Relief Efforts For Vietnamese Evacuees, South Vietnam

Description

DEPARTMENT OF Greens FILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) UNITED STATES of WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 PLEASE NOTE DATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 1975 OXford 7-6161 Release #32-75 Footage: 132' 16mm Color Original VT Room 2E 773 Time: 3:40 RELIEF EFFORTS FOR VIETNAMESE EVACUEES (Official U. S. Navy Film Released by Department of Defense) DATE/PLACE: This footage was shot on April 6 and 7, 1975, off the coast of South Vietnam. SCOPE: This coverage is of the relief efforts of the USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) to provide food, water, and limited medical supplies to South Vietnamese refugees aboard the SS AMERICAN CHALLENGER, SS GREENPORT, SS PIONEER CONTENDER, and the USNS SGT ANDREW MILLER. BACKGROUND: Nine cargo ships and several small vessels of the Navy's Military Sealift mmand (MSC) have evacuated more than 100,000 Vietnamese refugees from South Vietnamese stal cities since March 27. Additionally, during the evacuation operations, U. S. Navy ships provided support in the form of food, fuel, water, medical and security personnel to the civilian manned transports carrying refugees. Using landing craft and other small boats, the USS DUBUQUE transferred over 52 tons of supplies to the ships. Teams of doctors and hospital corpsmen, working around-the-clock, treated the seriously ill and injured. As of this date, MSC and USN ships are remaining in the area. SEQUENCES Footage: 514xxx Video: 101894 37' Pioneer Contender with refugees aboard. 104472 9' 104459 Supplies enroute to refugee ships. 104084 9' Refugees aboard the Greenport. 102282 33' Supplies being loaded aboard Military Sealift Command ships for refugees. 44' Refugees loading on barge which will take them ashore on the island of Phu Quoc, Vietnam. - MORE -

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Filmed News Releases