YFU-79 - 3rd Boat Group -
Lighterage DIV - NSA DaNang
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XMAS69-YFU-79 at Tien Sha Sand Ramp DaNang
YFU-62 east of Dong Ha after being sunk by mine Feb '69
YOG-76 sunk by NVA swimmers/sappers near Cua Viet late '69
YOG-76 & AR ready to start salvage ops on YOG-76, Mar '70
YOG-76 after refloating & tow to Deep Water Piers at Danang, May '70
Dong Ha boat ramp with crane in river with sign: "No Cranes Past Here !" late '69
LCU 1619 at ATSB Dong Ha
with run-away crane in river, late '69
Joint Boat Ops with 5th
MECH armor below DMZ, DEC '69
Chopper transfer of boat crew replacements at ATSB Cua Viet, Feb '70
Danang Ammo transfer to barge & YFU from Korean ship with Korean & Taiwanese crew, '69
Old Hue City along Perfume River, Aug '69
Shooting the Gap on north side of Danang Harbor, YFU-73 in front of YFU-79, Feb '70
Ammo offload from LCU at
Chu Lai ramp, Sep '69
Tom Lanagan on swimmer/sapper watch by bridge at Dong Ha, Sep '69
PBR escort below DMZ with 5th MECH armor on north bank near Dong Ha, late '69
"Li'l Jinx" PBR escort to YFUs & LCUs on river ops west of Cua Viet below DMZ, Feb '70
Old imperial bridge in old Hue City along Perfume River channel, Aug '69
Ammo transfer in Danang Harbor to YFU 79 from Korean flagged vessel, Dec '69
Quang Tri channel with river traffic & destroyed village in background, Oct '69
Just west of bridge at Dong Ha, water buffalo & village, Nov '69
Movement of a company of 3rd Marines from Dong Ha on the Cua Viet River on the YFU-79 -- NOV 1969
Allied troop ops with S.Viet Marines near Citadel Hue on Perfume River where the YFU-79
transferred them to a
S.Viet Navy LCM seen in photo --- AUG 1969
Grenade blast off starboard bow of YFU-79 on ammo run to Hue near Tam My at mouth of Perfume River -- SEP 1969
Tom Lanagan on bridge of
YFU-79 at TienSha Sand Ramp AUG69.
Mike Clinard on bridge of YFU-79 at Cua Viet SEP69.
PBR escort from PBR-Mobile-1 on Perfume River SEP 69.
XMAS69 & Gunner Don
Hayworth writing letter in crew qtrs.
Thanksgiving69 & Seaman
Cary Shiosaki & our cook in the galley.
XMAS69 & Bosun Pete Norcross at chess game.
XMAS69 & our Craft Master
- Chief Mason of the YFU-79.
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