RARE Vietnam USMC 1st FORCE RECON C/O Sub Unit - 1 OFFICER Notched M - 1940 DOG TAG
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EARLY! Viet-Nam War Vintage US MARINE CORPS 1st FORCE RECONNAISSANCE Company C/O Captain OFFICER Notched M-1940 pat. I-CORPS III MAF, RVN
Water Field Recovered Metal Detected DOG TAG
-100% FIELD RECOVERED probably water excavated
point of source: HUE CITY (My friend & metal detector: Mr. B. Vo of Phu Bai)
100% authentic & 100% attributed to the 1st FORCE RECON (USMC) marine officer-led USMC FR Subordinate unit-1 as C/O:
Force Recon
... Sub Unit Number 1,
First ForceReconnaissance Company Atfull strength a Vietnam Force ReconPlatoons consisted of 16 Marines,
1 officer, 1 senior NCO, 1parachute rigger,
1 dive NCO and 3 reconnaissanceteams of 4 Marines each.vintage: circa 1964-1966 Vietnam War
Marine Corps 'CAPTAIN' is #1579 on the USMC 1966 lineal list (see below)keep in mind FORCE RECON personnel were UDT & HALO qualified....and areNOT the same as Reconnaissance Battalion marines.
-see 1st FORCE RECON subunit-1 roster:http://www.gia-vuc.com/forcerecon.htm?LMCL=Pd1eNq
-do full google search on his name:15 FEB 1966 YOUTUBE oral history interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp5SWmomnD0-GIA-VUC A-CAMP US Special Forces:
http://www.gia-vuc.com/commobunker/Force%20Recon.html?LMCL=kRxSjl
https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/1965/0172
1st Force Reconnaissance Company, The Early Days Early beach reconnaissance efforts of Captain David Whittingham's Subunit l, 1st Force Reconnaissance Company were textbook examples of proper employment of the company. On 23-27 February, Subunit l, in conjunction with Underwater Demolition Team 12, operating from the USS Cook (APD 130), accomplished the reconnaissance of RED Beaches l and 2 at Da Nang. As a result, RED Beach 2 was selected as the landing beach for BLT 3/9, the first element of the 9th MEB to land in Vietnam.
While the Da Nang landings presented few problems to the Marines, Hue posed an entirely different situation. On 23 March, a detachment of the 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, under the command of Captain David Whittingham, and a Navy underwater demolition team surveyed landing beaches and movement routes to the Phu Bai area. The intelligence collected indicated that unloading at sea off the coast and then boating up the Hue River (or Song Huong, better known to westerners as the Perfume River) to Hue by landing craft was the most feasible plan. Personnel and equipment could then move south by truck along Route 1 to Phu Bai.
The period 15-20 March was devoted to the reconnaissance of the beaches and terrain near Phu Bai. Subunit 1's reports resulted in 3d MEB's decision to send its first BLT to Phu Bai by way of the river approach to Hue and then overland to Phu Bai. The proposed landing beaches were backed by impassable lagoons which made exit almost impossible. For Subunit l, this was its first real test. The VC were active in the area, but the mission was accomplished without loss and with excellent results.Eight days later. Subunit l undertook the reconnaissance of the beach which was to be the site of the 3d MEB landing, Chu Lai. Its reconnaissance was finished on 30 March, again with excellent results.On 20 April, 18 days before the Chu Lai landing, the force reconnaissance Marines started a survey of a beach south of the Tra Bong River 10 kilometers southeast of the proposed 3d MEB landing beach. On the 22d the reconnaissance party encountered light resistance. That was not the case the next day. Five Marines on the beach were caught in the crossfire of 25 VC, Corporal Lowell H. Merrell was wounded twice and two sailors in the beach party's LCVP also were hit; all three subsequently died. The 1st Force Reconnaissance Company had lost its first Marine to VC fire. In memory, the new force reconnaissance camp would be named Camp Merrell.In May, Subunit l teams were sent to Special Forces camps to serve as patrol leaders for CIDG patrols. Other teams were assigned to reconnaissance-in-force patrols composed of U.S.- and Australian-led Nungs* which operated from Da Nang. A third mission was to provide quick response patrols to act as security for downed Marine helicopters. Initially, all force reconnaissance reports and debriefings were coordinated by the III MAF G-2, Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Gruenler.On 10 July, another platoon reinforced Subunit l, and during July and August the two platoon subunit operated from the 4th Marines' Chu Lai base. Another force platoon was conducting beach surveys for the Commander, Task Force 76; still another platoon was assigned to the SLF; while the rest of the company was still at Camp Pendleton.On 11 August, Major Malcolm C. Gaffen, the company commander, arrived and relieved Captain Whittingham as subunit commander.
