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YFU-79 – 3rd Boat Group – Lighterage DIV – NSA DaNang

YFU-62 east of Dong Ha after being sunk by mine Feb ’69YOG-76 after refloating & tow to Deep Water Piers at Danang, May ’70YOG-76 & AR ready to start salvage ops on YOG-76, Mar ’70YOG-76 sunk by NVA swimmers/sappers near Cua Viet late ’69Dong Ha boat ramp with crane in river with sign: “No Cranes Past Here !” late ’69Joint Boat Ops with 5th MECH armor below DMZ, DEC ’69Chopper transfer of boat crew replacements at ATSB Cua Viet, Feb ’70Danang Ammo transfer to barge & YFU from Korean ship with Korean & Taiwanese crew, ’69Old Hue City along Perfume River, Aug ’69Shooting the Gap on north side of Danang Harbor, YFU-73 in front of YFU-79, Feb ’70Ammo offload from LCU at Chu Lai ramp, Sep ’69Tom Lanagan on swimmer/sapper watch by bridge at Dong Ha, Sep ’69PBR escort below DMZ with 5th MECH armor on north bank near Dong Ha, late ’69“Li’l Jinx” PBR escort to YFUs & LCUs on river ops west of Cua Viet below DMZ, Feb ’70Old Hue City along Perfume River, Aug ’69Ammo transfer in Danang Harbor to YFU 79 from Korean flagged vessel, Dec ’69Quang Tri channel with river traffic & destroyed village in background, Oct ’69LCU 1619 at ATSB Dong Ha with run-away crane in river, late ’69Just west of bridge at Dong Ha, water buffalo & village, Nov ’69Allied troop ops with S.Viet Marines near Citadel Hue on Perfume River where the YFU-79 transferred them to a S.Viet Navy…XMAS69-YFU-79 at Tien Sha Sand Ramp DaNangTom Lanagan on bridge of YFU-79 at TienSha Sand Ramp AUG69.PBR escort from PBR-Mobile-1 on Perfume River SEP 69.Mike Clinard on bridge of YFU-79 at Cua Viet SEP69.XMAS69 & Gunner Don Hayworth writing letter in crew qtrs.Thanksgiving69 & Seaman Cary Shiosaki & our cook in the galley.XMAS69 & Bosun Pete Norcross at chess game.XMAS69 & our Craft Master – Chief Mason of the YFU-79.