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CONFIDENTIAL
Another project, the Dependent Shelter PrograIll is a very
important part of the VNN Welfar'e Program. In June, 1970, the
Sec:o:-etary of Defense formalized a plan whereby the U. S. would
provide support" essentially in the form of con"truction materials
and techi\i cal supervision, for the construction of 100, (JOO dependent
shelters at the rate of 20, OCO units per year over a five year period
(1971-1975). The VNN/VNMC allocation was subsequently
determined by JGS/MACV to be 2,000 units per year. A cost of
$600 per unit was applied to the overall pro graIn. TheBe units were
to be built by Seabees, by VNN self help; and by lump sum and labor'
service contracting. However, the continued Seabee withdrawal
from Vietnam 'and the limited VNN participation in the program
due co operational and higher priority commitments, V,ft contracFng
the best hope for m.eeting the new FY 72 Dependent Shelter PrograITl
gval of aPPToximately 5000 total units. To date, the Seabees have
completed 2528 units and are tasked to complete 9'12 addltlon&l url'.ts
using labor service contracts to assist for 6S7 of these. Lump sum
c(mtracts will probably be used to complete the remaining 1500 \mUs.
In August, the Seabees of CBMU 302 finished cGnstructlnn of the
dependent housing at Rach Soi. By the end of the month, 26 faITlHies
had moved h\Lo the new construction, with 10 more preparing to move.
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The Seabees accomplished the main constrnction with the Vietnamese
providing touch up work.
In the field of PSYW AR, as of 3 August, all Beach JunIper
detachments ceased operations. All personnel and equipment was
transferred to Binh Thuy. During the remainder of August, all
BJU PSYOPS equipment underwent m.aintenancc and then was turned
over to the U. S. Navy POLWAR advisors throughout Vietnam,
primarily in the Delta. Also during August, ATF 211 assumed POLWAR
advi~ory responsiLility for Ca"Mau, as well as Dong Tarn, until
the construction of ISB Ca Mau at which time a POLWAR advisor
will be assigned to Ca Ma',. The POLWAR advisory responsibility
there waf' formerly heltl by SA RIVPATCMD.
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ACCELERATED TURNOVER PROGRAM AND TRAINING SUMMARY
The month of AuguBt dh! not ~h"w great ~trid"'B In tilt" ACTOV I
Program, aB ten of the ,>uppo:rt baHen were bURy p,~eparing ~or
turnover in September. However$> ten logint't<':B ar.,~d tIUPPV.::-t ~;,I';'d.--f't
were turned over duri71g the Illont:h.., with 86 craft :retnal.n:lng p a.G
110 craft had already been tu,"r.ed on'L'.
turned over at DaNarog, and an LCM-8 mchIdcc:k was lunc~'d "ve-,c ",n
I'as is 11 condition: with ()verhaul repa.:lt·:-! by th£". USN due tc) \I}~-:CU;':- :o~n the
at NI1a Be.
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turned over to the VNN for theIl1 to aSSUIl1e the aIl1Il1O escort Il1ission.
On '.8 August the U. S. Navy turned oVvr the secon,} in a series of
ACTOVRAD radar sites it is building for the VNN. Located atop
Monkey Mountain overlooking DaNang Harbor, the site is part of the
network of radar stationfl which will eventually {:over all of the
1,200 Il1ile coastline of South VietnaIl1. The sites function as an
early warning systeIl1 against eneIl1Y atteIl1pts to infiltrate Il1en and
supplies fron1 the sea. Naval vessels supplerrlCnt the systeIl1 by
reaponding to calls to intercept and identify suspected vessels.
ACTOVRAD Site 1/2 has three All1erican naval advisors on hand;
otherwise, it is !Tlanned and op",:'ated by Vietnall1ese sailors.
During the Vietnarnization of the navalyiar, in, V£etnam;.l".-,l.
the Vietnall1ese have been underll1anned and undel'trained for the
tasks newly allptted thell1. Despite this handicap, they have proved
sufficiently capablE of ll1eeting ACTOV deadlines, while the nUll1erous
schools continue to rell10ve the deficit of trained men. On 12
August, at the Saigon Naval Training Center, 39 VNN LDOs were
graduated in Class 6/70, with RADM Chon presiding. On 19
August, 69 graduates of Tran Hung Dao Class XI were graduated
in Saigon with Commodore Tanh, Deputy CNO, VNN, presiding.
A total of 673 personnel have successfully corr.pleted the oes
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Ameri c a n navyrnen fu r l th e co lo r s at ACTOVRAD s ite U2 atop l\ \onke\ Mount a i n i n DaNang as Vietnanl ese sailo r s prepare to r aise lheir fl.':l.l!.
Atte nd ees at the ceremony i ncluded (1 to r ) CAPT E . J . Mountford. \ S',. p r ospe ctive Command ing Office r of ;-laval Support Facilit\". j)a~;,,"~' CDR P . McLaird, US:': , SenlO r Ad·.;iso~, Firsc Coastal i'u!! e. (".\]" L . G . Cut cha ll , US:" . ACTOVRAD P r oject Oflj~,,~ . CAPT 110 \ "" I- . Tt-.oai , V:--J!\ , Comnlo dore, First Coasta17onc. (",,-P'1 H .• \ . PadthH i,
USi\, Commandi ng n ffi ce r , i\ aval Suppo r t Fa..: ili ty , lJa:h"g. a nd CDR Tran Fhuoc Du, V:-J"\, Commandi ng Office r, LSI) Oa:"ang .
