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From: Comrl)anding Otfieer, U. S. Raval ~obile co·nstruction B~ttalion FORTY Commander Construction BattalioDS P~eif'ic · Tog

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USRMCB FORTY Deployment Completion Report; f orwardi~g ot

(a) CQICBPACIIST 52lj.il

EtiCls (l) »epieyment Coaj>letion Report

l. Enclosure (1), a sU:mmar;r of. U. s. Hav81. Mobile Construetion B,.ttalion :FORTYas ~loyment t;o. Chu t.ai~ Bepubli~ oJ Vietruiil, · durlng the period ot

{.~=°er 1967 ihrOugh june 1.968, is fd~eord-.wit;h ref~e

Copy- toa Cil(lP.ACPLT ~~.AG CCtfCBLAIT SWEE HIST

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. 00- III M.lF RAw.lC (06) ?l.VFAC . (063) 00.?-!NAVPORY. C<llSERVLAHT COMJNC:B OOH.30NGR ct»ollCR C~3,2tiCR (IM2(1f CR -OCll21.HCR 00 CBCEH POR HUB Co BJ. VSCOLCONST PORHn CBeOS . .A.Lt. DGB•S cO H<nu,. ~ . ROICC CHU LAI

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Uo s. NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATrALION FORTY Officers and Leading Chief Petty Of:fieers

CDR W • F • DANIEL

LCDR s. ~. STEWART

LCDR D. B. LEOOARD

ENS C. W. COULTER

ENS w. "H11 JAMES

LT Go So ROBINS(Jf

LT D. Fo McCAHILL

LTJG ,E. I. LBS

WDR-D. B. IEONARD

LCDR W. M. BELL

Canmanding O.tficer

(Feb 1966 - Feb 1968) Executive O.tfieer

(Feb 1968 - Present) E:xecutive Officer

Administrative Officer

Personnel Officer

{May 1967 - Jan 1968) Military Readiness Officer/ Bravo Cempan;r Commmder

(Jan 1968 - ·Present) Military Readiness Off').cer/ . Bravo Compan,y Ceumander

Asnstant Military Readiness Officer

(May 1967 - Feb 1968) OperatiOllS Officer

(Fe~ 1968 "'! Present) ()perat.ions Officer ;

LT R. K. CLARK Projact Coordi.Dator

LTJG R. P. ilflll:~I·I·I (Oct 1967 - J-qne 1968) Engineering _ Officer

tcm J. J. CUNNINGHAK- Logistic& Officer

LTJG .Co F • . ~ .. : ~ . . . " , , . . .

LTJ G R. A.. Ho:tJ'

LTJG G. H. YEATTS . . . . .

LTJG J • Bo GAHT

W02 V. E. BAILEY

W-01 Mo G. THATCHER

EHS J ~ W. KING

LTJG Ra A. BRUCE

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. .DiabUQi.ng _O,tficer

Material .Laision o.rfi,cer

.~A." . COBlpa111' . Ccmmander . .'

. . ; -~ . (HOY 1967 - J~ 19~) "A" Company Caumander

· (Apr 1966 .. Jan 1968) Asst "A" CanpQl\Y Commander

(Dec 1967 .. Preseut) Asst ttA° CompaJV' Commander

(Jan 1968 ·• Present) Asst 11A11 Company Commandor

Asst "B" Compatzy" Caomander

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LT R. M. BARRON

LTJG R. E. WADE

LTJ G D. Po BODINE

LTJG E. I. HANDELAND

LT Eo s. McLA.IDHLIN

LT R. c. MERTZ

LT J. D. SHANNON

LT R. K. KOCK

LT s. J. LILLY

LTJQ A. J • STUART

UTCM G. L. WEST

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U'.rCS B. o. SHOR.r

EOCS F. A. ll!NHERTZ

C21CS L. I. SINES

(Mar 1966 - .Mar 1968)

(Mar 1968 - Present)

11 C" Company Commander

Asst "C.. Compat\V CQJJ1l1.imder

19D" Compan,r CQTJna.tlde 1'

A11st "D" Company Commander

Dental Officer

Medical Officer

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Chap1ain

OIC Seabeo Team 4001

OIC Seabee Team 4002

Le'ading Chiet Petty Officers

Battalion Cbiet '

1tJ.11 Company ghietf

Operationa Gbie!

