

l5-l6Apr I.H. SCOTT

l6Apr t , BROWNl.l •

l6Apr C.M. MacLEHOSE

l6Apr .J • STEMPLER

l6Apr J. J. CATTON

16Apr J.R. HOLZAPPLE

l6Apr Wm.C. GARLAlJD

l6Apr R.1-I. WARREN

16Apr G.B. SIMLER

l7-lSApr J .111. MURFIN

l7-lSApr r,~ • ESPOSITO

lS-l9Apr D.J. IRWIN

lS-19Apr C.S. GUBSER

lS-19Apr H.K. JOHNSmr

lS-19Apr P. KELLEHER

lS-19Apr C.K. DUNCAN

Rear Admiral, u.s. Navy,COUPIIIBGRU ONE

Hajor General, u.s. Army,Dep CG (Army) III n'~ (Designate)

Aust Min to Army

l:.laj or General, U.S. Army,CG lstLogCmd

Secretary of the Air Force

CI,lG, MBE, British Ambassador to RVN

Asst to SecDef(LA)

Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force,DC/S Program and Resources

Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force,DCjS Research and Develo)ment

Major General, U.S. Air Force,Dir, Information

Major General, U.S. Air Force,Asst DC/S, Pers

Major General, U.S. Air Force,Dir Ops, DCjS!PNO

Rep, D-NeiN York

Admin Asst to Rep MURPlIY

Rep, D-Connecticut

Rep, R-California

3eneral, U.S. Army, ciS Army

Counsel, House Armed ServicesCommittee

Vice Admiral, u.S. Navy,Chief, NavPers

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19Apr J.R. WALDIE

20Apr W.C. WESTMORELAND

20Apr R.R. WILL IPJlS

20Apr J.D. LAVELLE

20Apr J.ll. CHAISSON

2l-22Apr R.S. WISElvlAN

23Apr H.V. CAO

23Apr T.N. NHUAN

23Apr T.A. LINH

23Apr N.T. LINH

23Apr N.V. LE

23Apr T.C. QUOC

24-26Apr W.M. HEAMk"'J

25-26Apr S.H. KINNEY

25-26Apr S.H. MOORE

26-30Apr L.W. WALT

26Apr A.P. ROLLINS

28Apr P.B. DAVIDSON

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Rep, D-California

General; U.S. Army, COMUS~~CV

Major General, U.S. Army,CG lstAvnBde

Major General, U.s. Air Force,Dir, OCPG

Brigadier General, U.S. MarineCorp s , 0 ir, r\1ACV ceeOr, GS-l6E, Dir, Combat Sur­veillance and Night Vision TargetAcquisition Labs, Army ElectronicsCommand

RVN Senator

RVtJ Senator

RVN Deputy

RVt,J Deputy

R\/N Reputy

RVN Deputy

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, CEC~

COMNAVENGFACCMDPAC

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy , CIG 70.8

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, Pros­pective CTG 70.8

Lieutenant General, u.S. MarineCorps, Asst CMC

Brigadier General, U.S. Army,Dir, Const., MACV

Brigadier General, u.S. Army,Asst cis, J-2, ~1ACV

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r~OO©WSDfBmIWi ;14. C::RCNOLOGY OF EVEr-ITS •.

I. II

1 April - Operation WHEELER-WALLOWA (USA) - ContinuingOoe r-a't i on KEtJTUCKY - ContinuingO~')eration NAPOLEON-SALINE - ContinuingOperation W.JSCATINE (USA) - ContinuingOperation LANCASTER II - ContinuingOperation liCUSTON - ContinuingOperation PEGASUS-LN~ SON 207 (USA) - ContinuingOperation CARENTON II (USA) - Initiated

8 April - Operation BURLINGTGJ TRAIL (USA) - InitiatedOperation NORFOLK VICTORY (USA) - Initiated

10 April - Operation JASPER SQUARE - Initiated

13 April - Operation C}~1LTON - Initiated

14 April - Operation PEGASUS- LAllI SON 207 (USA) - TerminatedOperation JASPER SQUARE - Terminated

15 April - Operation SCOTLAND II - Initiated

16 April - Operation C(~LTON - Terminated

18 April - Operation RICE - Initiated

19 April - Operation NORFOLK VICTORY (USA) - Ter~inatedOperation B~{TER GARDEN - InitiatedOperation DELAWAq£-L~.: S01 216 (USA) - Initiated