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training program thud far out of a plam,ed total of 750. On 27
August the OCS Class XII graduated at Newport, R. I.
The Naval T raining Center at Cam Ranh Bay graduated 591 enlis~ed
personnel froTll several schools during the =nth. 19 August Tllaxked
the graduation of Petty Officer Class 2C/7l.witn~:tr2"!ffBt\identB".ReotUi.t
-(;.llas~79;With 30~hiuaenj,s'~r:idUBf;<e"d>1on'215'>A"gus't' 'elas s '4'0/:71, with 160
students, gra,duated on 27 August. Since VNN personnel are generally
serving for the duration of the war, the new personnel assets can
be considered to be filling g"ps already existing in the Navy, as
they rarely have to serve aH replacements.
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NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, SAIGON
The VNN supply syfltem received ad;-enalin [l'om variouB U. S.
Nav.:.1 Advisory idea~ dur!ng the month: The new VNN Field Supply
Procedures were disseminated for inlpleITlf,ntation at the Aupport bafJ<Os;
stock pllrification projects were completed on Borne bases; tWl more
logistics support base supply depal·tmente were turned over in AuguAt;
while requh;ition backlogs were eliITlinated by a new Delta trucldng
contract. The Accelerated PER anu RAC Overhaul Progranl, :\n it",
second ITlonth. was already slipping on the anlbitiouB deadEnes 8~,t,
but the facilities were achieving notably beyond expectations.
T'ne Accekrateu River Patrol Boat and River A"sac.l.t Craft
Ove.chaul PrograITl anlbitiously prcgr.anlmed the VNN :cepa:l.r
facilities to nvcthaul all rivercraft by 3l March 1972,: OT!e bali (:f the
rivercraft are scheduled to be repaired at: lhe "nn8et. of the d.:'y" f3caGI.)n i.n
October. ThiA required the systenlatic overhaul of 239 PBRc. and 215 RACe.
To cOUlplete the progranl. a total. of 50-1 boats, 0"" alITlo8i one-third
of the total VNN floating assets, had '0 be overhauled by t>,.e ,..He! of March
1972. This entaUed 56 overhauls "-"<'ry ':lunth, c,r two p"r ne.y. It
was planned to overhaul each PBR in 15 days, a.nd each RAC in 4.5
days. In addition to the overhaul project, the. repair fad.L;t:l.eB Wt:ee
still tasked with periornlmg restricted avaU.abi1iU~" and overhauls
of U. S •• Ca=bodian. and Thai craft. Th ... overhaul effort caUle very
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close to absorbing the total repair capability of the ISBs and LSBs
concerned.
The overhaul program plowed through itOJ s(,cond month, with
Rlipp?,ge in deadlines already appar"nt, as many boats required
s\~ITlething closer to II remanui;.cture" thal:' to "ovei"hauP'. Still, the
achievement of the repair facilities throughout th" Celt ... was notable.
At LSB Binh T!lUy the advisors and the VNN sailors were ooth .vorking
overtime on the project. Aiter sp:uciali.;ts in fiberglass and weod hull
repair, engine, pump, weapons, and electronics repair finiHhed their
jobs, the vessels wert, eS8entially lik-a r,ew. The VNN engL,emen at
the llinh Thuy shop rebuilt patrol boat eneines to whhin tolerances of
new engines (from 3 to 5 thousandths of an inch), an efior .. con11'ar.able
to that of the American advisors. SJ, RPD 62 ITlsg OG09(J3Z AUG 71
cited the achievement: "The fir8t PBRs •.• returned from overhaul at
Binh Thuy on 31 July 1971 and were inspected on 02 AlAgust 1971. •• It is
gratifying to originator th"t all five boats W/He in perfect material
condition. Tbe overhaul was complete and nf excelUmt rl',ality. Not
one discrepancy was noteQ during the inspection. The advisor who
remained with the boats during the overhaul reported that he .:eceived
excellent cooperation from both the Vietnamese Navy repair
"rganizatinr: and the RE'pair advisors ••• ; It is a pleasure 'co observe
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the results of the excellent t{orklnanship. II DEPCOMTHD noted with
concern that the deadlh .. " .. were sJipping at LSB Dong Tam by 18
August. Since initiation of the program, Dong Tam hud completed 12
river boats and six l-'RRs, thougb their ·pace should have tu.Tned
through 15 o{ each. Deadline eUppage was a reality everywhere, and
it was not without good reaSons. At LSB r-lla Be, for example, the
repair department was manned at 570/. of allowance, whUe the rest
of the base enjoye.i 1000/0 manning levels. When Nha Be was a U.S.
