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Marines Spot for Naval Gunfire in Vietnam Mission
L B Marine spotters from the 12th Marines and Navy team leaders coordinated armored targeting near Da Nang's Dong Ha area. The NGF unit, led by Lt. Bil Smith and Ens. John McCormack, worked eight months in Southeast Asia providing coordinates and verification for direct hits amid heavy combat conditions.
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Buck Lanier
Can
Navy
Tolback
George Poe
E. Ocean Blvd
Long Beach
Ed Thompson
Bil Smith
Ens
John McCormack
San Diego
NGF
Pacific Amphibous
Force Headquarters
Coron 1
Arvins
Army of the Re
Poe
Vietnam
Direct
State College
Continental Air Lines
Los Angeles