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Adkins, Ray, BM1.
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Vietnam War/Vietnam Cease-fire Campaign (72-73)/Gulf of Tonkin North SAR Station
From Month/Year
January / 1973
To Month/Year
January / 1973
Description 12 January 1973, The USS Blakley warship departed Subic Bay for the Vietnamese combat zone. Her tour of duty in the Far East came at the very end of American participation in the Vietnam War; and, as a consequence, she served only once in the combat zone. That service took place on the northern sea-air rescue station in the Gulf of Tonkin until 3 Feb 73.