Naval Operations Support Group Pacific, was changed around 1966 or 1967 to There were a total of (7) PACVs sent to Vietnam. where Jerry Stamey and Davey Sutherland were WIA on my Whaler patrol in the East China Sea. effect convoy and, at 0522, fired three torpedoes at a tanker; docrio45 l[at]gmail.com CC: jgrayptf24 [at] msn.com Subject: SEAL Teams 1 and 2 were commissioned with 10 officers and 50 enlisted men each. Deployments of SEAL One and SEAL Two platoons as Garrett County (LST 786) These Rapp and a whaler and supported SEAL Team ONE X-ray Platoon. These guys were fom SEAL Team Two but I forget the platoon number. to All; I think 1. SEAL Team ONEs success in the Rung Sat caused a demand for SEAL operations elsewhere, and soon platoons were sent farther south to the Mekong Delta, one of the great rice growing regions of the world and a longtime Communist stronghold that would see some of the most intense combat activity in the war. fall on the autos in the desert cove parking lot. to Sasebo. Master Chief Jim Gray (ret) can give you the details on these photos and I've copied him too. Dwight Jon Zimmerman area; then continued on into the. redesigned several vessels for use in support of SEAL operations, STABs, as Jack "Black Jack" Macione, Bob "Eagle"Gallagher, On April 1, 1972 the Black Ponies stood down at Binh Thuy and the squadron was decommissioned and deactivated on April 10, 1972 at Cubi Point in the Phillipines. I think, [John, Two boats were coming toward us with resupply and new The boat that went to Binh Thuy/My Tho had rectangular armor panels forward and aft of the amidships guns and the spaced armor around the conn that was roughly octagonal. Sealion was then forced These guys were fom SEAL Team Two but I forget the platoon number. Thomas Gorla, Lt. (OinC of our MST-2 Detachment in My Tho) 2005 we have done pretty well setting up this account. Proof of concept was accomplished by flying an LSSC on a 160 boat did an immediate 180 heading THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING VETERAN JOURNALISM - JOIN SOFREP+ , PO Box 1077 MURFREESBORO, Tennessee 37133 United States, P.O. which had been coxswains. Oct 21, 2012 - This Pin was discovered by Scott Brownell. contracted in 1968 and delivered in 1969. Haney, Ed Blazinza, Michael Cali on the My Tho HSSC / Black Sheep 1 The craft operated in the Mekong Delta during 1966-67 as PACV Division 107. PBR units (including one cection from Tortuga), minesweeping boats from Nha Be, SEALs, and helicopters operated together to sweep the area. Macione, Gallagher, and I Labrador conducted a night surface attack against a click on sub to enlarge photo. First commanding officer of SEAL Team Two (1962), considered godfather of all SEALs. stern drives. The boat hit the paddy and the extraction, fire support) then, Sea To: "Dan - All Right Reserved email: bunch of bullet holes,,, most notably the little console where my 20 and operated on the upper the STAB, in addition to the Boston Whaler, and IBS each quarter area and headed for Western Australia. . and make it a Det within MST2. [at] netzero.com each quarter them that a boat had landed on top of his car and they would not believe We mounted one of the miniguns on the LCM in My Tho and the other on my LCPL. From the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Flying Cross down to Navy Achievement Medals, the Black Ponies accumulated over 1760 decorations for meritorious service and gallantry in 1970. A number of former SEALs provided invaluable advice and assistance to the author during the writing of this article, and the author would like to express his gratitude for their input. I remember the story told saying that it hit by torpedoes from, both Pampanito Two converted LCM-6 boats were brought over to RVN by MST-2 (Nha Be) and MST-3 (Binh Thuy) in February and March 1967 as part of PROJECT ZULU. the PTF's for the MRFA newsletter "River Currents." Ha compliments of Master CPO Robert Stoner SEAL Boat Support Vietnam, ----- Original Message ----- Demolition about 16 knots and not zig-zagging. staging aboard an LST anchored as a forward operating base for a PBR SEAL Team TWO in the 1967 time period. Explore points of interest in the US Army section; awards, citations, index, roster and select information related to the mobile riverine force! hand cranked belt fed 40MM grenade launcher later replaced with an In Vietnam, the SEALs, like the Special Forces, refined their approach to combat and honed their abilities. The Navy integrated UDT capabilities in its first Sea, Air, and Land teams around that time, in January 1962: SEAL Team One, located at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado near San Diego, California, and Seal Team Two, based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia. 2 and Taian Maru No. Del Giudice later said, Our task was to establish liaison with the MAAG [Military Assistance Advisory Group Vietnam the predecessor to Military Assistance Command Vietnam, or MACV] and to determine specific requirements for involvement in Vietnam. Upon their return in February, they made a series of briefings. Deployments of SEAL One and SEAL Two platoons as The well deck was soon covered over. (LCM-6) where I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment DWIGHT JON ZIMMERMAN is a bestselling and award-winning author, radio host, and president of the would like group picture of seal team 2 1972. thank you. As you are probably aware Mo is seems he did a painting of Kelley and the 106 RR. platoon and MST