-early! Vietnam Era USMC OFFICER formatted:-first name initial
-US WW2 M-1940 NOTCHED pattern tag-NO gas mask size
-USMC officer ID file number: 079067
-Relig Pref: (spelled out)
-Blood type: 'O'
-US MFG
Marine Officer was responsible for early CAM RAHN Bay (1964) reconnasissance.-deep recon and survey of DA-NANG beach prior to USMC 1965 landing in conjunctionw/ NAVY UDT/SEAL teams-additional recon/survey on Phu Bai beaches, & shoreline nr. Chu Lai.worked in conjunction w/ USMC 4th MARINES
-1965 attached to US SPECIAL FORCES A-Camps (GIA-VUC in Mai)...field ops nr. Lao Border
see: http://www.gia-vuc.com/forcerecon.htm?LMCL=Pd1eNq
Not many Marineswhere found in A-camps in SouthVietnam! These were Marines from
Force Recon, Sub Unit 1,
First Force Reconnaissance Co In1965, only two active Force ReconnaissanceCompany existed, The 1st Force Recon, 1st Marine Division part of the FleetMarine Force, Pacific: FMF PAC and the 2ndForce Recon Company, 2nd MarineDivision part of the FMF LANT (Atlantic Fleet).The 3rd Marine Division based at Okinawa did nothave an active Force Recon and was reinforced bythe 1ST Marine Division through a SubUnit (subordinate unit). SubUnit 1 was on aPlatoon rotating cycle of approx 12 months. SubUnit 1, 1st Platoon was the first Force Reconunit to serve in SouthVietnam and waslead by Cpt David Whittingham . There firstmission in Vietnam after their arrival in November 1964 was the reconnaissance of the areaaround CAM RAHN BAY for itsselection as major port for the US forces inVietnam , theyalso carried out reconnaissance and survey ofthe beaches around Da Nang prior tothe Marine Battalion landing. ByMay 19652nd Platoon had joined 1stPlatoon in Vietnam and its members were assignedto US SpecialForces A-campsin the I Corps with a twofold mission :
a) gaining experience in the mountain approaches to the Marinetactical area of operation along the Laos border
b)to forwardintelligence directly to the III Marine Amphibious Force.
Their primary missions were to conduct:
A) Pre-assault reconnaissancefor
amphibious landing forces whichincluded hydro graphic surveys of proposed landing sites as well asbeach exits, inland cross-countrytrafficability and engineering data.
B) Deep reconnaissance intohostile territory
to report on enemy locations, routesof communication, strength, equipment, etc.
Their secondary missions usuallyincluded direct action activitiessuch as combat patrols, search &destroy demolition and combineoperations with other units.
CONDITION: USED!
heavy rust patina....waterborne recovered
100% FIELD RECOVERED in Vietnam TAG-SOLD AS IS.....NO RETURNS. shipped slabbed w/ cardboard.
