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On This Day in December

December 1st ,
1967, Pleiku,
USAF LOD 1:
Perez, Carlos Augusto Sgt, 633d Air Police Squadron, Non Hostile: Illness/Disease; Natural Causes.

1970, 1928 hours: Cam Ranh Bay Air Base - 3 Rounds.
USAF KIA 2, WIA 8: RVN KIA 1, WIA 0. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 0.

1972, 0500 hours: Biên Hòa - 28 Rounds.
USAF KIA 0, WIA 0. RVN KIA 1, WIA 9. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 14.

December 2nd,
1966, ---- hours: Cam Ranh Bay Air Base: Attempt Penetration.4
483d SPS fired Automatic weapons on indivual attempting post penetration.
USAF KIA 0, WIA 0: RVN KIA 0, WIA 0. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 0.

1966, Nha Trang.
USAF LOD 1:
Kelsey, J C A1C, 14th Air Police Squadron Non Hostile: Vehicle Crash.

1969, 0755 hours: Phan Rang - 1 Round. No Casualties or Damage Reported.

1970, 0515 hours: Phu Cat - 3 Rounds.
USAF KIA 0, WIA 5. RVN KIA 0, WIA 0. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 0.

December 3rd,
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 4th,
1966, 0110 hours: Tan Son Nhut - Multi-Battalion; 33 Rounds.
USAF KIA 3:
1. Bevich George Michael Jr. A2C, 377th Air Police Squadron, K-9, Combat: mortars; Silver Star;
2. Riddle, Oliver John A2C, 377th Air Police Squadron, Combat: mortars; Purple Heart;
3. Cole, John Matthew A2C, 377th Air Police Squadron, Combat: mortars; Purple Heart.
USAF WIA 15. RVN KIA 3, WIA 4. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 2.
VC/NVA KIA 28, POW 4.

1972, 0420 hours: Biên Hòa - 7 Rounds.
USAF KIA 0, WIA 0. RVN KIA 0, WIA 0. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 3.

1972, 0743 hours: Tan Son Nhut - 28 Rounds.
USAF KIA 1, WIA 2. RVN KIA 10, WIA 33. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 2.

December 5th,
1969, Phu Cat,
USAF LOD 1:
Foster, Tony Curtis A1C, 821st Combat Security Police Squadron Non-Hostile: Explosive Device.

1972, 341st SPS (TDY?),
USAF LOD 1:
McNeill, Michael Sidney A1C, 341st Security Police Squadron (TDY from Malmstrom AFB?)
Non-Hostile: Accidental Self-Destruction (Gunshot).

December 6th,
1970, 0544 hours: Cam Ranh Bay Air Base - 4 Rounds.
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 7th,
1969, 0430 hours: Cam Ranh Bay Air Base - 3 Rounds.
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 8th,
1969, Phan Rang.
USAF LOD 1:
Mac Arthur, Dale Alan Sgt, 821st Combat Security Police Squadron, Non-Hostile: Vehicle Accident
(thrown from M-151 Jeep).

December 9th,
1970, U-Tapao RTAFB,
USAF LOD 1:
Stewart, Eric V.V.D. Sgt, 635th Security Police Squadron, Non-Hostile: Vehicle Crash.

December 10th,
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 11th,
1969, 0038 hours: Đà Nẵng - 4 Rounds.
USAF KIA 0, WIA 0. RVN KIA 0, WIA 0. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 1.

December 12th,
1969, 0625 hours: Biên Hòa - 11 Rounds.
USAF KIA 0, WIA 3. RVN KIA 0, WIA 0. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 0.

December 13th,
1968, Korat RTAFB,
USAF LOD 1:
Cook, Danny R. A1C, 388th Security Police Squadron Non-Hostile: Truck vs. motorcycle.

