Traditional Thanksgiving Day Turkey Enjoyed by Special Forces in Vietnam November 22 1966

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) (Most Recent)

Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

A Thanksgiving Day dinner including the traditional turkey and all the trimmings was enjoyed by members of A Detachment, 5th Special Forces located at Xom Cat, thanks to Sergeant First Class Lonnie Mitchell (Supply, North Carolina).

Sergeant Mitchell prepared teh tasty repast at the 5th Special Forces Headquarters at Bien Hoa, and the meal was delivered in hot steaming containers by helicopter to the 12 men of A Detachment at Xom Cat in the War Zone D area.

The team at Xom Cat is composed of three officers and nine enlisted men. Their only means of resupply is by air.

Sergeant Mitchell is Mess Sergeant of Detachment C-3, 5th Special Forces."

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National Archives Identifier: 559663
Local Identifier: 111-DD

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