26 April - Operation BAXTeR G!\RDEN - Terrn.i na t ed

29 April - Operation BALLARD VALLEY - Initiated

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PART FOUR

REFERENCES

(A) Third narine Division,Comrnand Chronology, April 1968

(B) First Marine Division,Command Chronology, April 1968

(C) First Marine Aircraft Wing,Command Chronology, April 1968

(D) Force Logistic Cownand, Command Chronology, April 1968

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

(1) v III Marine Amphibious Force Command Directory, April 1968

(2)'" April 1968 Edition, III MAP Newspaper; " SEA TlGER"-?~-.-~.

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HEAWUARTERSIII Marine Amphibious Force

Military Assistance C01lllD8.lld, VietnamFPO San Francisco, California 96602

COMMAND DIRECTCRY

7B/RCD/wwr4 May 1968

BILLET

COMMAND SECTION

CG III MlFDEPUTY CORDPOLlTICAL ADVSENIOR AIDEVN AIDESERGEANT MAJOR

LTGENMtMRMAJ2DLTSGTMAJ

CUSHMAN, R E JRCRCBS, C TRICHARDSON, K SEIlrlARIS, CTUYEN, N VKROTKY, EM

mONE NUMBERS AREIII MAF UNLESSOTHERWISE INDICATED

306, DANANG 6100DANANG 6467/6639DANANG 6168/6169

413, DANANG 64494134~

5/68

8/68

6/68

DEPUTY COMMANDER SECTION

DEP COMMANDERSENIOR AIDE

mENlSTLT

VAN RYZIN, W JHARDMAN, E R

260, DANANG 6516316, DANANG 6516

'/698/68

DEPUTY COMMANDER SECTION (ARMY)

DEP COMMANDERSENIOR AIDE

mEN(USA)lSTLT

STILIWELL, R GGRISSOM, J E

26110/68

DEPUTY COMMANDER FOR AIR

DEP CG AIR mENIII MAF LNO PCV COL

CHIEF OF STAFF SECTION

ANDERSON, N JHA'IS,JE

DNG 6455 MOMENT 6 6/68PHU BAI 2606, PHU .BAI 9/68TOC DROP 32

CHIEF OF STAFFDEP CisDEP cis DYEMKRSTAFF SECRETARYDYEMARKER ASSTADMIN OFFADMIN CHIEF

OOENCOLCOLLTCOLMAJMAJ

ANDERSON, E EFAW, D LMOOTELLER, MWAGNER, D HHAYDEN,WKSTEVENSON, S H

405, DANANG 6383305, DANANG 6405490438, DANANG 6383/6100490305360

1/698/68

8/6811/686/68

DEP CHIEF OF STAFF FOR OPERATIONS

DEP cis FOR OPNS 00EN(USA) FLANAGAN, E M JR 233, DANANG 6232

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• ..

COLLTCOLMAJMAJ(USA)MAJ -lSTLT

BECKINGTON, H L 222, DANANG 6512 10/68ELDER, T G 202 9/68COOKE, M D 422, DANANG 6309 9/68SMITH, R H 471 7/68HOLDEN, W B 202 " 6/68KELLY~ J F - 471 8/68VEAL_, ILP 472,_ DANANi.! _63_o<L-__~/68BUTTOLPH, R D 402 11/68DAVIS, D L 472 11/68HESTER, C E 472 9/68RUFFINI, J R 202 11/68SISLEY, F E 422, DANANG 6309 12/68SMITH, J M 202 11/68TOWNSEND, B E 322 6/68HOFFMAN, R M 322 8/68TREHY, J D 322 9/68BEDOKA, L 471 10/68MUIRHEAD, T H 472 12/68DREZ, R J _ 355, 339 3/69GRINAGER, V L 424 11./68MITCHELL, P S 422 5/69

