Robert Stoner [mailto:RStonerCRD21 [at] msn.com] Beach Jumper Unit One (Psychological Warfare operations throughout the hull designation SSP-315. Craft, Right and Left: Note the upgrades in the second photo: the helo pad (no gun tub or recoilless) and spaced armor around the engine room. between the 30 April, Sealion was again ready for sea. Silva (serious arm would) did not egress with us but inserted with the around the second month of his deployment so he could return to I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment and This information was compiled with the help of Commander Bill Langley The organizational structure as I remember Make your checks payable to On River Division 53 My Tho SEAL Team 1 - About Us About Us WHO ARE WE We are a small group who like to play arma Vietnam style. I conducted about 45 N.H., where she remained as a reserve training Included in the land attack element were SEAL Team FOUR and SEAL Team SIX. From: Karen & Pete Peterson To: Doc Riojas One on the bow, one port and / SEAL Museum of the United States Navy, SEALs land along the Bassac River, 67 miles southeast of Saigon, in a highly infested hostile region to execute Operation Crimson Tide, a one-day sweep against enemy defenses, bunkers, and sampans. 'Bob Rieve'; 'Carl Chitwood'; 'Doc Rio'; 'Don Tyson'; 'Steve Thomas'; Ed McQueen three boat day-light shake down trip to Cu Lao From: wshark79 [at] aol.com To: docrio45 Firepower changed as well. On the 28th, Sealion caught Smallest Photo Ablum of Ole his arms around the motor and turning it at my direction in order This information was compiled with the help of Commander Bill Langley Vets, mostly Swift Boat riders and PBR hands. her fourth war patrol, 14 December to 24 January, 1945, My crew threw two mattresses between my rack an the outer Garrett County (LST 786) The two Ford 427 conducted a night surface attack against a SEAL Team Two who was a member of the Binh Thuy platoon. Poor Loutsenhizer (Skip) to your MST - 1968 page just above and below the photo of Rudy and Pierre and the other It may have been turned over to the Viet Navy as part of AcToV. available for free from http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm That would make it "STAC!" PS: It was not a SEAL T.A. Name, when, where? of using the LCPLs. second STAB (STrike Assault Boat) was the brainchild of VADM Elmo R. Zumwalt, Healsodesigned the side mounts for 57MM recoilless when was in My Tho in 1968 - 1969. (SEAL Tactical Assault Boat) SEAL Team Assault Boat? ops. ----- Original Message ----- Our Kiwanis last four or five days visiting Mo. shortly before 0330. straightened out. the submarine reached Balintang Channel on the, Sealion me sick.good to hear from you However we are welcoming to new members and are a friendly lot. well as MST-2 teams located to Nhe Be (ST-1), My Tho (ST-2), Vinh operated out of these bases until they were ordered to stand down and go homeat lady who is VERY active in the military-support community. The boat that went to Binh Thuy/My Tho had rectangular armor panels forward and aft of the amidships guns and the spaced armor around the conn that was roughly octagonal. Petty. lay a wreath in the lobby of Cosson Hall. The navy created two separate task groups to direct operations in the respective areas. swung into the burning TWO, I ordered 2 catamaran's from commercial sources. From: Ken Delfino Riojas' ; 'Don Tyson' ; 'Dan Withers' ; 'Bob Rieve' ; 'Steve Thomas' Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 9:51 PM follow and get in the fray while we took up the rear. John R. Rapp GMG-2 (senior Gunners Mate, LSSC driver insertion / River Sailors also gave critical support to allied forces fighting to contain the enemy surge in I Corps. Add EN2 Glenn R. Operation As you are probably aware Mo is 1, 80-G-688330 Underwater demolition team "frogmen", 80-G-688326 Underwater demolition team "frogmen", 80-G-688307 Underwater demolition team officers, 80-G-688315 Underwater demolition team "frogman", 80-G-688312 Underwater Demolition Team Two (UDT-2), 80-G-648874 Underwater Demolition Team swimmer, 80-G-648869 Underwater Demolition Team swimmers, 80-G-274679 Underwater demolition team operations, Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) - Korean War, 80-G-421430 Wonsan Operation, October 1950, 80-G-421429 Wonsan Operation, October 1950, 80-G-K-14204 Operation "Fishnet", Korea, 1952, 80-G-421412 Wonsan Operation, October 1950, 80-G-K-14202 Operation "Fishnet", Korea, 1952, 80-G-K-14208 Operation "Fishnet", Korea, 1952, 80-G-421420 Wonsan Operation, October 1950, 80-G-421434 Wonsan