Nav"l Base, there were PVCI' 350 Americana at the .repai.r facility, and
overhaul of a PBR was scheduled for 30 d,<ys of work by these trained
personnel. Tl,e under=anned and undertrained VNNs are now expected
to tackle the same boat in one half the time. The Am"ricanri at'e heLpIng
now, with 9C advis"rs ill the department at Nha Be remaining, but by
J anliary the withdrawals will sap their strength to 40 men. To
overhaul both engines, both Jacuzzi pumps, and to take 0\.1t aJ.! the
electrical gear, all with a two week deadline, would be asking nmdl in
the best of circumstances. The overhaul program was begu.n with the
understanding that its deadline was only marginaHy feasible, a.nd with
the imp,·oved supply support appearing, as well as some hearter..ing
VNN enthuGi.asm, the program appears tC' be headed for meaningful
results.
On 2 August the Vietnamese National Railways began a regularly
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scheduled contractor operatect trucking delivery service to th,~
LSBs and ISB'3 in MRs 'II and IV. This service operates OD, a seven
day schedule and transports material from Saigon to the LSB/ISBs.
All back!oge for Delta base9 were thereby elitninated •
'rhe rewarehouGing and supply record improvetnent pilot project
begun at LSE Dong Tarn on 9 July was completed on 6 August. At the
completion of the Atock purification project, the new VNN Field Supply
Procedures for LSB /I.'iBs were impiemented following a week of
training. As a fHting ~oflclu6ion, the Supply Department was turned
;}ver to thoO VNN 01'. 6 August. The same series of events occurred at
LSB Binh Thuy, culITlinating with turr,over of the Supply DepartITlent
there on 18 AuguRt, and bringing the total VNN op""''3.ted Supply
Departments to 12 (4, LSBe/8 ISBs).
T,HO VNN Field Supply Procedures for LSB /ISBs were distributed
en 6 August during a jOillt USN /VNN Supply Conference in Sa'gon
during which VNN Hupply officers and USN supply advisox'CI were
given insi:ructhns or, the new procedure8. IITlpl'lITlentation was expected
on all bases by 26 September, 1971. The procedure will be implemen
ted following a week's on-site trainir.g by a USNivNN Field
Assistance Team (FAST) at each base. Instruction in the new Field
Supply ProceC:u,-es for SKs was begun on 27 August at the VNN Supply
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Center. These regularly scheduled formal classes include the use
of a rr.ock-up storerOOIIl and issue control office. Eventually all
VNN Supply Officers and SKswill be train2d in thia course prior
to reporting to their duty stations.
Mechanization of stock control operations at the VNN Supply
',Center was cOITlpleted on 24 August, three months ahead of schedulp-.
This provides for the first tillle a single, efficient issue/ receipt
processing cycle which can be cOITlpletely monitored and controlled
by VNNSC manag,ement.
A review of existing InterITlediate Support Base repair part load
lists revealed they were inadequate. As a result, ne", Initial
Outfitting Lists (IOLs) were developed. Each ISB "ad a deITland
based IOL tailored to its current boat I)opulation. Stock deficiencies
were rung corrected at all bases. By 3l August, over 930/0 Gf the TaL
material was in country. R"maining de.ficiencies were ordered froITl
CONUS. On 18 August the project to ITlerge VNNSC Brown Water
repair parts with USN parts at the Navy Newport facilih' was COITlP
leted and all Brown Water parts were taken up on stock records of
NAVSUPPACT Saigon. All B"own Water repair parts 'at Navy Newport
will be turned over to the VNN in the ne,ar future.
On 10 August the USS ASKARI (ARL-30) outchopped from LSB
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Dong Tarn for Subic Bay, leaving NAVSUPPACT after having served
in country since Fehrud.ry 1967. The AS KARl received the Presidential
Unit Citation and the Navy Unit Commendation for her support and
repair of allied units throughout the Delta. The repair ship's crew were
also good-will ambassadors to the people in the villages along the way,
as they were free with gifts of food, clothing, and nledical treatment.
NSAS sp.-port ships deployed during the month were as follows:
USS WINDHAM COUNTY USS ASKARI (ARL-30)
USS SATYR (ARL-23) USS TUTUILLA (ARG-4) USS KRISHNA (ARL-38) USS BRULE APL-21 APL-30 YRBM-21 YF-866 PBR MoBase II MAUNA KEA (AE-22)
Coastal 8upl-0rt Dong Tam(lO August outchop) Long Xuyen Nha Be Binh Thuy Delta resupply Nha Be Nha Be Tan Chau Nha Be,Dong Tam Tan Aft...;",· MR I and II
The Drug Rehabilitation Center on APL-30 at LSB Nha Be
continued in its last month as a rehabilitation center. On 25 July
the decision waS>.(;,c.TI1ade that when the NAS"Miramar H0"pitai- was ready,
in a TI1onth, the rehabilitation phase of the drug program would be
shifted there. On 25 August the rehab program began phasing out of
the Nha Be ceHter. The reasons were that the village outeide of the
base made access eal3Y to the hard drugs, and the habitability on the AFL
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was ma1'ginal, with plant breakdowns frequently denying flushing water,
electricity for light and air conditioning, and fire p:n,':suxe.
