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From Commanding Officer US Naval Mobile Construction Batte1ion ONE TWENTY-ONE

To Conunander Naval Construction Battalions US Pacific Fleet FPO San Francisco California 96610

Subj ~ployment Completion Report submission of

(a) COMCBPAC INST 5213lD b) COMCBPAC OPORD 17-67

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1 In accordance vi th reference (a) MOB ONE TWENTY-ONE s 1ep10ynEnt Completion Report for the Bettalions 1967-68 deploynent is submitted

Copy to NA VFACENGCOMD (CODE 50) CINCPACFLT COMSERVPAC COMSERVIANT COMCBIANT COM20TH NCR OOM21ST NCR OOM30TH NCR COM31ST NCR COM32ND NCR CO CBCEN PORHUE CO NAVSCOIJJONST OIC NAVSCOL CEO OFF CO NCEL NA VFAC (com 96) NA VFAC (com 06) ALL NMCBs DIR OF NAVAL HISTORY CG FMF PAC CG III MAF COM3RD NOB COMNAVFORV COM3RD NOB REP SAIGON AIL CEMUs OICC SAIGON

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SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

15 August 67 - Arrival Conference held with following attendees CAPT AR MARSCHALL Commander 30th NCR CAPT cc HEID Chief of Staff 30th NCR cm JW TOMPARGE Operations Officer 30th NCR LCIR FH bull IEWIS Jr Assistant Operations Officer 30th NCR LCIR RA JONES Supply Officer 30th NCR and cm RL FOLEY 00-NMCB THREE amp Acting Connnander 32nd NCR

21 August 67 - cm PR GATES Commanding Officer NMCB ONE visited the MOB ONE TWENTY-ONE CAMP

22 August 67 -

1 September 67-

1 September 67-

Rear Admiral J V BARTLETr Prospective Commanshyder THIRD Naval Construction Brigade CAPT AR MARSCHALL COITDMTlder 30th NCR ampActing Commander 3rd NOB CAPT JM HILL Jr Prosshypective Commander 32nd NOR and cm RM FLUSS CO-NMCB FOUR visited the NMCB ONE TWENTY-ONE camp

Phu Bai Combat Base came under mortar attack Camp Campbell received approximately Bo rounds of 82-MM mortar with 4 NMCB-121 Seabees slightshyly wounded

Rear Admiral W M ENGER Vice Commander Na val Facilities Engineering Command Captain HJ HOGNSON Iaputy DIRPACOOCKS and Captain CW TURNER Cmnmander 30th NCR visited Camp Campshybell~

1 September 67- Major General STRONG USAF visited Camp Gampshybell for a M-16 study

5 September 67- Rear Admiral BARTLETT Commander THIRD Naval Construction Brigade visited Camp Campbell

7 September 67 - Brigidier General GATES USA Colonel SCHMID USAF and Commander TK JONES CEC USN (3rd NCB) visited Camp Campbell

11 September 67- Commander GW SCHIEY Commanding Officer NMCB-74 visited Camp Campbell

12 September 67- Rear Admiral BARTIElI Captain JM BILL Commander PR GATES and IDIR FH IEWIS from 3rd NOB visited Camp Campbell

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27 September 67- ROBINSON S H BUL3 WIIKERSON T BUL3 KIRK MF CN and EATMON TP SA received purple hearts for injuries received during mortar attack on 1 September SNYDER CE CEW3 received Utter of Commendation for his prompt action 1n alerting Camp Campbell

30 September 67- cm HACKENSON Cl3ampC Supply Officer visited Camp Campbell

2 October 67 - NMCB-121 hosted a variety show The Fontaines

4-5 October 67 - Song Nong and Song Phu Bridges demolished by enemy activity

10 October 67 - Rear Admiral BARTIETT Commander 3rd Naval Construction Brigade visited Camp Campbell

13 October 67 - BINDER GL EONCN was fatally injured when struck by dumptruck at road construction site

16 October 67 - NMOB-121 hosted the Martha Raye USO Show for the Phu Ba1 Combat Base

17 October 67 - Major General HOCKMUTH Commanding General THIRD Marine Di vision inspected NMCB-121 s defensive positions during a practice alert

23 October 67 - LT Joseph J RHODES CEO USN Steelworker Chief Gordon J DIBBIE and Petty Officer Third Class Jon R MORVAY were fatally injured when the jeep in which they were riding struck a mine

25 October 67 - CIR PR GATES Commanding Officer NMCB-ONE and WDR PRESTON Operations Officer NMCB-ONE visited Camp Campbell

30 October 67 - Variety Show Korean Jublee

30 October 67 1 November 67 A Company Administrative Inapection

1 November 67 - ICIR AlIRENS and personnel from NMOB-121 retumed from Site X

13 November 67 - LT Reid BRODIE reported aboard

16 November 67 - Brigadier General ROLLANS Military Advisory Group Director of Construction visited camp Campbell

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8 November 67 - Variety Show the R1 vieras

1 November 67 - Captain GRIFFITH OOMNAVFORV STAFF visited Camp Campbell

22 November 67 - LTJG KF SKOOG reported aboard

27 November 67 - NMCB-121 detail departed for work at Site C-1

2 recember 67 - Rear Admiral HUSBAND Chief of Civil Engineers Rear Admiral HEAMAN COMOBPAC and Rear Admiral FARTIETT Commander 3rd NOB visited Camp Campbell

