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COASTAL SURVMUMANCS P'0RV,3SMlAR!I September 1968 Although hampered by rough 3eas and bad weather daring the early Part of the months, XARIE TIM units maintained a high level of activity during September. Pheow positions and installations along the coast were Part~icipation in ground sweeps

taken under fire at evex7 opportunity.

with blocking patrol~s and naval gunfire support became more frequent as * ~liaison with forces ashore continued to improve. Surveillance ope~rations Patrols

resulted in a total of 77#058 detections of junks and sampans. inspected 35,180 of these craft and boarded another 169633.

1. total of

779 persons we-re detained from the craft boarded due to !=proper papersj,
repeated violation of fishing restrictionss, or suspicious act-J67I't 7 * In

additlion, the surveillagnce units made 1,3,38 detections of steel-hu.Ued vessels in X&RK-T TIlKE areas during Serptember. A total of 728 inspections

and 52 boardings found all to be on innocent passage. During one 21.-hour period of poor weather when *Suwift" boats were unable to remain on som patrol. stations, PCF 21. earned special recognition. While operating in extremely poor weat her- PC? 21 engaged four

evading sampana, sinking ones killing three of the evaders and probably killing two others with her accurate mortar and machine-gun fire. during the month XLAJC= TIKE units carried out 794 navUa. and participated in 40Q ground operations. O~verall

gunfirs missions

Included in the total nurnber of

xiissions are 39 cases of evading craft. taken under fire and 13 instances Enclosure (1) GROUP 4 Dowengraded at 3 year intervals Declassified after 12 yea"s

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of hostile fire suppression. Good targets for bhe 5-inch and 3-inch guns
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of the offshore patrol units were not as numerous as in previous months resulting in a slight decrease in the total damage and casualties inflicted upon the een .""

Mhe only casualty due to enery fire wa3 received on the afternoon of 9 September, As PC? 96 closed the shoreline 18 miles southwest of Tan An for a harassment and interdiction mission heavy automatic weapons and recoilless rifle fire was received.
five of

The flae was returned killi:-q an estimated

One crwiman died of

the enemy as the *Swift* boat cleared the area.

wounds received in the action. On 9 Saptaiber USCCC PO12 T3U: sighted a sampan displaiying a Viet T"Ihe
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Cong flaag attempting to evade near the moath of the Bassac ?iver. sampan was stopped by warning shots from the cutter. of the craf, two men and a woman, were detained as

The three occupants arobabls Uiet Cong.

Also, on the 9th three 2A&PJ= TM-units took part in a combined

operation against an estimated Viet CGng company on

Cu Island. uaoc

iith

USCGC BIBB (AiWC 31) on station to the west of the island,, USCGC PINT XOMS and USCGC P?1T PA.RTIflE along -ith South Vietnamese 3avy gunboats and junks
landed 3agional ?orce troops in an amphibious landing on the eastarn shore about 10 miles north of An Thoi. The cutters provided naval Snrire support dhen crntact was made A-ih a

prior to the landing and throughout the day.

group of

about 30 enemq troops ?PMU PARIDGE ias able to provide immediate

suport with mortar fire Id1lling at least two of the enemy plus an estimated-

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two others and destroying three bunkers. Heavy blood trails were found In addition, the and the Viet Cong wore seen carrying men from the area. operation netted a total of ten enemW captured in action. On 13 September the cutter BIB inflicted heavy damage on enea areas 65 miles south-eouthwest of Each Gia. suppl"

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six targets using an airborne spotter the following results were recorded: 8 structures and 7 sampans destroyed; 21 structures and 16 sapans damaged; 6 Viet Cong killed; plus an estimated 20 Viet ConG founded.

During the afternoon of 17 Septamber, USCGC POi..T GaT, PCF 97 and PCF 45 took ;art in an action which resulted in six Viet Cong killed, two additional probable ki Il, one structure destroyed and anoth-er dazn4ged, and the

capture of six rucksacks containing grenades, a mine, mil.Itar7 equpment

and coinand a group of Vie.