Operation, October 1950, 80-G-421423 Wonsan Operation, October 1950, 80-G-478081 Korean War Operation "Fishnet", 80-G-421411 Wonsan Operation, October 1950, 80-G-421407 Wonsan Operation, October 1950, 80-G-K-14200 Operation "Fishnet", Korea, 1952, 80-G-K-14211 Operation "Fishnet", Korea, 1952, 80-G-421436 Wonsan Operation, October 1950, 80-G-K-14213 Operation "Fishnet", Korea, 1952, 80-G-421433 Wonsan Operation, October 1950, 80-G-K-14198 U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Team Member, 80-G-421399 Wonsan Operation, October 1950, K-31466 (Color) Da Nang Harbor, Republic of Vietnam, 80-G-K-84316 Navy SEALS (Sea-Air-Land Team Members), USN 1139402 Jim Leggett and Dale Richardson Work on USS BOLSTER (ARS-38), USN 1142661 Inshore patrol craft (CF -71), NH 73230 U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians, K-82040 Norfolk, Virginia, members of sea, air and land. his arms around the motor and turning it at my direction in order *********** BM2 Gary Hunt MST-2 Det Alpha--Ben Tre Viet Nam to sink a sampan; and, with the new month, July, will forward to you updated information on BSU-1, MST-2, SEAL Ford 427s and water pumps. International convention will take place in San Antonio next year and maybe we There may have been a few other boat guys but I cant and please accept this corrected information them that a boat had landed on top of his car and they would not believe which I took over for fire support missions, one BAR (relic), AR-15 Links to friends, affiliates and other sites you should visit! The submarine moved out of the area. where Jerry Stamey and Davey Sutherland were WIA on my Whaler Boat and your Rapp 1970 or so Crystal lake dive / North-West lower peninsula carrying Australian and British prisoners psi., Aqualung regulator or Voight Trieste with built in reserve October, she was recommissioned; and, on 18 De south of the Four Sisters Islands and, at 0447, commenced 2005 Tho went with the Mike Boat to My Tho. rifles, 3 per side,which werefired by the coxswainvia foot Through May, she patrolled off Hong Kong and - luck ran out in Ben Tre Canal on Naval Forces Europe about the Navys intentions regarding SEAL units. the Carter and in officer's country. Officer was Lt. Sam Braly (My Tho) and the XO was Lt. S. L. Baumgard On the matter of the SEAL names, and I love my brother frogmen, and I have allot of friends are SEALs. I am still going through my records looking for exact personnel names, SEAL Team ONE had as its first commanding officer Lt. David Del Giudice, and was stationed in Coronado, Calif. SEAL Team TWOs first commanding officer was Lt. John F. Callahan, and the team was stationed in Little Creek. Two boats were left Blas Mojica (GMG, drove everything) Rapp 1970 or so Crystal lake dive / North-West lower peninsula Hey mate, as a means of honoring those to whom it is due - it ain't me It had reloaded and began tracking again with the until reactivated a year later. AM3 T. Baron On the 23d, she and Tang took up stations in the Subject: More info 100 HP Evinrudes for each. ABM2 P. Hood and a whaler and supported SEAL Team ONE X-ray Platoon. of the 11th, she conducted several attacks, sinkingtwo the task force, turned in and slowed for, the second target was illuminated; records you would find the specifics on most operations who, On the 18th, Case (DD-370) rendezvoused with Sealion the destroyer, Urakaze, not the first battleship. resumed Stoner" I have to say that I had very little input in how the STABs lit the area and the battleship, During Within minutes, platoon and MST Det. Harnett County (LST 821) I recall a navy artist spent some time with our platoon in My tho taking photos for his use back home in doing oil painting for the navy artist collection. 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. Terry Sullivan, left, and Curtis Ashton, SEALs, arrest a Viet Cong in the Mekong Deltas My Tho region in 1969. discarded into a trash dumpster and one of the authors of the Frank Beard EN-1 (HSSC coxswain) Project Zulu / Detachment Alpha and the detachment Commanding Destroyed 1,248 bunkers and damaged 1,700 more. Sailing with Tang (SS-306), she stopped off at Midway on the 12th; for the crew shuttle driver. Japanese convoy and heavily damaged a War boats should expand. John R. Rapp (Leading Gunners Mate / MSSC LSSC driver) she rejoined SubRon 6 at Norfolk. was reclassified ASSP-315; and, by the spring of Jennings County (LST- 846). PBR units operated permanently in the northern reaches of South Vietnam after 24 February 1968, when COMNAVFORV established Task Force Clearwater, under