5 ~oember 67 - CIR DONNELLY CBIANT Supply visited Camp Campbell

6-7 tecember 67- CAPT MILIER and CIR HACKENSON visited Camp Campbell on a Management Inspection Tour

8 Iecember 67 - OIE SHOCKY Commanding Ofiioer NMCB-NINE end ICIR OSWALD Operations Officer visited NMCB-121 to look at proposed quarry site

9 Ieoember 67 - NMCB-121 working party and Marine Security Group were fired on by enemy forces No casual ties middot

10 tecember 67 - NMCB-121 fire fighting party assisted in extinguishing a fire in the village of Phu Umg

14 tecember 67 - ICIR AHRENS NMCB-12ls Executive Officer departed NMCB-121 for duty 1n Hawaii

14 tecember 67 - ICIR PURINTON reported on board as the new NMCB-121 Operations Officer ICIR HARWELL took over Executive Officer billet

19 Dloember 67 - 0840 opened timber bridge at 846 + 215

22 Dlcember 67 - Camp Campbell received three (3) 81nml mortar rounds containing propaganda leaflets

22 ~cember 67 - CAPT TURNER Commander 30th NCR visited Camp Campbell

24 tecember 67 - 1330 opened timber bridge at 840 + 540 CAPT HILL Commander 32nd NCR cut ribbon in opening ceremony

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25 IScember 67 - Commaoder STUillZ attended dedication of Csmp Evans Chapel NMCB-121 built the chapel as part of 3 MARDIV Camp Evans Project

25 Iecember 67 - Rear Admiril KEIry Chief of Naval Obspla1ns visited Camp Campbell

1 January 68

5 January 68

5 January 68

7 January 68

8 JamJ817 68

- Started work on 120 oooM2 helo maintenance facility

- Captain SHAW Chief of taff COMNAVFORV visited Camp Campbell and toured projects

- Ieta11 TANGO returned from construction site C-1

- Phu Loe Bridge partially demolished

- NMCB-121 Bridge Recon Team received 8 rounds 6omm mortar on Route 1 at Zffi52010 No casualties

11 January 68 - Concrete arch culvert on Route 1 at A0063016 demolished NMCB-121 constructed Resty11 bridge

11 January 68 - Mobile Crane and GMO tractor h1t by RPG rockets at zool50o6 No casualties

12 January 68 - VC blew concrete culvert at A0012030 NMCB-121 constructed Hesty bridge

12 January 68 - Commander SHOCKEY Commanding Officer NMCB-NINE visited Camp Campbell

16 January 68 - Crew at NMCB-121 R1 ver Rock Site received 5 rOllllds 82mm mortar No casual ties

18 Januaey 68 - 5 ton dump truck heavily damaged by road mine at Aro82990 No casualties

18 January 68 - Road patch crew received 6 rounds small arms fire on Route 1 at YD84si73 No caBUSlties

18 January 68 - NMCB-121 provided assistance in medevacing two Vietnamese children injured when a hand greshynade they were playing with exploded

19 JamJ817 68 - Bridge recon team recevied 2 rounda 82mm mortar at Z0098006 No casualties

22 January 68 - Timber bridges at A0098006 burned Bridge recon team at site received one round 82mm mortar No casualties

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SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

15 August 67 - Arrival Conference held with following attendees CAPT AR MARSCHALL Commander 30th NCR CAPT cc HEID Chief of Staff 30th NCR cm JW TOMPARGE Operations Officer 30th NCR LCIR FH bull IEWIS Jr Assistant Operations Officer 30th NCR LCIR RA JONES Supply Officer 30th NCR and cm RL FOLEY 00-NMCB THREE amp Acting Connnander 32nd NCR

21 August 67 - cm PR GATES Commanding Officer NMCB ONE visited the MOB ONE TWENTY-ONE CAMP

22 August 67 -

1 September 67-

1 September 67-

Rear Admiral J V BARTLETr Prospective Commanshyder THIRD Naval Construction Brigade CAPT AR MARSCHALL COITDMTlder 30th NCR ampActing Commander 3rd NOB CAPT JM HILL Jr Prosshypective Commander 32nd NOR and cm RM FLUSS CO-NMCB FOUR visited the NMCB ONE TWENTY-ONE camp

Phu Bai Combat Base came under mortar attack Camp Campbell received approximately Bo rounds of 82-MM mortar with 4 NMCB-121 Seabees slightshyly wounded

Rear Admiral W M ENGER Vice Commander Na val Facilities Engineering Command Captain HJ HOGNSON Iaputy DIRPACOOCKS and Captain CW TURNER Cmnmander 30th NCR visited Camp Campshybell~

1 September 67- Major General STRONG USAF visited Camp Gampshybell for a M-16 study

5 September 67- Rear Admiral BARTLETT Commander THIRD Naval Construction Brigade visited Camp Campbell

7 September 67 - Brigidier General GATES USA Colonel SCHMID USAF and Commander TK JONES CEC USN (3rd NCB) visited Camp Campbell

