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The tour begins at Hue ~ Phu Bai
23rd ID
18th Bde.
504th
95th
720th
1968
July The 146th MP Platoon arrived in Hue-Phu Bai from Fort George Meade, Maryland, under the command of LT Charles Stebbins.

        Photo right: Members of the 146th Military Police Platoon disembark a Navy LCU upon their arrival at Hue-Phu Bai, Vietnam. Courtesy of The MP Journal, August 1968.

        The 146th was attached to Company A, 504th MP Battalion, 16th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade in II Corps Tactical Zone. Their squads operated from Phu Bai to Chu Lai and from Tam Ky to Quang Ngai.

        They worked detainee and convoy escorts as well as combined police patrols with the Vietnamese Military Police - Quan Canh and National Police - Canh Sat.
        146th MP Platoon also worked joint patrols in conjunction with the 504th MP Battalion and the 23rd MP Company of the 23rd Infantry - Americal Division.
1969
Platoon duties expand to Chu Lai ~ Quang Ngai & Tam Ky

Date Unknown The Platoon sent one squad down to Quang Ngai City to conduct road and discipline, law and order patrols. Another squad was sent up to Tam Ky to perform the same duties.

        The remainder of the platoon stayed at Chu Lai to conduct highway, discipline, law and order patrols, POW guard duty at the 312th Evacuation Hospital, POW escorts to DaNang for the Marines, convoy escort north to LZ Baldy and Ross, and south to Duc Pho for the 196th Light Infantry Brigade.

February A detachment was sent to Chu Lai to help out the 23rd MP Company. Their original mission was to provide manpower to the POW compound, which didn’t materialize because of other more important commitment's.

The 3rd Squad of the 146th was sent to Quang Ngai City, 30 miles south of Chu Lai. The squad combined with Vietnamese Military Police (Quan Canh), and the Vietnamese National Police (Can Sat) performed discipline, law and order patrols within the city, and along the major roadways leading into the city. Cli
March A Viet Cong bomb destroyed an ARVN jeep and wounded its two occupants just outside the 146th MP Platoon compound at Quang Ngai City.

Quang Ngai the capital of the same-named province, Quang Ngai is located on the south bank of the Tra Khuc River, in the southern central coastal region, about 15 kilometers from the coast. Quang Ngai City is adjacent to Quang Nam to the north, Binh Dinh to the south, and Kon Tum to the west. The major rivers in the Provence are the Tra Khuc, Ve, Tra Bong, and Tra Cau.

     With a coast of more than 130 kilometers, Quang Ngai has several important river mouths, the Sa Can, Sa Ky, Cua Dai (Co Luy), Cua Lo, My A, Sa Huynh.

     Quang Ngai's western forests and mountains occupied three fourths of the total area of the province. Its highest mountains were : Ca Dam (1,600 m), Da Vach (Thach Bich 1,500 m), Cao Muon (1,085 m).

     Members of the Platoon in conjunction with the 23rd MP Company, Americal Division, handle security, convoy escort and police patrol in the City of Tam Ky.

Tam Ky Located in Quang Tin Provence on Highway QL-1 south of DaNang in I Corps Tactical Zone.

8 June During the early morning hours a Soviet-built 122-mm rocket slammed into ward 4 of the 312th Evacuation Hospital in Chu Lai. 1LT Sharon A. Lane, age 24, died instantly. Though seven other American military nurses lost their lives serving in Vietnam.

1LT Lane was the only American servicewoman killed as a direct result of enemy fire throughout the war.

       Also working at the hospital that morning was SP/4 John Roggiero of the 146th MP Platoon who was on POW guard detail. Roggiero was also wounded by shrapnel from the attack.

SP/4 Roggiero Was Down But Not Out  1LT Peter S. Tiffany (MAJ Retired), Commanding Officer, 146th MP Platoon, 504th MP Battalion, 16th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade.
1970

Exact date Unknown MPs from the Platoon's Quang Ngai Detachment turned firemen to battle a late evening fire and to rescue civilians from burning buildings.

        SP/4 Raymond H. Kennedy saved one child who was overcome by smoke. Smoke and flames coming from the market at Quang Ngai Village were first noticed by SSG Wayne A. Reynolds, a squad leader with the 146th. He immediately notified Police while he and SP/4 Kennedy searched the burning buildings for people who might be inside. They also helped civilians remove their belongings from the buildings. When the fire truck arrived, the MPs helped the Vietnamese firemen assemble the equipment. The MPs then manned the fire hoses to help put out the fire. Before the blaze was completely extinguished, the fire truck’s water supply was exhausted. The National Police and MPs quickly organized the civilians into a bucket brigade, using water, mud and sandbags to extinguish the fire.

     If anyone can assist in identifying the month or day of this incident, or provide any further details or photographs, please notify the History Project Manager via the Email Link at the top of this page.
Reassigned To The 89th MP Group, 95th & 720th MP Battalions
February The 146th MP Platoon was reassigned from the 504th MP Battalion, 16th MP Group to the 89th MP Group, 95th MP Battalion for operational control as the "Special Platoon," and the 720th MP Battalion, for administrative and logistical support, with assignment in Vung Tau.

        The detachment was also assigned the physical security and VIP escort responsibilities at the United States Army Republic of Vietnam (USARV) Headquarters on Long Binh Post under the operational control of the 95th MP Battalion’s (Long Binh Post) Special Platoon.

Photo (right) G0386 PFC John Woods, assigned to the 146th MP Platoon, helps two Vietnamese civilians at the entrance to United States Army Republic of Vietnam (USARV) Headquarters as PFC Peter Hughes places the Commanding Generals flag in position, 1970. Courtesy of the MP Journal, October 1970.

2 April CPT Charles M. Morris, Jr. Commanding Officer, departed
12 July The 148th MP Platoon was still subordinate to the 95th MP Battalion (Long Binh Post) according to Special Orders 185.
31 October The 146th MP Platoon is listed on the 23rd Infantry - Americal Division Troop List, as attached to the 504th MP Battalion, on their Operations Report-Lessons Learned for the period ending 31 October 1970.
Reassigned To The 16th MP Group, 504th MP Battalion
1971
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1972
27 November Department of the Army General Orders Number 42, Dated 27 November 1972, authorized the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm (Ribbon) for the 146th MP Platoon.
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