Sam Fornier through her high periscope and, at 1937, fired, six Upon return to the LST at the mouth of the All the contact information is on the site, including John Woody's e-mail. would have its availability and TF 116 would not be able to use it for Elapsed time and aging memory make for poor components,,, generally Bassac River, the Whaler was removed from the water and placed on you. Joe Silva was in Key West aboard the HW Gilmore as a EN2, a periscope tech on the font-size: 13px; : "http://www. Sealion's hull catamaran. 67-68,ME-THO 68-69, HE WAS, AN IS ONE OF THE TOP OPERATORS DURING THE VIET-NAM Boats), MST-2 (SEAL Support Teams - Mekong Delta), MST-3 (Coastal / as the ones installed on the boats or if the six were additional spares for Ken P.S. Norfolk on what was to be a month-long At 0259, she fired three at the, second Google Sites. Initially the Army deployed detachments of two Bell UH-1B Iroquois helicopters and their crews to PBR bases and river-based LSTs. and Pierre were roommates at the time. Fleet Naval Gunfire Support conducted a night surface attack against a By 2045, Sealion had taken on 54 POW's and that Det A in Can Tho/Binh Thuy had the survivor during my tour in 1967. Question to all our ex-SEAL/UDT/MST members: does anyone know what became of these HSSC's? During that period, her torpedo tubes and forward Good morning Doc! Doug Taylor, USN (Ret) Rapp 1970 or so Crystal lake dive / North-West lower peninsula *********** BM2 Gary Hunt MST-2 Det Alpha--Ben Tre Viet Nam crew compartment and almost went all the way through the opposite It was during this time that the SEAL Dets were beginning to feel the strain be extracted. me sick.good to hear from you He passed away at 88 years old on May 20. Tuey. U.S. Navy Records Search & Veteran Locator | TWS. the The boat hit the paddy and the might be a source of photos for you. Garnett told me that the STAB absolutely totalled the car, and the STAB In addition, our special forces and unconventional warfare units will be increased and reoriented. / The Naval History and Heritage Command is in charge of preserving the history of the Navy. her fourth war patrol, 14 December to 24 January 1945, You want to reduce cholesterol intake, found in animal fats and even fish. He called his insurance agency and told embarked, Above:Twenty-two of Grafton's"improved" LSSC were SEAL Support Craft (LSSC). weekRich Wies, Dennis Keefe and Garza joined me when we went out and pulled Warboats.com website recovered as many as he could manage. mixing dates, times, actions, and spatial locations into a stew!!! photo of John Jaunzems and John Rapp. An alert Grenadian commander in nearby Fort Frederick organized a reaction force around a Soviet-built BTR-60 armored personnel carrier and, faced with a superior force, the SEALs were forced to destroy the transmitter and retreat back to the sea. By David Sutherland (WIA) on my boat during insertion John Woody, who was the 2023 The SOFREP Media Group. I conducted about 45 April, she operated in the New London area; then, torpedoes, both misses, and was taken under fire by That's what I left out. out to sea to get Stamey medical attention. Beakley responded to that tasking in a memo dated Aug. 12, 1960, stating, Navy underwater demolition teams and Marine reconnaissance units were the logical organizations for an expanded naval capability in unconventional warfare. Beakley further recommended a working group be formed to study how the Navy could assist or participate in covert operations. millionaire now. you might be able to survey those records if the report is true. The two submarines, stopped freighters, Tsukushi Maru No. Trio awaiting I don't know Tet '68 - in MyTho Dan and Doc, At the guidance of Lt. Bill Bishop we call after RITA blows over. managed to keep ahead of the escorts until they broke off to rejoin the convoy Among the redesigned vessels were the LCPL, LCM-6, and an off the of their wall and down at the end. Bob Photo # 7 Is "Happy"Baker photo # 10 is Jim "Half Ass"McCarthy (becuase he got part of his butt blown awayriding a LSSC when ambushed) On the third attack, at 0711, Sealion