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Troops Brace Port Build at Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam
Airborne Division troops of the 101st. 3,700 soldiers from the 1st Brigade guard engineers building a port at Cam Ranh Bay. They live with bare essentials, awaiting refrigeration, water, and rest facilities while beer and drinks are smuggled in from nearby villages. Morale remains high. security duties for 2,400 engineers continue as work is to finish the port within three months.
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Cam Ranh Bay
South Viet Nam
U.S. Army
101St Airborne Division
Army Engineers
James S. Timothy
Nha Trang
Viet Nam
Cam Ranh Gay
Saigon
101St
Wilfrid K. G. Smith
502Nd Infantry
United States
Dale Duckworth
Vandergrift
Duckworth
Europe
He Moon
Pfc
Vytautas Vit
Kauskas
Baltimore
Dorothy
Mary Staiger
Clarksville
Tenn