AYGA OD

SUBJ.ii:CT: EOD Activities (1 Januar,r ~ 30 June 1969)

SEE DISTRIBUTION

27 JuJ..y 1969

We letter is a brief' narrative of Arm:1 activities in VietnaJt during~the per.l.od 1 Jan 69 ~ :so Jun Ili~. Thill letter is divided into severalcatagorless which are provided as inclosures in the same lIa!1Iler as in the .past:

a. Locations

bo General EOD Observations

c. EOD Support

do Disaster Clean=Upe

eo Injuries to Personnel

f o Awards and DeGoratioDS

go Recapitulation

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A. plw4-GG. 1st Log Gollid (AYC! Gll.)~CG. MAGV (Staff EOD Officer):o-GI::: 9 USARPAG (stat! EOD Officer)2=CO. GDeMA ( M&M Branca)6o-Comdt. USAMMG&S (AJQ=.UE)6=00. EOD Tng Det #1

61tJ$WgeLGERALD WPACKMajor. OrdGCommending

AVOA ODSlJiJOOT: EOD Ac.t:tvities (1 January' - W June 1969)

a-.CG. CONAHC (ATOPS-TNIJ..TSN)a-.CG. USAMC (AMCI;-,..D)2->CO. USATBU2->CG~ W~ (NR-RR)2->Cll. USN EOD Facllit:r:a..,Comdr. Ogdon A!{A (OO.AMA(OOID»:a..,IQp USAF (AFSSG=EOD)a,.,CG. USAMC (JlMSloI1J.,QN)

12->7 AF Staff EOD OfticeID-COMNJ,,'J:FORV staf.f EOD Office5-lst FSR/FLG USMC3-15t MAW USMC

1:a..,Sr EXlD Advisor ARVN21-00. 549th EeDe

a-.CG9 5th us Army (EOD Staff Cfficer)13-CO. 547th EODC

8-CO. S46th EDDC11-;;0. ME-d E{lDfi1O-CO, S48th EOJG12-CC. i66th EODC

5-CO. 73d EODG:a..,CG. USAREUR/7A Trps (Staff EOD Officer)6-CO. 24th EODe2-CO. 6th EOD:a..,CO. 96th roD:a..,r:O. 97th ;LOn2-C0 9 51;h ;!;OJ:a..,CO, 36th EOD2->CO. USATTC (EDD Officer)2z,CO. 116th EOD2z,CO. 156th EOD:a..,CO. PA (SMUPA-i>l)4=DA. DCSLOG (LOG/SD-SWE)

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UNITS AND LOCATIONS

The following is Ii list of units. their locations and their oIl=siteteSlllso

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555d Ord Det (EODO)

25th Ord Det (EOD)

. 42Dd Ord Det (EOD)

44th ora Det (EOD)

LOOATION

Long Binh

An !ilie

Bien Hoa

Ou Ohi

ON-SITE TEAM

LZ English

Lai Khe

Ta;r Ninh

Dau Tieng

59th Ord Det (EOD) Quang Trl

85th Ord Det (EOD) Heiku

99th Ord Det (EoD) Phuoc Vinh

J.35d Ord Det (EaD) Oha Lai

- 1.1ath Ord Det (EaD) Saigon(

2t3!l-i;h Ol'd Det (EOD). DongT.sm,

267th Ord Det (EOD) Phu Bai

E.CJD Sec. 3d ora En Long Binh

EOD Sec9 184th Ord En Qui Noon

EOD Sec. 191st Ord Bn Oam Ranh l3a.T

EOD Sec9 556th Ord Bn Da Nang

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KontUll!

QuaD. Loi

Due FOO

Tan An

Oamp Evans

Tu;rHoa

Phan Thiet

HUl 65 (LZ BaldJ")

r-' , GEliEliAL EOD OBSERVATIONS\

10 Beginning 1 JaJl 6\), the Cl!Ultrol Detaelmt1!litt~~ a tool for betterceniml of personnel asaells-o Requ.1aitiOlling. assigmlelit, reassignment,and promotion Aetions for all personnel in MOSo 9224 and 55D is nov handledbJr the UFO. Hqs. 1st Log Comd, under the watcl1£u.l eye of the Contl"lll De­tachmento While this liOlntrol does not literally apply" to those personnelin 8lIIliIunition battalions, close liailSOn with those organizations achievesthe sliIIle resultso We believe that this action has improved the grade,strength and DERDS situations throughout the c"lIUand, and haa pemitted IIOreequitahle campetition toI' pJ:"ODIO tiO'ins0

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20 Also effective 1 Jan. the attachment str'llJl:ture of tb.e units was clari.t'iedoEach detachment is nov attaehed to the appropriate support ClOlll!land for allpurposes less operational control. trainin~. and cont~l of personnel assetsoMilitaxy- justice jurisdiction is specifical.17 vested in both the Control De­tachment CGlllJllalllBer and the cCilll1laIlder of the support Clc:lllll:iUllio

50 The MTOE action that was subnitted in the tall of 1968 was returned.b;r USARV Yit.bclut actiono While this was a big disappointlment to all of us.we are now in the process of rec3mmending implementation of the new TOEo

4. As;rou probably blow. DA has published new TOE for the EOD detachment and

aHC of ammunitioa battalions (9=520G aDd 9=36G. respectivel7) 0 In additionto equipment changes. thia actioIl eliminates the COSTAR EOD sections andincreases the strength of EOD detachmsn ts bJr three meno Our MTOE subnissionwill align the equipnent to fit the RVi mission aDd will reorganize th'3personnel into a base section tAth Se'1en men and tlolll t.hrsG:"'inan contao t teemsoIt is felt '!,;hat this wlll giTe each UIlit a capability- ot operating full timefrom three locations. howe'1er experience may prove otherwiseo

50 In addition to elimination of nuclear peculiar equipnent9 several 0 therchanges are envisionedo

ao Vehicmlar equipment~ tOll:' the JIlI;)st part. wlll be limited to personnelcarrierso Tw t toDS. two 1" tons aDd one ~ ton cargo truek are consideredadequate 1:01' OUl' !il1t.uat10Ilo

bo Radio equipnent will be changed to the standard tactical radiooThe ANt"VRC=47 is considered the best choice for the base s1;..tion9 withthe appropriate antenna Blld power SUpplJro Mobile unit reqlJireuents willbe met wi til the AN/VRC=46 and 25. one for each vehiclso

Co The KS-15 camera set is being deleted. except for the control de­tachment. and tw additional Polaroid cameras per unit w-ill be requestedGThis will give the bas<ll section and each I;onto.ct, team a photographiccapability0

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--, EOD SUPPORT

1. The lOOrklcad of EOD units in RVN has continued to increase during theperiod, however some fluctuation occurs due to increases or decreases incombat acti".ityo The wise unit commander takes advantage or lulls to in=crease the liaison and training programso These activities are just asimportant to the success of the EOD p~gram as evero

20 The question of clearance of the Dong lila ASP has been raised again, butafter a :review by the MACV Staff EOD Officer, it was recommended that clear­ance continue to be deferr·1!do His conclusions b.dicated that, -while thejob could pro'Cably be completed with relative safety, Qut of country pel:'­sonnal assets would probably be requiredo This conclusion was reached mostlybecause of the USAF and USMC commitment at De. Nango

So The first ant:L=disturbance sabcta/1;6 device, known to have been encounteredby EOD in RVIs was discovered by the 170th Ord Det in Saigono The device..-as electl"ical in na·l:.ure and was designed to function when tilted in eitherof t1olO directionso BFC Dale Smith was 1>DWlded when the blasting cap de­tonat.ed aft-Eo:::" he had remo'Ved· :!l.t f'xom the main chargeo Our ARVN counterpartssuccessf'ully rendered one "r these devices safe Ii few days latero

40 . EOD support of majcr combat operations has occupied a good deci of ourtime during the periodo Scme examples follow:

an The 287t.h oro. Det p~'Odded clese support to the 1015t Airborne Di­visi<!n during Operation Apache Snow in the A Shaw Valley and on HamburgerHille This support kept teams in the :field for sever&! days at a time, fl;yiDgfrom one tire base to anothero Clearance of lxidies, inspection of equipmentfor bo<iJJby traps@ and destruet.;io!l of ammunition after contact was broken,kept the men wsy and continually taxed their ingenuityo A tot&1 of morethan ZSO incidents were oomple'l:.ed during the periodo

bo The Amedeal Division .1,0 was one of the hott.est spots in countlL'Yrol' a periad <lilt: aoo'l1.t six weeks, giving the 135<1- Ord Dat anot,b.er taste ofwhat this ~ ia likeo Fiv-e Bronze stars for Valor and one Purple Heart'liere earned by the men (;f the unit during the periodo Out of eight off­post incidents in one time f=e. the unit came under fin seven timesoThe brigade base at DIm Pha and LZ Professional ware the centers 01' mostof the activit;r. which lfflsulted in the highest iD.cident rate since the unithas been iIl-countr,r0