11.l" co. Operati•s Cbie:t

Maintenance Cbiel

HMCS T. W • FOS$ (Sep 1967 - June 1968) Medical Chief

MRcs R. M. G:fBBONS (Apr 1966 ... Mar 1968) Training Chi~f

CECS R. L. EV ANS (Mar 1968 " Present) Training Chief

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List of Abbreviated titles of Conmand and Agencies

NAVFACENGCOM - Naval Facilities Engineering Command

CBPAC

CB LANT

3NCB

)ONC.R

NAVFOH.V

HACV

NS.A-D

FLSG

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.. ConstrucM.on Battalions U. S. Pacifi c Fleet

- Construction Battali ons U. S. Atl antic Fl eet

- Third Naval Construction Brigade

- Th:i.rti.eth Naval Construction Regiment

- Navti.l Forces V:i.etnam

- Military A.ssistance Connnand Vietnam

- Naval Support Activity - Detachment

- Force Logistic Support Group

- Marine Air Group

- Light Anti-Aircraft Missile

- Civil Operation and Revolutionary Development Support Agency

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I Chronology 1

II Battalion Routine 8

III Administrative Summaiy 12

Personnel SUmmary 1.3 Cntena for Cut--Off Dates .of

Personnel ·Transfers prior to Depl.oyment 13

Reenlistment Sunwary J.3 Monthly Personnel Status 14 Sai'ety' 14 Chaplain Activities 15 Legal 17 Public ,Af.f a.irs 19 Awards and Promotions 21 Civil Affairs 22 Medical 25 Dental 28 Administrative 31 Special Services 32 Educat.iona1 Services Office 33 Letters of Appreciation & Mes-

sages of Congratulations 35

IV . ''.Equipnent ~2

General Maintenance 63 Facilities 65 .Personnel 66 Special Maintenance Problems·

and Recanrnendat.1.ons 68 P-25 Upgrading Program 70 Rock Crusher Opera tio.n Problems 71

v Training 77

Formal Training 78 Miscellaneous Training 81 Plans 84

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VI Communications

GEtneral Lessons µ,arned aQd Recommen~­

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VII Ordnance

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Lessons Learned a'l').d .Recommend,_-ti90s · .:

VIiI Supply

Narrative turnover or Supply Functians

Between Battalions · SUJBDUU'Y of Logistics Fiscal Exchange Food Service

IX Labor Distribution:

Direct Labor Ana.lysis Ove~ead Analysis ...

X Projf:!lcts

Scope of workload Workload Character Loss of Horizontal Capability' Descriptions of Major P~ojects

XI Prog{'ess and Performance Chart

Projects- Transferred to MCB 74 Montbl¥ Scheduled and Actual.

Product.ion

XII Construction Item Summaries

XIII Completed Projects ·

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XIV Engineering Di vision

Dpsign and Drafting ITJ.nting Critical Path Meth~

(CPM) Charts M~terial Ta)ce-off't s (MTO• s)

XV Camp Improvements

Camp Conditions Upon Arrival. Initial Repairs and Imp~ovements Maintenance Improvement~ Boiler, Steam Distribution, Galley,

and Transformer Pad · . ~age fron TET Ofrfensive R~creational Facilittes and Living

Conditions Future Improvements

XVI eonstruction Lessons Leamed

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Ammunition Storage Point (ASP) . construction

B~lted steel Tanlc· Construction Bll.tler Buildings ~curi:ty Tower Con~truction W•ll Drilling Oper-?.tions utilities Systems Constructi.on Quarry Operations Procedures of Airli,fting Air

Mount Out Equi~nt Miscellaneous Const~ction

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XVII Annexes 186

XVIII Construction Photos 192

FIGURES PAGE

l. Monthly Personnel Status 54 2• MCB 40 Safety Progress 55 3. Accidental Injuries by Con-

tributing Causes 56 4. Injury Tfpe ·Frequency 56 5. NJP 57 6. Sick Call 58 7• Dental Classification 5~ 8. Mar grams 60 9. Phone Patches 6o

10. G.B.D. Tests 61 ll. Advancement Examinations 61 12. Equipment Status 72 13. Equipment Disposition Tab1e 73 14. PM's Break Downs 15 15. Equipment Deadline .16 16• ·Operations and Maintenance-SC® 101 17 • . Repair Parts-SC~2 102 18• Camp Maintenance-S~3 103 19. · Labor Distributi.cm Deployment

Summary October 1967 to June 1968 108

20. Direct Labor Man Days 110 21. Labor Distribution llO 22. Materia!' in Place lll 23. Material in Place/Direct Labor

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2 OCT - Advance Party of MCB FCRTY arrived at Camp Shields, RVN.

