MRF TF-117 Historical Data
Mobile Riverine Force – Task Force 117
“Historical Data Project”
The MRFA is launching our “Historical Data Project” (HDP). We desire to acquire and post as much MRF TF-117 data as comes available to share with each other and to keep our unique Naval and Army history alive for generations to come.
The Project will start out slowly as we acquire historical documentation to scan and post on the website. We are also looking to accumulate Photos and Film footage for our archives.
Everyone who served with the MRF TF-117 in the force can play a role in submitting key documents, photos and film to enhance our inventory. Mike Harris is heading up the Riverine Squadron/Division portion of our Joint Force Unit. He has visited the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) in Washington DC and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in College Park, MD with the sole intent of gathering historical information from the archives. Mike has quite a bit of declassified documents that he will be posting along with documents that other former sailors have provided him through the years.
Volunteers needed
- We will need one or more former U.S. Army soldiers to Team up with us to handle the Army side of the Project.
- We will also need one or more former U.S. Navy sailors to Team up with us to handle the Support Ships/Units.
- We certainly do not want to leave out our U.S. Crews and Naval Advisors who kept the riverine craft fighting under the Commander Task Force 194 flag, and other units, after the Mobile Riverine Force – Task Force 117 was disbanded on August 25, 1969. We will need volunteers to take the lead during these years of service as well.
Data Index:
A List of Army & Navy Units is below this Data Index.
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United States Navy
- River Assault Squadrons and Divisions – Squadrons: 9-11-13-15
Divisions: 91/91, 111/112, 131/132, 151/152 & 153 - Commander River Support Group 7 – APBs & YTBs
- CTG 194 Units – ARLs & LSTs
- U.S. Naval Advisors (Riverine Craft) – Various Vietnamese Naval Units
- Search Ship Deck Logs
United States Army
- Artillery & Armor – 2nd/4th, 1st/11th, 3rd/34th Artillery, 6th/77th, 1st/84th & 3rd/5th (Armor)
- Infantry – 1/16th, 6/31st, 2nd/3rd/4th/39th, 2nd/3rd/4th/47th, 2nd/3rd/5th/60th & E Co 50th & 75th (LRRP)
- Locations & Dates of 9th ID Riverine Units
- Engineer & Maintenance – 15th Engineer BN & 709th Maintenance BN
- Miscellaneous Units – Transportation, Military Police, Administration, PACV, etc.
Units Lists:
Commander Task Force – 117
Mobile Riverine Force
CTF-117 River Assault Flotilla One
Commander River Assault Squadron – 9
River Assault Division – 91
River Assault Division – 92
Commander River Assault Squadron – 11
River Assault Division – 111
River Assault Division – 112
Commander River Assault Squadron – 13
River Assault Division – 131
River Assault Division – 132
Commander River Assault Squadron – 15
- River Assault Division – 151
- River Assault Division – 152
- River Assault Division – 153
Commander River Support Squadron – 7
- USS Benewah (APB-35)
- USS Colleton (APB-36)
- USS Mercer (APB-39)
- USS Nueces (APB-40)
- USS Kalispell (YTB-784)
- USS Winnemucca (YTB-785)
Commander Task Group 194
Landing Ship Tank (LST)
- LST-344 USS Blanco County
- LST-515 USS Caddo Parish
- LST-525 Caroline County
- LST-551 USS Chesterfield County
- LST-601 USS Clarke County
- LST-603 USS Coconino County
- LST-786 USS Garrett County
- LST-819 USS Hampshire County
- LST-825 USS Hickman County
- LST-836 USS Holmes County
- LST-839 USS Iredell County
- LST-848 USS Jerome County
- LST-854 USS Kemper County
- LST-901 USS Litchfield County
- LST-902 USS Luzerne County
- LST-905 USS Madera County
- LST-912 USS Mahnomen County
- LST-980 USS Meeker County
- LST-1032 USS Monmouth County
- LST-1067 USS Nye County
- LST-1073 USS Outagamie County
- LST-1077 USS Park County
- LST-1082 USS Pitkin County
- LST-1088 USS Pulaski County
- LST-1123 USS Sedgewick County
- LST-1126 USS Snohomish County
- LST-1141 USS Stone County
- LST-1148 USS Sumner County
- LST-1157 USS Terrell County
- LST-1158 USS Tioga County
- LST-1159 USS Tom Green County
- LST-1161 USS Vernon County
- LST-1165 USS Washoe County
- LST-1166 USS Washtenaw County
- LST-1167 USS Westchester County
- LST-1168 USS Wexford County
- LST-1169 USS Whitfield County
- LST-1170 USS Windham County
ARL’s
- USS Satyr (ARL-23)
- USS Sphinx (ARL-24)
- USS Askari (ARL-30)
- USS Indra (ARL-37)
- USS Krishna (ARL-38)
Commander Task Force – 117 (Mobile Riverine Force)
US Army 9th Infantry Division Mobile Riverine Units:
HHB 9th Infantry Division Artillery
HHB 2nd Battalion 4th Artillery
- A Battery 2nd Battalion 4th Artillery
- B Battery 2nd Battalion 4th Artillery
- C Battery 2nd Battalion 4th Artillery
- D Battery 2nd Battalion 4th Artillery
HSB 1st Battalion 11th Artillery
- A Battery 1st Battalion 11th Artillery
- B Battery 1st Battalion 11th Artillery
- C Battery 1st Battalion 11th Artillery
HHB 3rd Battalion 34th Artillery
- A Battery 3rd Battalion 34th Artillery
- B Battery 3rd Battalion 34th Artillery
- C Battery 3rd Battalion 34th Artillery
HHB 6th Battalion 77th Artillery
- A Battery 6th Battalion 77th Artillery
- B Battery 6th Battalion 77th Artillery
- C Battery 6th Battalion 77th Artillery
HHB 1st Battalion 84th Artillery
- A Battery 1st Battalion 84th Artillery
- B Battery 1st Battalion 84th Artillery
- C Battery 1st Battalion 84th Artillery
HHT 3rd Squadron 5th Cavalry
- A Troop 3rd Squadron 5th Cavalry
- B Troop 3rd Squadron 5th Cavalry