0 0 A homemade grenade vas thrown into a crow by a terror1.st OIl

Nguyen Van Tholl Sto in Saigon on 8 May 69. injuringsevel-al Vietnameseand too Marine Security Guardso This began a rash of terrorist activi t7 thatlasted thxough 15 May 69 0 The 17Cth Ord Det completed 98 incidents duringthat 'Week. molving mostly small frag-producing devices lJi th pull frictionfuzes o One of these incidents involved the attE!llpted destruction of a mili­tal.7 vehicle parked only t block from the home of the 170th Ord Deto

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do On 25 Feb 69~ the Dau Tieng base c~p ;ms penetrated by a VC/NVAfOll'ae. When enl!lllY soldiers w"ere discovered ill the vicinity of the MPotfice, 'Where our EOD ol1=site tesm was located, this small group of peopleeJIgaged the force and succeeded in d!'iwing thEm back, killing three i:c. theprocesso Bi'S Canizales was awarded the SUTer star and SP4 Robbins theBMna StU' tor valor for their part. in the action. It is s1gnifiaantthat Specialist Canizales, supposedly a purely technical soldier, asS1lIlIedcormand of the forces available and led thf311 1: this successful action.JJiclther feather iJ!. the cap for EODo

eo The 85th O&"d Det expended a total of 210 lB5J1 hours oleariJIg aSpecial ForCies camp SDd an miller,,- batter,r poBitiOill at Ben lIet atter theseiCe of that location was liftedo The telllll destroyed 24. NVA bumkers, i:c.sddition to mUInerous duds and large quantities of aJllllUIUticn dalllaged duringthe battleo ODe Qf the te!lll!s. consisting of one ANy and onE! Air Force EODIIIU. succeeded in ll'escueillg a soldier who became entangled in &1l. eXl811T boob;rtrap trip w:I.~.

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'Z.. In late June of this year. the lUlIIIe !he Sanh began to appear on iJ:I,..cidani reports again as C@Dbat actiTity in that area increasedo The 59thOni Det was called in tor support after a using uni t had made an unsuccessfulattempt to destroy SOOrds of 105_ alBIIIO. SeTeral attempts to travel by-APC f':rtlm !he Sanh to the incident site failed due to enany aetion. The te8DIwas m::posed to four ground attacks and two !lIIlbushes 'IIhll-e performing themission. and fiwe US tracked vehicles wre decla:red Ci!llmbat losses. The teall!lf 1nal1 :; completed the j",b after inTeatint: over 500 lII6.l1 hours and destroyillg )'more than 700 items of ammunitiono

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go The EOD Sectioll. 536tl:l 0r'd Bn~ after \ltlr~ mostJ.;r !n Da liang forover six months. plaCled an OlD.=site tealll at LZ Baldy (Hill 6S) in support ofone brigade of the ADlerical Division. Within the first 60 da;rs. the teamtoUDd the!llsel1l'es wolved in clean=up activities after ground attacks onLZ's Baldy, Boss and Center.

5~ Mo9t of cm" wnts hS'I'e become inti:mately imrolved in the Volunteer In=formant Program (VIP). This program provides for monetar,r payments to illdi=gelXlus persolUlM r..JI' J:'Scover,- of l!!!l.terfel or intol'llllAil:.ion9 including e!lIIlIluni=tiono This has been a prime source of work and of headacheS 9 too.

900 In prsctice the p1"OgraJjl has degenerated from U.s original a:lJll ofpurchasinr; enemy arms caches and inf01'lllation on enemy troop 10catioIlBg toa means of collectulg dud and othel!' junk munitions.

be it has been a continuing p.robl<Sll for all EOD units im'0111'edg to trainpe>:'scnnel in the various llllits operat:l.Dg the prograDlo Bothdilie annual rotationof persoIlIlel and the mOTement of tlactical units are constantly exposing moretxoops to the haz&1"ds. In one case9 a message was published by- one of thedivisiona in I Corps~ prescribing training by the EOD unit for "all persona"

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participating in the VIP programo Less than :5 weeks after the Glasses werecompleted. an infantryman was Jdlled 1iJb.ile uonecessarilyhandling dud M79projectileso Investigation revealed that his unit had only recently beganVIP operations. and had no one in the unit who knew of the classes availableo

Co Having Vietnamese civilians bring the items to a collection pointcauses an extremely dangerous situation for everyone concernedo In an areawhere the VIP program is being operated actively. it is not uncommon to havean EOD unit respond to a request for aid and find 400 to 500 assorted ammoitems plied in lSI trailer or up against the side of a buildingo Mixed amongthem are often armed and fuzed mines. dud law rounds. dud 40mm HE projectiles.hand grenades in all conditiol1B. and a large variety of artillery projectilesoSorting through this mass of collected items is an extremely hazardous opere.-­tiono On 20 Jun 69. SFC Kidd. of the 25th Ord Det. ws moving a dud M79round. collected in the progrEJll1. when it det.<>natedo He was lucky in thathe received only light injuries and \fas returned t() duty ai'ter a sr.ort stayin the hospitalo

do VII' collection agents have been receiving fairly large quantitiesof items designed to fraud the programo In many areas, EOD perscnnel arefinding sand filled va grenades and mines. and sand or concrete filled ejectionroundso

eo In one instance. a collection point for VIP items is believed tohave been booby trappedo Personnel of the 133d Ord Det were air lifted toLZ Minuteman t-o destroy items collected in the VIP progremo Just before theirarrival. there WEI an e:lp1osion in the area where the items had been stored.The explosion Jdlled one and injured 5 Vietnamese 'WboweI'if try:iilg to stealitems for resaleo Investigation re11'ealed pieces of monofilament line andgre!Ulde fragmentso The area vas located out,side the perimeter and not undersurveilalllll8 or guardo

f o Since its conception. the Voluntary Informant Program bas been acOl1Btant SOiID:e of challenge and activi~ for EOD personnelo Du.."ing thisperiod. the at:: tivi ty of the program has increased greatly, providing evenmore requirements tor tl:'aining cf VIP personnel and disposal of items collectedoWe have every hope that our continuing efforts in this program will havea beneficial effect in the safety aspectso

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".------- .( DISASTER CLEAN-UPS

After a period of relative calm as far as ASP blows ·.iere concerned~. thenight fiJi 22 = 23Fe'il 69 heralded a new rash of attac.1l::s on alII!lIunition storagefacilities 0 As U\Bual. EOD personnel foWld themselves involved with majorclean-1.<-P operations againo

10 The Qui Nhon Ammunition Base Depot was hit by the enemy on 25 Feb. 10 Marand 23 Mar 690 Twenty=ene storage pads were involved and more than 60 EODpersonnel from AT:riry' and Air Force units assisted the EOD SectioIl. 184th Ord"En _in the clean=upo Orer 1100 tons of 8IIlIIIurdt:!.on 'Il'are disposed of by detollllPtion. burning and dt1lllping at sea. during the four IIIOnths spent in clearin!;the depoto

2. During this s!lIlIe t1me fraJlle. the ARVN Ammo depot at Qui Nbon was hittwiceo Tw of their EOD men were killed while wrldng on that jobo

30 On 27 Feb 69. the EOD Section. 1556th Om Bn responded to a requeet forassistance at the Da Nang Bridge Rslnpo One boatload of !illIIIunition took adirect hit and. in turn, set off other ordnance at this dockside storage areao.AmmcI items varied from 8" projectiles to~ and IeM subnunitionso Eventhough cooll:Fcffs continued to occur in the raging fires. the EOD men rapidlycleared the bridge and roadway that connect east and west Da Nang. and providedvaluable assistance in rescue and firefighting activ1tieso The next severaldays tier's spent clearing ordnance from nearby' villages and oompoW!dso

(" 4 0 Unit llJllIIIo stacks at LZ Betty. near P!1an Thiet. were hit on 22 Feb 69"

scattering ammo over a large areao The EOD Section. 19lst Oro Bn, respondedimmediately and completed the clean=1Ip in a very sbcrt tilleo

50 The ¢.ght of 22-23 Feb 69 still held some surprises in stQre as theARVN daplit at Da Nang inCllJ:'Nd major dest:rttctiono The EOD Section, 336thOm Bn provided assista1lC6 to ARVN EODo

60 On 26 Mar 69 9 the small ASP at LOng Tall! was hit by incoming rounds. d6'­stroy:1Dg five of tha fourteen storage cells and causing major d5lllage to Navy:f'acili ties nearbyo The 269th Ord Det. with additional personnel from otherunits completed the clearanceo

70 T101O small ARVN storage points at Ta;, Ninh caught .fire on 10 Apl' 69 9spreading rapidlyo DetonatioIls occurred throughout the day and men fromthe 44th Om Det were kept 1msy clearing the surroUIJding areao This opera­tion was complicated by the dense population in the areao Residentialareas completely surrounded the ASPo Our pe:!'ple oont,inued 'WOrk in the villageuntU ARVN EOD arrivedo Later in the operation. the Phillipine CivicAotion Group provided trained EOD personnel to assisto

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80 On 27 Apr 69, a trash fire spread into the U3'1C ASP atDa Nang and quiCklY'--"''jbecSlJle uncontrollable. This developed into the largest ASP disaster to .'date, with nearly 50,000 tons of ammo reported as destroyedo The Air Forcebomb dump. located :!Jmnediately adjacent. also became involved and incurredlarge scale detonations. Again, the area was heavily populated and hundredsof Vietnamese homes and several US military compounds were destroyed. Atthis writing, clearance is still in progress, with some fi1'ty EOD men, fromall services participating.