ASST ciS G-1ASST G-1STAT/RP!'S OFFASST G-1ASST G...1ADMIN/AWARDS 0

G-a-"SEC-TroN

ASST CiS G-2/SS0 COLDEP G-2/ASSO COLINTEL COLLO LTCOLPRODUCTIONS 0 LTCOL(USA)OPNS UNIT LTCOL(USA)INTEL PLANS/ESTO LTCOLSTAFF CIO _ LTCOLSPEC INTELO ASSO MAJA/INTEL PLANS MAJA/INTEL PLANS MAJASST INTEL OPNS MAJASST COLL 0 MAJTIO MAJ

. OOBO MAJOOBO MAJ(USA)OOBO MAJ(USA)PRODUCTIONS 0 --MAJ(USA)CIO MAJ(USA)INTELL WATCH 0 CAP!'AERIAL REC/PHOTO CAP!'ITT/ITO CAP!'AERIAL REC/PHOTOG-2 AIR SUB UNIT CAPTINTEL WATCH 0 CAPTGD RECON 0 CAPI'COMBAT INTELL 0 CAPT (USA)AERIAL REC/PHOTO lSTLTRP!'S/STAT 0 lSTLTASST STAFF CIO lSTLTAIR SU lSTLTADMIN INTEL 0 lSTLTCOLL ANYLYST 0 lSTLTA/SPEC INTEL 0 lSTLTAERIAL REC/PHOTO WOAERIAL REC/PHOTO WOSIGNAL INTELL 0 WOAERIAL REC/PHOTO WO

PEDERSEN, P FFRIDBLL, J RHOLCOMB, C ECOTTER, R JREED, R MFELDERMAN, K L

,-LESH, T JEATTENAUDE, R LSTACY, R MBRCMN, J HBALLANCE, S MGAYLORD, I EFREIDL, RHERBUCK, D LPALLANG, R LSCHOLZ, D RWHITE, B DDOYLE, T ESPARKS, A NTERRY, L WVOIGHT, M

2-.

200, 201 DNG 6585200200201200, 201200, 201

455339422202424202472, DANANG 6309424222422402424424402424

8/6810/686/68

1%687 687/68

7/681/6912/6810/6811/682/691/694/6911/684/693/699/683/697/.688/68

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11TH IT TEAM

•lSTLTlSTLT

CAPT

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GRIESEN' , B R 480_WEBER, .J_K. .~.. 480.

RAYNES, S E 450

•1/6910/6e

e/6$

OIC!SST OICITTOITTO

CAPl'CAPTCAPT .lSTLT

BAILEY, K E 450DONOHUE, E T JR -450

-WILLIAM3, R H .. 450FASNACHT, J H 450 .

$/6$$/6$e/688/6e

G-3 SECTION

AC/S G-3 BGEN GLICK, .J E 233, DANANG 6263!SST GND. OPNS 0 COL HEISTROM, R S 361 5/69DEPUTY G-3 COL RANDALL, T L 203, DANANG 6232 7/6$DEPUTY G-3 GND COL WHITE, W R 203, DANANG 6232 4/69DEPUTY G-3 AIR COL WILKFR, D 323, DANANG 6499 9/6ePLANs/PRo.J 0 COL HOLZBAUER, .J F . 363 10/68LIAISON 0 MACV COL FOSSUM, E L MACV COC (DROP 3e3) 7/68LIAISON 0 7TH AF COL BROWNING, R C MACV COC (DROP 383) 9/68DEPUTY G-3 GND COL SMITH, F L 461 7/6$DEPUTY G-3 AIR COL LEIS, S F 363 4/69ASST AIR OPS 0 LTCOL GRITZ, R L 303 4/69R/D 0 LTCOL OLIVER, R W 336 e/68!SST PLANS 0 LTCOL BEY, R .J 363 $/6e!SST OPS 0 GND LTCOL COBB, J H .JR 273 7/68

. ASST OPS 0 AIR LTCOL RIFFLE, .J C 303 10/68ASST GND OPS SUP LTCOL GOODS ON, .J P 361

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lliJO 2TIBDE ROKM:: LTeOL SCHEMING, R J...

