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A terrific collectible - 1967-1968 USS DUPONT (DD-941), VIETNAM CRUISE!
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8\" x 10 3/4\"
WORDING BORROWED FROM THE BOOK:
ON JANUARY 1968 SHE COMPLETED A SEVEN MONTH DEPLOYMENT TO THE SEVENTH FLEET. DURING THAT TIME SHE FIRED MORE THAN 20,000 ROUNDS OF 5\" SHELLS IN SUPPORT OF THE 3RD MARINE DIVISION AND 12TH MARINE REGIMENT AT THE DMZ OF VIETNAM. DU PONT WAS TAKEN UNDER FIRE ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS BY NORTH VIETNAMESE SHORE BATTERIES. ON 28 AUGUST WHILE GOING TO THE AID OF ANOTHER SHIP SHE RECEIVED HEAVY FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN A HIT ON MOUNT 52. ONE MAN WAS KILLED AND EIGHT WOUNDED. HOWEVER THE SHIP STAYED ON STATION AND CONTINUED HER SUPPORT OF THE MARINES ASHORE.
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