Seabee Stranger No Stranger to Danger!

Item

derivative filename/jpeg
363-03947.pdf
Digital Object Identifier
363-03947
Title
Seabee Stranger No Stranger to Danger!
Description
Original title: "Seabee Stranger No Stranger to Danger!" Seabees press release #RVN-235 (29)
AI Usage Disclosure
Draft transcripts were automatically generated via Google Document AI and are currently under review. Please report significant errors to Archives & Special Collections at archives@unl.edu.
Transcript
UNITED STATES NAVY
CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS
SEABEES IN ACTION
"CONSTRUIMUS, BATUIMUS - WE BUILD, WE FIGHT"
"CAN DO!"
U.S. NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION SEVEN
FPO NEW YORK 09501
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
For Immediate Release
By: JOI George W. Scott
SEABEE STANGER NO STRANGER TO DANGER!
Release #RVN-235 (29)
The heroic action of Seabee Equipment Operator Third Class John V. Stanger is credited with saving the life of an Armed Forces Policeman attempting to make an arrest in Da Nang East, Vietnam.
Stanger and Seabee Builder Third Class Salvatore Scola were returning to the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seven Batch Plant for a late concrete pour when they witnessed the knife attack and immediately went to the policeman's aid. However, because a group of Vietnamese people had gathered, it was not feasible to fire their rifles so Seabee Stanger used his rifle butt to ward off the attacker and was stabbed in the back during the melee.
When more Armed Forces Police arrived and the attacker had been subdued, Seabee Stanger was taken to the Naval Support Activity Hospital where he was detained overnight.
In a letter of appreciation from the Third Military Police Battalion at Da Nang, Lieutenant Colonel C.H. Sullivan highly praised Seabee Stanger for the complete disregard of his own personal safety.
"Your heroic conduct saved the life of a patrolman and has gained you the highest respect of this unit. Your conduct not only reflects favorably upon you but further displays the "Can Do" attitude of your famed organization, the Seabees."
Seabee Stanger is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent P. Stanger of Cragsmoor, New York. Prior to entering the Navy-in February 1965, he attended the Delhi Agricultural and Technical Institute in Delhi, N. Y.
-30-
DEAR EDITOR: We Seabees hope you can use this copy and we would appreciate a tear sheet mailed to: PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE 09D2, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY - NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND - WASHINGTON, D. C. 20390
Date
1967
Subject
United States. Navy. Seabees; Vietnam War, 1961-1977; Construction projects; Press releases
Location
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates
38.9072; -77.0369
Container
B65, F12
Format
press releases
Collection Number
MS 363
Collection Title
Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
Creator
United States. Navy. Seabees
Copyright Information
These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Publisher
Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
Language
English