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"I too was at Fort Allen and I live in Minneapols! I left Viet Nam 20 April 1970 and showed up at Fort Allen 25 May 1970. I was an RM2 checking messages at the desk in the center by the officer of the day. I can't remember too many of the names from…"
"Hello Chief, I am not sure of the exact timing of all this, but my tour started in the fall of 1968 when I was the RMSN on the LCU-1622. That lasted until about Thanksgiving 1968, when I was transferred to the White Elephant Comm Center (on the…"
"In the comment by J. Patrick Smith (August 15) he mentions a guy who had a meltdown the first night. We had a couple of guys in 67-583 who flipped out. One started tossing stuff around and we wrapped him in a wet sheet. Not sure if the Co. Cmdr.…"
"This looks like the CommSta at Fort Allen?"
"Yeah, laundry was important! In Viet Nam you had to make sure you had your number stamped on everything or you would never see it again. It was more important than your ID# or your SSN! I still remember mine - AH 3567 - and all the fatigue shirts…"
"Have you ever gone to the the web site http://wikimapia.org/5569888/Liberty-Station-Former-Naval-Training-... you can zoom in and ue the cursor to identify the old NTC building (like the RM "A" School and the Chow Hall)? It is a really good…"
"Yeah, the only good part was being able to "break stride" on the bridge where it didn't matter. When were you there? I was in Company 583, fall of 1967."
"Enlisted Summer of 67 in Faribault (no USN in Owatonna at that time)
Boot Camp in San Diego (67), Basic E&E, RM"A" and 2304 Schools, then
SERE at NAB Coronado and SERE at Camp Pendelton (68)
NavSuppAct Da Nang, RVN (68-70) three locations:
LCU1622…"
Boot Camp in San Diego (67), Basic E&E, RM"A" and 2304 Schools, then
SERE at NAB Coronado and SERE at Camp Pendelton (68)
NavSuppAct Da Nang, RVN (68-70) three locations:
LCU1622…"
"Arrived in Da Nang September 1967 and was assigned to be the radioman on the LCU 1622. We were based at the Lighterage, Tien Sha Annex and made trips as far north as Cua Viet/Dong Ha on the Cua Viet River and Tan My/Hue on the Perfume River; south…"
"Still trying to figure out this crazy web site. Some of the photos have the wrong titles. I am trying to fix it."
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Location
Minneapolis, MN
Birthday:
April 20
Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Where were you or your family stationed?
Boot Camp in San Diego (67-68), NSA Da Nang, RVN (68-70) LCU1622, White Elephant CommSta, Triangle CommCtr, and NavRadSta Fort Allen Sta, Puerto Rico (70-71) near Ponce. Discharged Charleston July 1971.
Veteran of Foreign War
Vietnam
Current Status with the US Navy
Honorably Discharged
Start date of your service
October 11, 1967
End date of your service
July 12, 1971
Comments
Hey, Sparks, Was the Tien Sha Comm. Station a new facility? I was sent in July '67 to man a new Comm Sta. that hadn't been built yet. Started in the White Elephant and then went down to Chu Lai.
James,
You still at Washburn H.S.? If so, I am just a few blocks south of your location, OK about 10 blocks. I am working out of the Minneapolis Police Warehouse at 6024 Harriet Ave, just a block east of the Bauchmans Garden Center on 60th and Lyndale. I am there Mon-Fri from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., counting down to my retirement date in July 2012. Maybe we can get together sometime and talk about Ft Allen, as I think we were down there at the same time....got to run. Bye