Army Reporter information
for 26 ENG BN
39 ENG BN

For date 710329


26 ENG BN was a US Army unit
39 ENG BN was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Quang Ngai Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Quang Ngai City
Description: 29Mar71 Bridge repair requires skill QUANG NGAI--The 300-foot Quang Ngai bridge was damaged by a floating mine; and to the rescue came the men of Co. E, 26th Engr. Bn., Co. B, 39th Engr. Bn., and the 137th Light Equipment Co. Their job was to assess the damage and to make the necessary repairs. To accomplish the bridge reinforcement operation they used a rough terrain crane -- riding aboard a floating support raft - to pound 24 60-foot supporting piles into the Song Tra Khuc River bed 30 feet below. Photo Captions: 1) A 15-man assault craft 2) is prepared to be hoisted over the bridge's side to assess mine damage. 3) Lever in hand guides the crane....... 4) ...as it pounds 60-foot supporting tiles into the river bed. 5) Progress of a support pile is checked.

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