90 The small ARVN ASP at Ton Son Nhut AB was hit twice during the period,but lIS Army EOD assistance was not requestedo

10. Artillery ammo belonging to one battalion of 1st Infantry DivisionArtillery was involved in a fire on 26 Jun 69, resulting in total destruction,The' 42nd Ord Det, augmented by personnel from other uni ts completed clei!lIl-11pin five days, destroyiDg a total of 5.180 artillel:'Y rounds,

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( DlJURIES AND DEATHS,, .During the first half of 1969. there vas an increase in caua! ties as a

resul. t of hostile action. The following is a list of deaths and injuriessustained by EOD personnel from 1 Jan 69 thru 50 Jun 69:

1. The first day of the new year started badly when CPT Briggs K. Sicilia,170th Ord Dets vas killed by an accidental gunshot liOund. while respondingto an incident in Saigon. .

2 0 Sl'~ Donald G. Robbins, 44th Ord Det. was injured on 8 Mar S9, when aBLIT 42/B Bomblet detonated approximately ten feet. behind him. SP4. Bobbinswas treated and plaoed on light duty for three waks.

00 On 14 Har 69. SSG David Keller and SP5 Raymond Zipprich, 44th Ord Det.were injured while evacuating personnel from a burning ASP. SSG Kellerwas treated and returned to dutys !oihils Zipprich was placed on light dutyf'or two weeksa

4 0 SP~ John Claffy, EOD Sec;:tion, 3d Ord En, received lacerations while re­covering a damaged 20 75 n rocket on 2S Apr 69. Ji}1 vas returned to duty aftertreatment.

5" SP4 James Randolph, 155d Ord Det9 vas wounded by fragments from incomiIlgmortars duril1g EOD clean=up of an ammo bunker on 12 May 69. He spent fivedays in the hospital and was returned to dutYa

6 0 On 28 May 69. SP5 David Caufield. 287th Ord Det. vas injured when a mine:functioned during breeching operationsa SP5 Caufield's left foot had to beaJIIputated. and he was evacuated to CONUSa

7 0 SFC: Dale Smith. 170th Ord Det. ws injured on li Jun 69 by an antidia=t-urbance firing devicea SFC Smith received numerous fragmentation woundsto his hands 'When a blasting cap functioneda SFC Smith has been evacuated toCONUS. where :full recovery is expecteda

80 On 20 Jim 69, MSG Franklin Forester and SFC Boyd Kidd. 25th Ord Det.received fragmentation wounds when a dUd 40mm grenade functioned duringd:isposal operationsa MSG For!lster was treated for minor fragmentation loiOundsand returned to dutYa SFC Kidd ws hoapitalized9 but returned to light dutY"the follo'li'i:lg daya .

9 0 SSG Leo Conahan and S1'4 WilliBlll Richards. 269t11 Ord Det. were WOUndedon 29 Jun 69. when a booby trap functionedo SSG Conahan was treated andreleased the next day. however SP4 Rich5.rds was evacuated to 3d Field Hospitaland then to Japano Be should recover completely in a fev weekso

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lO~ The following injuries occurred during EOD c1eaJlooup of Qui NhonAm1llJJD1lion. Ease Depo,t.:

ao SP4 John Claff.1, EOD Section, 5d Ord En, received lacerations whenan :xM716 PD fuze functionedo :EM was treated by medics and returned to dutTo

bo, SP5 Timothy Roumph, 59th Ord Det, receiv~ WP burns on his legs froma. leaking 60mm WP mortar. He was treated by medics and returned to duty.

CO SPS Philip Iarwan, 25th Ord Det, received burns and bruises to hisright side and am, when he was hit by a base plate when a l05mm Illuminationround functioned. He was treated and returned to dutyo

d. SP5 Stuart Steinberg, EOD Section, 184th Ord En, received lacerationsand burns of neck and ears, and punctured eard~s when an 8hIm HE mortar de­tonated in the rear of the truck he was driVing. Arter treatment by dis­pensar;r personnel, he was returned to dutyo

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--'-,..r·, AWARDS AND DECORATIONS\.

DuriJ:lg tile first half of 1969. EOD personnel have continued to receive~ awards and decorationso Tabulated below, by award aod grade are thosereceived by EOD personnel for tile period 1 Jan 69 = 30 Jun 69:

sn.nR STAR

SP5 Arthur Canizales

LEGION OF MERIT

CPT Bri"s Sicilia (Posthumous)

SOLDIERS MEDAL

BFC Charles LoDo Bell

SSG Patrick CampbellSSG James Do Phipps

CPT Ronald Ro CasperCPT Dennis J o LoranceCPT Michael J 0 TaTallO

MSG Norman Ho Lier Jro

BFC Edwrd F 0 Hochecker

SSG Leroy Do Jackson

BRONZE STAR wIn,!"

CPT RUssell RuntCPT Allen Ko IbslJOl:1

MSG Lee Ao McClain

SFC Donald Wo Douglas (2)SFC Leslie Champ

SSG Edward JonesSSG Da1'1d Ao KellerSSG Patrick CampbellSSG Willard Ao Small

51'5 Thomas Brow51'5 Leslie Lo McKimson51'5 Raymolld Ao Zipprich

SP4 Donald Go Robbins51'4 James So Randolph

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SFC Franklin Go LewisBFC Dale No Smith

SSG Harold Do LewisSSG Leo Eo CenahanSSG Frank HornbakerSSG Donald .10 AnkeIllDan

51'5 Allan So Cummins51'5 James Lo Sco ttSP5 Ho'Ward Smith

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MAJ Patrick DesChamps

CPT Russell HuntCPT Thellas Lo StarkCPT Ross Gralia

MSG Jack Go SumrallMSG Frank 10 MoweryMBG lforace Mo AyresMSG William Ao CampbellHSG Lee AoMbClain

BFC Kenneth So DeotolSFC Charles LoDo BallBFC Lealie lio ChaJapBFC Hugh Lo Lauthner

SSG Alexander KacZlIIarekSSG Patrick Lo CampbellSSG Elyin Eo KotoucSSG Clifto.rd RobinsonSSG Robert Mo Turner (2)SSG Thomas GioiffithSSG George No Moore (2)

SP5 Arthur CanizalesS1'5 Keithley AO,SteYeneSP5 David Ao GansSP5 Richard V0 Earl81'5 Roge~ Lo Fl"ydSP5 Dale :Eo Wilber (2)SP5 Michael 1 0 KernSP5 Philip Co Kirwan

S1'4 Stephen Po KingSP4 Kent So Voge

MSG Lee Ro Miller (2)

,I{ BFC J enterious Anderson

SS~ Patrick Lo CampbellSSG Michael Do Lizak

1C SP5 Harry Eo Beamer¥ BPS David To Johnson

SP5 Dale Eo Wilber

-l< PFC Robert 1010 Derry

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BRONZE STAR

CPT James Ro Davia (2)CPT Michael Griffard

MBG George W. Watson1C MSG John To Branch

MSG Edward Ao GreerMSG Daniel No Weaver

BFC Eugene Cope (2)SFC Ernest 11 0 Briley (2)

K BFC DeweY' Lo Burchfield (2)

SSG Ross TerrienSSG Harry R. Hull JroSSG Charl"s Ao ScottSSG J allies Go HuntSsG Lawrence Lo Crawford (2)SSG Charles Ro IrlandSSG James Do Phipps

SP5 Roger Jonesj( SP5 Harry Eo Beemer '

SP5 Dwaine Mo WallaceSP5 James Eo YoungSP5 George Go PerrySP5 Themes 14 0 KemphSP5 Steven Ro Rawiings

SP4 Wilton Holt Jro (2)SP~ Michael Kern

!RCOM W/trlf n

BFC Ernest Briley

11 SSG Robert Mo WagnerSSG Lee Ro Ness

SP5 Howard F0 Smithif SP5 Paul F0 Owens

SP5 Douglas F0 Rhcdes

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MAJ Patrick Lo DesChamps

MSG Lee Ao McClainMSG Franklin To Foreeter

SSG Charlee Do CrawfordSSG Haskill Co EdwardsSSG Rose TerrienSSG Roland Peter60nSSG George F 0 Chapman (2)

