All these images were sent in by Reuben Chandler(1970), Cat Killer #45.

 

Reuben Chandler

, Officers Club

Reuben and John Hillman

Bong the dinning room orderly 1970

Dick Wolfe and John Hillman

Entering Da Nang from the North. 1970

Dick Wolf 131st pilot that went through flight school with me.

Coastline

Jerry Digrezio and his balloons, went to flight school together then Phu Bai.

Stokes Party

John and Riga .They got married later. Taken in 1970.

Stoke Party

Stokes Party

Bob Hope and Johnny Bench

 

Gloria Lorring is the blonde, Johnny Bench, is the guy.

 

Bob and Gloria Lorring

Miss Universe with Hope

Bob Hope Camp Eagle

Hope and Miss Universe

Bob Hope in Phu Bai

Canal

Phu Bai's All Right sign

Ship

US Navy Cruser, USS Canberra. Taken in 1970. One of the missions of the 220th RAC was to adjust and control navy gunfire. The naval guns would come in close just south of the DMZ and gladly shoot at anything we could fine for them. I'm not sure but I think this was the Also the 220th RAC received the Navy Presidential Unit Citation for missions conducted with the USS New Jersey. The New Jersey carried 16" guns.

Sometime in 1970, Fire Base Fuller was turned over to the ARVN. It was located just south and close to the DMZ. Very steep on all sides, except the southeast, which looked like the only avenue of approach. I always thought it would be extremely difficult and costly for the enemy to attach the location. Wrong! Shortly after the ARVN took over, the firebase was overrun by the NVA.

The other image is a firebase in northern I-Corp. I can't remember the name of it. Maybe someone will recognize it.

8 inch recoilless

 

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