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Eugene Claude Ipox, Jr., TM1
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Alford, William Dwight, RD2.
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Contact Info
Home Town North Kingstown
Last Address Okinawa, Japan BURIAL- South Prong Cemetery Sanderson, Baker County, Florida
Date of Passing Oct 25, 1968
Wall/Plot Coordinates TBD
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
TBD
Other Comments:
Senator Robert C. Byrd received a response from the Department of The Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations on my inquiry for PO2 Alford dtd 22 July 2008, Ser DNS-35/8U110687.
Letter states the award was for action during the Vietnam War- His act of bravery was in Okinawa.
Any information on this ship mate will be appreciated.
- TM1 Eugene Ipox
Operation Stable Door
From Month/Year
May / 1965
To Month/Year
August / 1971
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.