11 September 67- Commander GW SCHIEY Commanding Officer NMCB-74 visited Camp Campbell

12 September 67- Rear Admiral BARTIElI Captain JM BILL Commander PR GATES and IDIR FH IEWIS from 3rd NOB visited Camp Campbell

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27 September 67- ROBINSON S H BUL3 WIIKERSON T BUL3 KIRK MF CN and EATMON TP SA received purple hearts for injuries received during mortar attack on 1 September SNYDER CE CEW3 received Utter of Commendation for his prompt action 1n alerting Camp Campbell

30 September 67- cm HACKENSON Cl3ampC Supply Officer visited Camp Campbell

2 October 67 - NMCB-121 hosted a variety show The Fontaines

4-5 October 67 - Song Nong and Song Phu Bridges demolished by enemy activity

10 October 67 - Rear Admiral BARTIETT Commander 3rd Naval Construction Brigade visited Camp Campbell

13 October 67 - BINDER GL EONCN was fatally injured when struck by dumptruck at road construction site

16 October 67 - NMOB-121 hosted the Martha Raye USO Show for the Phu Ba1 Combat Base

17 October 67 - Major General HOCKMUTH Commanding General THIRD Marine Di vision inspected NMCB-121 s defensive positions during a practice alert

23 October 67 - LT Joseph J RHODES CEO USN Steelworker Chief Gordon J DIBBIE and Petty Officer Third Class Jon R MORVAY were fatally injured when the jeep in which they were riding struck a mine

25 October 67 - CIR PR GATES Commanding Officer NMCB-ONE and WDR PRESTON Operations Officer NMCB-ONE visited Camp Campbell

30 October 67 - Variety Show Korean Jublee

30 October 67 1 November 67 A Company Administrative Inapection

1 November 67 - ICIR AlIRENS and personnel from NMOB-121 retumed from Site X

13 November 67 - LT Reid BRODIE reported aboard

16 November 67 - Brigadier General ROLLANS Military Advisory Group Director of Construction visited camp Campbell

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8 November 67 - Variety Show the R1 vieras

1 November 67 - Captain GRIFFITH OOMNAVFORV STAFF visited Camp Campbell

22 November 67 - LTJG KF SKOOG reported aboard

27 November 67 - NMCB-121 detail departed for work at Site C-1

2 recember 67 - Rear Admiral HUSBAND Chief of Civil Engineers Rear Admiral HEAMAN COMOBPAC and Rear Admiral FARTIETT Commander 3rd NOB visited Camp Campbell

5 ~oember 67 - CIR DONNELLY CBIANT Supply visited Camp Campbell

6-7 tecember 67- CAPT MILIER and CIR HACKENSON visited Camp Campbell on a Management Inspection Tour

8 Iecember 67 - OIE SHOCKY Commanding Ofiioer NMCB-NINE end ICIR OSWALD Operations Officer visited NMCB-121 to look at proposed quarry site

9 Ieoember 67 - NMCB-121 working party and Marine Security Group were fired on by enemy forces No casual ties middot

10 tecember 67 - NMCB-121 fire fighting party assisted in extinguishing a fire in the village of Phu Umg

14 tecember 67 - ICIR AHRENS NMCB-12ls Executive Officer departed NMCB-121 for duty 1n Hawaii

14 tecember 67 - ICIR PURINTON reported on board as the new NMCB-121 Operations Officer ICIR HARWELL took over Executive Officer billet

19 Dloember 67 - 0840 opened timber bridge at 846 + 215

22 Dlcember 67 - Camp Campbell received three (3) 81nml mortar rounds containing propaganda leaflets

22 ~cember 67 - CAPT TURNER Commander 30th NCR visited Camp Campbell

24 tecember 67 - 1330 opened timber bridge at 840 + 540 CAPT HILL Commander 32nd NCR cut ribbon in opening ceremony

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25 IScember 67 - Commaoder STUillZ attended dedication of Csmp Evans Chapel NMCB-121 built the chapel as part of 3 MARDIV Camp Evans Project

25 Iecember 67 - Rear Admiril KEIry Chief of Naval Obspla1ns visited Camp Campbell

1 January 68

5 January 68

5 January 68

7 January 68

8 JamJ817 68

- Started work on 120 oooM2 helo maintenance facility

- Captain SHAW Chief of taff COMNAVFORV visited Camp Campbell and toured projects

- Ieta11 TANGO returned from construction site C-1

- Phu Loe Bridge partially demolished

- NMCB-121 Bridge Recon Team received 8 rounds 6omm mortar on Route 1 at Zffi52010 No casualties

11 January 68 - Concrete arch culvert on Route 1 at A0063016 demolished NMCB-121 constructed Resty11 bridge

11 January 68 - Mobile Crane and GMO tractor h1t by RPG rockets at zool50o6 No casualties

12 January 68 - VC blew concrete culvert at A0012030 NMCB-121 constructed Hesty bridge

12 January 68 - Commander SHOCKEY Commanding Officer NMCB-NINE visited Camp Campbell

16 January 68 - Crew at NMCB-121 R1 ver Rock Site received 5 rOllllds 82mm mortar No casual ties

18 Januaey 68 - 5 ton dump truck heavily damaged by road mine at Aro82990 No casualties

18 January 68 - Road patch crew received 6 rounds small arms fire on Route 1 at YD84si73 No caBUSlties

18 January 68 - NMCB-121 provided assistance in medevacing two Vietnamese children injured when a hand greshynade they were playing with exploded

