Vietnamization & Redeployment

FSR ComdC, Jan70. Rocket R&R is recalled in Simmons, "Marine Operations, 1969-1972," pp. 142-143.

116. FMFPac, MarOpsV, Nov68, pp. 54-55; 111 MAF ComdCs, Jan-Jun70.

117. 1st MarDiv Order 1710.2b, dtd 22Jan70, tab B-30, Isi MarDiv ComdC, Jan70.

118. IstMarDiv Order 1710-14A, dtd 25Feb70, tab B-24, IsrMarDiv ComdC, Feb70. For comment on the program, consult Wilcox Debrief and MaJGen Ormond R, Simpson debriefing at FMFPac, 15Dec69, Tape 4695.

119. Derning Debrief; See also Col Edmund G. Doming, [aped comï¿½ments on draft ms, 25Jul83 (Oral HistColl, MCHC).

120. IstMarDiv Order 1050.4, dtd 3Fcb70, tab B-4, IstMarDiv ComdC, Feb70.

121. 3d MAB Bulletin 11240, dtd 29Apr71, tab A-4, 3d MAB ComdC, 14-30Apr71; CORDS Da Nang City Advisory Group rcpr for period ending 30Apr71, dtd 5May71 (U.S. Army Center of Miliï¿½tary Hisrory).

122. CGFMFPac msg to FMFPac, dtd 20Nov70; CMC msg to all General Officers and all Commanding Officers, dtd 7Dec70; L&D Notebook.

123. LtGen DonnJ. Robcrtson intvw, 24Apr73, pp. 56-57; FIC Bulletin 1740, dtd 23Nov70, tab H, FLC ComdC, Nov70.

124. Armstrong Debrief.

Cohesion or Disintegration?

125. McCuicheon intvw, p. 16.

126. Srien Debrief,

127. Huff Comments.

128. Wilcox Debrief; for another basically favorable view of the Maï¿½rines serving in Vietnam, see Simmons Orientation Talk, pp. 3-4.

CHAPTER 21

U.S. MARINE ADVISORS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

U.S. Marine Advisors and the Vietnamese Marine Corps

Unless otherwise noted material in this section is drawn from SMA Monthly Historical Summaries, hereafter SMA HistSum and date; FMFPac. MarOpsV, 1970-71; MACV ComdHist, 70 and 71-

1. FMFPac, MafOpsV, May-Jun71, pp. 34-36; SMA HistSum Janl970; Col Richard F. Armstrong, comments on draft ms, n.d., and LtCol Pieter L, Hogaboom, comments on draft ms, 10Jun83 (Vietnam Comment File); see also SMA, "VNMC/MAU Historical Summary. 1954-1973," a concise history of the VNMC and MAU.

2. MACV ComdHisi, 70, II, ch. 7, pp. 9-10.

3. FMFPac. MarOpsV, May-Jun71, pp. 38-43.

4. Ibid., p. 40.

5. Ibid.

6. Ibid., pp. 42-43.

7. Ibid., p. 43,

8. SMA HisiSum, Jan70.

9. SMA HistSum, 15 and 22May70; Cot Richard F. Armstrong, comï¿½ments on draft ms, n.d. (Vietnam Comment File). For genera! backï¿½ground also see BGen Trau Dinh Tho, The Cambodia incursion (Washington: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979)-

10. SMA HistSum, 29May and 5Jun70; Col Edward 0. Bierman. comments on draft ms, 22Jul83 (Vietnam Comment File).

11. SMA HistSum. 19Jun70.

12. SMA HistSum, Jul and Aug70.

13. SMA Lam Son 719 CAAR, Mar71, hereafter cited as Lam Son 719 CAAR.

The Vietnamese Marine Corps in Lam Son 719

14. For general background on Lam Son 719 see MACV ComdHist, 71, II, Anx E; XXIV Corps Lam Son 719 AAR; and MajGen Nguyen Duy Hinh, lam Son 719 (Washington: U.S. Army Center of Miliï¿½tary History, 1979), hereafter Hinh, Lam Son 719.

15. LrCol Marshall N. Carter, comments on draft ms, 28Mar83 (Vietï¿½nam Comment File).

16. SMA HistSum, Mar71.

17. SMA HistSum. Mar71; Hinh, Lam Son 719, pp. 93-96.

18. Lam Son 719 CAAR; SMA HistSum, Mar71.

19. BGen Alexander P, McMillan, comments on draft ms. 19Apr71 (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter McMillan Comments; Lam Son 719 CAAR.

20. BGen Francis W. Tief, comments on draft ms, 13Apf83 (Vietï¿½nam Comment File), hereafter Tief Comments.

21. McMillan Comments.

22. Tief Comments.

23. Lam Son 719 CAAR; Tief Comments.

24. SMA HistSum 19-25 Mar 1917; Lam Son 719 CAAR,

25- Lam Son 719 CAAR; SMA memo for the Admiral, dtd 26Mar71-

26. Lam Son 719 CAAR.

27. Ibid.

The Marine Advisory Unit and Solid Anchor

Additional sources for this section are SMA HistSums, 1970-71; SMA G-3 Advisor Solid Anchor Chronology and Comment, hereï¿½after G-3 Advisor Report; Asst G-3 Advisor Recollection of Solid Anchor, hereafter Carter Report.

28. G-3 Advisor Report,

29. VAdm Jerome H. King, comments on draft ms, 10Jun83 (Vietï¿½nam Comment File), hereafter King Comments.

30. Carter Report; G-3 Advisor Report.

31. NavIbrV, Monthly HistSum, Dec 1970.

32. G-3 Advisor Report; Carter Report.

33. Ibid.

34. NavForV, Monthly HistSum, Dec 1970.

35. King Comments.

36. Tief Comments-37- Carter Report.

38. G-3 Advisor Report; Tief Comments; Carter Report.

39. Ibid.

40. Carter Report.

41. Tief Comments-42. G-3 Advisor Report.

43. G-3 Advisor Report; Tief Comments; Carter Report.

44. King Comments.

Sub-Unit 1, 1st Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company

Additional sources for this section are: FMFPac, MarOpsV. 1970-71. and Sub-Unit 1, 1st ANGLICO, ComdCs, 1970-71, hereafter SU-1 ComdC and date.

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