Serving With The 458th: Memories of Vietnam
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (967 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1530749727 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 84 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
LARC's were fitted with .50 caliber machine guns and began to provide port security rather than unloading cargo. The 458th was formed as an amphibian truck company (DUKW) in 1943, and participated in the Normandy Invasion, campaigns in France, Rhineland and Central Europe. This si the story of a LARC-V operator in Vietnam.. The 458th went to Vietnam in 1966 with LARC-V's to assist in unloading 20.9 million tons of ship's cargo onto beaches in Vietnam. As the stockpiles of cargo grew, so did the resistance from the Viet Cong
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