19 JamJ817 68 - Bridge recon team recevied 2 rounda 82mm mortar at Z0098006 No casualties

22 January 68 - Timber bridges at A0098006 burned Bridge recon team at site received one round 82mm mortar No casualties

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27 September 67- ROBINSON S H BUL3 WIIKERSON T BUL3 KIRK MF CN and EATMON TP SA received purple hearts for injuries received during mortar attack on 1 September SNYDER CE CEW3 received Utter of Commendation for his prompt action 1n alerting Camp Campbell

30 September 67- cm HACKENSON Cl3ampC Supply Officer visited Camp Campbell

2 October 67 - NMCB-121 hosted a variety show The Fontaines

4-5 October 67 - Song Nong and Song Phu Bridges demolished by enemy activity

10 October 67 - Rear Admiral BARTIETT Commander 3rd Naval Construction Brigade visited Camp Campbell

13 October 67 - BINDER GL EONCN was fatally injured when struck by dumptruck at road construction site

16 October 67 - NMOB-121 hosted the Martha Raye USO Show for the Phu Ba1 Combat Base

17 October 67 - Major General HOCKMUTH Commanding General THIRD Marine Di vision inspected NMCB-121 s defensive positions during a practice alert

23 October 67 - LT Joseph J RHODES CEO USN Steelworker Chief Gordon J DIBBIE and Petty Officer Third Class Jon R MORVAY were fatally injured when the jeep in which they were riding struck a mine

25 October 67 - CIR PR GATES Commanding Officer NMCB-ONE and WDR PRESTON Operations Officer NMCB-ONE visited Camp Campbell

30 October 67 - Variety Show Korean Jublee

30 October 67 1 November 67 A Company Administrative Inapection

1 November 67 - ICIR AlIRENS and personnel from NMOB-121 retumed from Site X

13 November 67 - LT Reid BRODIE reported aboard

16 November 67 - Brigadier General ROLLANS Military Advisory Group Director of Construction visited camp Campbell

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1 November 67 - Captain GRIFFITH OOMNAVFORV STAFF visited Camp Campbell

22 November 67 - LTJG KF SKOOG reported aboard

27 November 67 - NMCB-121 detail departed for work at Site C-1

2 recember 67 - Rear Admiral HUSBAND Chief of Civil Engineers Rear Admiral HEAMAN COMOBPAC and Rear Admiral FARTIETT Commander 3rd NOB visited Camp Campbell

5 ~oember 67 - CIR DONNELLY CBIANT Supply visited Camp Campbell

6-7 tecember 67- CAPT MILIER and CIR HACKENSON visited Camp Campbell on a Management Inspection Tour

8 Iecember 67 - OIE SHOCKY Commanding Ofiioer NMCB-NINE end ICIR OSWALD Operations Officer visited NMCB-121 to look at proposed quarry site

9 Ieoember 67 - NMCB-121 working party and Marine Security Group were fired on by enemy forces No casual ties middot

10 tecember 67 - NMCB-121 fire fighting party assisted in extinguishing a fire in the village of Phu Umg

14 tecember 67 - ICIR AHRENS NMCB-12ls Executive Officer departed NMCB-121 for duty 1n Hawaii

14 tecember 67 - ICIR PURINTON reported on board as the new NMCB-121 Operations Officer ICIR HARWELL took over Executive Officer billet

19 Dloember 67 - 0840 opened timber bridge at 846 + 215

22 Dlcember 67 - Camp Campbell received three (3) 81nml mortar rounds containing propaganda leaflets

22 ~cember 67 - CAPT TURNER Commander 30th NCR visited Camp Campbell

24 tecember 67 - 1330 opened timber bridge at 840 + 540 CAPT HILL Commander 32nd NCR cut ribbon in opening ceremony

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25 IScember 67 - Commaoder STUillZ attended dedication of Csmp Evans Chapel NMCB-121 built the chapel as part of 3 MARDIV Camp Evans Project

25 Iecember 67 - Rear Admiril KEIry Chief of Naval Obspla1ns visited Camp Campbell

1 January 68

5 January 68

5 January 68

7 January 68

8 JamJ817 68

- Started work on 120 oooM2 helo maintenance facility

- Captain SHAW Chief of taff COMNAVFORV visited Camp Campbell and toured projects

- Ieta11 TANGO returned from construction site C-1

- Phu Loe Bridge partially demolished

- NMCB-121 Bridge Recon Team received 8 rounds 6omm mortar on Route 1 at Zffi52010 No casualties

11 January 68 - Concrete arch culvert on Route 1 at A0063016 demolished NMCB-121 constructed Resty11 bridge

11 January 68 - Mobile Crane and GMO tractor h1t by RPG rockets at zool50o6 No casualties

12 January 68 - VC blew concrete culvert at A0012030 NMCB-121 constructed Hesty bridge

12 January 68 - Commander SHOCKEY Commanding Officer NMCB-NINE visited Camp Campbell

16 January 68 - Crew at NMCB-121 R1 ver Rock Site received 5 rOllllds 82mm mortar No casual ties

18 Januaey 68 - 5 ton dump truck heavily damaged by road mine at Aro82990 No casualties

18 January 68 - Road patch crew received 6 rounds small arms fire on Route 1 at YD84si73 No caBUSlties

18 January 68 - NMCB-121 provided assistance in medevacing two Vietnamese children injured when a hand greshynade they were playing with exploded

