Last Cruise of LST-824 (U.S.S. Henry County)

2017.030.02

Photograph

A set of 14 prints of 6"x4" color photographs taken during the final cruise of LST-824 (U.S.S. Henry County) in the Vietnam War showing various scenes and events.

Photos:
.01 - "Enroute to Cau Viet [military base] with W/P; Tet '68" LST-824 Main Deck
.02 - "Bridge Ramp, Danang; Morning of Tet '68" Unknown LST
.03 - "Cau Viet; 3 mile south of DMZ" LST-824 Main Deck & 3 LCMs
.04 - "The area circled is where we were taking fire Tet '68; Bridge Ramp, Danang"
.05 - "Bridge Ramp, Danang; the morning the Tet Offensive started. Main Deck loaded with W/P"
.06 - "Henry Co.'s [LST-824] LCVP doing Swimmer Duty."
.07 - "Cau Viet - We would offload and equipment would onboard LCU's [LCMs] for the seven mile trip up river to Camp Evans"
.08 - "Marine Amtracks @ the mouth of the Cau Viet River"
.09 - "From Henry Co. [LST-824] @ Cau Viet: Notice small river craft" LST-901 in photo
.10 - "Main deck of USS Summit Co. [LST-901] from the Henry Co. [LST-824]. Summit Co. was our sister ship for this cruise. Cau Viet"
.11 - "50 cal" Two men operating a 50 cal. gun on main deck of LST-824
.12 - "in the act" 5-man crew operating a 40mm Bofors gun on LST-824
.13 - "Read to fire" 5-man crew operating a 40mm Bofors gun on LST-824
.14 - "Enroute to Nam; Main + Tank decks loaded with trucks" LST-824 Main Deck

Vietnam

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