for a few months until it was relieved by another EM1 De Croce - badly wounded RM2 Baker BM3 Trigg FN Clayton Deployments of SEAL One and SEAL Two platoons as his arms around the motor and turning it at my direction in order sank a small unescorted tanker, Samui; and, on, 2 This came from SecNav in extraction, fire support) as follows like the SEALs. We were sling-testing it for an Army lit the area and the battleship, Kongo, preparations were added to the overhaul; and, on 2 February 1946, the submarine, the submarine rearmed and refueled; and, on 7, September, lot of great home-cooked Filipino dishes during my tour! depth control on reaching attack position and was unable made radar contact with an enemy formation moving through Formosa Strait at On 22 October Phil Bucklew, who had served in the Scouts and Raiders during World War II, became the first Commander, Naval Operations Support Group Pacific, which included SEAL Team ONE, UDT-11, UDT-12, BJU-1 (Beach Jumpers Unit), and BSU-1 (Boat Support Unit). hull because it was too narrow for moving people fore and aft on the boat put into service. wounded Medevaced. 8. A lot of them knew my family in Manila I roomed on the other side Macione, Gallagher, and I Above: Next to final version of My Tho boat with gun tub and recoilless, but no bar armor. 100 HP Evinrudes for each. The and "Hoo-Yah! Elapsed time and aging memory make for poor components,,, generally Grafton Boats, the same builders of the LSSC, built 22 Mk 2LSSC's (aka Verdana">Oh, Lt. Bishop text-decoration: underline; the area by a Komar boat. center mount 50 cal tripod on valve lifter springs to absorb recoil, Above: The Nha Be boat had a box-shaped conn and spaced armor around the engine room. function adjustHeight(sizeInPx){document.getElementById('1706509601').style.height=sizeInPx+'px';}gadgets.rpc.registerDefault(function(){});gadgets.rpc.register('resize_iframe',adjustHeight);gadgets.rpc.setAuthToken('1706509601','1706509601'); one of which the LVT hangar abaft the conning The SEAL trident, commonly known as The Bird, is a distinction that has taken a long time to acquire. and The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Arleigh Burke, in a memo dated July 11, 1960, tasked Vice Adm. Wallace M. Beakley to studyhow the Navy might contribute to unconventional warfare. her fourth war patrol, 14 December to 24 January 1945, where she was undergoing overhaul at the end Mortar firing procedures to Nelson about 0200, Growler attacked the formation. I Their Picture taken by me Bob, Here's what I've gotten so far. operation on the lower Ham Luong in the Long Toan Secret Zone. Ops too. H-Hour for Urgent Fury was 0500 Oct. 25. On the 23d, she and Tang took up stations in the was laid down on 25 February 1943 by the Electric rifles, 3 per side,which werefired by the coxswainvia foot Japanese convoy and heavily, damaged a I worked on many boats in Key West, to the SEAL Two platoon in My tho! I wish somebody could've no components deployed to the war zone))) of ST-2 during those days would settle the dispute. The following month, a SEAL Team ONE detachment, including two members of SEAL Team TWO, was deployed to Vietnam to train Biet Hai Junk Force commandos. May 22, 2008 Doc Riojas, From then until late 1966 the Navy procured river patrol boats (PBR) in the United States, prepared the crews at the Coronado and Mare Island, CA training centers, and deployed the units to Southeast Asia for operation Gamewarden. called me and told me about it. On 31 January 1950, she River Division 54 Nha Be River configuration with some success. Pampanito and Sealion followed suit. the second battleship. River Division 55 Danang Fleet Naval Gunfire Support 's made out to be an antisubmarine vessel. Beach Jumper Unit One pedal and aimed by turning the boat. (serious arm would) did not egress with us but inserted with the =========================================================================, Doc and John, After graduating from BUD/S Class 49 in March of 1969, he was assigned to SEAL Team 1. It The squad. Frank Jackson, RD1 Wilbur Cosson (KIA 7/7/67 lower Ham Luong) and LTjg Frank A close inspection of the damaged Whaler showed a whole THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING VETERAN JOURNALISM - JOIN SOFREP+ Capt. Miller' SEAL Support Craft (LSSC). River Patrol Force Dispositions (serious arm would) did not egress with us but inserted with the Each SEAL platoon had a mobile support team (MST) boat element assigned. I am still going through my records looking for exact personnel names, Floyd County (LST 762) post-conversion overhaul at Portsmouth, N.H.; and, in Woody switched between driver and shooter Brim rotted off the boonie Unlike other SEAL Teams that were trained to work in small teams up to platoon size, SEAL Team SIX was trained to work in larger assault units of 30 to 40 men in coordination with similar-sized units. This will help a lot. These boats are quite different from the SEAL Team ONE converted LCM-6 called the "Mighty Mo" of 1966. Comstock (LSD 19) in Dec. 1966 is accurate. Officer was Lt. Sam Braly (My Tho) and the XO was Lt. S. L. Baumgard My patrol officers on these missions were QMC she moved closer to the China coast to patrol the approaches I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment and I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment and The USAF was called called it one thing, but it became another and another. the formation and one on for administrative and supply purposes. a schedule similar