19 JamJ817 68 - Bridge recon team recevied 2 rounda 82mm mortar at Z0098006 No casualties

22 January 68 - Timber bridges at A0098006 burned Bridge recon team at site received one round 82mm mortar No casualties

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8 November 67 - Variety Show the R1 vieras

1 November 67 - Captain GRIFFITH OOMNAVFORV STAFF visited Camp Campbell

22 November 67 - LTJG KF SKOOG reported aboard

27 November 67 - NMCB-121 detail departed for work at Site C-1

2 recember 67 - Rear Admiral HUSBAND Chief of Civil Engineers Rear Admiral HEAMAN COMOBPAC and Rear Admiral FARTIETT Commander 3rd NOB visited Camp Campbell

5 ~oember 67 - CIR DONNELLY CBIANT Supply visited Camp Campbell

6-7 tecember 67- CAPT MILIER and CIR HACKENSON visited Camp Campbell on a Management Inspection Tour

8 Iecember 67 - OIE SHOCKY Commanding Ofiioer NMCB-NINE end ICIR OSWALD Operations Officer visited NMCB-121 to look at proposed quarry site

9 Ieoember 67 - NMCB-121 working party and Marine Security Group were fired on by enemy forces No casual ties middot

10 tecember 67 - NMCB-121 fire fighting party assisted in extinguishing a fire in the village of Phu Umg

14 tecember 67 - ICIR AHRENS NMCB-12ls Executive Officer departed NMCB-121 for duty 1n Hawaii

14 tecember 67 - ICIR PURINTON reported on board as the new NMCB-121 Operations Officer ICIR HARWELL took over Executive Officer billet

19 Dloember 67 - 0840 opened timber bridge at 846 + 215

22 Dlcember 67 - Camp Campbell received three (3) 81nml mortar rounds containing propaganda leaflets

22 ~cember 67 - CAPT TURNER Commander 30th NCR visited Camp Campbell

24 tecember 67 - 1330 opened timber bridge at 840 + 540 CAPT HILL Commander 32nd NCR cut ribbon in opening ceremony

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25 IScember 67 - Commaoder STUillZ attended dedication of Csmp Evans Chapel NMCB-121 built the chapel as part of 3 MARDIV Camp Evans Project

25 Iecember 67 - Rear Admiril KEIry Chief of Naval Obspla1ns visited Camp Campbell

1 January 68

5 January 68

5 January 68

7 January 68

8 JamJ817 68

- Started work on 120 oooM2 helo maintenance facility

- Captain SHAW Chief of taff COMNAVFORV visited Camp Campbell and toured projects

- Ieta11 TANGO returned from construction site C-1

- Phu Loe Bridge partially demolished

- NMCB-121 Bridge Recon Team received 8 rounds 6omm mortar on Route 1 at Zffi52010 No casualties

11 January 68 - Concrete arch culvert on Route 1 at A0063016 demolished NMCB-121 constructed Resty11 bridge

11 January 68 - Mobile Crane and GMO tractor h1t by RPG rockets at zool50o6 No casualties

12 January 68 - VC blew concrete culvert at A0012030 NMCB-121 constructed Hesty bridge

12 January 68 - Commander SHOCKEY Commanding Officer NMCB-NINE visited Camp Campbell

16 January 68 - Crew at NMCB-121 R1 ver Rock Site received 5 rOllllds 82mm mortar No casual ties

18 Januaey 68 - 5 ton dump truck heavily damaged by road mine at Aro82990 No casualties

18 January 68 - Road patch crew received 6 rounds small arms fire on Route 1 at YD84si73 No caBUSlties

18 January 68 - NMCB-121 provided assistance in medevacing two Vietnamese children injured when a hand greshynade they were playing with exploded

19 JamJ817 68 - Bridge recon team recevied 2 rounda 82mm mortar at Z0098006 No casualties

22 January 68 - Timber bridges at A0098006 burned Bridge recon team at site received one round 82mm mortar No casualties

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25 IScember 67 - Commaoder STUillZ attended dedication of Csmp Evans Chapel NMCB-121 built the chapel as part of 3 MARDIV Camp Evans Project

25 Iecember 67 - Rear Admiril KEIry Chief of Naval Obspla1ns visited Camp Campbell

1 January 68

5 January 68

5 January 68

7 January 68

8 JamJ817 68

- Started work on 120 oooM2 helo maintenance facility

- Captain SHAW Chief of taff COMNAVFORV visited Camp Campbell and toured projects

- Ieta11 TANGO returned from construction site C-1

- Phu Loe Bridge partially demolished

- NMCB-121 Bridge Recon Team received 8 rounds 6omm mortar on Route 1 at Zffi52010 No casualties

