1974
1974 <--click here to view or download cruise book
Hoel's 8th WestPac
(66 pages) (No Names in book)
Deployment: Feb 1,1974 to Aug 1,1974
CDR Robyn M. Campbell, Jr. commanded the Hoel.
Since the Vietnam conflict was winding down, HOEL spent a lot of readiness time in Subic Bay, P.I.
To see pictures of the 1974 WestPac, by Rob Smith, HT2, 73-76 ... <click here>
To see a video of the 1974 WestPac, by Ken Einig, IC2, 73-76 ... <click here>
To see a video of the 1974 WestPac, By Calvin Haugan, MR2, 71-74 ... <click here>
Returning Home on Aug 1,1974
<Click here for deployment Deck Logs>
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Homecoming