SP5 Robert Wo Jenld.iJSSP5 Hugh Ao NolanSP5 Roger JonesSP5 Kenneth Eo JohneonSP5 Charles Ro IrlandSP5 Stuart Ao Steinberg

SP4 Frank Go RhodySP4 George TwymanSP4 Richard Lo FlanderaSP4 Albert Wo Hays (2)SP4 Michael J 0 Isham

SFC Eugene CopeSFC Dale Smith

SSG David Ao KellerSSG Leo Eo Gonahan

SF5 Raymond Ao Zipprieh

SF4 Donald Go RobbinsSP4 William Eo Richards

PURPLE HEART

MSG Lee Ro Miller

SSG Leo Eo ConahanSSG Richard Ho UphamSSG Arthur 140 BrodethSSG Lawrence Lo Crawford (2)

SP5 Timo thy" J 0 RolllltOhSP5 Daniel Louwerts· (5)SP5 Jon Ro HavertSP5 Thomas Mo KemphSP5 Philip Co Ki~~an

SP4 Miquel Mo GasaeSP4 Thomas Boyd (2)SP4 Richard J 0 FlynnSP4 Roger McCormack (2)SP4 Gerald Ro Gulp

SFC Boyd F0 Kidd

SSG Ross Mo Terrien

SP5 Stuart Ao Steinberg

SP4 Albert HaysSP4 James So Randolph

MOO Gordon.1. SmithSFC Eugene- CopeSSG RoaaTerdenSPS Thomas Kemph

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Legion Of MedtPurDle Hearl;PurPle HeartPurple Heart

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Rlil:APITULATION

Incidents Completed

Liaison Vis!ts

EOlicClaasea

·Personnel Trained

Land Miile & Booby Trap Classes

Personnel Trained

Explosive Safety Classes

Personnel Trained

Demolition Classes

Personnel Trained

F~plosive Items Destroyed

S~~l Arms Destroyed

Bulk :<£:l:plosives. Destroyed

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lJ@ 68 - 30 Jun 68 lJAA 6.2,. - W Jun 6'il.

8,751 11,867

2,490 3,227

205 546

19,922 24.977

75 148

10,518 8,787

11 85

3S0 2,60'3

7 56

77 807

189,501 555,495

699049820 2,817,887

51,901 509 1142

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DEPAR'l'MEN'l' OF THE AIlHY269th ORDNA1£E m.'I'AC~iT (EOD)

FIRST LOGISTICAL CO~.AND APO 96370

10 April 1969

TOr e-nd.iDg Oi'ficer533d Ordaance Det&cbmeI1t. (:EODC)APO US FlIIrCflll 96491

1. On 24 !!arch 1969 at Z!CO hourll Dong T8lII Post. came tmel.er _rtar andrecoilless rifie fire. A:f't.er 45 minutes the alert ccmdition was changedtram red. to yellow. The =rtar and recoilless rine fire restllll8d a.t .0005 hnrs 25 March 1969. At this time. a.s st.ated b,y Sgt Haney, 550tbOrdnance Detachment, an 87e witness. rift rounds landed in the ASP. nThefirst. rwnd landed in Cell 112 and. started a fire in the stack: of propel­lant. charge.. The second round, tme IlI:inute after the Ijrllt, landed in Cellif1, and started II. f'irtt in ths stack of asswted small arms ammunition.The t.hird. fourth, and fifth rounds with abClllt thirty second intervalslanded in Cell ii2 causing t.he fire .I;ct spread. Approxilllatel:r touzo minutesa.rtel"tbe!iftilroU!ld. lart<:i~, tIllt projec:t4J.~ :in C:ell #2det:.<:l!lll-tecl."Thia detonation entailed propagation of explosions and. fire to Colla n.4. 5, and to the adjaCllJlt i'la1lj S_ lieU' Arming Point causing the 1085 ofall. allIIlruDiticn storeli "rltbin these areas.

COlltcta of the Cell.a W1"e:

Cell 111: Small lU'mlI uummitionCell ,1'2: Prop charges and projectllss (S" ud. 15511l11l)Call i3: 4.2" HE anli 81_ HE mertarliCell 114: 10S_:JP and. ~ and 4.2" IIICell #5: FuzesSea. Wolf Armaa!.lIIlt Point: 2.7S" R""cketa HE and liI1'

2. Tw large secondary expJ.eeions i.!c~atter the initial detonation.One was centered il: Cell If') which cont ec! the 4.2" ana 8h. Mortars HE~

and the ether was centered in the 2.7S" Rockets in the ?ia.V Arming Point.There were numerous miner seeondlu7 explooionll ed fires. At. 044.5 hour.coltJlllU1ica.tion bad been severed lrOlll the bunken and gaard. posts at themaiD gate and several people who had been .Iarking in the ASP area had. notbeen aeeounted for. In llearch or informat.iOZl and the missing people CptStark and SSG Cravf'ord escerted the i'rowst. Jolarshal to the ain gate•

10 April. 1969

Upoa UTiwl at the llIlUn gate, lo'bich 'IIa8 anl7 abt!ltit ISO JEeters frem theiJ:dthl explosiDll, it _II discovered t.h&t the sit.uatiq was under oontl'Oland that the misaf!1g perllOmlel bad escaped to that lU'ea with anl.y minor1l1juries. At 0600 hours onl;r a. tew small fires and spera.clic detoDlLtianswere 1D evidence•

.3. At 0645 hours EOD persannel started swep:UJg the lIIlI.in entrance toDcmg Tam, the ACV ramp, the CH-47 slillg out. point.. and the flav;r liIllld Rel:l.ableAoad.~ areas. B7 08,30 hlilU1'1! thll.e arMl! ....ere cleared Gt l!!!.lll&r<:ioUll it=:ami personnel _re pemitted to re-enter thl!llll.

4. At apprwt:\Dltel;r 08.35 heurs ))'ajar Pack, tat Log statr EOD Officer,arrived at tha ;incident location. At this t1Jne EOD per:lOnnel «ntered.the ASP to search the remaining cells tor possible elaRdestine dencss,_e wars fcnmd.

s. .At apprexilllatel;r 09.30 bCllU"ll a. request 1IiiUI Il:&de to Control for addit.­ifIDAl EOD personnel. The tlI8 mea fNII tbe on-site t_ were rstumed toDong'rl1lll. Also at this time EOD persarmel started clearing the alternateruel to tho rema:lJUng goad cells. This ilct~a allowed the ASP to beco_operational bT 1300 hours this da7.

6. At 1130 hours six addit.ioll&l .arIII7:&OD personnel an-iTed at Dong Tam.Short1¥ thereattel' General Hurrevand Celeael S'WlUlic arrived at the incid­ent. sito !o.r a tint baJUl leek.

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7. lJurlDg the _nUDg. @erdinatioj!) lIIU llIllde fol" vehicles. a demolitiOllarea. seCllritJ" to lUul !'.l"oll the d-Utien area, and beats to transportthe _itieus to the d_lilloa &rea. At. 1300 hours the EOD t.eIIDl at.art.e4cl.Sllri:Ig the Bav,r helicopte!" pad. OperatiClllll were terminated for the ~at. 16)0 hours.

8. A~ err:J) hours :tl Marcil EOn pe!"lSCl!IlIel started clearing the j]mediatearea. a.roumi the ASP. About. 0800 hours SP5 KlIIltph lli.Cerat.ed his hand and._. returneci to :u.eat. c1nt;r a.f't.er 1llSd1ca1. aid.

9. Major Generel geissr arri"nld at the 1Dc:ideJrt. site for a. first. hand1eCIk a.bout. tooo hCW'll. Shortl,y attar he departed Major General pOldelImade aD appera=c:e.

10. At. approxilllat.elT 1300 hoars SP'C Gist the MACV Advisor to the ARWEOD Squad a.t :My Tho brought t.hree ot bis personnel to help in the areaclMll up. The remainder of the dq was devoted to police of lllUnitionstrom areas adjaceat to the ASP and. to dest.ruc:t:.iol1 flIf these lIIW1itions.

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t 1• The 28th saw no eontrast in op_tions except that tho six Jmsq- EODpersonnel~ had CQIIle to allgmeZlt the DGllg T&III EOn unit returned t. theirI."eSpective units. CD the 29th tour NaY,\' EOD personnel l'epGrted and otferedthe:1r assistance. The 1l&VJ" personnel were used for tliO days. During thesetow days they lllllde tCU1" d_lit.»n shot.s. The AiiVN EDn personnel also re­turned to ....rk put or the d&y or the 29th. With the augmented help WIt

lftl1"tt able to complate the clearing of the adjaclll1t areas by. mid a.1'ternoon.At this tiJne we lllI:lved into the cells themselves and started clearing them.

t2. The precess of clearing the five cslls took until the att.ernoOD et.2 April. Due to eAlllllT activity the demolition area WlI.S changed for each5ho1o. On 30 March the personnel1!:llking the de_lition sr.et came undermiper fire just &II tlte;y ",-ere about to colllplete the operation. '!'borewre no injuries &II a. result of this holrtile action.

t.:3. To date there is no total value estiJllate of proper1;y damageAvai J able. The tonage _s ot _nitica is 1J!t'J.".lf6 tons. The EOn teamdestnyed appru:1.mately 96 tIIns of hazardGUII MJ~ged anmuniticn.