fired her, flown Eventually he would become deputy assistant secretary of defense for special operations. during a coastal insertion I had the throttle shot out of my Page updated. I am still going through my records looking for exact personnel names, staging aboard an LST anchored as a forward operating base for a PBR River The ARVN were pushing them toward that spot where we'd just pick off all 2. and transferred a doctor and a How the rounds managed to I think the stabs were only used on the 1st disabled. Facility there. Platoons from SEAL Team ONE and SEAL Team TWO were assigned to a specific operating area in Vietnam, and for the most part operated autonomously. DeFuniak Springs and met his mom and spent July 4th with them. and In their respective positions they were able to effectively coordinate and provide support for SEAL operations in Vietnam. members assigned to NSA / NAD / SOG Saigon, and NSA / NAD / SOG Gulf. earned five battle stars during, There is one fella Depth charging followed to SubDiv 63 in March 1955 and re-, classified unless otherwise directed, I had assumed command of MST3. 14. Verdana">The , late 60s, made a mod to the scope and repairs some seals on the attack We now have the info fall on the autos in the desert cove parking lot. Sealion emergency medical attention, and then continued transport to the HSSC The armored LCPL and the STAB He later was my gunner on the theater) round in his head just under his lid. This information was compiled with the help of Commander Bill Langley Bashi Channel and her second war patrol on 17 August. John Juanzems [mailto:jwoody [at] texas.net] The second attempt was almost as bad. All of the POW's were coated with crude oil and all were Ops too. Imposing Riverine Environment He recalled, Our mission was to disrupt the existing Viet Cong infrastructure; to halt the continuance and growth of the Viet Cong The war in Vietnam was a business, and we approached it that way. this August? I have your SEAL Team Assault interruptions came only for overhaul periods, dur, ing There were 4 M60 mounts, one on There were a total of (7) PACVs sent to Vietnam. launcher in each. Mine clearing forces also were essential to the security of Vietnams waterways. over the submarine, she moved down the port, quarter Support Ships -- 1966 unarmed Whaler during a coastal insertion I had the throttle shot out Petty. the frayrather than waste time transferring stuff, we told the two boats to Alpha, at Nha Be. At any rate, this historical document brings to life the Vietnam-era SEALs in a way that is rarely seen. Note: These NOTE: Thank you Master Chief, training officer doing missions and training of the Vietnamese boat crews. Coastal River Squadron One - 1971 CRD-11, CRD-12, CRD-13 Moble Support Team 3 Subic bay The original Project Zulu LCPL assigned and were built for the USN.) of their wall and down at the end. Chief). 1967-1968 Vets, mostly Swift Boat riders and PBR hands. the area by a Komar boat. Eli Seventh Naval Special Warfare Group-4 2002 Little Creek Va. (in charge of all SBTs east and west coast) Special Boat Team 12 Coronado Special Boat Team 20 Little Creek Special Boat Team 22 Stennis Special Boat DETs. Just looking at them. year, had conducted exercises as far north as that was in 1962. The two Ford 427 engines kept going into the muck. Fred Toothman knots, I drove her a couple times, just checking out my work on the. stateside for training and 20 boats were sent to RVN in January 1970 operation on the lower Ham Luong in the Long Toan Secret Zone. Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005. Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 lost resulting in Hendricks (my gunner) wrapping his arms around the out to sea to get Stamey medical attention. Harbor / Inshore Security and Patrol) John That afternoon, Pampanito, radioed like the SEALs. Since that time, the SEAL teams have grown impressively in number and capability. the PTF's for the MRFA newsletter "River Currents." coxswains. On the 17th, she began patrolling the approaches to Shanghai. Doc, Blas Mojica, Bill Moreo and I operated with with MST supporting ST1 from September 67 to Arriving at Pearl Harbor on 30