Check out my other items! CAN COMBINE ALL SHIPPINGNO shipping to a freight forwardingcompany unless your registered PAYPALmailing address is the freight forwarding company address. If not, then your bid will not be accepted orhonored.there is NO RESERVE. postage is $4.20 1st class domestic MAIL with TRACKING NUMBER (within the USonly). high bidder must make contact within 3 days AND payment must be rec'd within THREE! days on!!! closingotherwise item to be forfeited and NO-PAYING BIDDER STRIKE issued. All alternate payment methods accepted. NO hidden Reserve! All SOLD asIS! NO RETURNS! US POST OFFICE raised 1st class & Priority rates again!On Oct-09-20 at 15:55:26 PDT, seller added the following information:On Oct-09-20 at 20:24:02 PDT, seller added the following information:On Oct-09-20 at 20:27:22 PDT, seller added the following information:
Water Field Recovered Metal Detected DOG TAG
-100% FIELD RECOVERED probably water excavated
point of source: HUE CITY (My friend & metal detector: Mr. B. Vo of Phu Bai)
100% authentic & 100% attributed to the 1st FORCE RECON (USMC) marine officer-led USMC FR Subordinate unit-1 as C/O:
Force Recon
... Sub Unit Number 1,
First ForceReconnaissance Company Atfull strength a Vietnam Force ReconPlatoons consisted of 16 Marines,
1 officer, 1 senior NCO, 1parachute rigger,
1 dive NCO and 3 reconnaissanceteams of 4 Marines each.vintage: circa 1964-1966 Vietnam War
Marine Corps 'CAPTAIN' is #1579 on the USMC 1966 lineal list (see below)keep in mind FORCE RECON personnel were UDT & HALO qualified....and areNOT the same as Reconnaissance Battalion marines.
-see 1st FORCE RECON subunit-1 roster:http://www.gia-vuc.com/forcerecon.htm?LMCL=Pd1eNq
-do full google search on his name:15 FEB 1966 YOUTUBE oral history interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp5SWmomnD0-GIA-VUC A-CAMP US Special Forces:
http://www.gia-vuc.com/commobunker/Force%20Recon.html?LMCL=kRxSjl
https://ehistory.osu.edu/books/1965/0172
1st Force Reconnaissance Company, The Early Days Early beach reconnaissance efforts of Captain David Whittingham's Subunit l, 1st Force Reconnaissance Company were textbook examples of proper employment of the company. On 23-27 February, Subunit l, in conjunction with Underwater Demolition Team 12, operating from the USS Cook (APD 130), accomplished the reconnaissance of RED Beaches l and 2 at Da Nang. As a result, RED Beach 2 was selected as the landing beach for BLT 3/9, the first element of the 9th MEB to land in Vietnam.
While the Da Nang landings presented few problems to the Marines, Hue posed an entirely different situation. On 23 March, a detachment of the 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, under the command of Captain David Whittingham, and a Navy underwater demolition team surveyed landing beaches and movement routes to the Phu Bai area. The intelligence collected indicated that unloading at sea off the coast and then boating up the Hue River (or Song Huong, better known to westerners as the Perfume River) to Hue by landing craft was the most feasible plan. Personnel and equipment could then move south by truck along Route 1 to Phu Bai.
The period 15-20 March was devoted to the reconnaissance of the beaches and terrain near Phu Bai. Subunit 1's reports resulted in 3d MEB's decision to send its first BLT to Phu Bai by way of the river approach to Hue and then overland to Phu Bai. The proposed landing beaches were backed by impassable lagoons which made exit almost impossible. For Subunit l, this was its first real test. The VC were active in the area, but the mission was accomplished without loss and with excellent results.Eight days later. Subunit l undertook the reconnaissance of the beach which was to be the site of the 3d MEB landing, Chu Lai. Its reconnaissance was finished on 30 March, again with excellent results.On 20 April, 18 days before the Chu Lai landing, the force reconnaissance Marines started a survey of a beach south of the Tra Bong River 10 kilometers southeast of the proposed 3d MEB landing beach. On the 22d the reconnaissance party encountered light resistance. That was not the case the next day. Five Marines on the beach were caught in the crossfire of 25 VC, Corporal Lowell H. Merrell was wounded twice and two sailors in the beach party's LCVP also were hit; all three subsequently died. The 1st Force Reconnaissance Company had lost its first Marine to VC fire. In memory, the new force reconnaissance camp would be named Camp Merrell.In May, Subunit l teams were sent to Special Forces camps to serve as patrol leaders for CIDG patrols. Other teams were assigned to reconnaissance-in-force patrols composed of U.S.- and Australian-led Nungs* which operated from Da Nang. A third mission was to provide quick response patrols to act as security for downed Marine helicopters. Initially, all force reconnaissance reports and debriefings were coordinated by the III MAF G-2, Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Gruenler.On 10 July, another platoon reinforced Subunit l, and during July and August the two platoon subunit operated from the 4th Marines' Chu Lai base. Another force platoon was conducting beach surveys for the Commander, Task Force 76; still another platoon was assigned to the SLF; while the rest of the company was still at Camp Pendleton.On 11 August, Major Malcolm C. Gaffen, the company commander, arrived and relieved Captain Whittingham as subunit commander.