2$ OCT - CDR W. F. DANIEL, Canmanding Officer, USN MCB FORTY assumed command of Camp Shields relieving LCDR w. A. SIMMONS, Acting Commanding Officer, USN MCB SEVENTY-ONE.

29 OOT - Detail Bravo of one first class petty officer and ten other enlisted men deployed to Binh Son, BT615888 to construct(.& field hospital for the Republic of Korea Array Support Battalion.

5 NOV - Detail Echo of one first class petty officer and two other enlisted men departed for Saigon for Operation Searchlight (Clarinet Seaward) •

7 NOV - SKC J. W. MAUFIELD and SKC H. VISSER, COMCBPAC Financial Section visited USN MCB FORTY SUpply Department.

11 NOV - Detail Charlie of one first clas~ petty officer and twelve other enlisted men deployed to Quang Ngai, Bs6507JO to con­struct cantonments for the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, 2nd Engineer Battalion.

16 NOV - Detail Delta of one Chief Petty Officer and eight other en­listed men deployed to Cu Lao Re Island to construct a Naval Radar Facility for C<l1NAVFCRV.

18 NOV - Detail Alpha of five enlisted men deployed to the Northern I Corps in support of Project Dye Marker.

3 . DID - RADM A. , C·, HUSBAND, CCMNAVFACENGCCM, RADM W, M. HE.AMAN, COMCBPAC and Captain C. W. 'IDRNER, COM30NCR visited Camp Shi ol ds .

14 DEC - Captain C. W. TURNFll, COM30NCR and Captain H. H. l..OEFFLER, Director Construction Northern I Corps visited Camp Shields.

18 DIC - A 5 ton cargo truck sustained mi.nor damage when .it ran over a buried M-79 round. No personnel were injured.

23 DID • Detail Foxtrot of one first class petty officer and eiehteen other enlisted men deployed to QUang Ngai, Bs650730 to up­grade the Government of Vietnam/Medical Operating Hospital for 01vil Operation and Revolutionary Dovelopment Suppor t Agency ( CCRDS) ,

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1968 -2 JAR - Detail Bravo returned .trqm .. Binh Seq as 1ihe .. hospital work

order was cap.celled by .)OHCR. ' I . .

5 Jill - C&ptain Go SlfAW'Ctli'l'HC!i-, Deputy Chi'1' ot staff far Lo~sti.ca, CCIW:.VF<RV V1-~1ted Camp &1l:l.elda o

,. l.6 JAB - Detail ~lf• returned .f1oom Quang Ngai upon cmpletion oZ

the Gantonmept f(!r the ArJv .ot the Republic Of Vietnaa, 2nd Eiigin~er~ Bat~on.·

20 JAN . "

An i~Uon team headed b;y LT A. T. GJmWi :f'r(la 3latNGR visited Camp Sbi~ida. far. the Annual ~utamot.ive Const.ruc­tion anc;l Mat.vial A:dldn:letra.~ve Inspeetion. ·

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21 JAN - C~der W. L, WILS~, CBl'~G Ope;a.Uons ottio~, aa.4. LT J. L. JmlL•,' CB.Pm· .l'dlliniSl!ratJ.OD Qtticer, d..S,ted.· CU, Slields. . .- . - . -

24 JAB C'l,Wnancier El:e H. SWD'T, CCHCBPAC Staff Cb&pl&iil am. Ted at . . . Camp Shields tar annu81 CbaPlain•s Acfndn1•trat1ve Iupection.

24 tfil_ - cu Lao Re .Island conati'tiction idte -reciiyid-- tdne s-11 . arms sniper round:s. -io ·parsame1,i~~ re~~ted.•

al JAN Detail Golf' (first increment) al seven· enll8t9d Jitc deploy. ed TAD to H;B FIVE at·-nong Ha . to begin-erepara.tiaili ~­establishing. a .rock. craab~. near C~ Lo~: . ·

)l JAN - _phu_ Lai . CC1Dbat Base. ~ •. u~ 1~2mm ~octet •*:tack. ~ '"'-Sldel.df rec~ived. minor' wic:leaprea~ damage as a reault ot a

a.5 kUoton aecondar;y. expl9sion in an ammnition storage point -ca-es~ by the rocket ·at~eJ.c. No pera~l injurY resulted. . _ · ,