DET 24 7 6eOIC ceo LTCOL ... BLAGG, R E . 339, DANANG 6528 e/6ePCV LIAISON 0 LTCOL(USA) BAILEY, D G 7/6$LIAISON 0 7THAF LTCOL(USAF) BYERS, .J R MACV COC (DROP 383) 9/6$ARMY/AIR OPS 0 LTCOL(USA) GRCM, R M 303 10/6e!SST OPS 0 LTCOL(USA) SCHOENING, G W 273 1/69!SST OPS 0 LTCOL(US-A) HANRICK,D M 273 11/6$ASST PLANS 0 LTCOL(USA) RUSSELL, A L 363 2/69ASST R&D 0 LTCOL(USA) EVELAND, C R 336 2/69!SST PLANS 0 LTCOL(USA) EVANS, E J

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363 1%6$PERS REPONSE 0 CDR SCHNEIDER, 0 363 7 6$ ~

ASST AIR OPS 0 MA.J GANZ, W H 303 5/69!SST PLANS 0 MAJ WATERSTREET, .JR 363 5/69G-3 WATCH 0 MAJ REED, W C 103 9/6$

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G-3 SECTION

ASST PLANS 0 MAJ BINNEY, D C .36.3 1%68TRNG 0 MAJ EATON, C G 337 7 68ASST PLANS 0 MAJ BRCMN, J L .363 2/69PROJ/RPTS 0 MAJ PIFEL, B W 273 2/69A/GND OPNSSUPARM. MAJ PETERSON, P M .361 10/68ASST GND OFS 0 MAJ SULLIVAN, T L 27.3 11/68

ASST LNO 7TH AF MAJ DREWELCM, DC' MAGV CDC (DROP 64) 7/68HISTORICAL 0 MAJ BOOTH, C L 343 8/68COC PROJ 0 MAJ MULLEN, At JR 103 ~68MeDEC REP AIR MAJ RIVARD, R I 30.3 5 68MJDEC LIAISON 0 MAJ NAPPI, L T ' 27.3 . 5/68';COG WATCH 0 MAJ SRAFE, J R 10.3 8/68CHEMICAL 0 MAJ(USA) CHAPMAN, J B 36.3 . 1%68ASST OPS O/ARMOR MAJ(USA) WALKER, C L 30.3 6 68ASST ors 0 GND MAJ(USA) DIXON, W 273 12/68ASST AIR OPNS 0 MAJ(USA) ALLEN, D K .30.3 7/68ASST PLANS 0 MAJ(USA) SMITH, P F JR 363NGFO LCOO CAMPBELL, W 40.3 4/69ASST LNO 7TH AF CAP!' SIMMONS, J E MACV COG (DROP 64) 5/69ASST HIST 0 CAPT GERMAN, T G .34.3 5/69TCC 0 CAPI' SUDMEYER, D I 441 3/69

.R/D 0 CAPI' HOLDER, K M 3.36 5/69EXEC ASST TO G-3 CAPI' SULLIVAN, T C 20.3, DANANG 62.32 10/68ASST R&D 0 CAPT BAILEY, J R 336 2/69ELEC WAR 0 CAPT CLEMMONS, R F 402 6/68ASST LNO MACV CAPT RUPP, B L MACV CDC (DROP 38.3) 8/68SITREP HISTREP 0 CAPI' PRESTON, C P 802 .2/69I CORFS INO CAPT ZADEL, C H 1%68FADAC TEAM 0 CAPT DAVIS, D R 273 8 68I CORFS LNO CAPT(USA) SHARP, G L 339 10/68

. !SST AIR OFS 0 CAPT(USA) KERR, D A 303 11/68ASST AIR OFS 0 CAPT(USA) LOWE, H J 303 12/68G-3 COG WATCH 0 CAPT(USA) HARDY, D J 103 I

GRAPHICS OIC 1STLT PFRIMMER, F L 485 10/68G-3 WATCH 0 1STLT SINCLAIR, J W .339 5/68ROKMC LNO MAJ CHA, S00 JUNG .324ARVN LNO MAJ CHUNG, N D 224ROKMJ LNO CAPT SUR, YOON SUCK 324ARVN LNO CAPT CHUNG, HA BA 224ARVN rso 1STLT COAl, L X 224ADMIN CHIEF ;603

G-4 SECTION---

ASST ciS G-4 COL DILLOW, R 0 414 6/68DEPUTY G-4 COL HUFFSTUTTER, H V 414 9/68

DECLASSIFIED

•DECLASSIFIED

5.

