PHOTO'S by Betters,Joseph, RM3 1965-68

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banner of ship call sign flags N T H E mar 11 66 pod 031166 POD text mar 13 68 pod 031368 POD text Vance on July 7 1968 in VNN ships bulldog plaster palque swift boat coming alongside swiftboat refueling 8 inch expended shels on a oiler unrep 2 lst's and a oiler
unrep 2 lst's and a oiler navy band on the DD685 in Subic navy band on the DD685 in Subic closeup Vance steaming off Barbers Point HI 1 USS New Jersey gun barrel on the dock in Pearl beautiful sunset in VNN beautiful sunset in VNN bow view of a docked aircraftcarrier defender booklet 1 defender booklet 2 a ship mentioned in the arnheiter book q1 moored ships in a river CCG campbell leaving subiic
Enterance to Guam Harbor Hong Kong Harbor 167 from Victoria Peak joe's work jacket patchs back joe's work jacket patchs front hawaii patch taiwan patch sat cong patch broken CW key patch vance bulldog patch vietnam 66-67 patch joe's work jacket patchs large RM 2 swifts alongside by John lundy ship docking accident


motor whale boat looking for sharks while the crew swims swim call in the south china sea a nest of ships in Subic nest of ships in subic close up john lundy's painting on radio room door man holding call sign NThE oiler unrep oiler and vance are getting close unrep keelunng dragon parade keelung dragon parade over the bow qui nhon harbor enterance joe's 3rd class RM cert. radioman at the CW key
the smoke stack beach in Vietnam

Photo Descriptions

The ships call sign flags NTHE at the change of commang 1965 Wright to Arnheiter
Two POD's
Photo taken in July 1968 off the coast of Vietnam.This is the last time I saw Vance as I had just been upreped onto an oiler to head home.
This is a plaster of paris wall hanging of the Vance logo.
This was given to me as I was leaving the ship in 1968.
Thanks to Duane Baumgartner, I have the rubber mold on loan. Note: Some years later the mold was returned to Duane.
Swiftboat coming alongside
Swiftboat refuling
8 inch shell casings on the AO I was unreped too. Heading to Subic Bay
Two LST's reuling from a oiler
Watching the unrep
Navy band on DD685 in Subic Bay
Close up of the band
Vance steaming off Barbers Point, Hawaii.
One 16 inch gun barrel of the USS New Jersey. On the pier in Pearl Harbor
Sunset off Viet Nam
Sunset off Viet Nam
Bow of a docked Aircraft Carrier
Defender booklet 1
Defender booklet 2
Ship mentioned in the book "The Arnheiter Affair"
Moored ships in a river
Coast Guard Cutter Campbel leaving Subic
Entrance to Guam Harbor
1967 view of Hong Harbor from Victoria Peak
Next 9 photos are patches on my work jacket
2 swifts alongside
ship damage
moter whale boat on shark patrol while the crew swims
Swim call
nest of ships in Subic
Subic nest closeup
John Lundy's painting on the Radio Room door
Next 3 photo's of a unrep which the XO took command for emergency breakaway.
Keelung dragon parade
Keelung dragon parade
Entrance to Qui Nhon harbor
My 3rd class certificate signed by Capt. Swan
RM at the CW key scan
The stack
Shoreline Viet Nam



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