Index Army of the Republic of Vietnam. See ARVN Arnett, Peter, 298 Arnheiter, Marcus Aurelius, 80–87 affair, 80–87 Artman, Daniel Paul, 151 ARVN, 5, 10, 16, 17, 22–23, 34, 94, 98, 127, 129, 152, 165, 275, 289, 290, 293, 302, 311 2d Division, 261 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 3d Squadron, 301, 303–4 5th Division, 130 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 285 7th Division, 120, 131, 146, 279, 282, 292–93 9th Division, 158 11th Infantry Regiment, 285 13th Regiment, 37 15th Infantry Regiment, 304 21st Division, 65, 236, 309 23d Division, 32 32nd Ranger Battalion, 285 43d Ranger Battalion, 301, 304 11th Infantry Regiment, 285 13th Regiment, 37 15th Infantry Regiment, 304 Armed Forces Staff College, Da Lat, 52 Ashton, Curtis, 288 Austin, Donald L., 239 B40/50. See Viet Cong heavy weaponry Ba Giong River, 101 Ba Xuyen, 265 province, 135 Baird, Orlie G., 64 Baker, C. J., 245 Baker, Charles A., 153 Baker, Willy S., 70 Balboa Naval Hospital, 38 Balian, Alexander, 75–77, 77 Banegas, Eldon, 303 Bannister, Howard M., 164–65, 171 Barney, Eugene, 2, 20, 37–38 Barham, Charles “Charlie,” 76, 77 Bass, Alexander, 249 Bassac River, 28, 36, 113, 126, 135, 153, 159, 309 Baumberger, Walter H., 85 Bear Cat, 190 Beery, Jere, 108, 109, 118 Bell Helicopter Company, 126. See also aircraft, UH–1 Bell, Ross, 238–39 Belmonte, Louis A., 81 Ben Tre, 121, 123, 133, 151–52, 275, 284, 295, 299 bridge, 294–96, 295 canal, 120, 293–300, 295, 299 during Tet, 292–300, 308, 311, 319 hospital, 152 Bender, Thomas J., 230 Benedick, Jack, 185, 204 Bennett, D. M., 47 Bergin, Edward J., 248, 254–56, 267–69 Bertolino, Fred, 205 Bien Hoa, 125 Biet Hai (sea commandos), 29 Binder, Rubin G., 143–44, 146 Binh Thuy, 103, 111, 113, 118, 126. See also Can Tho Binh Xuyen, 8, 21, 94 Blackburn, Paul P., 34, 45 Blevins, Villard Jr., 120, 122–23 Blinn, Gary R., 70, 72, 74–75 blockade. See counterinfiltration Bo De River, 246 Bo Dieu River, 316 boats. See ships, boats, and auxiliaries Bolduc, Lucien “Blackie,” 168 Bolen, Warren G., 151 Bouchard, Joseph S., 302–3, 304 Bowers, James S., 31 Bowman, Frank, 241 Boyle, David J., 73 Brabston, John, 306 Bragg, Leroy G., 143 Branscomb, Max G., 221–24, 221, 248 Breininger, Alan, 169, 171, 192 Brevie Line, 57 Bringle, William F., 242 Brisbane, Thomas E., 133 Brock, Harry G., 70 408
Index Brostrom, David C., 238, 240 Brown, William L., 56 Bucklew, Phillip H., 12 and SEALs, 29 biography, 25–26 report, 24–28, 34, 36, 42 Bureau of Ships, 104, 180–81, 243, 244 Burnett, J. R., 99 Burnett, Larry, 282 Butler, David K., 161–65, 199 Butterworth, R. J., 242 C-4 plastic explosive, 177 Ca Mau, 113 Ca Mau Peninsula, 8, 39, 41, 43, 61, 113, 232, 236 Cagle, Paul W., 294, 296–300, 296, 319 Cai Be, 284 district, 280 Cam Ranh Bay, 15, 67, 71, 95, 221, 222, 245, 246, 260 Market Time base, 223 Camara, Joseph V. R., 217–18, 218, 306 Cambodia, 24, 28–29, 42–43, 79, 129, 132, 159, 273, 320 Can Gio, 100 Can Giuoc, 162, 202, 207 Can Tho, 2, 6, 103, 111, 113, 132, 135, 177, 310 during Tet, 308–10 Cang, Chung Tan, 22–23, 51–52, 94 Cao Lanh, 129 Cao, Nguyen Van, 51 Cap Varella, 31, 34 Cape Batangan, 236, 253, 268 Carbone, Nicholas, 130, 132 Carlstrom, Kenneth M., 153, 155 Carter Hotel (billet), 286, 287–89, 292 Carter, Terrel E., 142, 146–47. See also Carter Hotel Carvander, Charles R., 297 Carver, Bobby Don “Boats,” 252, 255–56, 267–69, 268, 272 Castleberry, Roy L., 150 casualties ARVN, 16, 19, 291, 292, 312 civilian, 199, 287, 291–92, 299–300, 308 U.S. Army, 129, 165, 186, 201, 202, 205, 206, 207, 211–14, 219, 280, 291, 305, 308, 309 U.S. Coast Guard, 238–40 U.S. Marine Corps, 312 U.S. Navy: 30, 31, 38, 73, 76, 92, 100–101, 103, 122–23, 136, 150–52, 153, 160, 164–65, 210, 211, 212, 214, 219, 234–35, 261, 269, 272–73, 280, 284, 308, 309, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316–17, 320 Viet Cong/PAVN, 16, 19, 30, 31, 33, 37, 60, 73, 78, 94, 101, 102, 131, 139, 145, 159, 160, 201, 207, 214, 215, 216, 219, 233, 272, 273, 280, 284, 285, 289, 290, 291, 298, 305, 308, 309, 312, 313, 316 Vietnam Marines, 216, 219 VNN, 32, 33, 37, 95, 151–52 Cat Lo, 67, 71, 101, 103, 111, 113 Cau Bo De River, 270 CBU. See Cluster Bomb Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), 29, 79, 159 Chandler, Anthony, 241 Chau Doc, 31, 111, 265, 275, 284, 319 Chau Fu. See Chau Doc Chau Thanh, 301 Chau, Troung Huong, 151–52 Cheek, Richard Allan, 210 Chesebrough, Richard, 18 Chidsey, John Warren, 45–47, 56 Chief of Naval Operations, 243 Chieu Hoi, 130, 262–64, 267, 268, 282 China, 16, 41, 222 Chism, Charles B, 237 Cho Gao Canal, 124 Chu Lai, 254, 256, 269 CINCPAC, 66–67, 95, 168 CINCPACFLT, 66, 95 Citarella, Richard A., 164, 216 civic action, 133–35, 262–67 Civil Defense Corps, 13 Civil Guard, 1, 13 Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG), 60, 235, 275 Claiborne, Dell R., 280 Claymore mine, 162, 202, 282 409
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