DECLASSIFIED

•

•DECLASSIFIED

•CAP SECTION

DIRECTOR LTCOL BRADY, B F 473, 474 10/68DEPUTY DIR MAJ RAINES, R C 473, 474 7/6SOIC TRNG MAJ CAMPANELLI, J M 473, 474 7/68ASST oro ITT CAPT BERRY, L H 473, 474 3/69INSPECTOR CAPT BLAHA, W C 473, 474 5/69ADMIN/ANAL 0 lSTLT HILLMAN, J E 473, 474 3/69

CHAPLAIN SECTION

FORCE CHAPLAIN CAPT BELCM, R W 219 10/6SASST FORCE CHAP CDR, MJDONNELL, J T 219

CORDS

DEPUTY FOR CORDS MR CROSS, C T-- -DANANG 6228SECRETARY MRS GALLAS, V H DANANGt 6228

CORDS JOINT STAFF

DEP FOR CORDS 1£ NELSON, C R DANANG 6228SENIOR MER. COL WARREN, R F MOTLEY 231MEMBER LTCOL(USA) GARDNER, G M MOTLEY 231PLANS/FROG }R ENTIN, D H MarLEY 231REPORTS/ADMIN 0 CAPT SLOAN, T M MarLEY 231PLANS/FROG LT(USA) CLARK, D R MOTLEY 231

REVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

CHIEF MR MrJSTAKOS -MOTLEY 218RD TEAM oms 0 LTCOL MORLEY, D H MOTLEY 300 7/6SA/RD TEAM OIS 0 MAJ KING, P F MOTLEY 300 S/6S .

.RD TEAM INSP CAPT LAU, R R 5/6SRD TEAM INSP CAPT NISSENSON, L MOTLEY 300 7/68RD TEAM INSP ]J3TLT BERTON, C J 5/6SRD TEAM INSP lSTLT VALENT, S 8/68RD TEAM INSP ]J3TLT GRACI]')A, J C 5/6S,SPL STUDIES 0 lSTLT JANSEN, L J 5/6SRD TEAM INSP 2DLT 1,-lRIGHT, E F 7/68

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

CHIEF MR BOSTON, E J MarLEY 178ASST CHIEF MEl. SCHUMACHER, D C MOTLEY 178PERS 0 MR MOORE, W MOTLEY 178CONTROLLER MR COX, C MOTLEY 166GENERAL SERV 0 MR COOK, J M MOTLEY.178AIR OPS SPEC :MR CAIN, W MOTLEY174.TRANS 0 MR FINK, J MOTLEY 277

6.

DECLASSIFIED

DECLASSIFIED

•NEW LIFE DEVELOPMENT

•-.- ~

CHIEF MRCHIEF ED BRANCH MRCHIEF AGR BRANCH r~

CHIEF ENGR MRCHIRF PUB ADMIN MRCHIEF LOG BRANCH MRCHIEF PUB SAFETY MRCHIEF PUB HEALTH DRCHIEF REF DIY ~~

SEN 11UNIC ADV MR

WHELTON, J M'l'nLLE~--E-R -JOHNSON, WDUKE, D HURQUHART, REUBANKS, FCARB:Ij1ffiY, D J,ecMATTHEWS, WMCLENDON, LHENRY, H T

MOTLEY 196MoTLEY196MOTLEY 186MOTLEY 194MOTLEY 234MOTLEY 232MOTLEY 278MOTLEY 166MOTLEY 196MOTLEY 234

FSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS DIVISION

CHIEF MR

CHIEU HOI DIVISION

CHIEF HO'l'LEY 186

DENTAL SECTION

FORCE DENTAL 0 - CAPTAD~rrN ASST CDRADfiJIN ASST LT

KING,..·.JFLEE, R WGROCE, W

340340340

51685/685/69

E}~KATION - TRANSPORTATION SECTION

E1vlBARK 0LNO HQ TMAASST EHBARK aASST EI'1BARK 0

LTCOLLTCOLMAJMAJ

GOULD, J F JRMOORE, H RTURNEFt_, G EKING, H L

439

458439

12/685/6911/6811/68

TRANSPORTATION CONTROL CFNTER.

