Lieutenant Jamison

Jamison is a United States Naval officer who served during the Vietnam War. He is a member of the USN Seabees.

History
Jamison holds the rank of Lieutenant (USN O-3). He was first seen several days (perhaps even a week) after Colonel Kirby and his A-Teams arrived in Camp 2-9er Savoy. Jamison led a detachment of 13 men from the 91st Seabees Battalion. Upon meeting Col. Kirby and Captain MacDaniel, he explained his detachment's delay to report to Camp 2-9er Savoy was due to previous assignments issued per the request of the US Marines who reportedly had designs further northward in enemy Viet Cong territory. He and his detachment worked solely with use of a bulldozer to help clear out the nearby jungle that Kirby estimated reduced the camp's effective killing zone by 300 feet. Lt. Jamison and his men accomplished the task of cutting down sufficient forestry to provide a better firing plane.

Action
During the later battle at Camp 2-9er Savoy, Lt. Jamison volunteered his Seabees to help reinforce the defense perimeters that were in danger of being breached by advancing Viet Cong soldiers. At one point in the fighting, Jamison drove his bulldozer to block a breach. Losing one of his Seabees in a volley of enemy fire, Jamison stood his ground and returned fire. He was shortly after shot off the bulldozer, having been wounded in the shoulder. He was quickly assisted by news reporter George Beckworth who was also giving cover fire nearby. The two quickly retreated to safety amidst a barrage of mortar fire.

After a flying US gunship cut down the Viet Cong inside the camp, Jamison was seen requesting permission to return to camp to check his team's work equipment. Colonel Kirby approved this just before Jamison added that the mortally-wounded Sgt. Provo was requesting Col. Kirby's presence.

It is likely that after this battle, Lt. Jamison either remained on site to help rebuild the camp or may have otherwise been reassigned to work in other camp sites. However, because he was wounded, he likely spent time in a hospital ward to recover before resuming his duties.

Trivia

 * Lt. Jamison was portrayed by the late John Wayne's real-life son Patrick Wayne.