During the Vietnam War USCGC Point Orient was assigned to Division 12 of Squadron One based at Danang, Vietnam. On March 22, 1969, Chief Engineman Morris S. Beeson, Engineering Officer of the Point Orient, was killed in action while the cutter’s small boat was attempting to interdict three sampans entering a restricted zone in Quang Tri Province.
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| Name | Rating | Duty Station | Date |
| Beeson, M. | MKC | USCGC Point Orient | 3/22/1969 |