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Show IN ON NAVAL ACTION IN SOUTH VIET NAM Boatswain's Mate Third Class Kenneth R. Mangum, USN, 21. son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Mangum of Panguitch, and husband of the former Miss Sandra M. Gillette of Tropic, la participating In search and destroy operations south of Saigon. Vietnam In the Mekong Delta as a member of the Mobile Riverine Force. His squad ron has the mission of transporting infantry troops from a mobile base composed of several Navy ships to various operational areas over the vast network of waterways in the delta. After troops go ashore the boats take up blocking positions along the streams and canals where they are also available to provide gunfire sup port. Prior to arriving in Vietnam he was a student In riverine warfare in Vallejo, California, and completed a realistic survival training course In the rugged mountains near Warner Springs. California |