CPL "Frenchie"
Long Binh Tan Village
Long Binh Tan Village
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CPL "Frenchie" Long Binh Tan Village |
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"Frenchie" worked in the local Popular Forces Platoon in the Village of Long Binh Tan, Vietnam. In 1968 under Operation STABILIZE he was assigned as a scout and interpreter to the 720th MP Battalion, Ambush Teams. "Frenchie" was the eldest PF assigned to scout interpreter duties under Operation STABLILZE. He was a Catholic as were most of the Vietnamese that lived in Long Binh Tan Village. Frenchie was a nickname given to him by the PF’s because he fought with the French Forces against the Viet Minh during the First Indochina War. Journal Of CPL Thomas T. Watson, B Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, March 1968-March 1969. |
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