During the month there were 49 admit;~ions to the rehab center from
the five detoxification sites throughout Victn ... m. Though the length of
stay varied considerably according to each uni<tue case, the average
stay waS about 40 days. Twelve of those persons ajmitted were
considered fully rehabilitated and sent back to units in Vietp-ah'.
Eleven were sent to Miramar Hospital for psychiatric rehabilitation,
nine of these for further transfer as rehabilitated, but not conGidered
fully stable to remain in Vietnam where acces s to hard drugs was 80
easy. The rest of the 49 men were sent to MiraITlal' for further
rehabilitation. The entire staff at the APL 30 were considered
c0U118<:lors in their own right, and the program stressed non-
definitive c(.unselLng, to maintain a positive attitude ",hile volunta:;:-ilv
a.bstaining £roITl d"ugs. This involved approach yielded the l'.'eBuits
that USN aITlllesty personnel returnir.g stateside, were never
involverl in the aggressive outbreaks not uncOITlITlon wi'h the drug
users froITl other services.
After the rnid-Julystatistical high (80 persons were 011 the APL-30,
while about ten persons were at the detoxification centers e13ewrlcre
in-country), the trend was sharply curtailed. In August, the nUITlber
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of persons entering the program was cut in half. The Navy's drug
probleln remained considerabl~ '_.elow the Army's, though a glance
at the number of persons at d'!toxification centers at anyone time
would appear otherwise. This was due to the fact that the Army
was k<:epi!1g their men at the centers f-:>r five days, while the Navy
sent all their drug cages to the APL .. 30 for an average of 30 days.
On 21 August, RADM W. R. Dowd, Jr., S. C., called into
country in June to assist in training and upgrading the VNN supply
systems, visited the LSBs at Dong Tarn and Ben Luc to survey
supply matters. On the same day, the Senate Subcommittee of Drug
Abuse visited the Drug Rehabilitation Center on the APL-30 at LSB
Nha Be and departed with a seemingly favorable reaction. On
26 August RADM McManus, DEPCOMNAVFORV for Logistic:s
and Admisistration, visited MoBase II and LSBs Dong Tarn and
Binh Thuy, for inforlT'al discussions and logistics updates.
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NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES
Although the Seabees of CBMU-302 and NMCB-5 were plagued
with three small harassing attacks and several mining attempts,
construction, repair, and rrlaint..:"na'llce continued at a frenetic paceo
The Seabees of NMCR-5 raced al~3.inst tim" on the east coast
to cornplde the ACTOVRAD siteA at Nui Ta Kou (Detail Bronco)
and Mui Dlnh (Detail Maverick) so that the,' would be l'"ady to
depart VietnaITl in the fall when the other units of NMCB-5 aC'e
"cheduled to return to Port HueneITle, California. Despite Borne
minor probleITls with logistic support and the continual mining of
Route 341 near Nui T a Kou, both projects are ou schedule and·
will probably be flniuhed on Rchedule. At the ISB C3. Mau construct-
ion sHe (Detail MUHtang), the wo.rk continued on Bchedule despIte
torrential rainG caused by the southwest IllonBQOn and te.!':~i£ic
logistical problems cau6ed by irnyassable road", a p;.Fo.:ity of Marlne
lugisti",,' aH8etr., and the final straw, the collap,.,. uf the bridge nea.r
Gia Rai (WR 531 215) of Route QL-4, LronL:ally caun,-,d by a Seabee truck.
The An Khanh Footbridge (Detail Colt), well unde.~way at the
end of "".'isust, i13 I3cheduled to b·e :completed on 10 Septcmbel'. . f~-
Detail Trotter] working on const"l'llctior'l riisc!:€pancie!:1 at OP BaBe~
Tan Chau and Chau Doc, and at ISB Cho Mol, c0mpl~,ted all. wo.~k and
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disestablished on 28 August. Detail Trol1"r performed well despite
the death of Detail Leader, UTC W. L. Logan, in a vehicle accident
15 miles northwest of Binh Thuy, on 10 August at 1215H.
The big event for CBMU-302 was the change of command
ceremony held on 2 August at Bien Hoa in which Commander
Henry E. Keppel was relieved by Commander Dean G. Wilson.
The senior officer present and principal speaker was Rear
Admiral Spencer R. Srrlith, Commander, Construction Battalions,
PacIfic Fleet. Also in attendance was Rear Admiral Foste." M.
Lalor, Commander, Third Naval ConstrudionBrigade.
, CBMU-302 also had a busy month with NAVCATS (Nav<.l
Civic Action Tealns) in almost every part of Vietnarrl where
there is a'paval presence. They also have ITlen stationed at many
bases performing self help projects and maintaining public works.
Seabee" sustained three casualties due to hostile c,ction
during August. The wounded 'nen caITle from Detail 4006 based at
Tall An. In the Erst incident, CM3 M. S. Frandsen, driving £roITl
the team s'te to Tan An at 2200H on 8 August, caITle under
small arITlS fire at XS 542 655, and waS seriously wounded and
evacuated to Saigon, Third ArITlY Field Hospital. On 27 August,
the eneITlY struck again, this tiITle with a satchel charge which
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was heaved over the fence into the team compound locat"d at
XS 536 653. Toe charge detonated in the air, wounding two men,
one seriously. EA2 James L. W, ... llace was medevaced to the
Third Field Hogpital in Saigon, with a good p.rognosis for a
complete recovery.
