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Coast Guard Squadron One, also known in official message traffic as COGARDRON ONE or RONONE, was a combat unit formed by the United States Coast Guard in 1965 for service during the Vietnam War. Placed under the operational control of the United States Navy , it was assigned duties in Operation Market Time .
On 22 February 1966, the newly established Division 13, Coast Guard Squadron One began operations from Cat Lo. [3] In early 1966 PBRs of River Divisions 53 and 54 began operations from Cat Lo. [2]: 103 PACV Division 107 operating the experimental Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle also operated out of Cat Lo during their first deployment to the Vietnam ...
On 24 July 1965, the newly established Division 11, Coast Guard Squadron One equipped with 9 Point-class cutters and escorted by the USS Floyd County began the transit from U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay to An Thoi arriving on 31 July and commencing Operation Market Time patrols the following day.
21st Armament & Electronics Maintenance Squadron: South Vietnam, Kien Hoa Province: Crewman on RB-26L #44-35782, shot down on a photo-reconnaissance mission, bodies of two other crewmen recovered [23] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] December 6: Gorton, Thomas F: Captain: USAF: 1st Air Commando Squadron: South Vietnam, Kien Hoa Province
430th Tactical Fighter Squadron: South Vietnam, South China Sea: Weapons systems officer on an F-111A #67-0092 that disappeared on a night strike mission. Aircraft wreckage washed up south of Huế in December [100] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] November 21: Stafford, Ronald D: Captain: USAF: 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron: South ...
Jack Columbus Rittichier (August 17, 1933 – June 9, 1968) was the highest-ranked American Coast Guard officer killed during the Vietnam War [1] and the first Coast Guardsman killed in action during the Vietnam War. [2]
The original bow-mounted machine gun was replaced with a combination over-under .50 caliber machine gun/81mm trigger-fired mortar, developed by the Coast Guard for service in South Vietnam. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] For service in Vietnam, two additional commissioned officers were added to the crew to add seniority in the mission of ...
1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment: South Vietnam, Quang Tri Province: Shot and wounded when his patrol was ambushed near the DMZ, he was left behind when the unit withdrew [221] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] March 25: Rossano, Richard J: Private First Class: US Army: 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment: South Vietnam, Quang Tri Province