A2l. three XARW-

papers of intelligence value,

An -kr-iy sweepo had chased

Cong to an area near the coast 13 miles south ot Phan Rang.

I2" units took the area under fire wita mortars am ..50

caliber machine -=na at the request of the Aizq unit commander on board
PCU 97. The captured material -Aas discovered during a search or the target

area by ground units. On Phu (uoc Island an ambsh of Regional Force troops on the 20th brought a rapid and deadly respons, from netrb7 1l T1. ptro, craft.

The troops, ambushed five miles south of Wuong Dong, called USCGC POOZ CIG S and the Vietnamess Navy MSC 16 for support in escapizng the

Viet Gong trap.

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RIVERIM .0 -ASSAT7O1RCE SM!;Aff Septemioer 156d Ambunzhes of the riverine assault craft were all too frequent during the month. Ai On the evuoning of 6 September Task Unit Stvarli,,t landed N-d.1e returnming to their nigLht

elements on the banks o-f Dnaa Stream.

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The infantrymen swept the area but found no Viet Cong.

Later in the afternoons, after backloading troopss, the same division agmtn was ambushed from the vest bank of the4 river about one mile south of the earlier mabush. In the second ambush return fire was ligh.t because of the The assault craft cleared the ambush area and

many civilians in the area,

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from the east bark 6 milea southeast of Ben Tre, and at 1127 from both
banks 2 miler east of Ben Tre. A mortar attack at the junction of the Three

Den Tre River and the Chet Say Canal accompanied the second attack, :1avymen were vounded during the day and two ATC Is were d-xa-aaed,

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days 17 September, BAD

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:ired f'or the If-h -on

time on the Ben Tre River, this time from tha aouth bark one mile east of Den Tre. Only one r.coilless-r.fle round was fired at the assault craft came from a populated area.

and the -ire was not returned because it There were no casualties. On the same dayvutsofRD PER's on the Ham Luong RIver,

92 went to the

ssistance of GAM WARDEN

On arrival the assa"lt craft received recoil-

less-rifle, automatic weapons and small arms fire from the west bank of the river, 3 miles eaet of Mo Cay. The fire was suppressed. One Navyman

was wounded as a result of a "cookoffr

on a hC-m

gun.

At 0900 on 22 September PAD 131 was ambushed while landing 6/31st Infantry Division troops on the Ba Rai Stream 3 miles east of Cai Be. Viet Cong firA automatic weapons and rockets from both banics, asaault craft Lired all weapons, includizrn fire. Nine Navymen were wounded. The

Riverine

flame, suppressing the enemy

On 24 September at 0825 RAD 111 received three rockets and small arms fire from the south bark of the Ben Tre ?.iver near the eastern edge of Ben Tre, while escorting an Army LCU arn LCYI-8 with supplies frr FSPB DAVID

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3 miles east of Ben Tre. There were no casualties, After delivering the supplies the craft were returning to the Y~obile Biverine Base (4IiB whenj, at 1305P they were again ambushed from the south bank 2 miles east of Ben Tre by small arms, recoilless riffle and mortar tharee Arml-nen were wounded, pro-ceeded an their wz7,
At 014-0 on the 26th an artillery barage at ,b-P3 WAi= was hit bya

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The assault craftV suppressed the firs 3nd

-dater mine, dlling two Arrqman and wounding eight.

One ran was missing

in connectlon with the explosion which blewd an 8-b 1.0-foot hole through the deck of the personnel compartment. The aapper/sdimer capability of

the Viet Cong was amply demonstrated by the incident. Three more ambushes occurred during the month but without serious damage or casualties, Of greater confieqaence was the partial disabling

of V-S- NIERCMR (AP1339), flagship of CTIG 117.2, as a result of her dragging anchor and colliding vith tCZS SATY2 (ARL23) about 23C0 on 11 September. The ships were located with a3 BRAVO at the junction of the Vam Co and R~ap rivers. As Mbe attempted to pull away from SATYR, the starboard screw

of FMC:ER fouled in the pcrt anchor chain of SATYR and severed the chain. About 45&~ fathoms of anchor chain with the port anchor still attacheds
Wrapped around the shaft demolishing the screw and seizing the ahaft.