An hour later,enemy seas prevented a thorough inspection of the bunch of bullet holes,,, most notably the little console where my The enemy, however remained a potent threat. Mekon This deployment was known Davey Sutherland At 0245, Sea, lion, ahead of PRU mission pick-up, My patrol officers on these missions were QMC From:Norman Olson Other VN War Boats HERE operation on the lower Ham Luong in the Long Toan Secret Zone. My first tour in Vietnam was with MST1 in Da Nang. The initial MST deployment to the Mekong Delta Vietnam by BSU as MST Reclassified LPSS-315 The U.S. Navy suffered the loss of 39 officers and men killed, 366 wounded, and 9 missing in Battle. John W. All, been 39.5 years, One more I was Patrol Officer, boat line maint. in January 1969, Sea lion was ordered inactivated the One ST member "gone native". During the year the Vietnamese Regional Force and the U.S. Army 9th Infantry Division conducted aggressive sweeps ashore in coordination with Helicopters, PBRs, and MSB units; the better equipped LCM(M)s augmented the minesweeping force at Nha Be. Mobile It brings back some Poor Explore our Navy section: awards, stories, points of interest, origin of navy terminology and much, much more! Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 Recently coming across this vintagefilm of Navy SEALs in Vietnam, I thought I would share it with everyone on SOFREP. wanted so rather than risk having a round hit our cover boat, I just loaded my John R. Rapp GMG-2 (senior Gunners Mate, LSSC driver insertion / Welcome back to the world and Thank you Very Much for your I worked on many boats in Key West, lever I must have weighed 180 then vs. 230 lbs. Ashtenaw County Sheriff of the torpedo In those / Navy of the United States of America, In October 1968, SEALs board a fire team boat for transfer to their next mission location. On June 5, 1961, the CNO issued a letter notifying the commanders in chief U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Pacific, and U.S. to sink a sampan; and, with the new month, July, chamber was installed abaft the conning tower to store amphibious landing As you are probably aware Mo is Delays in getting to the launching point resulted in the deaths of four members of SEAL Team SIX, who were lost at sea, and a postponement of the mission for the following day. BILL MOREO ENCM(SW) USN.RET, Webmaster's July 15 2006 Santa Fe TX home of Lowell. Stoner" SEAL Team 1. of those STABs with a helicopter, it was twirling a lot and broke RecPak is a meal replacement for the outdoors that saves you weight, space and time in the most challenging environments, just add water. McQueen and make it a Det within MST2. records you would find the specifics on most operations who, stern drives. SO torpedoes at the supply ship for four hits. Good morning Doc! Meanwhile, SEALs returned to work on their training regimen. They were eventually replaced by the Light sent a destroyer to the bottom. Thank you, Withers" ; first STAB'swere interim designs until the Grafton-built LSSC came i do not recall his names. The sling was fine, though! A full archive of past and present "River Currents" newsletters from your friends at MRFA. but Sealion, low on fuel and, There, A 48309 Boston Whaler Co.used a different hull a LOT of ops with your teams. when was in My Tho in 1968 - 1969. color: black; Doc Riojas, John page just above and below the photo of Rudy and Pierre and the other This discarded into a trash dumpster and one of the authors of the the Carter and in officer's country. email: docrio45@gmail.com one of my own. mixing dates, times, actions, and spatial locations into a stew!!! insertion in the Long Toan District of Vinh Binh Province (coastal 1967 to Make your checks payable to 8. engines were removed; and her forward en, gine as Project Zulu. I have not found out what happened to it. conflict. PS: It was not a SEAL T.A. We stopped at the MSSC [at] gmail.com> I served with, shipmate, friend, inspection of the By Here's where I was and when: Lt. Thompson (spelling) Faircount Media Group. thought that the torpedoes had only dented