Vintage Brushed Chrome Zippo Lighter US Navy USS KRISHNA ARL-38 From Vietnam War

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Vintage Brushed Chrome Zippo Lighter US Navy USS KRISHNA ARL-38 From Vietnam War:
$44.99

Up foryour collectionis a vintagegenuine brushed chromeZippo windproof lighterfeaturing US NavyUSS KRISHNA ARL-38 Landing Craft Repair Ship logo...Thisoriginal Zippo lighter has a repaired hinge, the top and bottom line up nicely, flint wheel turns properly...inexcellent working condition. Pictures show details of this rare, superb item !

From 1 December to 22 February 1965, USSKrishnareactivated and on 1 June she was assigned to Service Force,Pacific Fleet. Departing Little Creek, she steamed viaPearl HarborandGuamfor duty in theFar East. Operating out ofSubic Bay,Philippines, she reached theGulf of Thailandoff the coast ofVietnam17 September and began duty as support ship for patrol craft ofU.S. Coast GuardSquadron One based onPhu Quoc Island. While thecutterspatrolled coastal waters to prevent infiltration of ammunition and supplies to theViet Cong,Krishnaserved as a repair facility and fueling station as well as an operations, communications, and command center. Later in the year she also provided services for eight 50-foot \"Swift\" launches that arrived to strengthen the coastal surveillance program.

Krishnaremained on station until 1 December when she departed forBangkok,Thailand, arriving 3 December. She returned to her various support duties in the Gulf of Thailand 11 December. In FebruaryKrishnaraised and salvagedfast patrol craftPCF-4. On 30 April, men fromKrishnahelped extinguish a fire inAn Thoi, aSouth Vietnamesevillage. She had a number of distinguished visitors through 1966, includingSecretary of the NavyPaul H. Nitzeon 15 July. On 21 July the landing craft repair ship headed forSasebo, Japan with a stopover atKaoshiung,Taiwanon 29 July to provide repair facilities, arriving Sasebo 9 August.Krishnadeparted Sasebo for Vietnam 22 September, arriving in theGulf of Siam7 October to resume her WestPac mission.Krishnacontinued to patrol off the coast of Vietnam through 1966 into 1967.

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