In the other incident, on 28 August at 0347H, eight members
of Team 6206, located in Binh Tuy Province at ZS 019 823,
received an ABF conuisting of one mortal' Bhell, which landed
2l rneter8 from their hootch, and sporadic small arrns fire. There
were no casualties and the eneITlY brol<e off the engagf'rnent at 0407H.
Scabees were called upon to l:>egin two large prc:jecto without
prior notice when th~ I'un,:".Tay at LSB An Thoi becaITlc un'lua'ole
{o!" C- LID aircraft, and LSB Nam Can suddenly was informed that
a huge arrnnunition bunker, capable of holding a 60 day supply for
Isn Nam Can and HAL-3, Detachm.ent One had to be conptruct",d
inuTle,Eately. The Can Do "Bees" pitched in and by the end of the
month, both projects were progresHing sati[Jfactol:'Uy.
CBMU-302 pernonnel became em.broiled in a dispute at An
Thoi when children began throwing rock" at three of the /JaUorLl. The
men began cha~ing the children whereupon ARVN 801d1er01 carne
to the defense of the children. A brief altercation starte,d :in
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which ore Seabee and one ARVN received minor inju:ries. ARVN
Officers ;,nd townspeople quickly brought the fight to a halt and
meetings were held between ARVN and naval author;.t1es to try and
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~!,pendix I
1. (C) NAVAL ADVISORY GROUP ORGAJlIZATIOn
CHI1AVADVGRU U. S. MACV RADM R. S. SALZER, USN
CIIIEF OF STAFF CAPT R. A. PADDOCK, USN
SENAVADV CAPT n. G. STONE, usn
SENADV, l'LEF.T COMMAND, SAIGOn CAPT J. F. DRAKE, USII
SENAD"', COMD NAvAL COMMAND (SA, CTF 227) LCDR J. II. GAUL, USN (D) (R) SAIGON LCDR J. FERGUSON, USN
TRAN HUNG DAG C~MPAIGN ADVISOR! ORGAI1IZATION/AREA. OPERATION COORDINATORS (Aoe)
AOC, COASTAL
SA, DEPCOMTHD BINH T;jUY
AOC, NORTHERN LOIIG BINIl
GA Tbl 24 BEN LUC
S~ THD 5 PHU CUONG
SA THO 25 TUYEN NHO!I
AOC, EASTERN CAN THO
SA THO 8 DONG TAM
SA THD 19 DOIiG TAM
AOC SOUTHERN DONG TAH
SA THO 4 NAM CAN
SA THO 6 RACH SOl
SA TIID 21 C~ v .. \ll
SA, CTF 213
SA, CTF 116
CAPT T. I. KOLSTAD, USN
CAPT R. S! MOORE. USN
SA, THIRD RIVERINE AREA CDR V. MCDONOUGH, USN
VNN TG 214.1 LCDR P. S. GESSWEII1, USN
VNN TG 2l6.1 LCDR W. WERNDLI, USN (D) LCDR R. RULE, USN (H)
VNN TG 212.2 LCDR J. C. ROGERS, USN
SA FOURTH RIVERINE AREA CDR W. WARDELL, USN
VNN TG 217.1 LT Y.. J. PLIS. USN
VNN TG 217.2 LT R. E. BROWN, USII
SA TF 211 CAPT P. C. GIBBONS, UGN
'fNN TG 214.2 CDR H. V. SIlORES, USN
VIIN TO 212.5 LCDR G. STEFENCAVAGE, USN
SA CTF 210 CAP'!' F. C. GIB!lONS, ,"::;1
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AOC, WESTERN SA, COMTHD 18 CDR A. WRIGHT, USN
TAN CHAU
SA THL' 18 VNN TF 218 CDR A. WRIGHT, USN
TAN CH,\U
SA l'HD .~O VIllI TG 219.1 LT D. C. SNYDER, USN
HA TIEN
AMPHIBIOUS TYPE COMMAND ADVISORY ORGANIZATION (ATF 211)
SA PHIBCOMD CA MAU
SA RAID SEVEN ZERO KIEN AN
SA RAID SEVEN ONI-';
KIlN AN
SA RAID SEVElI TWO KIEN AN
SA RAID SEVEN THREE KIEN AN
SA RAID SEVEN FeUR CA MAU
SA RAID SEVEN },'lVE CA MAU
CAPT P. C. GIBBONS, USN
LT R. J. LENDSTEDT, II, USN
LT S. L. HOLMES, USN
LTJG W. C. KUSTER, USN
LT R. C. MONSON, USN
LT C. ARMENTROUT, USN
LT J. GLUTTING, USN (U) LTJG R. BOLLER, USN (R)
RIVER PATROL TYPE COMMAND ADVISORY ORGANIZATION (TF 212)
SA RIVPATCOMD BINlI THUY
SA RPD FIVE ONE CAT LAI
SA RPD FIVE TWO PHU CUONG