11 January 68 - Concrete arch culvert on Route 1 at A0063016 demolished NMCB-121 constructed Resty11 bridge

11 January 68 - Mobile Crane and GMO tractor h1t by RPG rockets at zool50o6 No casualties

12 January 68 - VC blew concrete culvert at A0012030 NMCB-121 constructed Hesty bridge

12 January 68 - Commander SHOCKEY Commanding Officer NMCB-NINE visited Camp Campbell

16 January 68 - Crew at NMCB-121 R1 ver Rock Site received 5 rOllllds 82mm mortar No casual ties

18 Januaey 68 - 5 ton dump truck heavily damaged by road mine at Aro82990 No casualties

18 January 68 - Road patch crew received 6 rounds small arms fire on Route 1 at YD84si73 No caBUSlties

18 January 68 - NMCB-121 provided assistance in medevacing two Vietnamese children injured when a hand greshynade they were playing with exploded

19 JamJ817 68 - Bridge recon team recevied 2 rounda 82mm mortar at Z0098006 No casualties

22 January 68 - Timber bridges at A0098006 burned Bridge recon team at site received one round 82mm mortar No casualties

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23 January 68 - Commander WILSON and Lieutenant HENIEY CBPAC arrived for a management visit

26 January 68 - 0135-0415 Rocket attack on Phu Bai Combat Base Condition I Alert

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Completed 120oQOM2 helo maintenance facility project

NMCB-121 dump truck hit mine at Aro82990 susshytaining heavy damage No casualties

0325-0735 Rocket attack on Phu Ea1 Combat Base Condition I Alert NMCB-121 Mobile Crane at zoo98006 hit by rocket mortar and small arms fire during night attack on Phu IDc District Headquarters

31 January 68 - 1325-0700 February 1 - Phu Bai Combat Base on Condition I Alert Incoming 122mm rocket and mortars No rounds in Camp Campbell

l February 68 - 1732-0700 February 2 - Phu Bai Combat Base on Condition I Alert 122 mm Rockets and mortars No rounds in Camp Campbell

2 February 68 - 2055-0645 February 3 - Phu Bai Combat Base on Condition I Alert no rounds 1n Camp Campbell

4 February 68 - 0410-0655 Phu Bai Combat Base under rocket attack NMCB-121 patched rocket craters in Phu Bai Airfield

6 February 68 - 0705-0816 Phu Ba1 Combat Base under rocket attack

13 February 68 - Security unit from lOlst Airborne made contact at NMCB-121 bridge site at zoo98oo6 Work at location stopped for two days

15 February 68 - 0146-0215 Phu Bai Combat Base under rocket attack NMCB-12l field mechanics working on damaged brigge at Phu Loe District Headquarters came under 82nml rocket fire no casual ties additional damage to equipnent 2300-2330 Phu Bai Combat Bese on Condition I Alert

16 February 68 - TD-20 damaged by mine at Z008o980 No casual ties

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18 February 68 - 0500-0640 Phu Eai Combat Base under rocket attack

20 February 68 - 0500-0515 Phu Ea1 Combat Base under rocket at tack

22 February 68 - NMCB-121 semi-trailer demagad by road mine at zoo8o987 light damage no casualties NMCB-121 Security Patrol made contact with VC on Phu

23 February 68 -

Eai perbleter small arms fire was exchanged with negative results

NMCB-121 bridge crew at YD758209 (Hue) came under automatic weapons fire No casualties NMCB-121 road crew began openimicrog operation thro~ Claymore Pass (ZD115014 and east into the Bowling Alley Cargo truck hit by mortar fire at zoo98oo6 enroute to pass one WIA (minor) at laterite pit in Claymore Pass one WIA (MEDshyEVAC) very heavy damage to bulldozer TD-15 hit by anti-tank mine at ZD129012 at the west end of Bowling Alley no casualties moderate damage to dozer

24 Felruary 68 - TD-20 bit mine at ZD137011 no casualties modershyate damage to dozer Unable to remove dozer by nightfall enemy satdhel charge during night caused very hea vy damage

26 February 68 - Work crews took sporetic 60mm mortar fire at ZD137011 No casualties all rounds at least 20 yards short tn paddy

28 February 68 - NMCB-121 mobile crane moderately damaged by road mine at zn163010 1 USMC WIA (minor)

29 February 68 - Hasty bridge installed at ZD167010

29 February 68 - 1400H met Army 35th Engineer Battalion at ZD19W10 QL-1 open to Hue to Dmang

1 March 68 - Timber bridge at Hue (YIJ781209) completed

4 March 68

4 March 68

First llmang-Hue convoy completed

- Alert 0015-0545 NMCB-121 spent night in fighting positions

- After finishing bridge in Hue NMCB-121 reshycODllD3nded work on timber bridge at Phu Loe District Headquarters (Z0098o06)

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18 February 68 - 0500-0640 Phu Eai Combat Base under rocket attack

20 February 68 - 0500-0515 Phu Ea1 Combat Base under rocket at tack

22 February 68 - NMCB-121 semi-trailer demagad by road mine at zoo8o987 light damage no casualties NMCB-121 Security Patrol made contact with VC on Phu

