Memorabilia 16B - Chronology
104 Signal Squadron in South Vietnam
Chronology 104 Sig Sqn information from War
Diaries.
Orginal author/researcher unknown.
1967 - Year of the Goat
Additional Information for 1967
01MAY67 |
The last night in Brisbane before deploying to South Vietnam had issues. See http://www.au104.org/Veteran_Stories/vetstory18.html |
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12JUL67 |
Sig Reg
Armstrong WIA was the first 104 Sig Sqn member WIA. |
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09AUG67 |
Cpl Denis John Donnelly AK was a Corporal Clerk with 104 Sig Sqn and was killed at the Australian base, Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy, South Vietnam when his was cleaning his 9mm F1 sub-machine gun and it accidentally discharged on the morning of the 9 August 1967. |
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1967 |
Two Short Stories from 1967 from OC. |
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1967-71 |
Hoa Long Dance and Dat Do Dogs. |
1968 - Year of the Monkey
Additional Information for 1968
24JAN68 |
Air Deployment of RR on Op Coburg (FSPB Andersen) |
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16MAY68 |
Sig
Alexander Henry Young KIA at FSPB Coral during a
motar/rocket |
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12AUG68 |
US Army gunship explodes on Kangaroo Pad. |
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29SEP68 |
Sig Dennis Eric Abraham KIA
when the |
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01OCT68 |
104 Sig Sqn receives Armoured Command Vehicle (ACV) M577. |
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03NOV68 |
104 Sig Sqn deploys Defence and Employment Section (D&E)
and ACV
'Callsign 85C' to FSPB Lion on Op Capital for the first time.
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27DEC68 |
First of many 104 Sig Sqn TAOR Patrols. |
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1968 |
An Evenful Year in South Vietnam 1968 by Gordon Taylor. |
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1969 - Year of the Rooster
Additional Information for 1969
19FEB69 |
Sig Robert Vallance Possum Down! |
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01MAR69 | Stories from visiting CMF Soldier Leo
Powning. See http://www.au104.org/Veteran_Stories/vetstory21.html |
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01JUL69 |
Details of 104 Sig Sqn deployed to FSPB Clare. |
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01AUG69 |
Details of 104 Sig Sqn Radio Det on Op Burnham with
6RAR/NZ. |
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27SEP69 |
Details of 104 Sig Sqn deployed in the search for SAS
Trooper David |
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01OCT69 |
Details on 104 Sig Sqn repairing
line at Phu My during Op Kings Cross. |
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01OCT69 |
104 Sig Sqn Training Report. |
1970 - Year of the Dog
Additional Information for 1970
See Patrol Contact Report with maps, etc.
http://www.au104.org/Memorabilia/Mem-7.htm
1971 - Year of the Pig
Additional Information for 1971
01JUN71 |
Operation Overlord 5-14 June 1971 |
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01JUN71 |
Courtenay Hill 1971 - A Home with a View. |
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01SEP71 |
Army in South Vietnam 1971 (with 104 Sig Sqn). |
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01OCT71 |
Dummy SAS Missions (104 Sig Sqn). |
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OCT/NOV71 |
Reminiscing 1971 - The Final Days |
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OCT/NOV71 |
Withdrawing from South Vietnam - Royal Australian
Corps of Signals |
Footnote
104 Signal Squadon (104 Sig Sqn) now serves as
one of the two combat signal
squadrons as part of the 1st Combat Signal Regiment (1CSR). 1CSR
also has a
Headquarter Squadron (HQ Sqn) that does the role of the
1st
Australian Task Force (1ATF), Headquarter Company (HQ Coy) from the
Vietnam War. Plaques at 1CSR honours both 104 Sig Sqn
and 1ATF HQ Coy war dead. We
will never forget!
See
http://www.au104.org/Veteran_Stories/vetstory66.html