This info is gleaned from the
Internet, the Federal Benefits for Veterans booklet, correspondence with
ships mates and DB, the widow of a Whitehurst veteran who died of Lung Cancer.
Excerpt from DB's e-mail circa April, 2009 ...I received a letter from the VA on March 24, 2009, [stating] that the
Federal case, Haas vs. Peak, had been settled in May, 2008, so they were once
again processing claims. In a nutshell, the court ruled that the receipt
of the Viet Nam Service Medal alone does not establish service in Viet
Nam. The veteran must have been physically serving in Viet Nam... The VA letter states: (1) Claims for exposure to
Agent Orange now must show that the veteran served in the Republic of Viet Nam
Era (January 9, 1962 and ending on May 7, 1975). Service in the Republic
of Viet Nam includes service in the waters off shore and service in other
locations if the conditions of service involved duty or visitation in the
Republic of Viet Nam, or (2) the veteran's service other than in Viet Nam
exposed the veteran to herbicides. Hello Max, (excerpted from DB's
letter June 12, '09)
To obtain this small book, write to: Department of Veterans Affairs Specify: Pamplet # 80-70-01 P94663
Education.....1-888-442-4551 Links to Various VA Benefits Rodger Clement's personal record of Arrivals and
Departures during the 1961 Callup
1961 Oct 2, The ship was called to active
duty
Oct 4 Set sail
from
Seattle for
Long Beach Ca. where we had tender
Oct 24 Steaming to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii arriving on Oct 31
1962 10 Feb. Departed Pearl Harbor
20 Feb.-21 Feb Guam (Marianas Island)
22 Feb Arrived Subic Bay (Philippine, Islands)
7 Mar. Arrived in Da Nang, Viet Nam for personnel transfer
17 Mar. We had a ships party at Da Nang Military base
23 Mar-30 Mar Hong Kong (British Crown Colony) (Rest & Relaxation)
13 Apr. Left Subic Bay for patrol in Viet Nam
19 Apr. Ise De Phu
Quoc (Island off Viet Nam) to the village
of An Thoi, Viet Nam (beach party)
27 Apr. Arrived Subic Bay
29 Apr. Underway –Yokuska, Japan
3 May Entered port. Yokuska, Japan
5 May Underway for Kobe, Japan
6 -9 May Kobe
10 May Underway –Yokuska
, Japan
11- 27 May Yokuska Japan
28 May Underway for Pearl Harbor
5 June Arrived Pearl Harbor
10 July Underway
for Seattle
17 July Arrived Seattle USNRTC Lake
Union
2 Aug Released from Active duty
Page to be completed when National Archives send
the logs for March & April of 1962. Posted 13 June 2009, mc 28 September 2010 Received the following photo from Tim Lake GMC USN
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The letter also states that is the veteran was station aboard a ship, The
veteran must have disembarked in Viet Nam.
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The National Archives Response, "The Logs are not available". mc
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