Phu Quoc, Vietnam beach finds

perdidogringo · Jul 17, 2021

Hi All,

It's been a while since I've done any detecting with COVID and all. I'm now based in Vietnam and had a chance to search one of the beaches yesterday on the island of Phu Quoc. Didn't find anything too great, however, I did find a couple of rings and a 10k gold earring. Hoping the beaches here will eventually treat me better (Beach Pirate on Youtube over in Danang makes it look easy!). lol

Randy Combs · Jul 17, 2021

better than what I found today

Digger RJ · Jul 17, 2021

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 18, 2021

You found gold at the beach, that makes it a great hunt. :thumbsup:

Congrats,
Dave

islamoradamark · Jul 18, 2021

your off to a good start more will follow

Citiboy289 · Jul 18, 2021

I would do some research about a incountry R&R site We were in the field just north of DungHa. And they would take us there Could not give more info. It been years. But seemed to be only about an hour out from there Good luck

against the wind · Jul 20, 2021

Congratulations on the Gold,

perdidogringo · Jul 25, 2021

Citiboy289 said:
I would do some research about a incountry R&R site We were in the field just north of DungHa. And they would take us there Could not give more info. It been years. But seemed to be only about an hour out from there Good luck

Oh man, I'd love to search on some inland sites here in Vietnam but have been advised to stay clear due to the amount of leftover unexploded ordnance from the war. The only thing I could find online about a "DungHa" was a place called "Yen Dung Ha." I'm wondering if it is the same place? I also found a mention of DungHa in a Vietnam War memoir here: The Story of a Black Vietnam Veteran. I've attached a screen shot of the mention in the book. Interesting stuff.

perdidogringo · Jul 25, 2021

perdidogringo said:
Oh man, I'd love to search on some inland sites here in Vietnam but have been advised to stay clear due to the amount of leftover unexploded ordnance from the war. The only thing I could find online about a "DungHa" was a place called "Yen Dung Ha." I'm wondering if it is the same place? I also found a mention of DungHa in a Vietnam War memoir here: The Story of a Black Vietnam Veteran. I've attached a screen shot of the mention in the book. Interesting stuff.

Or perhaps it's spelled "Dong Ha" nowadays and here is some info. about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Đông_Hà Might have to go check it out as they have tours of the old DMZ from there it looks like.

Citiboy289 · Jul 25, 2021

Ok mis spelt
If you find it on a map. It should be near rt9. Next location south was. Quant Tri. Heading north was. Cam Lo then Con tien Rt 9 turned west then and headed out to Ka sen. if you need more in depth info look up ninth Marines. We were all over the northern I corps. Good luck

RTR · Jul 25, 2021

Hit the beaches at Phan Rang air base... Gotta be a lot of stuff lost there. Thousands of service personal used that beach for in-country R&R https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_Rang_Air_Base

Beach area,Just to the right of that Mt. in the background (in the top Pix.).

crashbandicoot · Jul 25, 2021

What,s the blue things?Great luck to you.

scruggs · Jul 25, 2021

Nice GOLD!

perdidogringo · Jul 26, 2021

RTR said:
Hit the beaches at Phan Rang air base... Gotta be a lot of stuff lost there. Thousands of service personal used that beach for in-country R&R https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_Rang_Air_Base Beach area,Just to the right of that Mt. in the background (in the top Pix.).

Thanks for the recommendation! It looks like the base is now called Thanh Son Air Base. I've attached a screen shot (with the terrain around the base illustrated) from Google Maps- maybe you can help narrow down where the beach was? Seems like there are currently a number of small lakes on/near the base (I've circled them in red). The ocean is also close by and now called Ninh Chu Beach (circled in blue). Can you remember if any of these are where the R&R beach was?

I'd love to find some long lost high school/wedding rings there and reunite them with Vietnam veterans back in the States...

RTR · Jul 26, 2021

perdidogringo said:
Thanks for the recommendation! It looks like the base is now called Thanh Son Air Base. I've attached a screen shot (with the terrain around the base illustrated) from Google Maps- maybe you can help narrow down where the beach was? Seems like there are currently a number of small lakes on/near the base (I've circled them in red). The ocean is also close by and now called Ninh Chu Beach (circled in blue). Can you remember if any of these are where the R&R beach was?

I'd love to find some long lost high school/wedding rings there and reunite them with Vietnam veterans back in the States...

That entire area you have circled in Blue(on the ocean) is the beach area I posted about earlier ,good luck !

Got to be a lot of jewelry left behind.The guys on R&R at that beach 'Partied' like there was no tomorrow. :occasion14:

Back then there was only one road in & out to the beach.It took you thru a mountain pass where 'Charlie' would have his fun.And we would have ours,with air-support of at least 2 attack choppers and armored vehicles.Including,but not limited to .

Also...As far as I know None of the lakes you circled were secured for R&R.

perdidogringo · Jul 26, 2021

RTR said:
That entire area you have circled in Blue(on the ocean) is the beach area I posted about earlier ,good luck ! Got to be a lot of jewelry left behind.The guys on R&R at that beach 'Partied' like there was no tomorrow. Back then there was only one road in & out to the beach.It took you thru a mountain pass where 'Charlie' would have his fun.And we would have ours,with air-support of at least 2 attack choppers and armored vehicles.Including,but not limited to .

Also...As far as I know None of the lakes you circled were secured for R&R.

I love hearing stories of soldier's experiences in Vietnam especially now that I am living here. Thank you so much! I will definitely be checking out that beach on my next trip to Nha Trang. Hopefully Beach Pirate on Youtube hasn't gotten to it yet.

RTR · Jul 27, 2021

Nha Trang city & Base

RTR · Jul 27, 2021

You mentioned Nha Trang... That might be a good beach to hunt. Off duty GIs would just walk across Highway One and go swimming in the South China Sea

The runway at Nha Trang air Base ended at the beach.As pictured here where a F-100 crash landed off the runway into the sand(loaded with 750 pounders).You can just make out the tail of the F-100 at 3 o'clock in the background.

perdidogringo · Jul 27, 2021

RTR said:
You mentioned Nha Trang... That might be a good beach to hunt. Off duty GIs would just walk across Highway One and go swimming in the South China Sea The runway at Nha Trang air Base ended at the beach.As pictured here where a F-100 crash landed off the runway into the sand(loaded with 750 pounders).You can just make out the tail of the F-100 at 3 o'clock in the background.

Awesome photos! Thanks for sharing. Vietnam looks so different now you wouldn't believe it.