Here's the little bit of info I’ve been able to gather.  On Jan 16 '69 a YFU # 62 went around the LCM 6's mine sweeps & hit a mine & sank killing all on board.

I think there were 8 on board but I could only find 6 names. Francis Duncan Campbell EN2, Kenneth Murel Russell C2 2, Edward E. Stockwell FN, David lee Holdrege SM 2, Erik Niles Rudziak FN, Milton Jerry Worrall SN.  All listed as hostile ground causality other explosive device.  That incident happened just before I arrived in Cua Viet.

A sapper blew up one of the LCM6's on Feb 21 '69 killing George Donald Tinko SN, one of my guys.

So I arrived in Cua Viet between Jan & Feb of '69 & stayed there until I rotated back to the world in Oct '69. I was a BM3 & was the bo'sun of the #26 boat. Crewed her until our LPO rotated out then took his job. So was off the river for a while until a BM2 came to take over as LPO. 

When I got there no one except me could splice wire, so it was my job to teach all the boat captains to splice wire, so if their boat lost a chain drag they could replace it.  Next is a list of guys whom were there little before, during & after me. & their contact info {I’ll write if the contact is good}.

• Gerry lee LCM6 #33 68/69 for Gerry it is captawgo50@yahoo.com.

• Billy Bob Wilmot LCM6's  & LCM8's 68/69 bwilmot@csu.org 

• Patrick E Pepper base security 2/69 1/70 patrickepepper@aol.com. Yes he was there when the club got blown up May 20, 69. Sent some pics but I don't know how to forward them. 

• Delbert Goben LCM#38 don't see years listed LCM3854@netscape.net. Don’t remember if email works. 

• Larry Melvin was 2 boats down when George got nailed by the sapper. ljmelvin@yahoo.com.

• Henry Coyen don't know boat or years stringray41@yahoo.com 

• Stephen Clark LCM8's 68/69 was there when YFU blew out of water. stevec@gladstone.mous  no  

• Rich Monn [I think] LCM6's 69/70 was there when base was bulldozed. smonn@wwt.net

• Roger Osborne LCM6's #14 & # 37 68/70 sweeps tan my - hue has new email have to find it elsewhere. 

• Tom Dial  LCM8 #822 was in Cua Viet sept 20 69  when Cliff Simmers & _____ Flynn drown

• Don’t recall John Bahner/Bohner BM3 LCM6 #2 Cua Viet 68/69 think I have email for him elsewhere.