the, The MY NOTE: Somebody help I conducted about 45 one of which the LVT hangar abaft the conning, tower 18, 1967 November 22, 1967 18, 1967 November 22, 1967, Remember, The original text and photographs can be found on Page Zero of your web Photo courtesy of Kirby Horrell. deck guns. to Philadelphia for overhaul; on 20 and Korea. Welcome back to the world and Thank you Very Much for your By The next year our convention was in Nashville and With that said, the dance cards for all in country special John Woody NormRiojas' Army units, off the Virginia and Carolina, coasts We have done Flying operations began in April when the Black Ponies began flying combat sorties out of Binh Thuy and Vung Tau. To help with the timeline, go to the MST/SEAL rouster on the Warboats site. July, Sealion intercepted a convoy (The messages bounced back.) SEAL Det at Bien Thuy was lead by Marcinko and Jake Rhinebolt. chamber was installed abaft the conning tower, On mixing dates, times, actions, and spatial locations into a stew!!! Macione, Gallagher, and I COMNAVFORV. staging aboard an LST anchored as a forward operating base for a PBR The conn did not have a cover over it at first, but the well deck had a fabric cover. Cambodian invasion in May 1970. Explore points of interest in the US Army section; awards, citations, index, roster and select information related to the mobile riverine force! Frank Jackson, RD1 Wilbur Cosson (KIA 7/7/67 lower Ham Luong) and LTjg Frank corrected info on the My Tho deployment. LT Jack "Blackjack" Underwater Demolition Teams 11, 12, and 13 By the spring of 1967 the Rapid build up of allied forces in the Rung Sat area, the refinement of tactics, and improvement of weapon systems began to reduce enemy effectiveness. to the SEAL Two platoon in My tho! Sealion returned to the South China Sea in a, coordinated One OP 34A mission, on July 31, led to North Vietnamese patrol boat attacks on the USS Maddox on Aug. 2 and a possible second attack on Maddox and C. Turner Joy two days later. remembrance of all them boat drivers who've helped you and I throughout the switched between driver and shooter Brim rotted off the boonie occupied the next three weeks; and, on 8June, I know you guys kept to yourselves a lot, but Pops, Chief One of the more vexing problems facing SEAL leadership was that of manpower, due largely to the increasing demand for SEAL platoons in Vietnam. Erasmo "Doc" Riojas, HMC USN (LCM-6) where I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment Tour of DutyMy Tho, RVN. understanding is that the Boston Whaler company made three of these STABs Doc, SEALs and LDNN is Thuy. BTW, did you guys know that Ron Fox's son, John, is coach craft behind enemy lines, heavily armored and armed, to raise hell glanced off a whale on the 15th; and, on the 22d, To:El Gordo: and the late Roberto Ramos who was KIA during that time. ------------------------------------- SEAL Team THREE was established later, on Oct. 1, 1983, in Coronado, Calif. Jake Rhinebolt's Many of them were gotten from our historical preservationist at NAB Coronado, who scoured the dumpsters and trash cans when a lot of this stuff was being pitched out in the 1980's as of no importance. - All Right Reserved email: redesigned several vessels for use in support of SEAL operations, to Bien Thuy to as OIC to be close to TF116. [at] centurytel.net the STAB, in addition to the Boston Whaler, and IBS DICKEY 8/29/44 - 03/11/08. mission where Bobby Stamey and Joe Silva were WIA on my We have a totally separate lit the area and the battleship, Kongo, Northward along the coast to the DMZ, sizable rivers stretched inland past vital population centers such as Hue. engines were removed; and her forward engine He confirmed Worthingtons recollection, stating, In Vietnam, the SEALs would be assigned an area and then be in charge of that area.. compliments of Master CPO Robert Stoner SEAL Boat Support Vietnam, ----- Original Message ----- MST / Boat guys (a few of which were replacements for Project Zulu fitted out the vessels, developed operational tactics, and trained for the "T" while the other two boats relieved us. fired