GM2-ELD Supervisor Certification in 6/1969. Â
Medically retired 2008,  VACP SMC-L1 w/A&A 100%, all AO exposure 68-69 medical issues, none of disability from WIA 4/17/69 RPG shrapnel "ALL my disability from "AO" + "Parkinson's Disease". VA-WPB took great care until 3/2019. Corona-Virus covid-19 11/22, hosp. 11/27-12/18/2020Â
WPB-82304 POINT LEAGUE we've lost "11" out of who served on her 4/68-5/16/69 crew  "AO" disease's [7 ]  w/Ischemic Heart Disease [2]-2
004 BM1 [Robert W] Bobby Durrance rip & BMCS Robert W Martin rip;Â [1]-
2012 CS2 Terry [Terrance V] Mann rip; [1]
2018 ENC [William R] Pat Patrick rip; [1]Â
BM3 Paul Stephen Runkle 2002 rip; [1]
1990 SN [Martin James] Marty Haker rip yn3 w/cancer & ischemic heart disease only 40. [1]Â
MDS bone marrow cancer 12/2014 ET2 Dan [Daniel W] Adams rip. [1]Â
CS2Â Rodney W Clark rip; [1]Â
2017 Ltjg Dennis William (Bill) Kushia Kurtz [capt] rip; [1]Â
Ltjg T. M. Alexander rip;Â crew has some "AO" med. issues, [3] 100% VA disabled. survived RPG's, River Mines, AK's & brick to head, leaving VUNG TAU bar, weekly Boston Whaler ditch rides, [3] who do not complain about, talk about their medical issuesÂ
CO LT Wm Harry Norris Capt 30 yrs Legal & JAG mostly west coast retired to CA,Â
Ltjg [Court] Courtney John Storey retired to MN, One of his Uncles won Medal Of Honor WW2 as a Major in USMC was an Atty, didn't have to be on front lines, BMC E Wayne Gray BMCM retired to NC several times NC SP, NC Marine patrol, Yacht Capt & addicted fisherman. all doing well also EN3-2 Dennis H Chamberlain; FN-BM2 Clifford K Hall, GM2 Deryck Edward Pocock running his gunsmith shop in Olivo TX 1994 to present are our survivors.
WHAT CAN YOU SAY? A surprise triple bypass for me 6/4/2018.
1st ship & Mentors  WAGB-279 Eastwind 66-67  Lt Joe Cooley [Capt] 62-98, BM3 Jack Crowley [bmcs] 57-88, rip 5.19.2017; Lt Geo Watts .a[Cdr] 60-85, rip 7.1.2016; MENTORS GMCS jOHN HENRY MACORIMICK, 4-8/67 GM-A sch ORDNANCE & AMMUNITION, GROTON, CT, CO CWO3 Bob Fleming [cwo4] 75; GMCM D J GINGERY [gmcm]; FTC Fred Schacht [ftc]; GMC Carl Jerry DeLair [gmc] 53-74 rip; FT1 Brian Kelley [cwo3] 61-81; GM1 Robert Carpenter [gmc] 57-79 rip 11.11.2018; Squadron One 82304 Pt League BMC Wayne Gray [bmcm] 57-90, & BMCS Robert W Martin  49-70 rip, BM1 Robert W [Bobby] Durance [BMC] 57-77 rip, Lt William Harry Norris .a[Capt] 61-95,  Last mentor Marine Port Safety Detachment Sta-ELD Concord, Ca 69-70 BMC James Tom Hanks [bmc?] 53-??, [4 daughters] LT James Morgan acting CO a.65[cdr]Â
Other Comments:
Units : CG TrainingCG CuttersCG BasesUSN Training USMC Training Recruit Training Cape May Group Base Boston W279 Eastwind Boston GM A School Groton W64 ESCANABA New Bedford COTP & PSU-301 Group Boston maa[not Cape Cod ] USN Fleet Airborne Electronics S.E.R.E. Warner Springs  USMC 29 Palms wpns USN Coronado USMC Camp Pendleton wpns   USCG Squadron#1 Training Alameda RON#1 Pt.Young 82303 An Thoi Cat Lo Pt.League 82304 Cat Lo Cam Ranh Bay  82304 Pt League Div-12 2 patrols 9/28-10/23-27/68-on MSTS SS GREEN SPRINGS Div-12 to SASEBO &-
10/27/68 to 12/27/68 in SASEBO shipyards then SASEBO to DIV-12 ON M/V TRANS-COLORADO 12/28/68 to 1/5/69 USN NAVSUPPACT SASEBO JAPAN  RON#1 PT.League 82304  SEALORDS SCATTOR Train RVN To Replace Program   RVNS Navy 2-5/69   RON#1 Div-13 spare boat crew WIA 4/17/69  U.S.C.G.  Explosive Loading Supervisory School ELD  Concord   C.G. Marine Port Safety Detachment Concord maa ELD USN-USMC  names NWS-NAWS- NAD-NOD-NAVMAG Port Chicago-NAVWPNSTA Seal Beach North we had US Army too
Rank : Petty Officer Second Class RankInsignia : Gunner's Mate
MOS : Gunner's Mate-w/ELD at MPSD-Concord Ca maa
Years : 5/2/66-5/1/70 Reserve 7th-1970, 9th-1971, 3rd 1971-72
GCM: 1hr lateRochester-Boston flight 12/67 AWOL NJP no GC medal
Country: 10 days restricted to baseUnited States of AMERICA
Location: NWS CG Marine Port Safety Detachment ELD Concord Ca
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase IV Campaign (1968)
From Month/Year
April / 1968
To Month/Year
June / 1968
Description This campaign was from 2 April to 30 June 1968. During this period friendly forces conducted a number of battalion-size attritional operations against the enemy.