23 February 68 -

Eai perbleter small arms fire was exchanged with negative results

NMCB-121 bridge crew at YD758209 (Hue) came under automatic weapons fire No casualties NMCB-121 road crew began openimicrog operation thro~ Claymore Pass (ZD115014 and east into the Bowling Alley Cargo truck hit by mortar fire at zoo98oo6 enroute to pass one WIA (minor) at laterite pit in Claymore Pass one WIA (MEDshyEVAC) very heavy damage to bulldozer TD-15 hit by anti-tank mine at ZD129012 at the west end of Bowling Alley no casualties moderate damage to dozer

24 Felruary 68 - TD-20 bit mine at ZD137011 no casualties modershyate damage to dozer Unable to remove dozer by nightfall enemy satdhel charge during night caused very hea vy damage

26 February 68 - Work crews took sporetic 60mm mortar fire at ZD137011 No casualties all rounds at least 20 yards short tn paddy

28 February 68 - NMCB-121 mobile crane moderately damaged by road mine at zn163010 1 USMC WIA (minor)

29 February 68 - Hasty bridge installed at ZD167010

29 February 68 - 1400H met Army 35th Engineer Battalion at ZD19W10 QL-1 open to Hue to Dmang

1 March 68 - Timber bridge at Hue (YIJ781209) completed

4 March 68

4 March 68

First llmang-Hue convoy completed

- Alert 0015-0545 NMCB-121 spent night in fighting positions

- After finishing bridge in Hue NMCB-121 reshycODllD3nded work on timber bridge at Phu Loe District Headquarters (Z0098o06)

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- celebrated Seabee birthday with festive mes1 stage show~ and light ground probe against camp perimeter took small anos fire and reshyturned same No casualties

- Completed Ractical Operations Center for Proshyvisional Corps Vietnam (PCV)

- Started 7 mile pipeline Phu Bai to Hue

- Rear Admiral BARTIETT CrnmMnder 3rd NOB visited Camp Campbell

- Completed timber bridge at Phu Ugtc ZIXgt96Q06 and started work on timber bridge at Yb838176

- Completed Phu Bai-Hue pipeline 4 days ahead of schedule

- Replaced hasty bridge at YD806191 with permanshyent short span prefab timber bridge 1n 2 hours 20 minutes QL-1 closed for 2 hours

- Advance parties of NMCB-133NMCB-121 arrived and departed

- Work site at Landing Zone Sally mortared No casualties

- Rubber tired roller heavily damaged by incoming rounds at Phu Bai Combat Base

- Started construction of Rock-Off Loading Facility at Hue

- Completed timber bridge at YD838176

- Visitors Capt CG MILLER CBPAC Commander HACKENSON CBPAC 0()1JJD1AJlder DA BARTIEY Commanding Officer NMCB-10 and Commander WK BARTELL Commanding Officer NMCB-11

- 8 82mm rounds 1n Camp Campbell 18 pieces of Alpha c~ equipment damegad

- Timber bridge at YD837176 completed

- Truoi River Bridge blown

- Christmas Eve YD948068) bridge blown

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1 April 68

l April 68

2 April 68

4 April 68

18 April 68

- Hue Rock Off-Load Facility completed

- 1915H Truoi Bivar Floater opened to traffic Army 35th Engineers built South 34 NMCB-121 with 1 Platoon trom USMC 3rd Bridge Co built North 14 and both approaches Total length 410

- ChPistmas Eve Bridge YD948o68 reopened 40 decking repaired 20 replaced

- Began driving North abutment new Truoi Bi-idge

- Reach halfway point on New Truoi tum over to NMCB-133middot

I-8

s

je-1d ~alley 3howshyLd

unit

MedicalIental

a Total patients treated at sick call ~08

b Number hospitalized 73 bull

c On sicle list at end of period 25 bull

d nntel patients treated 2154- bull

e Tota1 dental procedures 5680 bull

f Number of VD cases 32

7 Chaplain activities

a Number of services 77 _ ____

b Average attendance 98 bull ------8 Public Affairs

a FHTNC releases 908 bull

b News and feature releases 70 bull (Number of actual stories not number of copies distributed to media)

c Newspaper issues published 8

9 Awards bull

BRONZE STAR cm B E STULTZ LODR L B PURINTON EOC JW FERRIS LCIR W N ARRENS

NAVY COMMENlllTION MEDL LCR Tw HARWELL LT RE ORTENSTONE LT D J THOMPSON SWC GJ DIBBLE EOC DG MATTINGLY BUC R F BILIEER EOC HM FORCE E03 JE BRYANT CM2 G W KEMPHER

II-3

CINCPACFLT COMMENltlTION TETTER LTJG w w WAY If BUC WE PONTON BUC A J POTANKA

MACV CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION

79 AWARDED lST DEPLOYMENT

NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDL BU2 G w ROWIEY WIR GP JULIAN GYSGT F P NA VARRO LTJG J S MUNDY

COM3NCB LTRS OF COMMENDlTION HMc F s GRAHAM PNC H SOWDERS BUC E S MORROW YNC L H MURRAY BUCS CIITLDS

II-4

PURPLE HEART LT JJ RHODES SWC GJ DIBBLE BU3 J R MORVAY BU3 D P ROBINSON SA TP EATMON BU3 T WILKERSON BU3 MF KIRK E03 JE MEREDITH E03 A bull DEMEY EA3 RW BRODY EOCN WORLEY