Total _ hours upended by EOD personnel is &a fo11....9:

9 people - 8 days - tOhrs/da;T - 720 hoars269tlt EOn Pe1'8onnelAii~ed lIDD PersonnelNaV EOD PerSOlUlelArtJl7 J;QD PeraonnelAllVN EOD Personnel'l'O'fAI. !!U HOOBSr

4 people - .2 days - 1Citrs/day ­6 peeple - 2.25 days- 10hrlJ!dq ­4. people -.3 dll¥B - Shrs/dq-

so heurs1.35 houra60 hours

995 hourS

14. At p1'tlser&1::J plana for rsbulld:1llg tile ASP 1n the same area. are under ::on,.;i';:.·;..i.~~

sir.l.eration. The s.c:rap _tal locat.ed :1ll the five cells is S""..ill t.here. Itohas been D.de lcno1m to propao aut.'1Qr!t!es that WeD the scrap lIlIltal isremrnec:i from the =ells EOD peraennel "Will be glad to stand I::rr to. =iii ~ ~.

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IlEPARTHENT OF TH& AlliE184TH ORDNANQE; BATTALION (AliTI.JO) (nsIGS)

E.,'G'lffiIVE ORDNANGS DISPOSAL SECTIONAPO SAN FRANCISCO 96226

SUEJECT: .Ai'ter Action Report on the EOD Cleanup Opera.tions of the Qui~lhon Ammunition Base Depot, Einh Dinh Frovince, Republic ofVietnam

TO: Cowmanding Officer533d Ordnance Detachment (EODC)APO SF 96491

1. The Qui Nhon Ammunition Ease Depot came under attack by 1lI'lmmmsize enemy i'orces on 23 February 1969, 10 March 1969, and 23 March 1969.A total of twenty (20) pads of ammunition and one (1) small arms pad~rere either destro;;red or badly damaged. The following are the actionsof E7.plosive Ordnance Disposal personnel during the cleanup operationsfor the period 23 February 1969 to 25 Hay 1969.

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0230 brs - QNABD hit by enemy attack0300 hrs - Request for BOD Team at C~~AED

0328 brs - EOD Team arrived at (~1AED and began checkingremaining pads for satchel charges

1005 brs - Request made to 533d Ord Det (BODG) for additionalpersonnel to assist in cleanup of ~N;\lJD

b. 10 March 1969

2305 brs - Received call from ~DNCO, 184th Ord En that QNAEDhad been attacked

2340 brs - EOD Team enroute to QliAED. Upon arrival, BODbegan checking remaining pads for satchel charges

c. 23 March 1969

2320 brs - QNABD hit by sapper attack0020 hrs - BOD Team enroute to QjI!AED. EOD Tea'll did not arrive

C.,NABD until 0120 brs due to enemy action on !j~ ill.Upon arrival, EOD entered area to determine .-!hatpads had been destroyed.

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25 ~Iay 1969After Action Report on EOD Cleanup Operations of the QNABD,Binh Dinh Provi.nce, llVN.

2. The following infonnation pertallls to clearance operations ab U1ABD:

a. The EOD Team placed emphasis on clearing the road network aftereach attacl( to enable ~\BD to continue it1s assigned mission.

b. After clearing roads, ROD began sweep of depot, determining theitems that contained exolosives. Items that did contain explosivas '-lereset aside for later pickup.

c. A detail of twenty (20) ammunition helpers l'Jere attached to EODfor the purpose of picking up and packaging ~~uzed HE projectiles.

~: The containers1"x6" lumber.deep, and held

used for packaging HE projectiles were made ofContainers .rere 6 ft. long, 4 ft. lnde and 3 ft.together with nails and 2 in. metal banding.

d. EOD cleared \111ite Phosphorous pads last, as cookoffs ~re

still occurring three (3) months after initial attack.

3. The follmnng is information pertaining to the disposal of amn:uni­tion picl(ed up by EOD personnel during cleanup operations:

a. EOD personnel handled 2,011 ea., 9Ctr.m EEAT and 106nun HEAT andcarried them to a safe area inside the depe)"t for disposal. These items"'are hand carried; due to possibility of fuze being armed:

£:!Q!§: T.-relve of these items were checked to detect if the fuze hadarmed and all twelve ''Jere still unarmed.

b. EOD personnel disposed of seventy (70) tons of le~~ng anddamaged 6Omm, 81mm, 105mm, and 1,.2" I'll' ammunition. These itet~s .reretransported to the EOD demolition area in a container filled ldthHater and destroyed in a sepc.rate area from HE. anmmnition. Bulkexplosives .rere placed under, on top, and on all four sides ofcontainers. This method resulte d ll1 complete dispoSE.l of liP 1lJ:1ffiunition.

~: The containers used to transport the larger \.;1' ammunition M,resmall conex contE.iners .dth rubber bladders placed inside andthen filled .dth water.

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c. EOD personnel supervised and escorted 375 tons of llicfused HEaltmunition (105 and 155rnm) to an area in the South China SeE. fordisposal by dumping at sea. These items ~'lere placed in contE.iners withtops and held together .lith 2" metE.l banding. The containers weretransported to sea by LCU and dropped overboard by 6,OCO lb. rough-

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25 Hay 1969Mtsr Action Report on EOD Cleanup Operatior,s of the Ql'JABD,Binh Dinh Province, RVN

d. An additional 56~', .25 tono of wlUnuniLion 'me; der,L"u,p,,,J VIdetonation at the EOD demolition range.

e. A total of 1060.25 tons of ammunition has been destroyed byEOD as a result of sapper attacks at QNABD.

4. The following is a list of personr:.e:2., BOD anci nan-EOD, who ,l8reinjured during EOD oleanup operations:

NJt.HE: & UKIT

Schwann, John E.(184th Ord Bn)

Russo, Viotor T.(1 S4th Ord Bn)

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Ro~ph, Timothy R.(59th Ord Det EOD)

lCinre.Il, Philip A.(25th Ord Det EOD)

Leg injuries

Leg injuries

LacerationsArms & Chest

BIll"ns on legs

lacerations ofChest

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Functior: of J:·Ied-Evac tobroken fuze Japan11716

Function of Ked-Evac tobroken fuze JapanH716

Function of Returned tobrol·;:er. fuze Duty

Leaking 6Cmm Retvrr:ed tov-IP round Duty

Hit by base Returned toplate of 105"ml Dutysmoke rour.d

Steinberg, Stuart A.(184th Ord Bn,

EOD Section)

Punctured eardrum, lacerationsof arms, burns onhead & ears

S1rl'll! HE func­tior.ed in rearof 3/4 ton,,-shicle

Hetul'ned toDuty

5. The follo1ung is a list of a~~rds precented ~nd awards pe~ding forSOD persornel of 184th Ord Dn (illn10):

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HIllER, lEE R.

CFT

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25 j'1ay 1969After Action Report on ~OD Cleanup Operations of the C}JABD,Binh Dinh Province, RVN

l'ROOKS, LAMY ~I. SP 1+

NUTTER, THOJ.IAS E. SP4

CARLTON, ROKAID D. SSG

BSJ.! WV & J3Sf.I for Ach

BSN for Ach

BSJ.I for Ach

BS]II for Ach

BSH for Ach

BSJ.I for Ach

Em! for Ach

EmI for Ach

ACl-! for Ach

ACl-I VI/V

AOM ~I/V

ACM II 1ST OLe

SP5

SSG

SP4

SP5

liZAK, J.!ICHAEL D.

G:{OUHJARD, RCBEET E. SFC

PETEREON, \HLLIM! s. SP5

RHOJE::, DOUGUl5 F.

HC CORI.fAC'rl:, ROCER A.

STEINBERG, STUlffiT A.

6. The 184th Ord En (ft~rrIO) has been recommended for Valorous UnitCitation.

(7. HISillLLUEOUS ACTIVITIES:

a, Man hours: 9,024

b, Vehicle miles: 3,664

c. A total of sixty (60) EOD personnel from other EOD units inRV}J took part in the cleanup operation of the Q~~BD during the periodof 24 February 1969 to 24 May 1969.

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533d O.dnan~~ D~tacrna~nt (EODC)APO 96/.91

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SUBJECT~ ROD Act!wit:!.l!l~ (1 July - 31 Dacemba:e> 1969)

SEE DISTRIBUTION:.

