Les Penguin de Beezman

Ce LST faisait partie de la Mobile Riverine Force au Vietnam.

Photo de 1968 dans le delta du Mékong:

Une carrière bien remplie pour ce général!!

Williams was born on August 25, 1897 in Denton, Texas. In May, 1916 he enlisted as a private in the Texas National Guard and took part in the expedition against Pancho Villa. In August, 1917 Williams completed the officers training course at Camp Bullis, Leon Springs, Texas and received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Officer Reserve Corps.

From 1917 to 1919 Williams served with the 359th Infantry Regiment in France. He took part in offensives including St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Toul Sector, receiving a serious wound while commanding a company. Williams was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the regular Army in 1920.

He continued to serve in positions of increasing rank and responsibility during the 1920s and 1930s, including assignments with the 21st Infantry Regiment in Hawaii and the 29th Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia. Williams was also an avid polo player, and was a member of the Army team that won international championships in the 1920s. Williams completed the Infantry Company Officers Course at Fort Benning in 1926, and the Infantry Officer Advanced Course in 1931.

He graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College in 1936 and the Army War College in 1938.

In 1943 Williams commanded the 378th Infantry Regiment and was promoted to brigadier general. Williams was then named assistant division commander of the 90th Infantry Division and took part in the D-Day invasion, landing at Utah Beach.

Shortly after the D-day invasion, VII Corps commander Major General Lawton Collins decided that the 90th Infantry Division was not performing satisfactorily in combat. As a result, he relieved division commander Brigadier General Jay W. MacKelvie and two regimental commanders. MacKelvie’s successor, Eugene M. Landrum, was shortly afterwards involved in an altercation with Williams and requested his reduction in rank from brigadier general to colonel and reassignment to a staff position. Corps Commander Troy Middleton concurred, and the action was carried out.
After his reduction in rank Williams was named Training and Operations officer, G-3 for XXII Corps, planning and overseeing execution of missions in the European Theater of Operations

In 1946 Williams was appointed commander of the 26th Infantry Regiment in West Germany, also serving as acting commander of the of the 1st Infantry Division. From 1950 to 1952 Williams served in the Operations and Training Office of the Army Field Forces, at Fort Monroe, Virginia. In 1951 he was promoted again to Brigadier General.


From 1952 to 1953 Williams commanded the 25th Infantry Division in Korea, earning the Distinguished Service Cross and receiving promotion to Major General.

Williams commanded the XVI Corps in Japan from 1953 to 1954. From 1954 to 1955 Williams was commander of the IX Corps and deputy commander of the Eighth United States Army in South Korea. From January to September, 1955 Williams was commander of the Fourth United States Army at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, receiving promotion to Lieutenant General.

From 1955 until his 1960 retirement Williams commanded Military Assistance and Advisory Group – Vietnam, the first officer assigned to this position


Photo prise en 1957.

US Army Ryukyu Islands / Okinawa, une des bases arrière pour les opérations au Vietnam.

Idem, Subic Bay aux Philippines était la principale base arrière de la Navy en Asie du Sud-Est

Opérations au Vietnam de 1966 à 1969

Bon je fatigue un peu, je cite donc Wikipedia directement:
Eldorado served as flagship for the Commander Amphibious Forces Pacific Fleet in rotation with USS Estes (AGC-12) and Mount McKinley during the Vietnam War. In 1967 her crew earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation for her role in twelve amphibious assaults in Vietnam in conjunction with the Amphibious Ready Group and the Marine Special Landing Force.

Merci pour tous ces bouts d'histoire que tu présentes ici ! superbes pièces (zippo, penguins, konwal et autres....). Et vue la masse de photos et d'infos mise depuis quelques jours, tu as bien le droit de fatiguer un peu !!!

Le porte-avions CVA-14 Ticonderoga a effectué de nombreuses croisières sur Yankee Station, au large du Nord-Vietnam. Ses F8 Crusader embarqués ont obtenu quelques victoires contre les Mig dans les premières années de la guerre.

Bonjour beezman,

Belle série (tous les non zippo)

Une petite suggestion, tu pourrais les regrouper sur ta page principale.

Ils font partie de la même histoire et ce serait plus facile pour voir ta collection en entier.

Merci Bobzippo. Je les ai séparés car je pense que les non-zippo intéressent beaucoup moins de monde, et aussi pour éviter d'avoir une file de 40 pages!

Je vais déjà mettre des liens vers les autres marques sur la première page de ma collec zippo. Si vous pensez vraiment qu'il faut tout réunir, je le ferai!


7th Fleet, responsable de toutes les opérations Navy au large du Vietnam

Ravitailleur de destroyers, plusieurs déploiements au Vietnam entre 1966 et 1969.

Beachmaster Unit One

From 1965 to 1973 Beachmasters participated in over 70 combat beach landings during the Vietnam conflict. Among the more significant landings were: March 8, 1965- 3500 Marines landed at Da Nang during the first amphibious landing of the Vietnam War; April 4, 1965- 3652 Marines and 756 support vehicles were landed at Da Nang and Hue; September 24, 1966- Operation DAGGER THRUST I- first amphibious raid, near Quinhon; January 28, 1966- Operation DOUBLE EAGLE – Largest landing since Inchon, over 5000 Marines (Navy Unit Commendation); May 1967- Operation BEAU CHARGER- Seven Beachmasters suffered casualties due to enemy mortar fire during the operation (Meritorious Unit Commendation); and in 1968 Beachmasters participated in the Defense of Hue during the Tet Offensive (Navy Unit Commendation).

USS Paul Revere (APA-248). Transporteur de chalands de débarquement. Nombreuses opérations au Vietnam de 1964 à 1972. Renommé LPA-248 le 1er janvier 1969.

HMAS Vampire, navire australien déployé très souvent en Asie du Sud-Est.

Stationné à Naha de 58 à 71.
Vole sur C130A et E. Opérations spéciales dans toute l'Asie du Sud Est et opérations "Blind Bat" de largage de fusées éclairantes sur la piste Ho Chi Minh.

c'est vraiment une belle collection que tu nous présentes, et avec les explications qui vont avec
merci pour le partage

Tout le plaisir est pour moi!


On continue avec un Penguin du HMM-162, escadron d'hélicoptères des Marines déployé sur UH34D de 1963 à 1965.

Un petit groupe du HS-4, unité de sauvetage de pilotes abattus.


En 1965 sur le Yorktown dans le Golfe du Tonkin