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anchor and most of the chain wdas cut free by divers the following day and * ~the remaining three turns of chains were removed on the 13th. Upon removal

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CO~.1FMNTIAL replacement, On the 14th the flag shifted to U25 VEPION COUh"! (IsTII61)

and MFXER proceeded to Vung Taus sailirg from there on the 16th to Ship
Repair Facility, Subic for repairs. Fortunately the employment of 9th

Infantry Division assets was such that the temporary loss of X.ERCER did
not hzue a seriousl7 adverse effect on IR'-4 operations.

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Vietnamese Navy units, advised by U.S.f.lavy officers snd men, the en=7 hard this month.
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Large scale Joint and combi.ned oper-tions ,)I

Ln which the TMN forces played vital .oies this =onth included L;Zi.' 260 in i C-Z, the TOAN T..O series in

=I1 M"Z and the Capital :,itiiar In additi n,

Distri.-t (00D),

and the eU!7'

CHZ. Canpaim-n in IV CTZ

watenfay denial and am~hibious operations were conducted near the -a-ital city of Saigon by WIN River Patrol Group ( 51 and IG 30. 51G) massive LAA 30N

Coastal Group 12 and 13 units were employed in t'

260 operations which scourged the Vinh Loc Peninsula, east of ue in ZrCTZ. Land sweeps by .ARVN, RF/PF and USMC elements were supported by

Task Force CUI R.ATER PBRs and MARKET TLM'" PCFs as well as the U. 3. Navy advised coastal groups. 72 eny The operation, 11-20 September, accountzd for

soldier3 killed, 21 of which 'tere credited to the VIN sailors. An

The sailors also captured 30 Viet Cong cvd 6 other enemy suspects.

additionral 444 '?tet Cong and 78 suspects were reported captured by the allied forces. wounded. In III CTZ the TOAN TIIANG series of operations was rigorously pursued throu:hout the month. The ARV17 amphibious operations utilized the 3rd Friendly casualties were light; one ARM' killed and 9

Riverine 1.Gs of the VKN for mobility, river blocking and fire support. It is estimated that by. month's end I7 ene' were killed, 8 others ware Bnclosure (4)
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captured and 2 Hoi Chanbs weir received in these operations. Siz- laryv-

tbe QUrY"M CMiIN Campaign was conducted in 17 CTZ by .VIN mnd VIII units.
The PRAGs as -mll as the

4th CTZ coastal .groups participated in these

operations which nettid et =onth's end at least 3It) eneI7 killed ard 501 captured.

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4 Septerler.

The U. Z. advisor reported th-ct 6 "iet Cong were

killed auwrie, the land sweep and . prisoners were taken, one of which stated there vere 100 "liet Cong in the area, B-41 launchers were also uncoverede Several weapor, mortar rourns and a

On 28 Scpterber 4 more of the enery were several other weapors and report of swzs in the

knlled and 11 were captured plus 3 3-40 launchers, 4 detainees. ?inallyp

4

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area on 27 Septembers an RPI east of Saigon on the trong hV1P. sailors captured

PBIR sped to the sctne approximately 10 riles Uiver. The west bank was searched -and the

Viet Cong and killed 2 others -. o attempted to evade.

One sailor was wounded when a Viet Cong opened fire on him after feigninsurrendier, lhe wounded sailor kil hid adversary. i

The six infantry battalions and one aev.ilJzry battalion of the V.iYC were er.ioyed in operations in deferse of the CM-, in Operation TCA:I THMG in 1Ii CTZ and iV C'Z. Task Force A, co7.r-pod Of the 5th and 6th !nfantrd-

cattalior3 until 28 neptember ..hen the 3rd =d 4.h battaliors relieved thei..,
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operated uander the control of the 21st W.'11h Infantry Division in 17 CTZ. There was no major enemy contact in this area other than sporadic contact., sniiner fire and extensive mines and booiby traps. Task Force B was initially composed of i;he 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th 1Infantry7 battalions and operated in the CMD during Operation *TCACN T71AUi. Mte ist Ba-1

ta1l on -. s detached from tie task Iforce on 6 .3entember and --aa azaizrned to r r
t~e 5thARV Inantr7 aiii. III in MT. On 21 Sentember t-- battaali-on

was he1'o-Ulited to Phuoc T anh in Phuoc Long Province to reinforce a Regional Force outpost,
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Despite the heavy mortar and ground attack on 21 September, eneay killed and 6 captured while suffering On 1-1 Sentember., the 4th Battalion

