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X-WR-CALDESC:3 January 1962: Marine cryptologists began their service in So
 uth Vietnam with the arrival of Detachment A\, First Radio Company Fleet M
 arine Force\, which established itself at Pleiku. Visit the link included 
 below to learn more about the pictured artifact.\n\n<b>Excerpt from 1st-ra
 dio-company-usmc website:</b>  In January 1962\, by order of then Secretar
 y of Defense McNamara\, 1st Composite Radio Company deployed a detachment 
 of Marines\, identified as Sub Unit #1\, to Pleiku\, South Vietnam. Pleiku
  is located in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam (SVN) known militari
 ly as II Corps. Established as a four month rotational (training) effort a
 nd being attached to the U.S. Army Security Group’s 3rd Radio Research Uni
 t (3rd RRU) based at Davis Station\, Saigon\, SVN\, the detachment’s missi
 on was to gather information on the movements\, disposition and assist in 
 developing the intentions of North Vietnam and Viet Cong military organiza
 tions in support of the 3rd RRU and U.S. forces in Vietnam. The unit was b
 illeted at an Army of Vietnam’s base which also housed U.S. Military Army 
 Advisory and Assistance Group.\n\nThe third detachment of the Marines sent
  to Pleiku saw a few members assigned directly to the 3rd RRU\, Saigon to 
 perform vital airborne tactical support in locating enemy units in the imm
 ediate area. Together\, the combined work of this 3rd detachment’s deploym
 ent to Vietnam not only lifted the threat of terminating continued deploym
 ents in support of the 3rd RRU\, it raised production to a level of produc
 tion that warranted the Secretary of the Army\, on May 14\, 1963\, to awar
 d those Marines in support of the 3rd RRU between January and December 196
 2\, the U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Citation. This outstanding support rema
 ined vital to U.S. forces efforts through the evacuation of Saigon in 1967
 .
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DESCRIPTION:3 January 1962: Marine cryptologists began their service in Sou
 th Vietnam with the arrival of Detachment A\, First Radio Company Fleet Ma
 rine Force\, which established itself at Pleiku. Visit the link included b
 elow to learn more about the pictured artifact.\n\n<b>Excerpt from 1st-rad
 io-company-usmc website:</b>  In January 1962\, by order of then Secretary
  of Defense McNamara\, 1st Composite Radio Company deployed a detachment o
 f Marines\, identified as Sub Unit #1\, to Pleiku\, South Vietnam. Pleiku 
 is located in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam (SVN) known militaril
 y as II Corps. Established as a four month rotational (training) effort an
 d being attached to the U.S. Army Security Group’s 3rd Radio Research Unit
  (3rd RRU) based at Davis Station\, Saigon\, SVN\, the detachment’s missio
 n was to gather information on the movements\, disposition and assist in d
 eveloping the intentions of North Vietnam and Viet Cong military organizat
 ions in support of the 3rd RRU and U.S. forces in Vietnam. The unit was bi
 lleted at an Army of Vietnam’s base which also housed U.S. Military Army A
 dvisory and Assistance Group.\n\nThe third detachment of the Marines sent 
 to Pleiku saw a few members assigned directly to the 3rd RRU\, Saigon to p
 erform vital airborne tactical support in locating enemy units in the imme
 diate area. Together\, the combined work of this 3rd detachment’s deployme
 nt to Vietnam not only lifted the threat of terminating continued deployme
 nts in support of the 3rd RRU\, it raised production to a level of product
 ion that warranted the Secretary of the Army\, on May 14\, 1963\, to award
  those Marines in support of the 3rd RRU between January and December 1962
 \, the U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Citation. This outstanding support remai
 ned vital to U.S. forces efforts through the evacuation of Saigon in 1967.
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SUMMARY:1962: Marine cryptologists in Vietnam.
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