| 03 Jan |
I was on the 59 and 6 boats
(Randy Gabbert)
Hi Andy, I was on a couple of boats out of Da Nang 1967-68. The 59 hit a mine and was taken out of action then I went to the 68. I was on the 68 beached at the ramp in Hue when the Tet offensive started. When I first got on the 68 the skipper was a First Class Boatswains Mate named Ben McKee, we... More |
| 24 Dec |
YFU-62
(Herman (Andy) Stone)
YFU-62 was sunk going up the river from CauViet to DongHa. Anyone can see that her stern is facing CauViet. She is almost in the same area where the VC set a mine off trying to sink us during the '68 Tet. If anyone was a crew member of the 62, please e-mail me at stoneha7998@yahoo.com. Thanks a... More |
| 18 Sep |
hi james
(jimmy nesbitt)
you sure madw some potent raisin jack or was it the galvanized wash tub that done us in |
| 16 Sep |
yfu 69
(jimmy nesbitt)
those old yfu's are hardly heard of. the three screws were a challenge for maneuvering. they sure as heck werent as accomodating for the crew as the ski lac |
| 16 Sep |
actov
(jimmy nesbitt)
anyone remember the lcm 928, 927 and 875 |
| 16 Sep |
tarbaby yfu52
(jimmy nesbitt)
i was on the yfu52 with ricochet riddle bm1 in 69 70
i reported on board it was a mess with all the tar. it was funny how everytime we came into the sand ramp it seemed like we always landed near hademakers yfu and riddle would bounce off that bot a lot. james hademaker nick named him ricochet. ... More |
| 21 Jan |
LCM 798
(James Sharbutt)
was at cua viet for 6 months then down to danang operated up and down I corp for the remainder of my time |
| 17 Dec |
LCM8-826
(Daniel Butz)
I was on the LCM8-826 for over a year, we went up river in the I corp area. Located in the Danang area. |
| 16 Oct |
YFU 62
(John Frew)
I was on the YFU61 as an engineman and we were leading the 62 back to Cua Viet and headed back to DaNang from Dong Ha after unloading. We were about 1/4 to 1/2 mile ahead of her and had just started out seaside when we heard the muffled explosion. It was monsoon and couldn't see anything and did... More |
| 20 Jul |
YFU-62
(Herman (Andy) Stone)
I was on the 62 from May, 67 until Dec., 68. We made alot of runs up and down the coast of Nam. We hauled everything under the sun. Operated out of DaNang at Literage Causeway. Went threw th 68 TET OFFENSE and made it out with some holes in my legs and side of face, nothing real bad. I left Nam on... More |