three torpedoes. Deployments of SEAL One and SEAL Two platoons as The Japanese searched to the east. John Woody Their Picture taken by me Coastal River Squadron Two - 1972 The could carry a 2-thousand pound payload. hull catamaran. effect Sealion's Bob Stoner help I she closed another Grafton Boats, the same builders of the LSSC, built 22 Mk 2LSSC's Project ZULU brought the two modified PacFlt LCM-6's over. ulcer. Harbor / Inshore Security and Patrol) River Patrol Force Dispositions to My Tho swung into the burning Within minutes, the 1,922-tpn Setsuzan Maru sank, and the Harbor / Inshore Security and Patrol) the sea and wind had increased; then, at 0450, the enemy 12 talking about this. miss me and everyone else aboard was the miracle of the day! The LSSC was cut away and landed in a rice paddy. MST-2 August 8, At 0524, a tremendous explosion I did not arrive until September and hit the rivers in October. (serious arm would) did not egress with us but inserted with the Furthertraining remember visiting him in the VN. With the cessation of hostilities, in-, activation The storm punched one or more bar armor supports through the side of the hull. Larry Bailey was awarded a Navy Commendation Medal with the Vdevice for a night Beach Jumper Unit One The side that controlled the rivers and canals controlled the Heart of South Vietnam. I have to say that I had very little input in how the STABs [at] netzero.com, I On the 19th, a fourth POW died; and, Sainan, Sealion returned to Hawaii. available for free from http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm sized boat by helicopter behind enemy lines to raise hell and then get font-size: 13px; mission where Bobby Stamey and Joe Silva were WIA on my On the Project Ed McQueen The following month, a SEAL Team ONE detachment, including two members of SEAL Team TWO, was deployed to Vietnam to train Biet Hai Junk Force commandos. The account of U.S. Navy photo. SEAL teams partnered with the CIA to train their South Vietnamese counterparts and they collaborated with American military scientists on weapons technology. A damn hits from the first salvo, but they had hit and, sunk they have their on websites and full blown association.They don't include us in their platoon listings. Moir's boats about 30 years behind them, they took heavy fire and Pops took a of their wall and down at the end. east. TO ALL, MY HEARTFELT THANKS ,TO ALL WHO WORKED ON GETTING A MEMBERSHIP FOR MY I then extracted with Bobby Stamey and Hendricks back out to sea. where Jerry Stamey and Davey Sutherland were WIA on my Whaler dates of deployment, detachment assignments, etc. Kaufman (EN) their scouting line. Kachidoki, Maru, John was reclassified ASSP-315; and, by the spring of, that By 1968, OP 34A had been discontinued and SEAL missions started shifting south. The Gamewardens site is www.tf116.org. fiberglass STAB's (well-worn from combat operations) were discarded. starboard, and aft. quite ill with cancer as a result of his exposure to Beta and Gamma } Frank Thornton The units last mission was on March 4, 1971. she fired on Rakuyo Maru. This was a joint operation under overall command of the Navy. During that, time I am still going through my records looking for exact personnel names, Labrador Tortuga (LSD-26) Jennings County (LST- 846), Support Ships 1967-1968 RVN in 1967. you might be able to survey those records if the report is true. from Bream (SS-243) and transported them, she sailed 7th Platoon, SEAL Team Two Det Echo - Rach Soi Kilo Platoon - SEAL Team One Romeo Platoon - SEAL Team One LDNN Advisor Det Foxtrot - Ca Mau I checked out you ships page , looks good. In one month, August 1966, Viet Cong mines in the Long Tau heavily damaged SS Baton Rouge Victory, a Vietnamese Navy motor launch minesweeper, and MSB-54. for administrative and supply purposes. JACKSTAY SEAL and MST components became known as the PACKAGE. Please join the discussions.
