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The Vũng Rô Bay incident refers to the discovery of a 100-ton North Vietnamese naval trawler attempting to unload supplies and munitions on a beach in South Vietnam's Vũng Rô Bay on 16 February 1965. The incident spurred further United States Navy involvement in the Vietnam War.
In February 1965 the bay was the site of the Vũng Rô Bay incident.. Port Lane, Vũng Rô Bay, 6 November 1968 1969 map of Port Lane. In July 1966 the U.S. Army secured the area as part of Operation John Paul Jones and the 39th Engineer Battalion constructed a small port facility here to support U.S. Army operations in the area and relieve the logistical pressure on Tuy Hòa. [2]
Weapons and munitions captured at Vung Ro Bay. In the Vung Ro Bay Incident, an American pilot spotted a 100-ton North Vietnamese naval trawler unloading munitions on a beach at a remote bay on the coast of central South Vietnam. RVNAF aircraft sank the ship and the defenders and crew were later killed or captured after a firefight with South ...
The event would later be known as the Vung Ro Bay Incident, named for the small bay that was the trawler's destination. [11] [12] After the U.S. Army helicopter crew called in air strikes on the trawler, it was sunk and captured after a five-day action conducted by elements of the Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN).
Operation Rock [7]: 248 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines sweep on the peninsula formed by the Vu Gia and Thu Bồn Rivers, the so-called "Arizona Territory", 6 km northwest of An Hoa: 35: 3 Mar 7: Operation Harrisburg [1] 199th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operation: Biên Hòa ...
Your account of the Vung Ro Bay incident is interesting; however, not totally correct. In February 1965 I was the American Special Forces Advisor that took the 91st Airborne Ranger Battalion (Vietnamese) onto Vung Ro Bay. We were successful in gaining control of the Beach after the second landing via LSM's.
After spotting a sandal and a body part in the river, villagers reported the incident to police who killed the reptile.
M48s of Company B, 5th Tank Battalion accompany Company E, 2/7 Marines on a sweep of Go Noi Island On the morning of 4 May 1968 two Companies of the 2nd Battalion 7th Marines supported by tanks crossed the Liberty Bridge ( 15°50′28″N 108°07′16″E / 15.841°N 108.121°E / 15.841; 108.121 ) onto the island meeting only light ...