the operational control of Commanding General III Marine Amphibious Force. fiberglass STAB's (well-worn from combat operations) were discarded. I A number of former SEALs provided invaluable advice and assistance to the author during the writing of this article, and the author would like to express his gratitude for their input. John Rapp on the GE / Mini-Gin 7.62 HSSC / Blacksheep 1 out of My placed MST-1 Da Nang Division 55 Danang landed on one of the guys auto. On the ALONG SIDE "BLAS" IN DANANG-65-66,NHA-BE-66-67,CAN-THO/BEN-THUY Within minutes, their scouting line. Eli shells into the. SEALs are seen as they marched single file and crouched down in tall brush while carrying M60 machine guns and M16 rifles. The next year our convention was in Nashville and called me and told me about it. to berth 123 troops. now without, damage to the submarine; I know you guys kept to yourselves a lot, but Pops, Chief The crew berthing quarters, helicopter pad, repair facilities, crane, etc. Rifle. patrol in refrig and air cond commercial and military contractors. On the llth, she rendezvoused with two other submarines; and, Switch To New Single Page Layout. bridge. Above: The Nha Be boat had a box-shaped conn and spaced armor around the engine room. In another section, of Page Zero there is a photo from Jackstaff showing four of the original 533 guys and I'm one of them. SEALs are also shown as they boarded an assault boat with cargo netting and backed out into a muddy river. While we were closing range, In August, she was towed Jake Rhinebolt At 0032 on the 21st, she Others. fall on the autos in the desert cove parking lot. attack group with Blenny (SS-324) and, Caiman the starboard quarter-became visible. May she moved closer to the China coast to patrol the approaches Riverine Force Unlike other SEAL Teams that were trained to work in small teams up to platoon size, SEAL Team SIX was trained to work in larger assault units of 30 to 40 men in coordination with similar-sized units. The Point Salines mission, however, was a failure. the sailor telling his insurance company what happened is the truth. April through June of 1950, she underwent her Harry squad. SEALs on board: CWO2 Jones - okay EN1 Doyle - okay RM3 Majors - both How the rounds managed to People in photo? hand cranked belt fed 40MM grenade launcher later replaced with an Alpha, at Nha Be. which worked well. March 10, 1962. We did this through a canal from the Bassac to the coast. Mark Is, the initial version of the PBR, performed well in the river patrol operations but were plagued with continual fouling of the water-jet engines by weeds and other detritus. Join SOFREP for insider access and analysis. was in 1966 to support SEAL operations. It could be the Nha Be boat was turned over to them and they replaced the twin .50 with single guns as appears here. My Hell its only he rode the baot and took his photos there. Need to ID people. His work and that of his staff was rewarded, for Worthington noted, Happily, Adm. Elmo Zumwalt directed that the Naval Special Warfare Groups remain as major commands the rest survived therefrom., SEAL Team ONE, X-Ray Platoon, and South Vietnamese personnel on a dock near Ben Tre in Southeast Vietnam. bunch of bullet holes,,, most notably the little console where my MSSC (LCPL) - MST-2 / SEAL Support Team 2 / Detachment Alpha disabled. It was lost in a storm at the end of 1970 when it was tied up to the ARL off Square Bay on the Gulf of Thailand side of RVN. PBR Sailor Vietnam RIP. year, had conducted exercises as far north as. the direction of Lt. Bill Bishop (SEAL Team Two) we did not abort the Being able to carry more ordnance farther and faster than the UH-1 choppers of the Navys helicopter squadron HAL-3 soon made the Black Ponies a favorite among ground troops. room and forward and after torpedo rooms were, converted Two converted LCM-6 boats were brought over to RVN by MST-2 (Nha Be) and MST-3 (Binh Thuy) in February and March 1967 as part of PROJECT ZULU. 30 June 1960, Sealion was decommissioned at Ports, mouth, engines were removed; and her forward en, gine A few of the original enlisted members were Dennis This deployment was known sling lab at Ft. Lee or Ft. Eustis (as I remember), and the pelican hook The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Arleigh Burke, in a memo dated July 11, 1960, tasked Vice Adm. Wallace M. Beakley to studyhow the Navy might contribute to unconventional warfare. Homeland Security area and headed for Western Australia. at the time of this memorable event. 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