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Casualty Info
Home Town Port Henry, NY
Last Address Port Henry, NY
Casualty Date Apr 23, 1972
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Vehicle Loss, Crash
Location Phu Yen (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment White Church Cemetery - Crown Point, New York
Wall/Plot Coordinates 01W 005
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Additional Information
Comments/Citation:
Vietnam War/Consolidation II Campaign (71-72)
From Month/Year
December / 1971
To Month/Year
March / 1972
Description This Campaign was from 1 December 1971 to 29 March 1972. The allies completed the last major phase of the ACTOVLOG program in early 1972 when the Vietnamese Navy took over the former centers of American naval power in South Vietnam, the Logistic Support Bases at Nha Be, Binh Thuy, Cam Ranh Bay, and Danang. The Navy's other Vietnamization projects lasted until the total withdrawal of American forces from South Vietnam in March 1973. Construction and turnover of the last of 16 coastal radar sites (one on board a station ship) was completed in August 1972. Further, COMNAVFORV erected over 4,500 shelters for Vietnamese Navy personnel and their families. American planners hoped these better living conditions would strengthen the morale of Vietnamese sailors. U.S. personnel completely restructured and streamlined the allied navy's supply system, with special attention devoted to the Naval Supply Center at Saigon. After an intensive $8 million effort with the help of American civilians, the Naval Advisory Group improved management procedures, developed a skilled work force, and modernized the industrial plant at the Saigon Naval Shipyard. By early 1972, the Vietnamese facility had finished building 58 ferrocement junks, reconditioned hundreds of newly acquired river craft, and achieved the ability to overhaul all of the Vietnamese Navy's seagoing ships in-country, a major goal of the advisory program.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
December / 1971
To Month/Year
March / 1972
Last Updated: Dec 22, 2023
Personal Memories
Memories Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright Casualty Reason: Ground casualty Casualty Detail: Vehicle loss or crash