OICHIGHWAY SECAIR SECHIGHWAY SECASST TALOAIR SECIII MAl? G-3 REPlST LOGC~'ID REPFLC REP1ST LOGC:MD REPADLO

LTcoLLTc01(uSA)LTCOLTuSAFTHAJ(USA)MAJ(USAF)CAPrrUSAF)­CAPI'CAPr(USA)18TL1lSTLT(USA)2DLt{lJSA) .~~

- ---- - --- -

HAL:wlD., P F _458__~~LOX ~ :2~5 __STANLEY, R E 458KIDD, R L 245LAVa, R A _ _il.5iL _f~1'I[,=-DH _ 458SUm1EYER, P T 441JESSEt-J, 0 W 441DAUGH"RTY, G B~ 441E~'lERJ:Q..~,_f,~fl_~~ _~ ._1IA1~ -._ _~_._~~ ---

T1ILLm-,-S A -

7.

DECLASSIFIED

- ---

- 9/68

3/69

2/69

DECLASSIFIED

• • -,

ENGINE11f! SECTION

FORCE ENGINEER 0 COL JOHNSON, T D . 215 5/68!SST FqRGE ENGRO MAJ DININGER, C F 315 9/68CECO LCDR TIBBEl'S, J C JR 415 7/68ENGR PJtANS 0 MAJ MILLER, D R 415 9/68ENGR oms 0 MAJ YOUNG, D P 315 9/68!SST PLANS/OPS 0 MAJ(USA) HENSON, A M 415 8/6SSPEC PBl.OJ STAFF MAJ LANDIS, J A 415 5/69SPEC '~OJ STAFF GAP!' HENDERSON, E M 415 9/68CECO CAP!'(USA) RENNIE, D A 415 8/68ENGR UTIL 0 PAP!' GILLESPIE, G E 415 8/68!SST ENGR OPS 0 J.STLT ROBERTS, J A 315 8/68

FOOD SERVICE SECTION

FOOD SERVICE 0 LTCOL -BRIDGES, B D 358 10/68

HEADQUARTERS COMMANDANT

HQ conor (ADDU) LTCOL SCHRYVER, H C 247, 234 10/68

INFORMATIONAL SERVICES SECTION - COMBAT INFORMATION BUREAU

9/688/689/686/687/688/686/688/684/694/694/697/68

FORCE ISO COLASST ISO 0 COL!SST ISO 0 LTCOLIII MAF LNO MACV LTCOLPRESS REL/OPS 0 MAJA/PRESS REF/ops CAP!' (USA)PHOTO 0 CAP!'A/PRESS/OPS 0 lSTLTPRESS CENTER 0 lSTLTRADIOjrV 0 lSTLTESCORT 0 lSTLTPRESS 0 lSTLTESCORT 0 J.STLTCOMBAT ARTIST .WO

INSPECTOR SECTION

FASER, K ESTIFF, HDUNNAGAN, C GREUS, K HSMITH, J HWOODS, J MECKERT, J DCUMMINS, P TGAZAWAY, H SOWEN, J 0DURAN, R GSHELTON, J MGUNKEL, A NPARKS, W A

456, DNG 6259 MrLY 227 8/68·456286TIGER 4585286286286286286286286286286286

FORCE INSPEC

LEGAL SECTION

COL DURAND, W R JR 432 6/68

FORCE LEGAL 0 COLASST FORCE L 0 MAJLEGAL ASST 0 CAP!'ADMIN CHIEF

FAW, D LFISCHER, M CBEAUDRY, G W

8.

305317317

- 317

8/686/6812/68

DECLASSIFIED

•DECLASSIFIED

•MEDI04L SECTION

FORCE SURGEON CAP!'MEn ADMIN ASST CDRADMIN CHIEFMEn .STATISTICS

LEMMON, R H,DONOVAN, H G

216216469469

6/687/68

.:"," -'>---

7/688/681/692/697/682/69

437437437344437 .437437

--228~ 328

DOERING, ,J "Hit JRPLATT, R MHESSER., W ALEFAVOR, MW 'WILLIAM>, B TWHITTEN"D J

,'d~ ~SPECnL SERVICES SECTION~~.•"'":..7 .'