SI RPD FIVE THRFE BEN LUC
SA RPD FIVE FOUR BEN LUC ITAN AN
SA RPD FIVE FIVE TAN CHAU
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CAPT R. E. SPRUIT, USN (D) CDR G. E. PIERCE, USN (R)
LT J. M. LftWLRBP IJ8N (D) LTJG J. R. FRONDORF, USN (H)
LT J. R. RECKNER, usn
LT J. R. JONES, USN
LT R. ARMITAGE, USN
LT R. E. MOORE, USN
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SA RPD FIVE SEVEN NHA BE
SA RPD FIVE EIGHT MY THO
SA RPD FIVE NINE TAN CHW
SA RPD SIX ZERO THUAN AN
SA RPD SIX ONE RACH SOl
SA RPD "IX TWO PHeue XUYGEN
SA RPD SIX THREE RACH SOl
SA RPD ?IX FOUR TUYEN N1\.lN
LT J. B. GIBNEY, USN
LTJG E. HENDRICKSON, USNR
LT H. M. HIGHLAND, USN
LT W. A. GOODWIN, USN
LT B. WATERMAN, USN
LT J. SCOVILL, USN
LT P. J. GASKIN, USN
LT R. B. FIORE, USNR
LTJG J. D. COLE, USNR
COASTAL SURVEILLANCE TYPE COMMAND ADVISORY ORGANIZATION (TF 213)
SA CSCMD CAM RANH BAY
SA COSFLOT ONE DANANG
SEN ADV COSRON TWO ONE QUI NHON
SA COSFLOT THREE VUNG TAU
SA cosnOT FOUR AN THO I
SA COSFLOT FIVE NAM CAN
SA HARDU CRB CAM RANH BAY
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CAPT T. I. KOLSTAD, USN
LCDR D. C. WILSON, USN
LT G. H. ROBERTS, USN
LCDR R. S. WATKINS, USN
LCDR J. G. TONTI, USN
LCDR J. MCCORMICK, USN
LT J. L. JANSEN, CSNR (0) LT P. A. LINTON, USN (R)
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SA GENRESCOMD CAT LAI
SA RTE DIV EIGHT ONE CAT LAI
SA IHD NINE ONE CUA LUONG
SA HID IIINE TWO CUA VIET
SA MID NINE THREE NIrA m; /'rA 11 CHAU/CA MAU
31\ SEAL AND UDT UNIT SAIGON
SA SALVAGE UIlIT CAT LAI
SA RID FOUR ZERO GO DAU !lA
SA. RID FOUR ONE CHAU DOC
SA RID FOUR TWO DONG TAM
SA RID FOUR THREE FHU CUONG
SA RID FOUR FCUR 'rHA CU
SA RID FOUR FIVE DONG TAM
SA RID FOUR SIX ~lf\H CAII
SA RID FOUR SEVEN HAl-I CAli
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CAPT L. A. DWYER, USN
LT J. M. STEUSSY, USN
LT J. W. IrAMIL~ON, USII
LT T. A. COMER, USN
LT R. F. ELLIOTT, USN
LT G. W. DORAN, USN
LCDR E. H. SHIFP, USII (D) LT R. J. SECORD, USN (p)
LT R. O. MIL~AM, USN
L~ R. A. DORSI, USN (D) LT I~. BER':AN. USII (R)
LT C. VOTAVA, USII
LTJG T. B. WAGENSEIL, USN
LT G. C. COOLE'Y, USN
LT C. F. TIBBETTS, USN
LT W. C. SMITH, USN
LT W. TAYLOR, usn
SA RID FOUR EIGHT C:IAU DOC/DONG TAM
SA RAG TWO SEVEN NnA BE
LT W. R. RUSLING, USN
LT W. GOTTSCHALK, USN
FIRST COASTAL ZONE A~VISORY vnGANIZATION (GTG 213.1)
flA FT1>S'l' CZ DAlIMtc
SA r.S OJll ONE CUA V IF.T
SA CG ONE TWO THUAN AN
[), CG ONE THREE CU TU 11IEN
SA CG ONE FOUR 110 I All
SA CG ONE FIVE enu LAI
SA CG ailE SIX eUANG IIGAI
SA RAG THREE TWO HUE
SA lIARDU DAIIAIIG
SA esc DAIIAiiG
CDR P. 14C:':'AIRD, JR. , usn CDR A. VIESSMAN, USN (R)
LT R. DUMINIAK, USNR (D)
LT R. ANDERSON, USN (R)
LT R. N. MYERS, USN
LT J. SCOTT, USII
LTJG R. G. MCCAIN, USII
LT D. ROBINSON, USN (D) LT J. TAYLOR, USN (R)
LT W. R. OWENS, USIIR
LT G. L. MAGER, USII
LT D. W. WIRICK, US~R
LTJG R. M. SCOTT, USN
SECOND COASTAL ZOIlE ADVISORY ORGAIIIZATION (CTG 2l3.2)
SA SECOIID CZ CDR A. S. JEFFERIS, USII
lIl1A TRAIIG
SA CG TIIO ailE LT J. K. ENGELKEll , USN
DE (;1
SA CG TWO THREE LT E. L. SIII1NSKI, USNR
SONG CAU LT F. J. BLAKE, USN (R)
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SA CG TWO SIX THIIH BA ISLAND
SA CG TWO SEVEN NINH CHU
SA CG TWO EIGHT PHArr TIl lET
SA HARDU NHA TRANG
SA HARDU QUI NHON
SA CSC QUI NHOIl