- C Troop 3rd Squadron 5th Cavalry
- D Troop 3rd Squadron 5th Cavalry
HHC 1st Battalion 16th Infantry Regiment
- A Company 1st Battalion 16th Infantry Regiment
- B Company 1st Battalion 16th Infantry Regiment
- C Company 1st Battalion 16th Infantry Regiment
HHC 6th Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment
- A Company 6th Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment
- B Company 6th Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment
- C Company 6th Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment
- D Company 6th Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment
- E Company 6th Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment
HHC 2nd Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- A Company 2nd Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- B Company 2nd Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- C Company 2nd Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- D Company 2nd Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- E Company 2nd Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
HHC 3rd Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- A Company 3rd Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- B Company 3rd Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- C Company 3rd Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- D Company 3rd Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- E Company 3rd Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
HHC 4th Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- A Company 4th Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- B Company 4th Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- C Company 4th Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- D Company 4th Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
- E Company 4th Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment
HHC 2nd Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- A Company 2nd Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- B Company 2nd Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- C Company 2nd Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- D Company 2nd Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
HHC 3rd Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- A Company 3rd Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- B Company 3rd Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- C Company 3rd Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- D Company 3rd Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- E Company 3rd Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
HHC 4th Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- A Company 4th Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- B Company 4th Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- C Company 4th Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- D Company 4th Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
- E Company 4th Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment
HHC 2nd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- A Company 2nd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- B Company 2nd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- C Company 2nd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- D Company 2nd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- E Company 2nd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
HHC 3rd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- A Company 3rd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- B Company 3rd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- C Company 3rd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- D Company 3rd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- E Company 3rd Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
HHC 5th Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- A Company 5th Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- B Company 5th Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- C Company 5th Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- D Company 5th Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
- E Company 5th Battalion 60th Infantry Regiment
E Company (LRRP) 50th Infantry Regiment
E Company (LRRP) 75th Infantry Regiment
HHC 15th Engineer Battalion (Combat)
- A Company 15th Engineer Battalion (Combat)
- B Company 15th Engineer Battalion (Combat)
- C Company 15th Engineer Battalion (Combat)
- D Company 15th Engineer Battalion (Combat)
- E Company 15th Engineer Battalion (Combat)
HHC 709th Maintenance Battalion
- A Company 709th Maintenance Battalion
- B Company 709th Maintenance Battalion
- C Company 709th Maintenance Battalion
- D Company 709th Maintenance Battalion
- E Company 709th Maintenance Battalion
HHC 9th Infantry Division
1097th Transportation Company
HHC 9th S & T Battalion
A Company 9th S & T Battalion
B Company 9th S & T Battalion
HHC 9th ARVN Battalion
A Company 9th ARVN Battalion
B Company 9th ARVN Battalion
HHC 1st Brigade 9th Infantry Division
HHC 3rd Brigade 9th Infantry Division
3rd Brigade 9th Infantry Division
9th Military Police Company
HHC 9th Medical Battalion
C Company 9th Medical Battalion
9th Replacement Company
9th Administrative Company
9th Provisional Signal Battalion
B Company 9th Signal Battalion
C Company 9th Signal Battalion
39th Cavalry Platoon Air Cushion Vehicle
43rd Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog)
45th Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog)
65th Infantry Platoon (Combat Tracker)
335th Radio Research Company
Old Reliable Academy