27 January 1970

This latter is a brief nawrativ~ of A~ ~JD acti.ities L, Vietnam duringthe period 1 JuJ,y- it.h!l"A ,31 Decelilbilr 1'}69o This letter' is divided intoseveral catagorie!l9 which lAl"G pl:ovided as inelo5tU'es as !olloltS ~

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·b. Gen~ral EOD Ob~G~tions

c. roD Slopporl

d. Disaster G1.Sa;i1=llp5·

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D!S'l'RIBUTION~A .

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.Q¥NERAL EOD OBSERVATIONS

1. MTOE 9-5200 has Df.len submitted for approval. A great deal of time arideffort be gOil!!> in<;'Q it, to include viflits to each unit for recommend!l.tion!l.There are three (,) aepaa-ate IITOE'a, ona for the 533!"d. one for the two cityunits ill Saigon GnU Dill Nang, and a thil"d for --th<,; field u-'1its. The new MTOEimplcments TOE 9-5200 and has been modified to pli"o1r:!.de that equipmentrequired for EOD ,-,~~,at,iOlllB in RVl'I. Th!a MTOE specifically covers the re=quiremonts tor ,,-t~,eled 1l'shicles tor:' mobility and ll"adio~ for cl:Illl!liUnicationso

24 The day of the Q!J.U and AGI has Decam@ Ii :reality :!.n RVN. Some unitshave reeel.ed Gl,MI's, ;j1cm~ AGI's. ~!lile others hawe 1"8cll~::red botho All EODunits will haw", li"OC<ili1!'@<! bl:lth by the Elnd of Fbcal Yeal[" 70 0 Suppiy andmaintonan~e ali'e l;,hll gJr'l:latest 'pli'obllJJ;1 areas tac::llllg mD ooitao S1!pplisi:l haveproved extrem!;l:y b.aro to gilt. alO 1';"1(\11 afj !Jllll!El 1fehicle ps~so . Thill wathllX"and terrain have tabn tmeil:' toll Oil roD 1;flileeled veln:liCl~so Units that donot maintam a well plalweod and 0x'!lcutsd PM pll'ogram ultimatel;r end up witha high rate of :!.nopsl."abla equip!ll..nt.

3. All:roD Wlitsls;1;lr.Jt:!.e:mfl iIi1 Rim will be reco!llillelll.d~d. foE' aml:'d of theMeritoriol!1l Unit &""'W1!.lJi1d'.ation for the pllIrlod 1 Janua:I"Y thro J i Decem!:>"r19690 Target d.at® r"w procesamg Ii"Oc~ildat:l.oRl. is 30 Jan 700 The EeDcommunit.y will hI! kapt :!JmroFmod as to the status ot tho :rec=llndationo,

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I. The overall ~!"rkload a:nld :1nc:iaent rate bas subsided d!.lring the secondhalf of 1969. Tnis ~me d~~ to ~ d~~re~se h, enemy a©tivi~ieB, improvementin ammunition retrograde pwocedu~3 and b~tt~ t~~op ~ducatlon in thehandling, shrege and usa 01' ammu,'Iition, EOD unii,6 took advantage of thislull by continuing the liaison visit pJr!l'gii"am and prodding mare tlr'l!.1ningtil> the field units in EOR, Lard H:L'I<lJS and iklllby Traps, DBmolition analExplosive safety, Tho owerall success of t,ho E{)!J missian depends on geilldEOD-customer relations and a ~~ll e~tablish~d liaison and training program.

2. During the past six months 9 EOD teJ;.:lls M.V"l ::In@QlI\!il.t"r~ci ambushes andether farms of diroct ~cili~~t with the snemy with in~~~asing frequency.Major ambushes, minlllg i."ll:;:!,d.;lnt,s. 8&1P~~ att"'lll:s 9 bOllby t>raps, and weaponcache discoveris., inl:'rosaaQd signifi@a!1t1::l", eSp!l<Jiall;r i!lwring the parkldOct 69 - Dsc 69. Incident .oat,..,l'J increased st!!:l'idily dllI'ilig this period»with 1775 incidents dlJ!X'1llg th\!J m!llilth of N(I>VlJ~.lbeli' b<l;irl.g th.. peak periq:,Q o

.3. In thc:;l 85th Oro Dllot'!3 ar"l1> ~r IlIperoll.tlon3» an h,Cre6111G in eilemy road.mining activity \,s,s eXj1O'rieneed. During th~ per:Lio<!i! j Jtm thru 31 DBc 69,tho 85th reCi1J,<eroo ",H" o:l.l11tF'OYlld a. t,;tal o! 61 lllL,'!j!l fr~ Higrnm.ys QL 14anti QL 19.

The 133d Om Dst (Eon) ~et il'. hJ!.gIn fer thG IlUllIOOr of inci,gents cl!llIploted 1lIthe second half ef 1969. A tetel of 1256 in~jn~nt~ ~~ c~~pletea. witb theleast numb.... :1.'l Ot:t\l;blilZ' (J67) ani! th~ gli"eabs;l;. n'I!1llbl!lr in Dl'i©"mbelll' (245),Thill was a gain ¢if j 11 "wag' t.he 1145 r1>(:©riAaQ durt':!lro-<: U,.. first half of 1969.Thl!l increase in inc::lldl1lli'J.h, li11.S attI":l.buted t.o s;;"611'11.1 fact,<1jrll.

a. Persennel!fif tbJ.a Mit ollcQurag®d N1p~t @all~ ttlI units by providingprcmpt, cGurtecu~ wld ~tf:ll~i~nt ~sponse to ~1l~I¢id~nt2.

b 0 Tl:'Y~ ta rnslte <iiil.jh incident l.'1tl\) .lA lllil:le'1'n nait bY' selling theprllgram to all p~rs@nn\lll .,ol1lta©t'!!2 illn incident...

c, Tea¢bing ,1lll.!l!Ja~1! \fhlch IAcquailnt lliillXO"l llil>0pl'" with the services roDhas to Gffer,

d. Using exist:mg mnm l:lo<.!:!.l1.. SI1lCl!1 !!.!!\ t<'lbwb1\!tilp ts advertise ou..seMrices.

5. The overall trsna of t~rl1'~ri~t !lctlY:llti~s in ths Gapital Military DiBt~ict

of Saigon was g~arelfl t'llwO'.Jrd 111,o1))ll"" Pii"'Cl!Gll:l1:!.Iili:\ll.l U11i!l> @f exploaives and oxtnmel;r>mll phnned and Gx~cu~ed .-.tt:lCJ,1:8. Tn" w.st tv.,'l/ l!I(hnth.. of i 969 vhowd &

definite in~rease in the ~umbe~ of te~~~..~~t at~£©k~ on US prcp~rty andpersonnel and ail ;;'l'lSlI":!!.ll i!1cre&\s~ in ac",i'\l'i'l;:; dL~(~!;'ed t~jo;I3,:rli all Free Worll1Forces.

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6. During the Bu",-mer months the 18L,.th Oro En (EOD S-action) lmd an increaseof enemy activi'cy agam,;;!:. the POL pip..lin6 J"lInni.ng between Qui Nhon and AllThe on QL 19. Most of the booby traps ware located in 11 500 Illeter areabetween two bridges. All consieted of explosives acquired from US, ord­nance and parts of PRC/25 batteries. All devicss wre pressure, type J:l!ldefrom ca.-dboa:rd 07: wood and ccr:rerad with plastic to 1'f:pel moisture.. Probingcould' not ba done. so dirt- was either carefully moved aside by hand. l."ashedauey- with a high pressuX"e I~ater hose. or the a/;"ea wae flatened by heavyequipment.

7. Several incidents are now. on /;"<1'coro ~oilCernL'1g 4Q;J;Jl, H79 rounds lodgedin the bodies of psrooimsl. EOD teams have stood by t,:; assist in. theremoval and disposition of the ro~~d once extracted by medical. personnel.To date there have been no detonationl'l Iffiile mlJid:l.~al peraomlel were !."s­moving these roundllo.

8. Overall obserwation!1 by' EDD pl>l'."s!}nnel. as dOCUln<!lnted by incidentreports, lead to the ccnclusion that the enemy 15 using more sophisticated.munitions in conjv..\'lction with wall organized and trained troops. '"!hilcmany- locally produced it,;,ms lillrc utilized. the<'ll _s a notica.ble inC:r€lasein. the, use' of' manufa.ctul"ed munitionso

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DISASTER CIEAN-~

1. The ASP's in RVN enjoyed a relatively pear.:eful period during the lasthal! of 1969. Only two notable incidents were reported during this period.

a. The clean-up of the Qui Nhon Ammunition Depot _s completed ~Iith

EOD personnel destroying a total of 102 tons of unserviceable amnunition.This ammunition was generated as a result of a sapper attack on the ASP.

b. The 133rd Ord Det (EOD) ~Ias inV\lllled in the surface elsarancs ofthe old Due Pho ASP. EOD personnel located and destroyed a total of 19.5tons of unserviceable ammunition. Consideration has been given towardattempting a sub-surface r:learance operation of' this area.

