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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

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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,

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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

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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,

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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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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

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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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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 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

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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

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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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