SA esc NHA TRANG
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LT D. G. 'l'HOHAS, USN
LT J. P. MCGRATH, USN
LTJG P. HILLER, USN
LT G. NORDLAND, USN
LT J. E. BIlIGIIA~1 , U Sll
LT B. VALENTINE, USN
LCDR R. SAGEHORN, usn (D) LCDR P. J. CISEK, USN (R)
LT S. C. AREY, USN
TIIIRD COASTAL ZONE ADVISORY ORGAIlIZATIon (CTG 213.3)
SA THIRD CZ VUNG TAU
SA CG THREE THREE RACH DUA
SA CG THREE FOUR THANI! PHO
SA CG THREE FIVE THU VIliH
SA eG THREE SIX LONG PIIU
SA HARDU VUIIG TAU
SA CIS VUNG TAU
CDR J. G. SULLIVAN, USII
LT F. M. LEMON, USN (D) LTJG C. JOHNSON, USN (R)
LT E. J. GIaSOn, USN
LTJG T. E. ARnOLD, USN
LTJG D. C. BOGER, USN
LT N. BARBOUR, USN
LT ~. R. ROGUS, USN
FOURTH COASTAL ZONE ADVISORY ORGANIZATION (CTG 213.4)
SA FOURTH CZ AN THOI
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SA CG FOUR TWO AN THOI
LT R. JOHNSTON, USNR
LT O. R. COLE, III, USN
SA CG FOUR THREE LT M. A. SOBYNA, USN
HON TRE ISLAND
SA CG FOUR FOUR LTJG D. C. SNYDER, USN
HA TIEN
SA CSC AN THOI LT P. D. MCCURDY, USN
THIRD RIVERINE ZONE ADVISORY ORaA~1.:i710N (Tr 216)
SA TDIRD RIVERINE ZORE CDR V. MCDOROUGD, USN
LONG BINH
SA RAG TWO TWO/TWO SEVEN NHA BE
S' RhG 'rWO FOUR pl!tJ GUOTIG
SA RAG TWO EIGHT LONG BINII
SA RAG THREE ZERO PHU CUONG
SA REG FOR RPG CUU LONG
LT J. CALABOUGH, USN
LT R. L. CANON, USN
LT R. M. ANDREWS, USN
LT R. M. ANDREWS, USN
LT C. E. ~OBE, USN
FOURTH RIVERINE ZONE ADVISORY ORGANIZAfIor (TY :'i1)
SA FOURTH RIVERIN~ ZONE CAli THO
SA RAG TWO ONE/THREE THREE DONG TAM
SA RAG TWO THREE/THREE ONE VINII LONG
SA RAG TWO FIVE CA MAU
SA RAG T'NO NINE . ~l
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LT K. J. PLIS, USN
LTJG R. E. DROWN, UBN
.. LT R. J. GILLESKIE, USN
LT R. J. GILLESKIE, USN
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LTJG R. W. BASS, USOR
RUlIG SAT SPECIAL ZOllE ADVISORY ORGANIZATION (TF 228)
SA RSSZ /IlIA BE
NAV~L TRAINING CENTER ADVISORY ORGANIZATION
SA 1l'1'C lINA TRANG
SA NTC CAM RANII BAY
SA NTC SAIGON
CDR D. A. STEWART, usn
CDR P. R. FOURNIER, USN
CDR R. R, WARD, US!!
CDR R. A. WILD, URN
~G[STIC SUPPORT COMMAND ADVISORY ORGANiZATIO~1
SA VNN LSC AND SA VNN DCOS LOG RADM P. S. Mel.IAIIUS, USl,
SA VNllSY CAPT F. T. SHAVER, USN
SA VNNSC CDR C. H. BARSTAD, USN
SA LSD All THOI LCDR R. W. HOTZ, USH
SA IGB RACH SOl L'r D. E. WARD, USN
SA 1GB qUI lilIaN LCDR T. A. HEAD, USH
SA ISB BEN LUC LCDR C. IV. ALBAUGH, USN
SA LSB DOllG TAM CDR H. M. COLK, ligN
SA LSB CAT La LCDR S. UIIGF.l4AClI , usn
BA LSB CAI1 RAila BAY CDR C. I1CINTOSE, USN
SA LSB DAiiANG CAPT E. [.lOUN'l'FORD, USN
SA LSD NIIA BE CDR A. L. BADER, US i'~
SA ISB THUAlI All LCDR J . STEvz:rr> , us:;
SA LSB BIIll! ?HUY CDR R. J • GOEil, U~;:jR
COllF IDEII'i' IAL liS
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SA ISB LONG XUYEN LCDR A. THIEL, USN
• SA ISB I,OIlG PHU LT J. R. MURRAY, usn •
SA ISB VIIIH LOllG LCDR J. LAS~!ELL, USN 'Ie
';.:"'A ISB CAT LAI LT v'. F. HAYER, USJI
SA :rSB NAM CAN LCDR R. BLEDSOE, USII ~
SA ISB CHO MOl LCDR B. BURGETT, USN
SA ISB "it MAU LT D. CHALFANT, USJI
SA YREM ALPHA UNIT LCDR G. CRAWFORD, USN
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Glossary of Abbreviations
The following abbreviations and terrus are commonly used in
the combat zone by all agencies and are listed here in amplification
of those used in the text.