5 m - J£+8 s. P ~ Smi4.RT re~e.vea br. ~PDR D. -B. ~ as , kee\lj;j. ve . Of tic er .. ~ LCIR l} • . ~~ LEONARJ) re"-:e!~ul by LCDR w • .M. BELJ:. :.as Operations .~tic~·- : . · ,- _ ·. ·

7 FEB - Chu Lai Ccxnbat Base rec~ved 122lllll ~t•t attae~. Ho du\age or casualties resalted ·a~ Camp Sbielcls.

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14 FEB Chu Lai Combat Base received ·122mm rocket. atto,ck. No damago or casual ties resultod at Camp Shields.

15 FEB .. Detail India of ClR8 o.fficer and seventeen enlisted men deployed TAD to MCB TEN tor construction of roads, air­strip and heliports -~

11 FD - 'Ille .following dignitaries visited ua.rrq:>· ::>hieldf.l:

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Brigadier General ROLLINS RAIM · s_. R. oom . · · captaiD c. w~ mRBER Captain c. c. HEID Captain H9 H. LEOFFLJ!R

Director of Construction, RVN OICC, RVN CCIQONCR Chief of :statr, 3NCB Ottioe ot OICC, RVN

A clet.i:U of thirt)P-e:lgbt enlietri ma .· anct one ott1oer f'?ifa ~:;!'OOR. ·"-rrlved tar berthing at eamp Shields while WOl'k­

. ine; i.n Chu Lai.

Detail Fc:td;rot returned -~o ·oeiwp Shields upon the completion of as much of the upgrading ot the Government of Vietn.aiiv' ~dical Operating Hoapital aa possible with the aterial

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Lem F. M ... NEWCClm, LC:nR G9 R. MATTimfS, and MAJ<R o. J . · ·T?'SON visited CaMp Shields for a CCMCBPAC Platming and·.

Training lri.spE;ction ...

26 FEB - Captain c .• W~ ~) C<JIJONCR, and -Captain Q., A. GOE'l"ZKE, 3NCB Representative Saigon, visited Canp Shields.

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'l'ho Seab~ Birthday was celebrated ey testivitieo which includ.Qd t-:bake cutting,, ·a ~ata.Qhe contest, Seabee or the Year, and naming of MOB F'ORTI Seabee Queen.. Guest ot H0nor was Major Gorieral s. E •. KOST.ER, ·caaaandipg General1 Aaerioal Di.Vision. Following the c~ there was·.a stage lhow and dinner for: the men, ancl an otfioere• l"eaeptlc.

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23 MAR • Captain. O. ·w~ ·rotooa, CCJl30Nei, . and· Captain J. R. FISSER, prospective CQCONCR, v:le1.ted Camp Shields.

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Captain Do G. ISELIN, OICC, RVN, aqd Captain Ao C. P.FlUtINS, OICC, RVN, visited Camp Shieldso

Caamander Co c. BAOOS3 prospective COMCBLANT Operations Officer tlsiyed Camp Shields ..

22 APR .. Chu Lai Combat Base received l22Jma rocket attacko No damage or in~uries received by McB FORTI. .

24 APR .. RUH W •. Mo HFAMAN, CCMCBPAC, . Captd,n To C. WILL.IA.MS, COMGBPAG Staff', and Captain N. J . MAGNESCU, DIR.Cal North, RVN visited Camp Shields.

jl)'.,.lPR • Commander w. L. WILSOO', cm, USN, GOMCBPAC Operatims Of.ficer and LT J. L. HENLEY, CCMCBPAC Adniinistrat.ive 0£.ficer cmdueted the ammal Operation8/Admin1strative Manag8Jlent A·· Inspection~

l HAY - 1he secood. increment. of D8tail. India, consisting o~ s:ixty­:ti ve enlisted men departed far Dong Ha to report to .!EB FIVE.

4 MAY - Chu Lai Canbat Base received two iilcOlit:l.ng 122mm-rocket rounds~ No injurle's or damage were sus·talned by HJB FORTI personnel or equipment. ·

8 MAY - Chu Lai Combat Base received two incoming l22mm .. rocke.t rounds . No injuries or d.ama-ge were sustained by MCS FORTY persO"nnel or equipment.

"' 11 MA.Y - Chu Lai Combat Base received eight incoming 122mm rocket rounds. No inj:u.ries or damage were sustained by MCB FORTI personnel or equipmento · .· . . .