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2. The clearance of the Dong Ha. ASP. schedul<.ld to commence last November.MS been postponed until March 1970. This will be a major EOD operation.since much of the ordnance is located sub-surface as well as on the surface.The over abbundance of ICM munitions adds further to the problem. TheIIIMAF has been assigned the responsibility for this operation.

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During the second hali' of 1969 EOD parsonn'31 8ustainOO some u..'lfortul1ateinjuries. while performing their di.!ti~:l. Snme wore minor in nature ~!hile

others were mora serious. EOD perscnnel continua to be falJod with theexplosive hazards of the EOD mission as well as the additional hazardousnature of operations in RVN. Personnel are oft~n exposed to enemy ambushes.rocket and mortar attaok:!: and land mines. The following is a list ofinjuries sus.tamed during the second half of: 1969 and a bOl"ief narrativedescribing them.

. a. SFC Boyd .F. Kidd. SSG Willard A. fulall, and SF'J. JOlJleph E. Tremainof the 25th Oro !Jet (EOD) ~<::eived first aild sec:ond degree burn:;! whileclearing sa.tCihel oharges frOOI the POL tank fali"'..n ed; Al1 JQle on 1 Nov 69.Tqe three wre treated a.ndretumed to dnt.;r.

b. On 5 Aug 69. MSG Ronald A. Cola. sSG Roben C. Nye and sP5 ArthurG. Dedmon of the 42nd Ol'd Det (EOD) weJ:'<1! injl.lA"ad v.hil<ll attempting to ;removea mine at lang Hai foX' ths 5ih S~c:l.al FO::"©'!l3 G:,rol.llp. A."l }I14 mine wasacoidentall,y debnatad. 1njm-ing MSG C-tlll'. Di.lF.i."lij'; an attempt to evacuateMSG Cole trem the m.ine t!tlld. another M14 mine "la.!! accidentally detcnated,injuring SSGNye and SP5 DeJdmcn. JlJSG Cola lI:I~t h ).1 . lett leg and receivedmultiple frag' wounds. SSG Njre ...,.;:e:!.'!ecl a llea-1;auI1Jyill wound. S!'5 Dedmonreceived a :serious Jl'O'D'&. WT?W!<I, resulting in th'l loss of twti i:.!l>ee. Allthree were med-I!l'll'al.:\i!ld, to Japa.n. and th!!<n to CONUS.

c. On 23 Octpber 1969. SSG Jlm7 E, K"'ke1il of title 4?nd Ord Oat (EOD). v­while attempting to remove an 1mpll1l.11ted HIt, !llin2 .waB irljl!l!"tld. v<Jry seriouslywhen an unknown dl!1ri.::e und"rnoaa1;,li the mme det"nated. Ha was evacuated to

. Japan, where ha late!." died from pne1Xl\onia on 29 NO"1embar 1969.

d. SSG Mer:Le L. Me:l'rick and SP5 David '1'. J"hnsQn of :he 44th Ord Det(EOD) we~e injl.l.red on 25 Nov 69. whlln they and th~ir infantry securityelement were ambu8h~d. An Hi! tor~6 of undet~~inad siz~ attacked, usingmortar and small arms fire. SSG M"rri~k l1a~ ~oUl1d;ld in the leg by mortarfragments and SP5 John;fjon re~ei'Gd slight .t'Eag ;;ou..",ds about the face. SSGMerrick was evacuated by dust off and spGnt thz",ee days in the Dall Tienghospital. SP5 Johnson treated .his own wo~d~, B~th men have returned toduty.

e. On 2 July 19699 3P5 T.tnothy J. i.Y:>~ph of the 59th Ord Det (EOD)-was traveling with " conv'~7 whGn the vehiele h~ waa riding on hit a mine.resulting in a frag woW1.d 1~O his right· leg. H:e was treat!ld and returnedto duty,

.1'. SP5 Steph~n D. Bailsy otthe 99th Ord n~t (EOD) received fragwounds to his bl1ek and should"!' frem I!lnsmy 2.1rM.llllJ!'Y will:l engaged in aclean-up operatum at Bu Dap CIDG Camp,. H!!l waB o1rMuated to Japan,

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g. On 12 Jul,y 1969. SP4 ICraig D. D?Jrn of the 133rd arc! ]Jet (EOD) waswounded in the back when the helicopter in which he \"'s riding receivedsmall arms tira f,"om the gNund. SP4 Dam was evacuated to Japan andlater to GOrIUS.

h. SFC Floyd A. Ames and &>4 David J. Fre;Y1.ll<;;nd of the 2S7th Ord Det .(OOD) were injured on 1 Sep 69, Hhen 11 PG2 fuze detonated in the rear ofthe vehicle in which they Ifare riding. SFC .Am<lfl received damage to hisright ear clrum and frag wOl.!.\1ds on the back ot hia head. He was evacuatedto the 85th E-"ac Hospital a!:ld later to ,Japan. SP4 Freymond rec"ived fragwounds in his right arm. He _s treated at the 85th Emc lfuspital andreturned to dnty the ne~t day.

i. While "sponding till an incident. Cpt P.alph J. Schuchman and SFCRobert A. Kelley of the 3rq.~OZ'd .En (EOD Se?tion) ltere injured in a helicoptercraeh. The helicopter in which they were r~ding experienced mechanicalfailure and crashed into a water filled bomb cll"atl9X". Cpt Schuchman receivedII. fracture of the left ankle ·l1.nd right ~n-iat. 11'5 was evacnated to .Japan andlater to CONUS. SFC Kllllley l'I'Jlceived mino!" lacerations and bruises. Afterbaing treated at the hospital he was returned to d utyo

j 0 SSG Michael D. Lizak and SP5 Brian J. Berst. of t,he 184th Oro Bn(ron section) were injuNd by Ii liGtonation on 11 S~p- 69, while checking apipelina foX" booby trapl3. SSG Lizak lost his leg below the Imee and wasevacuated to Waller F.!loo Genex-al Hospital, SP5 Bel."st rseeived frag woundsof the face. He was treated at the 67th ~ac Hospital and later returnedto duty.

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AWARDS MID DECORATIONS

During the second hill of 1969, EOD personnel continued to receive manyawards and decorations. Belolf is a list of the awards and the personnslreceiving thGll1~

Legion of I~erit

!.IA.J Gerald N; Pack /

. Soldiers !4edal

SFC Thomas S. l'Iheelel."-/SSG Robert C. Nye v

CPT Chester H. Hilidl,/CPT Thomas L. Stall"k VBFC P~bert Blanchard vSFC R2;ymond Puig..-SSG Gregory Do Hentschel ~SSG Lemuel T. H<ibry r

CFT·Marvin-C. Altst!1,tt~

·--CPT==t!Oas=S;: Grl!!iE {2nd 6idFv-CPT-Chester-H.. -Heidl- (1 st· OLe)' ..r-e~LD·ranc-<·j-st~I:£t-

saM; Franklin R. \1fardwell-MsQ--Russe3:1-J...-Adam~·

MSG-J-ama-s-ih-A.nst1..'1"17'"MSG-Ronald--A..-c<:1<rt2nd -OLe)~MSG-Franklin-T.-Forests~

-l-P.3~i'niarr-H....L1e·r--Jr...-(-1-st-f}Let­·11SG--Lae~A:-W.1Cla±n-(2nd-OJ;.C1-

HSG .lee R 1·!n1" r---~!SG-·SaJ::mie...L.- Thomas-SFG-Donald-L.·-i-\.nkel'.man··{lst- OLC)V

.-SF..GJ!Dbert-· Blanchmrd--(l st·-owh..·SFe-Robert·E;' .Chrm:1nal."'d=­.SFG-!'1il1iam-J·;--Slmde-l-,./'.S~CJlobol't-E.--&nith­

SSG":Rona.1d-D.".._Car.lt.on-....­..sSG-,{leorge-.F·,-C!111pman-.- .·ssa--ehar-l-es--D"-Cr&.wford.,,,-

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Bronze star w/V

Bronze star

-51'5 Arlhlll" G. ~dmon ,/

SPS Albert W. Hays VSP5 1TIJberl Keefe vBPS James N. Ran~!llph vBP5 T.tnothy J. Rownph V"

BPS Jamea L. Williams V

SSG-Ha:aId±l.-G,,-Edwai'd~SSG Frank R. HornbakeV--~d-B1C)

~"CfB""'­

.gsa Michael Do .Id;zii,k­-S5Q ,ie"l.':rjt-E....·[eke!" y'"

(Posthumously)-ssG-J-immy-P;--Lynch,.ssG-Lea-R.....Ness­..sscLBoJ.and.-W-.---Petexollon­-asG-Eugene--S..-Presnel-l­SSG-Willard A;' S\nrli-

(l!lt-0LC)~

SSG-I:srls-F;-We:lliberg­SF) John-U, GlaHi'--"SP5 .ten R. lIa?ert.-..--­SP-5-Albert-"\ioHaysv

(1.at OLar­-SF5-Michae-l-R.-~achola­

~ug-l:a!rF;-Rhodes-- .. .sP-5-Datid-so-Tip'l<on­

SP-5-Robert-E.-WertS1?~. I8r-!"Y-w:.--Brcok~

-SP/.rThom&s-Eo-Nuttew-

Ci!'l'-Chestar-H;;-Hetd-J:- -­MSG-I:.ee-R.-MB:l=-f3rd-01e-)­1!5G-!lllna-ld--C"....Sse.rlet>(-jllt-Of;C"jSFC-Robort-Blanr.hard~

.-SRC-Ro~it,h­

'SSG-Georgll-F-.-Chapman-......-SSG R1clL!l...-~ J, K6iw.,...J~.