COM32NCR LTRS OF COMMENDTION HM2 GA WILLARD BU2 DM DALIAQUA SW2 RAY

1 April 68

l April 68

2 April 68

4 April 68

18 April 68

- Hue Rock Off-Load Facility completed

- 1915H Truoi Bivar Floater opened to traffic Army 35th Engineers built South 34 NMCB-121 with 1 Platoon trom USMC 3rd Bridge Co built North 14 and both approaches Total length 410

- ChPistmas Eve Bridge YD948o68 reopened 40 decking repaired 20 replaced

- Began driving North abutment new Truoi Bi-idge

- Reach halfway point on New Truoi tum over to NMCB-133middot

I-8

s

je-1d ~alley 3howshyLd

unit

MedicalIental

a Total patients treated at sick call ~08

b Number hospitalized 73 bull

c On sicle list at end of period 25 bull

d nntel patients treated 2154- bull

e Tota1 dental procedures 5680 bull

f Number of VD cases 32

7 Chaplain activities

a Number of services 77 _ ____

b Average attendance 98 bull ------8 Public Affairs

a FHTNC releases 908 bull

b News and feature releases 70 bull (Number of actual stories not number of copies distributed to media)

c Newspaper issues published 8

9 Awards bull

BRONZE STAR cm B E STULTZ LODR L B PURINTON EOC JW FERRIS LCIR W N ARRENS

NAVY COMMENlllTION MEDL LCR Tw HARWELL LT RE ORTENSTONE LT D J THOMPSON SWC GJ DIBBLE EOC DG MATTINGLY BUC R F BILIEER EOC HM FORCE E03 JE BRYANT CM2 G W KEMPHER

II-3

CINCPACFLT COMMENltlTION TETTER LTJG w w WAY If BUC WE PONTON BUC A J POTANKA

MACV CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION

79 AWARDED lST DEPLOYMENT

NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDL BU2 G w ROWIEY WIR GP JULIAN GYSGT F P NA VARRO LTJG J S MUNDY

COM3NCB LTRS OF COMMENDlTION HMc F s GRAHAM PNC H SOWDERS BUC E S MORROW YNC L H MURRAY BUCS CIITLDS

II-4

PURPLE HEART LT JJ RHODES SWC GJ DIBBLE BU3 J R MORVAY BU3 D P ROBINSON SA TP EATMON BU3 T WILKERSON BU3 MF KIRK E03 JE MEREDITH E03 A bull DEMEY EA3 RW BRODY EOCN WORLEY

COM32NCR LTRS OF COMMENDTION HM2 GA WILLARD BU2 DM DALIAQUA SW2 RAY

s

je-1d ~alley 3howshyLd

unit

MedicalIental

a Total patients treated at sick call ~08

b Number hospitalized 73 bull

c On sicle list at end of period 25 bull

d nntel patients treated 2154- bull

e Tota1 dental procedures 5680 bull

f Number of VD cases 32

7 Chaplain activities

a Number of services 77 _ ____

b Average attendance 98 bull ------8 Public Affairs

a FHTNC releases 908 bull

b News and feature releases 70 bull (Number of actual stories not number of copies distributed to media)

c Newspaper issues published 8

9 Awards bull

BRONZE STAR cm B E STULTZ LODR L B PURINTON EOC JW FERRIS LCIR W N ARRENS

NAVY COMMENlllTION MEDL LCR Tw HARWELL LT RE ORTENSTONE LT D J THOMPSON SWC GJ DIBBLE EOC DG MATTINGLY BUC R F BILIEER EOC HM FORCE E03 JE BRYANT CM2 G W KEMPHER

II-3

CINCPACFLT COMMENltlTION TETTER LTJG w w WAY If BUC WE PONTON BUC A J POTANKA

MACV CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION

79 AWARDED lST DEPLOYMENT

NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDL BU2 G w ROWIEY WIR GP JULIAN GYSGT F P NA VARRO LTJG J S MUNDY

COM3NCB LTRS OF COMMENDlTION HMc F s GRAHAM PNC H SOWDERS BUC E S MORROW YNC L H MURRAY BUCS CIITLDS

II-4

PURPLE HEART LT JJ RHODES SWC GJ DIBBLE BU3 J R MORVAY BU3 D P ROBINSON SA TP EATMON BU3 T WILKERSON BU3 MF KIRK E03 JE MEREDITH E03 A bull DEMEY EA3 RW BRODY EOCN WORLEY

COM32NCR LTRS OF COMMENDTION HM2 GA WILLARD BU2 DM DALIAQUA SW2 RAY

NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDL BU2 G w ROWIEY WIR GP JULIAN GYSGT F P NA VARRO LTJG J S MUNDY

COM3NCB LTRS OF COMMENDlTION HMc F s GRAHAM PNC H SOWDERS BUC E S MORROW YNC L H MURRAY BUCS CIITLDS

II-4

PURPLE HEART LT JJ RHODES SWC GJ DIBBLE BU3 J R MORVAY BU3 D P ROBINSON SA TP EATMON BU3 T WILKERSON BU3 MF KIRK E03 JE MEREDITH E03 A bull DEMEY EA3 RW BRODY EOCN WORLEY

COM32NCR LTRS OF COMMENDTION HM2 GA WILLARD BU2 DM DALIAQUA SW2 RAY