Lofberg (DD 759) - Naval Cruise Book

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' 49 DAYS AT SEA . . . F i Es 4 A SJ A Following our first trip to Hong Kong LoFBE1-ze returned to the South Chine Sea: and Tonkin Gulf for 49 days, Again the ship operated with the HANCGCK until 1 July providing rescue destroyer and screen Ser.: vices, along with fulfilling separately 3 classified mission. During this period we also conducted ASW exercises where LTJG Moored, DASH Officer, made his 100 DASH landing. Early in July, LOFBERG received our long awaited assignment as Gunfire Support Ship. During our three weeks on the line we were credited by spotters with destroying over 300 Viet Cong structures and damaging 500 more. For a portion of this period, LOFBERG served as Flagship for CTU 70.8.9, This period was highlighted by conducting a firing mission for a group of embarked re- porters where we were calleduponto provide five-foot spots in order to achieve the accu- I 1 v ! I r I v I in racy necessary to seal the target, a hillside honeycombed with VC caves. This period ended with our participation in an amphibious landing in support of Oper- ation Hastings within sight ofthe demarkation line between North and South Viet Nam. A ,. WYA, A A A T yyte ,S be ,,,, 1 we ilii ge erii ,fif Q ya fiefi A i ' an sie . H iati, y ,T A ' 'fm if ' 1- iii ' fi ff : a f ' ' f A 0 A i, a inii -:T . 'S A if L 1 J' A ' ei, e ie Lx ' Wim ,miirrgu , V A A '-1' 1,1 I V E l I T- + Vi M 19 W i 'KIT Q' I -. 1 I.. K eJ3',!:v-gm 1 'A S ee, Be 1 H f at was ' VAVA Q 1 S V f ' 7- S5335 i I A - 1 - i 'L A f , 1 ft 57

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