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U.S. MARINES IN VIETNAM: THE BITTER END 1973-1975

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Appendix I

1st Battalion, 4th Marines Detachments

3-11 April 1975

USMC Security Detachments On Board MSC Ships

Military
  
Estimated
  
BLT 1/4
Sealift
 
number of
Date of
boarding
Command
  
refugees
USMC
detachment
(MSC) ship*
Location
on board
boarding
(officer in charge)
SS Pioneer Contender
Cam Ranh Bay
16,700
3 April
3d Plt, Co B
       
(2dLt Robert E. Lee, Jr.)

 

SS Pioneer Contender
Phu Quoc Island
16,700
7 April
3d Plt, Co D
       
(2dLt Joe Flores, Jr.)

 

SS Trans Colorado
Phan Rang
3,500
4 April
1st Plt, Co D
       
(Unavailable)

 

SS Green Port
Phu Quoc Island
6,000 to 8,000
6 April
3d Plt, Co C
       
3d Plt, Co C
       
2d Plt, Co D
       
(2dLt Edward R. Whitesides)

 

SS American Challenger
Phu Quoc Island
6,000
6 April
 1st Plt, Co C
        2d Plt, Co C
        (Capt Maurice 0. V. Green)

 

USNS Sgt Kimhro
Ham Tan
  
9 April
3d Plt, Co A
        (Unavailable)

 

Source: Amphibious Evacuation RVN Support Group TG 79.9, Post-Exercise Report, 30 April 1975.

*A11 ships except the Sgt Kimhro were chartered by MSC.



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