Vietnam Deployment -
February 7, 1967 to September 11, 1967
Part I
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
February 9, 1967 to February 10, 1967
East side of Pier A at
GITMO
We leave
GITMO as fast as we can, talk to your friendly BT or the Oil King to get
the full story!
Panama Canal Zone, Republic
of Panama
February 12, 1967 to February 14, 1967
Approaching
the coast of Panama and the entrance to the Canal
We follow
the USS Bigelow (DD-942) into the first series of locks
Then into Gatun
Lake and the Cuts
The last
series of Locks before the Pacific Ocean, The USS McCaffery (DD-860) is
in the adjoining Lock
A visit to Panama City
A Chilean
Sailor
The Panama
City Hilton
FN Angelo
Joseph Lupo in front of the Church
The Panama
City Hilton
Church by
the Hotel
Underway from Rodman, Panama
Canal Zone to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
February 14, 1967 to February 26, 1967
The USS Bigelow (DD-942)
passing the coast of Central America
Another beautiful sunset
The USS Tolovana (AO-64)
stops by to give us some Navy Special
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
February 26, 1967 to March 2, 1967
March 3, 1967 to March 4, 1967
Diamond Head
comes into view
Waiting
outside the harbor for our turn to enter
Views of and
from Nuuanu Pali (Pali is Hawaiian for mountain)
The winds on top were near 80 MPH
Japanese
Mausoleum
View of
Honolulu
Mormon
Temple
The Capital
building
The Punch Bowl - Cemetery and Memorial to
those lost
during World War II in the Pacific
Waikiki Beach
Hanauma Bay
North
East Coast
Near the
"Blow Hole"
Main
Street, Waikiki Beach
Surf on the
North West Coast
The
USS Arizona
(BB-39)
Memorial
The
USS Arizona
(BB-39)
Memorial
The Memorial
View of the bow
Flowers
placed by the crew of the Swedish Ship "Crown Prince"
An Arizona
gun turret
EMC John
Eben Williamson and HMC Wiley N. Boland
Dennis in
front of one of Arizona's anchors
Views from
the restaurant where we had lunch
Hawaii's
International Market Place and Hula Girls!
Strikers
learning how to treat Petty Officers
The Arizona
memorial as we leave Pearl Harbor
Underway from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
to Midway Island
March 4, 1967 to March 7, 1967
Our last
views of Oahu
This is what
the Navy calls "Heavy Weather"
Midway Island
March 7, 1967
Our first
view of Midway as we anchor several times before heading in to the
fueling pier
Midway
Islands famous Gooney Birds
(rumor has it that one of the cooks brought one back and cooked it in
the Galley)
Yokosuka, Japan
March 14, 1967 to March 18, 1967
A tour to Tokyo
The National
Gymnasium in Tokyo
A Shinto
Shrine
Our Guide
"Kay"
Shinto
Memorial to the dead of World War II
Sukiyaki
restaurant and entertainment while we ate
The Tokyo
Tower and view of the City from the top
A stage
show in Tokyo
A trip to Hakone National Park
On our way
Buddha
Flowers by
the Buddha
A group of
school children
Out for a
stroll
Warlord's
Castle
Pond below
the castle
View towards
Hakone National Park from the castle
Hotel in Hakone where we
ate
Views from
the hotel of the surrounding area
View from
cable car
View from
mountain top
Sulphur
springs at top of mountain
Our hotel
Boat ride on
Lake Hakone
The hotel
from the lake
Lake Hakone
Dennis,
"Kay" the Guide and LT Ivan R. Fuller, our Division Chaplain
Lake Hakone
from the mountain road
Vietnam Combat Zone -
Patrol I
March 24, 1967 to April 11, 1967
Piraz Station March 24 to April 5
Operation Sea Dragon April 6 to April 11
Yankee Station April 11
Captain
Beaman enjoys his Birthday with the XO, LCDR William B. Moye, on PIRAZ
Station, March 24th
USS Long
Beach (CGN-9) who we ran shotgun for on PIRAZ Station
A Russian
freighter heading for Haiphong, wonder what they are carrying???
USS Canberra
(CAG-2), Command Ship for Operation Sea Dragon
Underway from Yankee Station
to Sasebo, Japan
April 11, 1967 to April 15, 1967
Plan Guarding
and escorting the USS Hancock (CVA-19)
Our first view of Sasebo
Sasebo, Japan
April 15, 1967 to April 22, 1967
EMFN Harry Kelly
Brown III and BT3 Donald J. Shoults head for town
Minesweepers
at the Naval Base
Sasebo
View from
the Green Fiddler EM Club
Views in and
around the city
Views of and
from Mt. Ebosi, this is where "Tokyo Rose" broadcast from in
World War II
MM2 Frank
Roman, RDSN James J. Georgantas and our guide Yoshida
Dennis,
Yoshida and MM2 Frank Roman
Underway from Sasebo, Japan
to Subic Bay, The Philippines
April 22, 1967 to April 26, 1967
We escort
the USS Hancock (CVA-19) back to Subic Bay
Subic Bay, The Philippines
April 26, 1967
SN Gary J. Carnot
The USS
Hancock (CVA-19)
A sea plane taking off
Vietnam Combat Zone -
Patrol II
April 28, 1967 to May 26, 1967
Yankee Station April 28 to May 8
Operation Sea Dragon May 8 to May 18
Operation Beau Charger May 18 to May 19
Operation Sea Dragon May 19 to May 26
Yankee
Station
"Mail
Call"
OPS with the USS Hancock
(CVA-19)
Plane in
landing pattern
Radar Picket
plane landing
A1D
Sky Raider
F8U
Crusaders
A4D Sky Hawk
A4D Sky
Hawks
OPS with the USS Enterprise
(CVAN-65)
Radar Picket
plane landing on the Big "E"
F4C
Phantoms
A-6
Intruders
Sky
Warriors
A4D Sky Hawk
jettisoning fuel prior to landing
The Big
"E"
An oiler
asked us to take some mail to the Enterprise, so we spent May 7th Plane
Guarding for them
Operation Sea Dragon
Our Mates - The HMAS
Hobart (D-39)
The
beautiful coast of North Viernam
The Sea
Dragon "Big Push" - USS Forrest B. Royal (DD-872), USS Barney
(DDG-6), USS Bigelow (DD-942) and the USS Boston (CAG-1)
