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Lee Howze, CTT3
to remember
Novak, Anthony (Tony), CT1 USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town St. Joseph
Last Address 2819 Lost Field Ln Richmond, Tx 77406
Date of Passing Nov 08, 2015
Location of Interment Houston National Cemetery (VA) - Houston, Texas
Anthony was born on July 28, 1940 and passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015.
Anthony was a resident of Richmond, Texas.
A Memorial Mass for Anthony Tony Joseph Novak 75 of Richmond TX will be 10 AM Friday November 13 2015 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church 507 S 4th Street Richmond TX 77469. Visitation will be 6 - 8:30 PM Thursday November 12 2015 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with a Rosary beginning at 7 PM. Services are under the direction of Garmany Carden Funeral Directors 1201 Fourth Street Rosenberg TX 77471 281342-4671.
Other Comments:
Give a shout if your in the Richmond area. All grand children sports.
Can usually be found at Joseph's Coffee shop, in Richmond, on Morton St. between 7 & 9.
We can now cross another C&E company off the list.
Retirement is a test, I am already getting antzy to get back to Source Expediting.
Reestablished our selves in Richmond, Texas
Back at our long time Church, Sacred Heart of Richmond
Transferred back into the Richmond, Knights of Columbus
and the Rosenberg/Richmond 4th Degree Knights of Columbus
have hopes of getting back active in the Knights.
Sandy and I are long time members of "Teams Of Our Lady" TOOL. A family oriented small faith group. www.teamsofourlady.org/ We first joined in 1982 and took a few years off recently as we moved about the country, and are now once again active in a new TEAM here in Richmond. Our daughter and her husband actually belong to the TEAM we began in, none of the former members remain.
Sandy is a part of PEO, Philanthropic Educational Organization, www.peointernational.org/ an awesome group doing great things.
Myself, I am looking to cleaning the mess that I have been accumulating over the years. I would like to digitize my photos, a couple of thousand slides "O boy!" More prints than that..task 1. Number 2 work or restablishing myself as a coin collector. Don't know how that will work? Now that so much is available in music, I can build my personal libray. Lots to do!
Remembrance Profiles -
1 Sailor Remembered
Bass, Larry, CPO
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (66-67)
From Month/Year
July / 1966
To Month/Year
May / 1967
Description This Campaign period was from 1 July 1966 to 31 May 1967. The growing Coastal Force devoted most of its attention to amphibious raids, patrols of shallow inlets and river mouths, troop lifts, and blocking support for allied ground sweeps. For instance, during Operation Irving in October 1966, ground forces and junk units in II Coastal Zone killed 681 Viet Cong troops. In addition, the junkmen established a government presence among the fishermen and provided them with medical services and other assistance. Sometimes the Coastal Force sailors convinced Communist soldiers to desert their units.
The enemy, who often attacked the 27 vulnerable Coastal Force bases, overran the triangular-shaped fortifications of Coastal Group 15 at Cua An Hoa in July 1965 and of Coastal Group 16 at Co Luy in August 1967. Other bases, however, withstood repeated assaults. In doing so, these facilities played a part in the allied effort that denied the enemy easy access to the coastal regions.
Viet Cong mines also took their toll of the command's MLMS fleet, which worked to keep open the shipping channel to Saigon. In August 1966 and again in January 1967, enemy mines sank an MLMS in the Rung Sat. The River Force did not fully employ its strength. The political troubles of 1965 and 1966 in the Republic of Vietnam, in which high-ranking River Force officers figured prominently, damaged morale and distracted personnel from their military mission.
The navy and the army rarely launched joint amphibious assaults against the Viet Cong. Operations reflected the River Force's lack of technically skilled crewmen, the poor maintenance and repair of river craft, and the absence of inspired leadership. Usually, only half of the command's units were ready for combat action, and many of these boats were committed by the army to static guard, resupply, troop lift, or other nonoffensive duties.
The reliance on defense over offense reflected the historic Vietnamese strategy of husbanding resources until there was clear advantage over an enemy. The Vietnamese Navy's River Force sailors often fought hard and bravely, killing many of the enemy and suffering heavy losses of their own, but their valor and sacrifice was not rewarded with strategic success.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
July / 1966
To Month/Year
May / 1967
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories 1966-1967 Each of the Cruisers were involved in Gunfire Support.
In one case we did not leave the line until the morning (early) of the first of the month. But not before we fired a full salvo of ordinance. When the CO came on the 1-MC, he announced that this month was tax free and combat pay eligble. Lets go to Manila! "Chorus of loud cheers throughout the ship"