ABF
AMMI PONTOON
AO
ARVN
A/S
ASPB
ARTY
ATC
ATSB
A/W
BDA
BLACK PONY
CCB
CG
CHICOM
CMD
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Attack by fire
!2 multi-purpooe barge, standao::d size 28'x90'
Area of operations
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Air Strike
Assault Support Patrol Boat
Artillery
Armored T rcop Car!"ier
Advance Tactical Support Base
Automatic Weapons
Battle Daluage Assesment
OV -10 Aircraft, twIn engine turboprop counterinsurgency
Command and Communications Boat
Coastal Group
Chinese Communist
Capital Militc,ry District
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CONUS
CORDS
CSR
CZ
DIW
DUSTOFF
ENIFF
EOD
FOM
FRIFF
FSB
FWMAF
GDA
GVN
H&:I
ISB
JGS
KIA
KIT CARSON SCOUTS
LAW
Continental United States
Civic Operations for Rural DevelopTIlent
Support
CaTIlp Sentinal Radar
Coastal Zone
Dead in the water
Medical evacuation by helo
Enemy Initiated Firefight
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
French Patrol Boat
Friendly Initiated Fire Fight
Fire Support Base
Free World Military Assistance Forces
Gun Damage AssessTIlent
Gove"nTIlent of VietnaTIl
HaraSSTIlent and Interdiction fire support
InterTIlediate Support Base
Joint General Staff (VietnaTIlese)
Killed In Action
ForTIler Viet Cong who have COTIle over to the side of the Saigon governTIlent and serve with allied military units.
Light Anti-tank Weapon
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LF
~ LHFT
LOH
LSSC
MACV
MEDCAP
MID
MONITOR
, MR
!viSB
MSSC
NGFS
NILO
NIOTC
NMCB .. NOD
NSA
NSAD •
NVA
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Landing Craft, Per~onnel, Large
Vietnamese equivalent of USN Underwater Demolition Team
Local Forces (VC terminology)
Light Helo Fire Team
OH - 6 Light Obser",,,-tion Helicopter
Light Seal Support Craft
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
Medi.cal Civic Action Program
Mining Interdiction DivIsl0n
Heavily armored LCM-6 (40rrlm cannon '~
or 105 Howitzer)
Military Region
Minesweeper, boat
Mediurrl Seal Support Crait
Naval Gunfire Suppod
Naval Intelligence Liaison Orneer
Naval Inshore Operations Tx'a:.lnlng Center
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (Seabees)
Night Observation Devlce
Naval Support Activity
Naval Support Activity Detachment
North Vietnamese Army
UNCLASSIFJEQ
i'l ¥ &£i42LiL ... OTC
PBR
PCF
PF
POL
PRU
PSA
PSDF
PSYOPS
RAC
RAG
RAID
REF
RF/PF
RMK/BRJ
ROK
RPD
RPG
RSSZ
RVNAF
SA
Officer in Tactical Command
Patrol Boat. River
Patrol Craft. Fast
Popular F,:-...,ces
Petroleum. Oil. an.d Lubricants
Provincial Reconnaissance Unit
Province Senior Advi,,<:>r
Popular Self-Defense Forces
Psychological Operations
River Assault Craft
River Assault Group (VNN)
River Assault and Interdiction Division (VNN)
Reefer (ship)
Regional Forces /Popular Forces
Civilian construction company in Vietnam
Republic of Korea
River Patrol Division
Rocket propelled grenade (or) River
Patrol Group
Rung Sat Special Zone
Republic of Vietnam Air Force (or Armed
Forces)
Senior Advisor
GOR'FWI!!UHiiL
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SEAL
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.- SHADOW
SKIMMER ,
SLICK
SSB
TAOR
TAW
t TP/PT
USARV
VAR
VNMC
VNN
VNNLSC
VNNSC
VNNTC
WIA .. ZIPPO
Search and Rescue
Navy commandos (Sea, .~ir, !:.andj
UH-IB Helo, heavily armored, USN operated
C-1l9 aircraft
20-foot fiberglass motorboat
UH-IB, USA operated
Swimmer Support Boat (SkiITlmerj
Tactical Area of ResponsIbility
Tactical Air Wing
Convoy designation for ships traveling up the Mekong River from Tan Chau to Phnom Penh and vice versa
United States Army, Vietnam
Visual Air Reconnaissance
VietnaITIese. Marine COY'~X:1
VietnaITlese Navy
Vi .. tnamese Navy Logi",tic Supply Command
VietnaITlese Naval Supply Center
Vietnamese Naval Training Center (Nha Trang)
Wounded In Action
Flame thrower- equipped AT C o:~ MonUor
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