(53) Upper Mekong River
July 70 - The sinking of the USS Satyr's LCM. Richard
Pettit (69-70) said that the rear propellar shaft packing blew out while the Mike Boat
was being towed to
the Satyr. It was loaded with C-Rations, and LRPS. A U.S. Army diver
drowned during the recovery operations
(54) Upper Mekong July 70 -
Recovery of the Satyr's LCM. (left to right) USN Alpha boat, The Satyr's LCM, and
the Neak Long, Cambodia ferries
(55) The ARL-23's last
Commanding Officer (70-71), CDR. G.M. Giganti (left). He now lives in Las Vegas, NV
(56) Bassac River south of
Long Xuyen - When the ARL-23 changed locations the barges and small boats usually remained
attached. We are underway at a speed of around eight knots. An ARL was very slow
when traveling the rivers and canals. The top speed with nothing attached was around
ten knots.
(57) May 70 - Another air
strike near the upper Mekong River, and close to the Cambodian border. This may have
been preparations for the US movement into Cambodia
(58) Upper Mekong River
near Tan Chau - The YFM-890 with supplies for the ARL-23. We also received supplies
from LST's, Helo's, and the smaller
Riverine Boats. Most of our supplies came from Nha Bhe which was near Saigon
(59) Port side of the
ARL-23. The A-Frame Lift is at top center
(60) Port side of the
ARL-23. The USS Benewah
is in the background
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