V2.19r was credited with 128

4~ of their own killed and 56 wounded,

detached from the task force and moved to the soutthwest. outskirts of Tay %L-nh. That day the VNIMC lost 11 marines and 24 more were wounded when one

compan~r engaged an est.imated Viet Cong platoon; 5 of the enemy were killed. The 2nd and 3rd battalions composed the task force while it deployed to * Tay Ninh from 1.2 to 21 September. Ia defense of that provincial capital,,

t V~C accounted fur 81 Viet Cong killed and 3 capturd18mieswe N killed,, anothcer 57 were wounded and 2 USMC advisors were also wounded during the b)attle. The 2nd Battalion redeployed to Lien iHoa Province on 21 SeptezaThe 3rd and 4th battalions On 28

ber to Join th -i 5th ARTA Infantry Division.

raw~ined in a reserve status and relocated to T~hu Duec for refitting. * 4,

September the battalions were motor-convoyed to Can Tho to relieve the 5th and 6th battalions.
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-merour -aten-ays of the Delta.

Indicative of

the success of thoi pwyop efforts wvas the rallingM

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of 39 7iet Cond, to V.NZ/

forces,

This is tohe highest Clie'i iioi number expATnced. in one month.r

The previous highest mon'th -ms Octoter 1.967 wtier '15 -31lied and since January 1967 the avergae monthly rs-te 'has been. 1:2. In order to srnt~

the psyop progrma aad to provide adecra~te intelligence on psy:)p vulnerabilities, ihV-FORV co~enced prcmulgatL-. to psyop field personnel to apprisea -awezk!7 intelli:-ence surinary

them of genera.l trends, attitudes and To aid pco21,ie in the urban

information on Viet Cong/MIA vulnerabilities.

areas to hear the. "truth of the mattnr,," t-r-sr-sis-tor radios w~ere bein-' djistribute'l Lo village and ha.nlet chi4efs and to se~h-ol teascheri.. Civic2 action programs continued to giin anphasis ZL3 More end -tOre units i,.stitnter' ind.&vidual projects -4th adcspted hwalot3 and vi11i.-ee. The pro-

4-ct s in t*-e maiority wexro self-help projects 1-d. t.1ic res~onne of thle people in for fo~ themselvts 'v~s MoSt gretif.-in!. GROUP 4 Dowan:ad t 3 zyea.r -,tar7a.s. The civic action r-a

DOCIAssified after 12 years-

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conducted by Naval Support Activity (:NAVSUFPACT), list outstanding accomplishments. Danang continues to The Village Assistance Team (VAT) is
There are currently 14 teams,, -

the center for these accomplishments,

made up of two to four men each, living among the people in selected villages within the city, with four more teams ;lanad. These men assist and instruct t the people in building houses, schoelz., dispensaries, latr"-.s

public showers and drainage di-hes as well as serving as teachers in the technical and academic field. It is not an unusual occurrence for the

teams to be advised of Viet Cong activity or given a warm greeting of

friendship as they travel around the city. Another contri],.tion made by

OAVSUPPACT, Danang was tihe establishment ol the Rear Admra1 Paul L LACE!,-

Jr., USN, Scholarship Award.

On 4 September COMMAV?.RV presented the first

scholarship valued at -A47O.OO to Miss 1guyen Thi Xuan who Is now attendingSaigon University. The money was donated by Navymen at 2IAVSUPPACT, Danang.
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During the month 61 IMCAs were reported with over 10634 people being treated by US./ MI personrnel,

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