Navy Unit Citation
Supplied by Jeff Stephenson

Supporting evidence from the Ships Log:
"Wed. July 31, 1968, 1550 hrs. sighted land, bearing 343 degrees, distance about 37 miles. Identified land as South Vietnam."

"Thr. Aug 1, 1968, 0022 hrs. Dropped starboard anchor in Anchorage F-15, Vung Tau, R.V.N., in 6 fathoms of water, with 36 fathoms of chain. Ships present include various units of the US Seventh Fleet, US Merchant, Vietnamese Navy, and Foreign vessels."




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