-eP-T'-IlonaJ.d L, Drmf,,~d-0I.et

-{1Pr-M±c-hae-l...,J:.,,-4'ava.ne-MSG-D::ln~~---t~.£12G-fWbert;-E;;-fJhllu-inln'd-~C Ed.~+d--F-.Ke:;:ae.­

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-SSCMIerry--Eo-Kl!lli:eMP~llumou&~S8~1d-A....-Kell§!i'- -":3sG-Michael-D.-M~~t-{}I.G-r...sSG-G~rge-A-;;-f.faB<!ll.

SSG-Ra-ymand-C,,-MeI':i"erIr~hur-G.-~I!i:l.l",l'l.

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~Jl.,l~0i'-G&e-.1h

-- -sP5 ~ri7:-lo.lo--Gll"E!<!'n­SPS-I15atl'lr-P;-HaiJ~inl3""

-SPHlilhl.lr'd P., .. HllUElll-;;;,sP5-A-lbert-rr.-H~

.gPS-RolJerl,-W-.-Jenk~-l-st-Or:.eT

-SP5-t11'.15eph~~

SF-5--David.-K,-Kal\!''lbka.la.ni-BPS Fh1l:lip-Go--K-k:lj'aIll-{+e~167­$5-James....E~_

MSG Franklin To PO!)l."estt'lr V""""SFC Floyd A. Amo!l!ll .....-

SFC Boyd F, Kidd (1st OLe) ..........soo Leg 13, C9nl<h:1lfi .......SSG Michael D. U.Z£K J...--SSG Willard A, Srn!lll vSP5 Stephen D, Bkiloy~

ARCOM w/V

SSG ofa=a-A-.;-QUA1-.rll~

SaG-RI<li±--fh-Pattrlc:k_.-8SS-.HJrJ'\}1:-E.-\'1iH:i-s­BE5-Richard-D~-Anderscrr-~

Sf;; Rnbert li.-J.cnldn~ .­..sI!5-P,.,bel't-Keef'e­~:W.'l'jJ] fl, PJ::llIlgI:l_'

AHC01f

SP5 lfualu"Lh i". McCiin1il,HrsSP5 .)'~hil l'l-;;-,.'1<l<'Win-­...a.~"l"c~U:l.ller

$!§-H"..lh~o-N1U""M,

Sf5 M:l:",llael R.--Ni~ls-­SP~ R:ngh-k;;-NeJltn'l'SP5 W111~G.i~~n-·m'; G.,.~Jo--Pe1'1!:--

SF5 Iltll.!"gJJiOs F. 1"l1l>ilaS'"SF, tlwnSli-d-G";-Robbiri""s­~fmGt!xy J. P<.llWllpn­sES !-11~M.Gl.-A-.-'l.'h<!lll'Tien­

.5i?5 E!:"'~_~ll Rrihoma3"'SPts Da1J'id S. 'E'l-pton-SP5 S.."I'11Il-L,,-YoungSPH~illI!'ld-ir.=Z-±ppricll

SP4 I.!lr.."'Y'-\i~BIl"iJJG!m-

,$Pl. Kx:li;j\.g D D~m-

. -- §Pb, llr.OJ1Gl J" ~N'?"mM­

SPIt TkI,$$Ilil g, l1u1i;i-er­SP4 '!lil:~l(;~tr_

~l/a.,in~/I-SF!,. '!'~ll'!l'-;V A S~ "'J','lOIl2.-

PURPLE HEl\RT -

,SES~n.-Jc---&rs~

~5 ,Io1ail J,L,.-ClQ.i1't-rSP5 T:!m1)thy J. Roumph V"BPS Jes~ph E. T~ma£~~

SF4 KI-aig D, Dorn_SP4 David J. Froymond V'SP4 Gary L, IlD.ines V"

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NOT PREVIOUSLY ~ORTED

SFC D<l.le N, Smith (PurPle Heart

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lOClD INCIDENT INFORMATION

Date: 28 Oct 69

Unit: 3d Oro Bn, IDD Section

Identification: See NuTative

Inc:l,d~nt Narn.tive:

lOClD assim.snce was requested in the cleanup of llOIIIe abandoned 8lIJJl1mitionthat had been involved in a fire and detonation. The lllIIIIItIJ1ition hadreporte~ bell11 abandoned by the lith Armored Gav Regiment when it leftBlackhoree. Upon arriWti the IDD team found that the ammunition hadbeenburied in a ditl/lh near an ARVN housing area and school. The ditch 1IllS~ing bmned off Md several detonations had occurred. The EOD teamfound and pOlliced up several buried caches of 4.2" mortars and varioustypes of' fwlelil in the ditch.

The lOClD temn _I! U210 taken to an abandoned helo-pad. where numerous 2.75"rockets and 40mm grenade IIImIIU11ition for helicopter had been lett. Most .of the rockets lind 40mm ammo was olll; of the packing containers and lett ,strewn around the pads. Many of the rocket motOI'll were unshunted. These.items were polleed up and destroyed by the IDD team. Numerous additionalammunition items were found still packed in their original shipping con­tainers. It WilB relCommended that these items be tmned in through anmuni­tion supply channels.

ITEMS DESTROYED

5 ell. Ctg 4.2" vIP9 ell. Gtg 4,2" vIP72 sa etg 4.2" W/F PD14 ell. ctg 4.211 .1l1um W/F MTSQ41 ell. Supplementary Charges for 4.2"1,416 ell. ctg 40mm HE45 sa 2.75" Rkt HE W/Hotor12 e" 2.75" Rkt HE Xl1 22918 ea 2.75" Rkt SHK WP170 ell. Fuze VT T226E286 EA Fuze I1TSQ ~1564

44 ell. Fuze 1456565 ell. Fuze PD H55710 ea Fuze PD M51A51 ell. Gran H!U1Q Frag H26

EOD INCIDENT INFORMATION

Date: 28 Oct 69

Unit: 3d Ord Bn (EOD Section)

Identification:

Incident Narrative:

l.0 ea cis Fiber Containersl.6 ea cis Grenades

At 2300 brs. this section received a call i'rom SOC of the LBASD. They statedthat the vehicle .patrol. on the bunker Hne had found a case of CS grenadesbursted open and were l.y1ng on the bunker Une road. All of the individual.grenades cont&1ners had been damaged and seven (7) of the fiber containershad been bursted and powered cis was spread over anareaapproximatel.y l.5'X l.8'.The team consisting of MBG Gaddy and SP5 Pool. 'put on M-l.7 masks and gl.ovesand proceeded to pick up and package the --- cis grenades in pl.astic bags.After this was compl.eted the two I!lB.Il team packaged the bursted fiber containersin pl.astic bags. MIlG Gaddy requested SOC provide water so that the team coul.drinse the powered cis from them, al.so a detail. was requested from Area III.The two man team then returned to CP to gather more packing equipment. At0200 brs. the team met the detail. at Tower 26. The detail. was instructed toshovel. up the cis getting the top l.ayer of soil. al.ong with it. This was putin pl.astic bags and the bags were seal.ed by the EOD team. Al.l. the packagesof cis were l.ef't in the cis storage area until. such time as conditions permitdisposal..

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LPO:l .::.rrivin,; at t.he [:'':'10::£:- l:':-.e ilot .s.P?·:-:J:-:i::,?.tely 20CJ l·.:-s. :.h(l ~C~::: :c"J.n~ti~c r:,:a~1 l.:'-<i:g 0';""1 n. 5trcch~":' cu~s::'='i:: a :.::.t.r::r:";. L'h2 t~[::: :::er. .:.sk-:::: L:~:~:-Y0:":£! ".:.C'

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n::-bl.!lance and SP5 ~:ichols road Lc:=i~ to the: hC'5pitnl ...... ith ti~e dccto:-. The i:.:"::b',.11a••::e......as p!.·ecE:t:ded by an ~.~? vehicle and the v~hi~le £:-0::1 SOC ;:hi,:::-' ~~s car-::iin£ 81'S

Pool ~nd SP5 Gee.

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