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My Tour of Duty on the USS COLLETT (DD 730) 1966-1968 by Steve Blanchard Where When
USA 28 May 66 Hawaii 01 June 66 Yokosuka, Japan 14 June 66 Minimota, Japan 04 July 66 Yokosuka, Japan 11 July 66 Gemini 10 Recovery 17 July 66 Yokosuka, Japan 25 July 66 Okinawa, Japan (refueling) 29 July 66 DaNang, Viet Nam coast 02 Aug 66 SAR (Search & Rescue) station 03 Aug 66 Okinawa, Japan 10 Sept 66 Yokosuka, Japan 13 Sept 66 DaNang, Viet Nam coast 03 Oct 66 SAR (Search & Rescue) station 06 Oct 66 DaNang, Viet Nam coast 30 Oct 66 DaNang, Viet Nam gunfire support 01 Nov 66 Subic Bay, Philippines 15 Nov 66 Hong Kong 19 Nov 66 Okinawa, Japan 28 Nov 66 Yokosuka, Japan 02 Dec 66 ASW (Anti-Sub Warfare) exercise 11 Dec 66 Yokosuka, Japan 15 Dec 66 Okinawa, Japan 31 Dec 66
DaNang, Viet Nam coast 05 Jan 67 SAR (Search & Rescue) Station 06 Jan 67 Okinawa, Japan 10 Feb 67 Yokosuka, Japan 16 Feb 67 Okinawa, Japan 07 Mar 67 Sea Dragon Operations (off North Viet Nam) 11 Mar 67 Okinawa, Japan 25 Mar 67 Yokosuka, Japan 27 Mar 67 Okinawa, Japan 12 Apr 67 Sea Dragon Operations (off North Viet Nam) 17 Apr 67 DaNang, Viet Nam (picked up news media) 23 Apr 67 Sea Dragon Operations (off North Viet Nam) 26 Apr 67 Okinawa, Japan 08 May 67 Yokosuka, Japan 13 May 67 Okinawa, Japan 03 Jun 67 DaNang, Viet Nam coast 07 Jun 67 SAR (Search & Rescue) Station 09 Jun 67 Hong Kong 06 Jul 67 Yokosuka, Japan (dry dock) 16 Jul 67 USA (home leave) 01 Aug 67 Sea Trials (two weeks) 01 Sep 67 Sea Dragon Operations (off North Viet Nam) 19 Sep 67 Yokosuka, Japan 16 Oct 67 Beypu, Japan 04 Nov 67 Okinawa, Japan 08 Nov 67 Sea Dragon Operations (off North Viet Nam) 12 Nov 67 DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) Viet Nam coast 24 Nov 67 Sea Dragon Operations (off North Viet Nam) 26 Nov 67 Subic Bay, Philippines 05 Dec 67 Yokosuka, Japan 16 Dec 67
Sasebo, Japan 23 Jan 68 Korea (day after Pueblo hijacked) 24 Jan 68 North Korea near DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) 04 Feb 68 Subic Bay, Philippines 19 Feb 68 Gun Shoot (3 days) 27 Feb 68 Subic Bay, Philippines 30 Feb 68 Viet Nam Coast (w/ USS Enterprise) 03 Mar 68 South Viet Nam (Gun Fire Support) 04 Mar 68 Viet Nam Coast (w/ Carrier) 14 Mar 68 Okinawa, Japan 19 Mar 68 Yokosuka, Japan 21 Mar 68 Okinawa, Japan 06 Apr 68 Sea Dragon Operations (off North Viet Nam) 09 Apr 68 Hong Kong 02 May 68 ASW (Anti-Sub Warfare) Exercise 10 May 68 Sea Dragon Operations (off North Viet Nam) 13 May 68 Okinawa, Japan 24 May 68 Yokosuka, Japan 26 May 68 Subic Bay, Phillipines 23 Jun 68 Hong Kong 15 July 68 Viet Nam Coast (w/ Carrier) 27 July 68 Okinawa, Japan 29 July 68 Yokosuka, Japan 31 July 68 Transferred to USS Rupertus (DD850) 02 Aug 68 |