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Best Answer. USAF, USN, USCG, normally wanted 3 o 4 yrs out of a man; the USMC & USA settled for a minimum of a 2 yr enlistment. Draftees did 2 yrs; USA or USMC. Men sent to Vietnam did 12 months ...
The US expended 71,000 tons of munitions per month in Vietnam. The Australian destroyers fired 102,546 5" shells during the war. The battleship USS New Jersey fired nearly 5,700 16" shells in ...
Wiki User. ∙ 16y ago. During the Viet War, the US Army used 1/4 tons (jeeps), 3/4 tons (Dodge Pick-up trucks with 1930's vintage fenders), 2 1/2 tons (deuce an a halfs), 5 tons, and tractor ...
Phu Bai was a village in Vietnam that was the location of a large military base. Phu Bai was the location of Camp Hochmuth. Major General Bruno A. Hochmuth , was a Marine killed in combat just ...
Yes, BB-62 has been said to be the most decorated ship of the Navy, but the question is in regards to Vietnam service. USS New Jersey earned few awards for service in Vietnam. The true answer to ...
Best Answer. Vietnam was the last US war against a determined enemy. Since then: 1. Operation Urgent Fury-Grenada 1983. 2. Operation Just Cause- Panama 1989. 3. Operation Desert Storm-Iraq 1991.
To be considered a Vietnam veteran, one must have served in the Vietnam War theater of operations, which generally includes service in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, or Cambodia between the dates of ...
Best Answer. During the war, the standard infantrymen's radio was the PRC-25, man-portable back packed radio; as seen in the films: Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Hamburger Hill, etc. The radio had two ...
Best Answer. They ate meal packs. Everyone received plastic knives, forks and spoons, a can opener, a toothpick, sugar, salt, coffee and matches with each meal. They would also get ham, crackers ...
The total number of US soldiers wounded in the Vietnam War was 303,604, with 153,303 of those wounded to the extent that they required a hospital stay. The official number is 303,635 wounded in ...