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Casualty Info
Home Town Atlantic City
Last Address Atlantic City
Casualty Date Jun 27, 1966
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Drowned, Suffocated
Location South China Sea
Location of Interment Beth Kehillah Cemetery - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
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
January / 1966
To Month/Year
December / 1968
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories Operation Jackstay was a continuation of Operation Market Times, as was Operation Daggar Thrust ( U.S.S. Eldorado-AGC 11) Amphibious Attacks along the coast of Vietnam
