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The squadron travels to Pier
1, Long Beach , Calif. to board the USNS Breton that will take personnel,
planes and equipment to Naha, Okinawa. Photo by, Cpl. Warren R. Smith |
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USNS Breton, the jeep carrier that transported the
first contingent of HMM-364 to war in Vietnam. Click
here for Breton narrative.
Photo from '63 - '64 Cruise Book |
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USNS Breton underway somewhere in the Pacific Ocean
enroute to Okinawa.
Photo from '63 - '64 Cruise Book |
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The "Jeep Carrier" didn't need much of an Island as
it just launched planes as a resupply to the larger carriers during WW
II. You can see our fuel trucks and pickup trucks riding the trip
out on the flight deck.
Photo by, Cpl. Warren R. Smith |
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The aircraft were coated with
thick latex to keep corrosion caused by salt spray to a minimum.
Four F-104s were destined for the Chinese National Air Force on Taiwan. Photo by, Cpl.
Warren R. Smith |