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Crosby, Robert Leroy, LTJG.
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Casualty Info
Home Town South Hamilton
Last Address South Hamilton
Casualty Date Sep 26, 1969
Cause Non Hostile- Died of Illness, Other Injury
Reason Accidental Homicide
Location Quang Nam (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Hamilton Cemetery - Hamilton, Massachusetts
Description TF 115 was responsible for the harbor defense and surveillance units in the ports of Vung Tau, Cam Ranh Bay, Qui Nhon, Nha Trang, and Vung Ro, Inshore Undersea Warfare Groups (IUWG) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, operated a total of 16 large personnel landing craft, 25 Boston Whalers, and 8 picket boats in Operation Stable Door. The 45-foot picket boats, which began to reach Vietnam in June 1967, carried a crew of one officer and five men and two .50-caliber machine guns, twin-mounted. In each port the units constructed harbor entrance control posts and equipped them with radios and surface search radars.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
May / 1965
To Month/Year
December / 1969
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories Lieutenant (junior grade) Robert Crosby arrived in Vietnam in the fall of 1968 and was assigned duties as the Officer-in-Charge of a "swift boat", formally titled a "Patrol Craft, Fast" or PCF. Until 1967 the PCF force had concentrated on MARKET TIME patrols off the South Vietnamese coast, interdicting shipborne supplies intended for NVA/VC forces operating within South Vietnam. By the time LTJG Crosby arrived, the PCFs had gained another role within the riverine war, conducting patrols and providing escorts far up into South Vietnam's rivers.