Operations PEGASUS-Lam Son 207 relieved the Khe Sanh Combat Base on 5 April and thereby opened Route 9 for the first time since August 1967. This operation not only severely restricted the North Vietnamese Army's use of western Quang Tri Province but also inflicted casualties on the remnants of two North Vietnamese divisions withdrawing from the area. This success was followed by a singular allied spoiling operation in the A Shau Valley, Operation DELAWARE-Lam Son. These two operations prevented the enemy from further attacking I Corps Tactical Zone population centers and forced him to shift his pressure to the III Corps Tactical Zone.
During the period 5-12 May 1968 the Viet Cong launched an offensive with Saigon as the primary objective. Friendly forces defended the city with great determination. Consequently Saigon was never in danger of being overrun. Small Viet Cong units that did manage to get into the outskirts were fragmented and driven out with great loss of enemy life. By the end of June 1968 friendly forces had decisively blunted the enemy's attacks, inflicted very heavy casualties, and hindered his ability to attack urban areas throughout the Republic of Vietnam. The enemy was forced to withdraw to his sanctuaries.
The strength of the U.S. Army in Vietnam reach a peak of nearly 360,000 men during this period.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
April / 1968
To Month/Year
June / 1968
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember CO Ltjg Bill Harry Norris replaced Ltjg Carl J Helman III then went on to 34yr career including Academy time, big time in JAG 76-80 1st, 80-84 11th, 85-87 12th, Pacific 88-90, Pacific 93-95 head of dept at each location. Ltjg Courtney John Storey [Court] big in realestate MN. BMC Wayne Gray who was 26 and youngest BMC in USCG 1966, his replacement BMCS Robert Martin who had 28 yrs in USCG, so more time in CG than Wayne was old. He did get to spend time with another crusty BMCM Horsley who had 2 years less time in then Bob. He was the best Banjo player I ever heard, but anything with strings he played, really belonged on Grande Ole Oprey was that good and I am a rocker then and now. BMCS had 28yrs all in 2nd or 9th districts, before VN a real shallow water sailor. ENC William Patrick [Pat] MKCM. BM1 Bobby Durrance [BMC] rip 04 AOIschemic Heart Disease born in San Francisco but a true TEXAN almost 100% of his life. Brownsville where his family is and he is buried, Corpus Christi, Galveston, San Padre Is. ET2 Dan Adams rip 2014 MDS aggresive fast moving bone marrow cancer. EN2 Dennis Chamberlain from my back yard, He went to HS where my Mom was the Librarian. Bobby, Dennis & I were Boston Whaler addicted crazy & dumb no one killed us. Bobby, Dan, Dennis & I were the 4 musketeers ashore. Sometimes Marty would take Bobby's place, There are more crew members CS2 Rodney W Clark who replaced CS2 Terry Mann, GM2 Deryck Pocock that I replaced, he was TX DPS Trooper after VN. SN Martin James Haker [Marty YN3] AO medical issues 1990, FN Clifford Hall [Cliff]
Memories this was the phase we had the most action, Phan Thiet to Phan Rang a 75 mile run as the crow flies or 95 miles driving down coastal road. We had more fire support calls, more back ups, more real actions, with gun fire, during this phase. In Sept 68 we get a call from a coast watcher/spotter on radio saying he has atleast a NVA company heading north, oceanside road on mountain to his south a few miles north of Phan Thiet we're in the area, he directs to where he thinks we'll have best advantage, NVA have no place to hide, no place to go. We set up about 500 yards off the beach, NVA are quite aways up, we illuminate & open fire with the 50's usually 3 going when we were firing 81mm, when the 81mm not firing, piggy back was also firing. So sometimes 4-50's firing with his direction. We take many hits with small arms fire, no RPG's, but no one got hit. About 2 hrs we expended over 4500 rds of 50 cal. & 80 rds m79 40mm. Per spotter there's no more movements. Next morning, our shoot out action-slaughter gets given to RVN Army unit, they get credit for 98KIA, 5WIA I guess to keep they're morale up. SUCKS as most things there did!!
We did so much in Sept 68 22-24 we earned "CAR".
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