February 7, 1967 - Underway with USS
Bigelow (DD-942), USS Ault (DD-698) and USS McCaffery (DD-860) for Vietnam deployment -
first stop Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
April 29, 1967 - Arrive on Yankee
Station for more fun plane guarding (Note: The log entry YANKEE PIM, PIM is an acronym for
Position and Intended Movement. It is expressed as a geographic posit and a course and
speed. That’s so Yankee Station, a moving position, can be found. Thanks to Bill Moye
for straightening me out on this - Bill was the XO and Navigator.)
May 9, 1967 - Report back to Sea
Dragon for OPS with HMAS Hobart (DDG-39)
May 18, 1967 - First day of Operation
Beau Charger - fire 775 rounds in morning GQ
May 19, 1967 - Day two of Operation
Beau Charger - spend the night at GQ
May 19, 1967 - Operation Beau
Charger complete, CDD 162 moves to USS Barney (DDG-6) relieving Hobart
May 20, 1967 - Captain Beaman goes to
USS Sanctuary (AH-17) for ulcer surgery, LCDR Moye assumes command
May 25, 1967 - For the third war in
succession Sumner rescues a downed pilot, this time 1stLT Ronnie E. Randolph USAF,
the story is as follows: "On 25 May the 557th Tactical Fighter
Squadron/12th Tactical Fighter Wing lost F-4C 64-0714 (1250 hours), call
sign Sharkbait 6, on a 1300 hours Strike Mission targeting structures in
southern RP-I (Route Package I). During the dive on the target the aircraft
was hit by 57-mm AAA (17°-13'N/106°-42'E). The aircrew made it out to
sea before ejecting at 17°-15'N/107°-12'E; MAJ C. C. Rhymes was picked up
by a USAF helicopter while 1LT Ronnie E. Randolph was plucked from
the water by a USN ship."
May 28, 1967 - A few days in Subic
Bay, Philippine Islands and CDD 162 departs
June 7, 1967 - Return to Yankee
Station as escort for Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), CDD 162 aboard
June 10, 1967 - Back to Sea Dragon
with USS Barney (DDG-6)
June 12, 1967 - Captain Beaman
returns after successful surgery and reassumes command
June 17, 1967 - A typical day of GQ
and underway replenishments
June 25, 1967 - A few days rest at
Kaohsiung, Taiwan otherwise known as Formosa
July 3, 1967 - A great liberty port
and a fun place to celebrate Independence Day - Hong Kong, B.C.C.
July 11, 1967 - Anchor off Nah Trang,
South Vietnam for II Corps briefing
July 21, 1967 - Relieved from II
Corps duty and head back to lovely Subic Bay
July 22, 1967 - Back for more fun in
Olongopo.........
July 28, 1967 - DesDiv 161 forms up
and heads back to the Hostile Fire Pay Zone
July 31, 1967 - North West of Hue
with the I Corps for NGFS
August 1, 1967 - Last shots fired in
anger, Division forms up to head home
August 4, 1967 - A quick splash of
Navy Special at Buckner Bay, Okinawa
August 6, 1967 - Back at Yokosuka and
CS1 O'Donnell sneaks back aboard
August 14, 1967 - One more time at
Midway but this time the gooney birds are gone!
August 17, 1967 - A quick stop at
Pearl Harbor to get FRESH MILK!
August 26, 1967 - Underway from
Treasure Island in fun Frisco
August 31, 1967 - Stop in Acapulco,
Mexico to see the cliff divers