December 14th,
1969, 0940 hours: Phan Rang - 3 Rounds.
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 15th,
1972, 0405 hours: Biên Hòa - 12 Rounds.
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 16th,
1970, 2018 hours: Biên Hòa - 1 Round.
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

1972, 0115 hours: Biên Hòa - 6 Rounds. No Casualties or Damage Reported.

1972, 0915 hours: Biên Hòa - 3 Rounds. No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 17th,
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 18th,
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 19th,
1969, 0241 hours: Tan Son Nhut - 4 Rounds.
USAF KIA 0, WIA 5. RVN KIA 0, WIA 0. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 0.

December 20th,
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 21st,
1970, 0100 hours: Đà Nẵng - 1 Round.
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

1970, Tan Son Nhut,
USAF LOD 1:
Pacio , George Henry A1C, 377th Security Police Squadron, Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease.

December 22nd,
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 23rd,
1968, 0147 hours: Pleiku - 16 Rounds.
USAF KIA 0, WIA 3. RVN KIA 0, WIA 0. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 3.

December 24th,
1966, 0043 hours: Bình Thủy - 29 Rounds.
USAF KIA 0, WIA 7: RVN KIA 0, WIA 2. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 2.

1966, ---- hours: Cam Ranh Bay Air Base: Attempt Penetration.5
483d SPS exchanged Automatic weapons fire with individual.
USAF KIA 0, WIA 0: RVN KIA 0, WIA 0. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 0.

December 25th,
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 26th,
1969, Cam Ranh Bay Air Base,
USAF LOD 1:
Holley, Glynn Byron A1C, 12th Security Police Squadron, K-9. Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease.

1972, 0612 hours: Đà Nẵng - 32 Rounds.
USAF KIA 0, WIA 1. RVN KIA 0, WIA 0. Aircraft Loss 0, Damaged 8.

December 27th,
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 28th,
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 29th,
1970, 0604 hours: Pleiku - 2 Rounds.
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 30th,
No Casualties or Damage Reported.

December 31st,
No Casualties or Damage Reported.


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LEGEND
AP Air Police
SP Security Police
USAF United States Air Force
RVN Republic Vietnam (South Vietnamese)
KIA Killed In Action
LOD Line Of Duty Death
NVA North Vietnamese Army
POW Prisoner of War
Aircraft Loss, Aircraft Damaged = US & RVN combined
REFERENCES
1 Vietnam Security Police Association: Unit Histories, Guardmount Publication, Oral History
2 Air Base Defense In The Republic Of Vietnam, 1961-1973, Office of Air Force History,
   United States Air Force, Washington, D.C., 1979
3 USAF Quarterly Report, 35th Air Base Wing, Chapter III, 35th Air Police Squadron, 1 November 1966--
   31 March 1967, Page 71.
4 USAF Quarterly Report, 35th Air Base Wing, Chapter III, 35th Air Police Squadron, 1 November 1966--
   31 March 1967, Page 71.
5 USAF Quarterly Report, 35th Air Base Wing, Chapter III, 35th Air Police Squadron, 1 November 1966--
   31 March 1967, Page 72.
6 USAF Quarterly Report, 35th Air Base Wing, Chapter III, 35th Air Police Squadron, 1 November 1966--
   31 March 1967, Page 74.
7 Air Base Defense In The Republic Of Vietnam, 1961-1973, Office of Air Force History,
   United States Air Force, Washington, D.C., 1979, Roger P. Fox, Lt. Col. USAF retired, Page-231.
8 Daily Staff Journal or Duty Officer's Log DA Form 1594 for the date 09 April 1972, JDOC USASUPCOM, CRB,
   Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, RVN, APO 96312, CPO062155, signed by M. Rollinson (?) for Francisco G. TOrdillos, CPT. Copy
   received from the National Archives. Record Group 472. Joint Defense Operations Center, and Daily Logs.
9 Snakes in the Eagles Nest. A History of Ground Attacks on Air Bases, Project Air Force, Rand, 1995, Alan Vick, Page-89.

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