thedrifter
04-04-06, 09:26 AM
FORTY YEARS AGO-VIETNAM-APRIL 1966
April 1966 saw the STING RAY effort commence in I CTZ used by III MAF to establish observation posts in forward areas for the purpose of directing artillery fire and air strikes against observed enemy targets within their field of vision.
On April 1, 1966 HMM-161 relieved HMM-361. The 1st Motor Transport Battalion arrived in RVN on April 3rd. On April 11th VMFA-115 relieved VMFA-314 in RVN, followed the arrival of the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines on April 12th. On April 30th VMA-214 relieved VMA-224 at Chu Lai RVN.
The Marine KIA count for April 1966 totaled 103, bringing the total Marine Corps KIA list since January 1962 to 1057. Before the end of December 1966, 1,325 more Marines will give their lives in RVN. The Command Chronologies of units deployed in Vietnam give detailed accounts of all operations and events in April 1966.
In past newsletters there have been errors as to some of the reported information. Although every effort is made to provide accurate information, we are human. We are not always perfect. We do not always get it right. We do try to do our best. We invite your comments and corrections, as we learn something new every day. Some months have more information than others, and we try to extract the notable events and still keep the newsletter on a single page. The archive has thousands of pages for each month the Marine Corps was in Vietnam. We hope this small reminder will lead you to the archives where you can travel back in time to visit the events of the month, forty years ago.
www.thevietnamfiles.com
Ellie
April 1966 saw the STING RAY effort commence in I CTZ used by III MAF to establish observation posts in forward areas for the purpose of directing artillery fire and air strikes against observed enemy targets within their field of vision.
On April 1, 1966 HMM-161 relieved HMM-361. The 1st Motor Transport Battalion arrived in RVN on April 3rd. On April 11th VMFA-115 relieved VMFA-314 in RVN, followed the arrival of the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines on April 12th. On April 30th VMA-214 relieved VMA-224 at Chu Lai RVN.
The Marine KIA count for April 1966 totaled 103, bringing the total Marine Corps KIA list since January 1962 to 1057. Before the end of December 1966, 1,325 more Marines will give their lives in RVN. The Command Chronologies of units deployed in Vietnam give detailed accounts of all operations and events in April 1966.
In past newsletters there have been errors as to some of the reported information. Although every effort is made to provide accurate information, we are human. We are not always perfect. We do not always get it right. We do try to do our best. We invite your comments and corrections, as we learn something new every day. Some months have more information than others, and we try to extract the notable events and still keep the newsletter on a single page. The archive has thousands of pages for each month the Marine Corps was in Vietnam. We hope this small reminder will lead you to the archives where you can travel back in time to visit the events of the month, forty years ago.
www.thevietnamfiles.com
Ellie