Wilhouite (DER 397) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE TRAWLER INCIDENT Our first Market Time patrol off the coast of Vietnam provided us with an ex- citing interlude from the days of monotonous patrol steaming, in the form of the dis- covery and interception of an enemy trawl- er. The North Vietnamese trawler was de- tected trying to infiltrate in our operating area. We closed the trawler, and a verbal request for surrender was given, along with a shot across her bow. When the trawler failed to heed the surrender plea, continuing to close the beach at maximum speed, the WILHOITE and four smaller Market Time units which had been summoned to the area brought their guns to bear and commenced firing to prevent the trawler from reaching the Viet Cong. After the concentrated fire had ceased, the trawler was seen to have mari 5 JVC' ,LJ fl' lzxf-war-J5 ' an M ' ' ' . V 'ijfw' 1- ,. ff ' , H ' ' f ,, M Nr, .-mx? I t V v riff f . M-1.4 V- r lm., V+ in T - is an -sw , Y, -N fe . .1 , ', - .nf 5 in 1, ,, 5 , ,f KS,4,Y,,f ,,,.. -- ' T ' 7 1 '23 'W' Haw' L fs K 1 ' f f , ' ' ' , .Y , ,f 4 ,, dz, , , ar- :Msg :aw , , fl ' X T T 'ff- ' -'-2 . ' ' 5 , if 9 z ,lf V- f ' it -4 new Hint lfguirzl fm-,'v il 1,1 fx i ' '1 , QQ. Na 55 , l , j H ',.4 x , -ff ., 5 2 , H, ' ',:,,,f ' ip ' -I3 i It ' v A ' 'lr 1 ww 1 T - V W7 wiv! ' A V vi' ' V l' Vary, ff. 7 ,f - : W' 'fn ii ff, A ff ' V ' ' 1 ? 1 ' ,7 g f ,Q ' ' ' V ,W ,A-' f H Q ' . f ' W, , A1-5-'A ,A fg. V V ' V37 Mn: . ..,W4g.-a- L SM' 1 ff t - f , Q, C i, V ' 1 ' M V 7 , Q , V . , X ,, 1 I f X ' lfm 'li' A ' X .5 8,1 it V M f H , 'f' 22, lg' M ' X' . 1' g A 3 X ' rw, 2 4, '- . I, ,1-f - ' 'ff' 25 17 E . 2 ' IQV5 x K 4. in new 1 f f iff--V 'T ' T' a W, T 7-f f ' ' f..a.-nn

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