,~.

'~:' ~ FOROE SPL SERV 0 COL!SST IPL SERV 0 COLCUSTOpIAN REO FD CAPTR&R 0 CAP!'FACILITY CORD . CAP!"SPECIAL PROJ 0 lSTLTADMIN CHIEFMARS STATION

MOTOR TRANSPORT SECTION

FORCE Ml'0Ml' OPNSOADMIN CHIEF

MAJMAJ

EGGLESTON, J NBRAUER, C H

235235235

12/689/68

. NAVMJ JUD ACT RVN

NAVM:: JUD ACT 0 LTCOL HOLBEN, D E 417 q/68

OPERATIONS ANALYSIS SECTION

FORCE OPNS ANALO LTCOLASST OPS ANAL 0 MAJ!SST OPS ANAL 0 MAJADMIN CHIEF

CLARK, B EROGERS, R PRASAVAGE, J R

408 '408408408

8/689/682/69

ORDANCE SEGTION

FORCE ORD 0 , COLASST FORCE ORD 0 LTCOLAMMO 0 CAPTTRAC VEH 0 2NDLTADMIN CHIEF

CAlL:, R DEIMARre, T CFAUGHT, R JSOUTHERLAND, W E

208, 308208, 308308308208

9/6811/688/688/68

7TH ffiYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS BA.TTALION

COMMANDING 0 MAJ WESTGARD, W C 1/69

9.

DECLASSIFIED

•DECLASSIFIED

•POSTAL SEOTION

PCSTAL 6 OAPr KLESYK, F JR 407 7/68

ffiarOOOL SEOTION

FOROE ffiarOOOL 0 LTOOL!SST PROTOOOL 0 lSTLT

.\-m\~BRArTH, T HGLASS, J M"

262, DANANG 6206262, DANANG 6206

12/684/69

ffiOVOST MARSHAL SEOTION

ffiOVOST MARSHAL LTOOL!SST PMC MAJ

GAMBARDELLA., J J 3DMPBNMILONE, D E 3DMPBN

9/681/69

PSYOHOLOGIOAL OPERATIONS SEOTION

FOROE PSYOP 0OPNS 0INTELLO!SST OPNS 0ADMIN OHIEF

COLMAJMAJCAPr

_DUNBAR, M JBATES, W SGARDNER., G LffiICE, B L

401401401401

-401

8/685/6811/6$4/69

RED OROSS SEOTION

RED CROSS REPRED OROSS REP

MEtHR.

LINDSEY, J WBLEVINS, W

319, NIGHTS & SUN 4/6e119, CALL AT MOMENT 119 $/68

REPRODUOTION SECTION

____6L6~ _·307 .-307

LONGCRIER.,"_G A~ ~~IDYSGT010 (ACTING)REPRO CHIEF

SUPPLY SEOTION

FORCE SUP 0 COLASST FORCE SUP 0 LTCOLASST SUP 0 CAPrASST SUP 0 lSTLT

-Q;UnW;-FA­GAUT, D LSONNEBORN; E WBARRATT, T W

--423, DANANG 6464423421421

7/68$/68$/6$4/69

HEADQUARTERS AND SER.VICE~OMPANY

CO:MMANDING 0 LTCOL SCHRYVER., H C 234 10/6$DISBURSING 0 LTCOL DIETZ, L F 418 7/68EXECUTIVE 0 MAJ CAPUTO, J J . _?47 " U/68CLUBS 0 MAJ BARNES,RJ 459 12/68MESS 0 MAJ NOLEN, T A 459 5/68LNO VN HQ (SGN) CAPT BAGLEY, T B JR 11/6$DIR VIET LANG SC CAPT ORIELLY, J R CAG SCHOOL 2/69SECURITY 0 CAPr HALLAM, A H 227 _6/68--------

SUPPLY 0 lSTLT THOMAs, -C w 221 3/69MAINT .0 OAPr BRAY, S R ~35 7/68

10.

