Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Wallace Going was born on May 16, 1932 and had 16 years of service in the U.S. Navy, arriving in Vietnam on July 15, 1968 assigned to Assault Support Patrol Board A-91-5 (ASPB A-91-5), River Assault Squadron 9, Task Force 117 (TF-117), U.S. Naval Forces Vietnam.
On December 23, 1968 during Operation Giant Slingshot, two Assault Support Patrol Boats (ASPB) enroute to a preplanned ambush site with 1st Air Cavalry elements on board, came under fire at a position seven miles south of Kiep Hoa on the Vam Co Dong River in Bien Hoa Province, Republic of Vietnam. During the attack, the Boat Captain of A-91-5, BM2 Wallace Going was killed in action from a hostile explosive device. Another crewman was wounded. There was only light damage to the ASPB's.
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Wallace Going is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 36W, Line 69.
Contributor: Bruce Barney (48607679) • [email protected]
On December 23, 1968 during Operation Giant Slingshot, two Assault Support Patrol Boats (ASPB) enroute to a preplanned ambush site with 1st Air Cavalry elements on board, came under fire at a position seven miles south of Kiep Hoa on the Vam Co Dong River in Bien Hoa Province, Republic of Vietnam. During the attack, the Boat Captain of A-91-5, BM2 Wallace Going was killed in action from a hostile explosive device. Another crewman was wounded. There was only light damage to the ASPB's.
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Wallace Going is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 36W, Line 69.
Contributor: Bruce Barney (48607679) • [email protected]
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Wallace Going was born on May 16, 1932 and had 16 years of service in the U.S. Navy, arriving in Vietnam on July 15, 1968 assigned to Assault Support Patrol Board A-91-5 (ASPB A-91-5), River Assault Squadron 9, Task Force 117 (TF-117), U.S. Naval Forces Vietnam.
On December 23, 1968 during Operation Giant Slingshot, two Assault Support Patrol Boats (ASPB) enroute to a preplanned ambush site with 1st Air Cavalry elements on board, came under fire at a position seven miles south of Kiep Hoa on the Vam Co Dong River in Bien Hoa Province, Republic of Vietnam. During the attack, the Boat Captain of A-91-5, BM2 Wallace Going was killed in action from a hostile explosive device. Another crewman was wounded. There was only light damage to the ASPB's.
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Wallace Going is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 36W, Line 69.
Contributor: Bruce Barney (48607679) • [email protected]
On December 23, 1968 during Operation Giant Slingshot, two Assault Support Patrol Boats (ASPB) enroute to a preplanned ambush site with 1st Air Cavalry elements on board, came under fire at a position seven miles south of Kiep Hoa on the Vam Co Dong River in Bien Hoa Province, Republic of Vietnam. During the attack, the Boat Captain of A-91-5, BM2 Wallace Going was killed in action from a hostile explosive device. Another crewman was wounded. There was only light damage to the ASPB's.
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Wallace Going is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 36W, Line 69.
Contributor: Bruce Barney (48607679) • [email protected]
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