12 MAY - The second increment· of Detail .Golt, consietiiig of one commissioned o.tticer and .twenty-six enlistea .men departed for Cam L~ to begin i nstalling a 200 ton per hour rock crusher~

1$ MAY - Chu Lai Canbat Base received two incaning l22JID-rocket rounds. No injuries or damB.ge were sustained by MCB Fm'l'f ~ personnel or equipment.

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21 MAY .. CaptainJ. R. FISHER, COM.30NCR, CDR C, M. HOWE, Prospective Chief of Staff, .3NCB and CDR R. D. COJGHLIN, Canmanding Officer, MCB SEVENTY-ONE visited Camp Shields,

21 MAY - The third increment of Deiail Golf, consisting 0£ twenty­two enlisted inen departed for Cam Lo.

22 MAY - Captain J. R. FISHER, C<JQONCR, visited Camp Shields.

26 MAY - Chu Lai Combat Base received seven incoming 122mm rocket rounds. No damage or injuries were sustained by MCB FORTY equipment or personnel.

29 MAY ~ Project Clarinet Seaward detail of three (3) enlisted Jtl9n

completed work and returned to Camp Shields. .. .. . '

31 MAY - MCB FOaTY•a Advance Party of on~ officer and twenty-seven enlisted men departed RVN aboard a Military Airlift Connnand aircraft C-llµ for return to Construction Battalion Center~ Davisville;IDlode Island.

l JUN - Detail Golt truck convoy received aµ mortar rounds and seven roun~ of sm&ll arms fire, while paulil'lg rock on route Nine. IDHJ lt. C. McBtnWIE, Bio· 92 15, USN, rec.eived minor injuries.

3 JUN - Detail Golf truck convoy received thirty incem.ing mortar rounds while ·hauling rock on route Nine. No injuries were sustained by MCB FORTY equipment or personnel.

5 JUN - Detail GOlf truck convoy received ten amall arms rounds and eight mortar rounds while hauling rock on route Nine. No injuries were sustained by MCB FORTY equipment or personnel.

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5 JUN - MCB SJl.VENTY*rou.11• s first flight. advance party ot three officers and eighty five enlisted men arrived at Camp· Shields.

8 JUN JlNCR Battalion Equipment Evaluation Progr&l!l Team con­sisting of CMC C. MILLlSON, EOC E. L. McGRAW and SKl W. HYNDS arrived at Camp Shields. .

9 JUN - Seabee Team 4001 departed Saigon, RVN, aboard military air­craft, for return to Construction Battalion C~nter, Davis­ville, Rhode Island.

9 JUN - Detail Golf Officer-in-Charge and six men were pinned down for two and one half hours by an enemy ambush while hauling rock on route N~e. Also a five ton dump truck hit a mine, completely demolishing the rei.r end of the vehi~le. No pereonal injuries were sustained in ei t her incident .

10 JUN - Capt&in J . J. KILLEEN, CHC, USN, Force Chaplain, COMNAVFOitV visited Camp Shields.

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11 JUN - Detail Golf OIC and truck convoy were ambushed while hauling rock on Route Nine . No personal injuries were sustained. One five ton truck received one small arms round through the radiator.

15 JUN - MCB S.EV.ENTY-FOUR' s s,econd flight advance party o£ three officers and thirty five enlisted men arrived at Camp Shields~

15 JUN - MCB FORTY-MCB SEVENTY=FOUR Battalion Equipment Evaluation Program (BEEP) completed on this date.

18 JUN - R.AIM J. V. BAltTLETTj CFJJ, USNj COM.)NCB and CAPT J. R. FISHER, CEC, USNj COMJONCR visited Camp Shields and MCB FORTY project sites.

20 JUN - CAPT J,, R. FISHER, CEC, USN, COMJONCR remained overnight at Camp Shields and visited the project s ites.

20 JUN - Eighteen enlisted men from Detail India returned to Camp Shields .

22 JUN - One hundred twenty two enlisted men from Details India and ·Golf returned to Camp Shields.

26 JUN - CD1t G. W. ~CHLEY, Commanding Officer, USNMCB SEVENTY-FOU1t, assumed coimnand of Camp Shields, relieving CDR W. F. DANIEL, Commanding Offic er, USNMCB FORTY.

4 JUL - Laet flight ar~ived in Davi~villee Homeport deploymeat cqpmenced.

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