-early! Vietnam Era USMC OFFICER formatted:-first name initial
-US WW2 M-1940 NOTCHED pattern tag-NO gas mask size
-USMC officer ID file number: 079067
-Relig Pref: (spelled out)
-Blood type: 'O'
-US MFG
Marine Officer was responsible for early CAM RAHN Bay (1964) reconnasissance.-deep recon and survey of DA-NANG beach prior to USMC 1965 landing in conjunctionw/ NAVY UDT/SEAL teams-additional recon/survey on Phu Bai beaches, & shoreline nr. Chu Lai.worked in conjunction w/ USMC 4th MARINES
-1965 attached to US SPECIAL FORCES A-Camps (GIA-VUC in Mai)...field ops nr. Lao Border
see: http://www.gia-vuc.com/forcerecon.htm?LMCL=Pd1eNq
Not many Marineswhere found in A-camps in SouthVietnam! These were Marines from
Force Recon, Sub Unit 1,
First Force Reconnaissance Co In1965, only two active Force ReconnaissanceCompany existed, The 1st Force Recon, 1st Marine Division part of the FleetMarine Force, Pacific: FMF PAC and the 2ndForce Recon Company, 2nd MarineDivision part of the FMF LANT (Atlantic Fleet).The 3rd Marine Division based at Okinawa did nothave an active Force Recon and was reinforced bythe 1ST Marine Division through a SubUnit (subordinate unit). SubUnit 1 was on aPlatoon rotating cycle of approx 12 months. SubUnit 1, 1st Platoon was the first Force Reconunit to serve in SouthVietnam and waslead by Cpt David Whittingham . There firstmission in Vietnam after their arrival in November 1964 was the reconnaissance of the areaaround CAM RAHN BAY for itsselection as major port for the US forces inVietnam , theyalso carried out reconnaissance and survey ofthe beaches around Da Nang prior tothe Marine Battalion landing. ByMay 19652nd Platoon had joined 1stPlatoon in Vietnam and its members were assignedto US SpecialForces A-campsin the I Corps with a twofold mission :
a) gaining experience in the mountain approaches to the Marinetactical area of operation along the Laos border
b)to forwardintelligence directly to the III Marine Amphibious Force.
Their primary missions were to conduct:
A) Pre-assault reconnaissancefor
amphibious landing forces whichincluded hydro graphic surveys of proposed landing sites as well asbeach exits, inland cross-countrytrafficability and engineering data.
B) Deep reconnaissance intohostile territory
to report on enemy locations, routesof communication, strength, equipment, etc.
Their secondary missions usuallyincluded direct action activitiessuch as combat patrols, search &destroy demolition and combineoperations with other units.
CONDITION: USED!
heavy rust patina....waterborne recovered
100% FIELD RECOVERED in Vietnam TAG-SOLD AS IS.....NO RETURNS. shipped slabbed w/ cardboard.
Check out my other items! CAN COMBINE ALL SHIPPINGNO shipping to a freight forwardingcompany unless your registered PAYPALmailing address is the freight forwarding company address. If not, then your bid will not be accepted orhonored.there is NO RESERVE. postage is $4.20 1st class domestic MAIL with TRACKING NUMBER (within the USonly). high bidder must make contact within 3 days AND payment must be rec'd within THREE! days on!!! closingotherwise item to be forfeited and NO-PAYING BIDDER STRIKE issued. All alternate payment methods accepted. NO hidden Reserve! All SOLD asIS! NO RETURNS! US POST OFFICE raised 1st class & Priority rates again!On Oct-09-20 at 15:55:26 PDT, seller added the following information:On Oct-09-20 at 20:24:02 PDT, seller added the following information:On Oct-09-20 at 20:27:22 PDT, seller added the following information:
