Voices of the Fleet Vol. VII
Not On Label CPF-107 · USA
- Artist
- Various Artists
- Title
- Voices of the Fleet Vol. VII
- Release
- Voices of the Fleet Vol. VII
- Label
- Not On Label # CPF-107
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Spoken Word · Field Recordings
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation — US Military & Veteran Songs
Documentary, interviews, and field recordings of the US Pacific Fleet in Vietnam (#CPF-107). It includes soldiers in Vietnam recalling various events, such as operations, being under attack, shot down and recovered, escaping from ambushes, and information on the process of flying planes and returning aircrafts to the navy deck. The sleeve describes each track in specific detail, with regards to who is being interviewed / speaking, and the situation: " A1: North Vietnam's Kep Airfield Under Navy attack is recounted by Navy Pilots LCDR Ken Jurgensen and LTJG Roger Van Dyke of Lemoore, California. A2: Navy Fireman Kenneth Bracey of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, relives the story of his first encounter with Viet Cong during minesweeping operations on South Vietnam's Long Tau river. A3: The rescue of two pilots shot down over North Vietnam is described by LT Perry Gard of St. Petersburg, Florida. A4: Hospital man Samuel D. Bottaro of Onawa, Iowa, relates his experiences while treating Marines in the field and at South Vietnam's Dong Ha Aid Station. A5: LCDR Hugh McGee of Fairfield, Connecticut, shot down while aiding in the rescue of a downed Navy pilot, recalls his own rescue from the waters off North Vietnam. B1: CDR Hank Bailey of Lemoore, California, comments on the versatile Spad, a propeller-driven aircraft, recently phased out of Naval service. B2: A Navy River Patrol Boat's encounter with Viet Cong in South Vietnam's Mekong Delta is told by enginemen Joe Williams of Long Beach California, and James Plaster of Springfield, Missouri. B3: The briefing received by Navy Pilots aboard attack aircraft carriers in North Vietnam is discussed by CDR Paul Gillcrist of Freeport, New York. B4: Gunners Mate Jack Anderson of Blanchard, Oklahoma, a Navy river patrol boat crewman and winner of the Bronze Star, describes his escape from a Viet Cong ambush in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam. B5: The Intricate process of returning Navy aircraft to flight decks of Seventh Fleet carriers after missions over North Vietnam is explained by Air Controller Harry Trumble of Hanford, California.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Album line: interviews and field recordings of the US Pacific Fleet in Vietnam. [From Discogs]