DECLASSIFIED

DECLASSIFIED

. , > . • •MrO lSTLT FLESKEs, W G 335 2/69

ADMIN 0 lSTLT HEBERT, A J 234 7/68

ASST DISB 0 CW04 BLINKOVITCH, J 418 7/68

MEDICAL 0 LT KELDAHL, L R 416 7/68

CHAPLAIN LT KIRSCH, 8 M . 9/68

~T COMBINED ACTION GROUP,"- ~-t

.... -~: "--_/

/~':~. COMMANDING 0 LTCOL PIERSON, E F JR CHU LAI 3918 2/69i::"-' EXECUTIVE 0 MAJ BRONN, M T CHU LAI 3918 11/68;-......

CO CACO 1-1 CAPT liCD0N.0UGH, J ..9:' 3/69~:-.~-" . 8-2/S-3 0 CAPT KENT, W D JR CHU LAI 3910 8/68F- - ~ -

~~~" CO CACO 1-2 1STLT . BENCO, J F 7/68CO CACO 1-3 1STLT GREENFIELD, J W 5/688-4 0 1STLT GRYCTKO, B JIll 9/68ADJUTANT CW03 JONES, 8 J CHU IAI 3919 7/68

2D COlv1BINED ACTION GROUP

COHMANDING 0 LTCOL DAY, J R CAG SCOL CO 8/68EXECUTIVE 0 MAJ BURKE, F M CAG SCOL EXECO 7/688-3 CAPT CHRISTIE, R F CAG SCOL S-3 1/69S-4 CAPT WILKENLOH, W C ' CAG SCOL S-4 7/68CO CACO C 1STLT WILLETT, vI F 1%68CO CACO 2-5 LSTLT BEUKEMA, D R 5 68CO CACO 2-6&2-7 1STLT BUFFALO.w, vI D 9/68CO CACO 2-8 lSTLT CREITZ, R D JR 8/68CO CACO 2-3 1STLT HYNES, T J JR 7/68CO CACO 2-2 lSTLT SYLVIA, J R 5/68CO CACO B 1STLT CRANSTON, K R 11/68ADMIN 0 WO BORGENS , R D CAG SCOL AD1vlIN 0 2/69

3D COMBINF..D ACTION GROUP

COMt1ANDING 0 LTCOL KELLER, R J PHU BAI 2488 8/68EXECUTIVE 0 CAPT- SOLAK, T S PHU BAI 2327 8/';8CO CACO 3-5 MAJ BRCMN, J R . 9/68S-3 OFF CAPT LlPE, P R PHU BAI 2327 li/68,CO CACO 3-1 1STLT HOLM1REEN, J C 10/68CO CACO 3-2 CAPT MATTHEVJS, J L 11/68COCACO 3-4 CAPT HAINES, P D 5/68SUP LOG 0 1STLT PITTENGER, G S PHU BAI 2235 10/68ADMIN 0 lSTLT KEARNEY, D E PHU BAI 2025 1~i68CO CACO 3-3 lSTLT STAMPFR, T B 9 68

29TH CIVIL AFFAIRS COHPANY

COMMANDING 0 LTCOL ' SEXTON, T JR 386 4/68PUBLIC SAFETY l1AJ RAY, L K 380 6/68OPERATIONS 0 MAJ CARISON , D G 280 10/68CHIEF, PUBLIC CAPT_ . ... _---- nEDE'KER, K L 280 4/68ADMIN 0 CAPT JOHNSON, J C 280, 387 5/68PUBLIC SAFETY CAPT STEPHENS, J S 380

-,'-""",JPUBLIC SAFETY lSTLT VITARO, S A 380 .~"O~:.~,,;~- 5/68CHIEF, PUBLIC 2DLT KANNEGIETER, K K 380 \ii:::~~ ~~- 4/68CHIEF, CIV SUP 2DLT MUSICK, W D A. .. 280 5-/68

"DECLASSIFIED

-=

•DECLASSIFIED___________c~__ _ =_

•HCSPITAL SHIP HEffiOLAND 345

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12.

DECLASSIFIED