ance Jf good communications 5—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, January 2, 1969
even more important. Snyder
and nine other staff radiomen
handle hundreds of messages
concerning not only the force’s
operations, but also anything
of interest to the 1500 combat
sailora attached to Group
Bravo.
Snyder is a graduate of De­
troit High school.
River Assault One is a unit
of the Pacific Fleet Amphib­
ious Force.
My Neighbors
May the joys of the season
abide with you throughoat
the year.
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Barbara Davidson
Mill City, Oregon
MILL CITY, ORE.
MEKONG DELTA—A Na­
vyman from Idanha is playing
a key role in the battle against
Communist aggression in Viet­
nam’s Mekong Delta.
Radioman 1/c Donald D.
Snyder, 30, husband of the
former Miss Theo I. Sweeten
:f San Diego, and son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert A. Snyder of
Idanha is a radioman on the
staff of River Assault Flotilla
One, the Navy component of
the Army-Navy Mobile River­
ine Force.
This unique force conducts
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strike operations against main
force Viet Cong units along
the thousands of miles of can­
als, streams, and rivers which
interlace the delta. The flotil­
la, consisting of 11 ships and
180 heavily armed and armor­
ed gunboats, supports infant­
rymen of the U. S. Army’s 9th
Division.
In a typical operation, the
Navy river boats, transport
the infantrymen from the
ships to a preselected strike
zone in the delta. The troops
are landed to sweep the area
ashore while the boats with­
draw to patrol the streams,
prevent enemy escape by wat­
er, and provide gunfire sup­
port for the ground elements.
The gunboats comprise a
“mini-fleet” which is unique
in Naval history. Its battle-
shtps are 60-foot monitor gun­
boats. Carrying a 105 milli­
meter howitzer, the monitor is
a formidable weapon against
the Viet Cong.
Armored Troop
Carriers
(ATCs), 56-foot converted WW
II amphibious landing craft,
each capable of carrying a
platoon of 40 fully equipped
infantrymen, comprise over
50 percent of the force. Many
of them are equipped with
helicopter landing pads, mak­
ing them the smallest aircraft
carriers in the Navy.
Other specially equipped
craft act as destroyers, mine­
sweepers, and command boats
as the ‘mini-fleet” prowls the
delta streams in search of the
Viet Cong.
Snyder’s job keeps him
aboard the flagship of Mobile
Riverine Group Bravo, an op­
erational command consisting
of half of the flotilla. He is
watch supervisor, responsible
for overseeing and coordinat­
ing the fl.w of communications
to and from the force.
Petty Officer Snyder accom­
panies the force as it ranges
the length and breadth of the
delta. The ships act as a mo­
bile base for the gunboats, an­
choring near the current area
of operations. It is this ability
to move and enter base of op­
erations which gives the force
its great flexibility in meeting
the Communist challenge in
the watery delta.
It also makes the mainten-
Sincere best wishes for
New Year happiness.
Let the spirit of the
New Year fill your
heart with joy.
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