On 7 August 1967, "Camp" was notified that the Viet Cong were overrunning the Republic of Vietnam Navy Naval Junk Base 16 on the Song Trà Khúc River. At flank speed "Camp" sped to the aid of the Vietnamese and an American Adviser. "Camp" was directed to assume the duties of Operational Scene Commander and provide gunfire support as required, Arriving on the scene within the hour, "Camp" was unable to fire as spotters were not available and targets unidentified. As it was tactically infeasible to support a counter-offensive, "Camp" directed PCFs to enter the river and evacuate wounded personnel. For the next three nights, "Camp" provided star shell illumination to the base as it braced itself against further attack until its defenders had adequately rebuilt their defenses. At dawn on 7 August 1967, "Camp" was off the mouth of the Song Trà Khúc . A PCF made "Camp"s starboard side, her decks crowded with wounded Vietnamese. As one PCF patrol boat raced to the ship, a Vietnamese woman gave birth to a child; "Camp" treated 15 wounded Vietnamese including a U.S. Naval Advisor and a tiny Vietnamese baby. Camp called U.S. Army medical helicopters to the scene for evacuation of all wounded. Controlling the helicopters which hovered over the fantail hoisting aboard the injured was a delicate operation as the wounded were evacuated to a U.S. Army hospital in Quảng Ngai. In addition to the evacuated patients, "Camp" directed PCF's to take 25 other evacuees to Chu Lai.