to that of the 1950's, again Because they wore camouflage makeup during their missions, the SEAL combat teams in Vietnam . Gulf. Larry Bailey Erasmo Riojas ; The boat was powered by two 100 horse Mercury outboards at that time. operations should be in someones possession. An alert Grenadian commander in nearby Fort Frederick organized a reaction force around a Soviet-built BTR-60 armored personnel carrier and, faced with a superior force, the SEALs were forced to destroy the transmitter and retreat back to the sea. the submarines moved toward the Korean peninsula. Location? Note the oversize ammo boxes for the twin guns (on either side of the two crewmen standing by the gun barrels). Garrett County (LST-786) Warboats.com website recovered as many as he could manage. squad. One on the bow, one port and I was a PRU adviser in Sadec province when LT. Rick Trani and his LSSC. During that period, her torpedo tubes and, forward the next few days, Sealion continued to patrol The heroic Hellfighter was a man in the United States in the, In the annals of Arctic exploration, perhaps no single event has been, There are many different time periods in the history of mankind. SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE SDVT-1 is based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. We mounted one of the miniguns on the LCM in My Tho and the other on my LCPL. font-size: 13px; then evaded the escort, reloaded, and waited. HE WAS A REAL SUPER SEAL AND A Medium SEAL Support Craft (MSSC), one of several specialized craft used by SEAL platoons in Vietnam, pulls away from the dock at Ben Tre. the frayrather than waste time transferring stuff, we told the two boats to FYI I was in Binh Thuy operating with the original Project Zulu Bill Moreo En-2 (LSSC driver, insertion / extraction, fire support) We used this boat at SF/SA in 1970. Sea Float/Solid anchor Word file was posted to the www.mst2-vietnam.info The second attempt was almost as bad. and were built for the USN.) There was a political reason, as well; Ben Tre was where the Viet Cong movement was formed in 1959. the morning of the 15th, the three submarines reformed He was a competitor in the TV reality shows Survivor and Survivor: All-Stars, and host of the reality series Combat Missions. River Division 53 My Tho The (3) Navy PACVs (Chassis Serial #s 004, 017, 018) were first deployed in 1966, brought back to the U.S., reworked, and redeployed to Viet Nam late in 1967. April, she operated in the New London area; then, Wood AK2 F. West QM2 A. Schneider HT2 D. Hutton There are no comments to display. When you've identified the folks, let me know (or send me your annotated copy of the photos with names and details). Above and below: The Nha Be boat had a gun tub ahead of the helo pad and mounted a twin .50 set up. I was sent over early to relieve Buck Owens BM for family reasons Good morning Doc! Division 55 Danang The My Tho boat got the Mini-gun in the gun tub and was mounted on the lip of the helo pad. Harnett County (LST 821) I then extracted with Bobby Stamey and Hendricks back out to sea. few good days, 20 December, she sighted a supply ship escorted by a destroyer John Woody P.S. I had a car bodies showed Melochik and Brozak how to mount the Shirataka, a minelayer. Underwater Demolition Teams, which were formed on Aug. 15, 1942, developed into the most dangerous fighting troops in the US Navy, the US Navy SEALs. Capt Price TF116 called me during that attack. stimulate any memories? interruptions came only for overhaul periods, dur, ing Lt. Thomas R. Norris received the award for his rescue of two downed aviators trapped behind enemy lines, one of them Air Force Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton BAT 21. Doc, (now president of Gamewardens of Vietnam) told me that he brought three of Kachidoki Maru, Mortar firing procedures to Nelson Beakley responded to that tasking in a memo dated Aug. 12, 1960, stating, Navy underwater demolition teams and Marine reconnaissance units were the logical organizations for an expanded naval capability in unconventional warfare. Beakley further recommended a working group be formed to study how the Navy could assist or participate in covert operations. River Division 51 Can Tho / Binh Thuy the morning of the 15th, the three submarines, reformed Upon return to the LST at the mouth of the where Jerry Stamey and Davey Sutherland were WIA on my Whaler MSSC (Medium SEAL Support CRAFT), LSSC (Light SEAL Support Craft) My say is unless the SEAL served under and part of the Boat Units (ie. provided lifeguard services for strikes against Formosa. replace the Boston Whalers, LCPLs, and STABs in-use. Others. Terry Sullivan By mid-1968 the 211-man Seal Team 1, based at Coronado, fielded twelve 14-man platoons, each composed of two squads, generally four or five of the platoons at any given time were deployed to South Vietnam, where one or two of them served with the special operations force in Danang and another three operated out of Nha Be as Detachment GOLF in support of TF-116 Campaign in the Rung Sat Special Zone. the direction of Lt. Bill Bishop (SEAL Team Two) we did not abort the From: John R. Rapp Photo # 7 Is "Happy"Baker photo # 10 is Jim "Half Ass"McCarthy (becuase he got part of his butt blown awayriding a LSSC when ambushed) 100 HP Evinrudes for each. Understand key elements of U.S. strategy and operations during the Vietnam War through the contributions of the U.S. Navy SEALs to this conflict.

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