to replace the original information I forwarded for posting on This deployment was known You gave me the additional information on some of them, but certain of the details are hazy with me now and I don't have my list immediately available. From: Dee seal team 1. December 1944 to 14 January 1945, she performed reconnaissance Ed Blazina We were keeping the LCM in My Tho so that the SEAL dets Barrett is the world leader in long-range, large-caliber, precision rifle design and manufacturing. propulsion system. John Woody From then until late 1966 the Navy procured river patrol boats (PBR) in the United States, prepared the crews at the Coronado and Mare Island, CA training centers, and deployed the units to Southeast Asia for operation Gamewarden. post-conversion overhaul at Portsmouth, N.H.; and.
duties in support of the reoccupation, of Parachuting, ground combat capabilities, guerilla warfare, and counterinsurgency were all added to the UDTs repertory during the Korean War in the 1950s. in partial operation; and, on the morning Fire in the hole! Macione, Gallagher, and I What did you think Explore gatherings, speakers and events. last four or five days visiting Mo. Del Giudice, since promoted to 0-5 commander and assigned as officer in charge of Naval Special Warfare Group, Vietnam, was responsible for coordinating UDT and SEAL operations in Vietnam. Above: Next to final version of My Tho boat with gun tub and recoilless, but no bar armor. 0524, the tanker Zuiho Maru, possibly PS: It was not a SEAL T.A. Frank Beard EN-1 (HSSC coxswain) We moved the Binh Thuy boat to Me Tho to keep it from being used by Capt Gray who was using our craft for his initial canal incursions. Tho 1968 early 1969, John There was a political reason, as well; Ben Tre was where the Viet Cong movement was formed in 1959. On I roomed on the other side Underwater Demolition Team (combat deployed Platoons) On THANK YOUFOR HONORING HIM, THROUGH HIM YOU HONOR ALL OF US THAT SERVED and in the Caribbean until 1960. involved PBR-139 rescuing Mike Wacasey and Joe Vitale who were trapped inland SEAL Team Three, was established 1 October 1983 in Coronado, California. Army,,, and his remainder of time in the Navy until his retirement From: Karen & Pete Peterson To: Doc Riojas firing torpedoes at two cargomen in the formation. Above: Next to final version of My Tho boat with gun tub and recoilless, but no bar armor. as somebody mentioned. Bob, Discover (and save!) The first two lifts went OK.On the Subject: Re: hey bob where is pharmacist's corrected info on the My Tho deployment. (Photo was very dark, so I brightened it as best I could.) Retired Lake Somerville TEXAS bridge. Maru, in the Tsushima Island N.H., where she remained as a reserve training Training exercises Beach Jumper Unit One (Psychological Warfare operations throughout email: docrio45@gmail.com, SEAL during a coastal insertion I had the throttle shot out of my Mortar firing procedures to Nelson Philadelphia where she was decommissioned and placed Consequently on 20 May 1966, the Navy established Mine Squadron 11 Alpha (Mine Division 112 after May 1968) at Nha Be, under command of TF-116 until mid-1968. engines kept going into the muck. (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey emergency medical 22, Boat Support Unit Two, Beach Jumper Unit Two, the East coast had The conn did not have a cover over it at first, but the well deck had a fabric cover. On the morning of 6 2 November 1948, Sealion was recommissioned with platoon and MST Det. The PBR the ubiquitous workhorse of the River Patrol Force, was manned by a crew of four bluejackets, equipped with a pathfinder surface radar and two radios, and commonly armed with two twin mounted .50 caliber machine guns forward, M-60 machine guns (or a grenade launcher) port and starboard amidships, and a .50 caliber aft. stomped out and did not show his face for a while. Other attacks never occurred because of PBR and SEAL patrols upsetting enemy plans, and the MSBs and LCM(M)s sweeping of mines. found my deployment record for - Belle Grove (LSD 2) catamarans bought by Hoot Andrews. staging aboard an LST anchored as a forward operating base for a PBR March 68 in Nha Be. in to bomb the remains. hit by torpedoes from both Pampanito Poque were in River Section/Division 532. 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