▁vis its ▁to ▁the ▁village . ▁The ▁crew ▁also ▁helped ▁re build ▁a ▁small ▁disp ens ary . ▁In ▁addition , ▁assistance ▁was ▁rendered ▁to ▁Vietnam ese ▁and ▁Th ai ▁fish erm en ▁who ▁were ▁injured ▁while ▁fish ing . ▁U . S . ▁and ▁South ▁Vietnam ese ▁forces ▁were ▁also ▁treated ▁by ▁the ▁medical ▁personnel . Log istics ▁miss ions M end ota ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 ▁men ▁who ▁were ▁perman ently ▁assigned ▁as ▁her ▁crew . ▁She ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁" m other ▁ship " ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁" Sw ift " ▁boats ▁and ▁their ▁cre ws , ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁degree ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁ 8 2 - foot ▁pat rol ▁boats , ▁which ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁inner ▁bar rier ▁closer ▁to ▁shore . ▁M end ota ▁serv iced ▁the ▁ 8 2 - foot ers ▁forty ▁times ▁during ▁her ▁stay ▁while ▁the ▁" Sw ift " ▁boats ▁received ▁log istic ▁support ▁daily , ▁and ▁the ▁cre ws ▁altern ated ▁being ▁on ▁board ▁M end ota ▁every ▁other ▁day . ▁The ▁medical ▁staff ▁also ▁a ided ▁ 5 1 ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁wounded ▁in ▁action . H ong ▁Kong ▁station ▁ship ''' M end ota ▁established ▁an ▁excellent ▁record ▁as ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁station ▁ship . ▁For ▁one ▁month , ▁from ▁ 6 ▁May ▁through ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁C AP T ▁C . ▁S . ▁Mar ple , ▁US CG , ▁the