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The Vung Tau Sub-Port Detachment is reduced in size, then terminated |
3 through 24 January, Operation DECKHOUSE V During the period of 3 to 24 January 1967, one platoon of MPs from A Company were committed in support of Operation Deckhouse V, a clearing operation conducted by U.S. Marine Corps and ARVN (Army of The Republic of South Vietnam) elements. Their mission was to construct a POW cage at Vung Tau, escort and secure POW's from the area of operations to the POW cage at Vung Tau, process POW's, and escort them from Vung Tau to the Army of The Republic of Vietnam III Corps facility at Bien Hoa (Ho Nai). Although the POW capture rate was below that anticipated, only one enemy POW was held at Vung Tau, the exercise was an excellent training devise for the members of the Battalion. No significant problems were encountered and no battalion casualties occurred. |
Photographs |
PFC Mike McKeegan, 188th MP Company, inside the gate shack, Vung Tau Sub-Port. |
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| G1335 | PFC Bill Dowling, 188th MP Company, inside the gate shack, Vung Tau Sub-Port. |
| G1336 | SP/4 Tom Bisio, 188th MP Company, and Ton (ARVN) on an LCM in the harbor in April or May. |
April The platoon size detachment of the 188th MP Company was recalled to the company compound at Pershing Field and was replaced in Vung Tau by a new smaller ten man detachment. The new detachment took possession of the former detachments billets and vehicles. They kept one tent for a billet and used the other two empty tent pads for vehicle parking. The vehicles consisted of two jeeps, one 1/2 ton truck and one 2&1/2 ton (deuce and a half) truck. |
June The 188th MP Company Vung Tau Detachment assignment at the Sub-Port was terminated and the ten MPs were permanently reassigned to the 560th MP Company. |