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QIllIlIllllllllllllllllllllllIlIIlllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIllllllllllllIIlllllllllllllIIlllllllllIlllIlllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllIllll . Viet Shore Fire Closer to argef E By JACK KESTNER ,Ledger-Star Military Writer NORFOLK-The commanding officer of a destroyer that re- turned today from dueling with coastal artillery in North Viet- n a m believes' the Communist gunners are getting moreaccu- rate. ' I think they're getting bet- ter, said Cmdr. Henry T. Die- trich Jr. after his destroyer Da- mato tied up at Pier 23. I TheiDamato carries the scars to bear out his contention. 'Within minutes last Sept. 13, she took two hits that wiped out the cap- tain's cabin and did s e v e r e electrical damage amidships. We had just turned to sea when we saw flashes on the beach, Dietrich related. We took the first hit within the first 10 rounds. We were going to sea with everything we had, and I thought we were beyond range when we took the second hit. I still don't know how we were lucky enough not to suffer any personnel casualties. Damage was sufficient to force the Damato to Subic Bay in the Philippines for repairs. Cmdr. Robert R. C 1 e m e n t, commodore of Destroyer Divi- sion 222, said that the Commu- nists are particularly accurate with their first rounds. They're within 20 yards most of the time, he said. The Damato came under fire some nine times during which over 550 rounds fell within 20 to 100 yards. The ship was assigned to Oper- ation Sea Dragon aimed atinter- dicting communist craft slipping supplies down the coast. She is credited with sinking 20 and damaging 21 more. The Damato and the three oth- er ships of the division that re- turned today-the Leary, Wal- dron and Cony-fired more than 27,000 rounds during their seven- month deployment and are cred- ited with more than 150 enemy structures destroyed or d a m- aged, more than 55 cargo craft sunk or damaged,and 29 gun em- placements neutralized. Clement estimated that the di- vision spent 80 per cent of its time at -sea, replenishing as they operated. He also said that one of the things that had impressed him most was the way -the crews re- sponded to combat and the long, strenuous hours' of -operations. f'A lot of the men are not as old as their ships and they were tremendous, he said. . Both Clement and Dietrich be- liever that arrival of the battle- ship New Jersey on thefiring line will result in a tremendous asset to the operation. The destroyers workedin coop- eration with aircraft, and the re- turning officers believe this is the way the job should be done. It requires a mixed bag' out there, Dietrich said. The Leary, under command of Cmdr. Ramon W. Leary of Nor- folk, operated with the cruiser Canberra and also served as es- cort for the carriers Constella- tion, Oriskany and Coral Sea. The Waldron, under command of Cmdr. Gerald L. Wilda of Nor- folk, spent .53 days and nights in direct support of troops. The Cony, under command of Cmdr. W. P. St. Lawrence Jr., spent 55 days on the gunline and expended' 9,628 rounds. She cele- brated her 25th 'birthday' on the line. The four destroyers served as p a r e n t ships for numerous' Navy Swifts and 'Coast Guard cutters who came alongside for food, r e p a i r s, water, fuel, a shower and hot meals. Staff Photo by William Abourjilie Homecoming Scenes Like' This Were Common As Desiroyers Docked
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