 Among other minor damages, the "Lloyd Thomas" was struck by a single artillery shell on the port bow above the waterline.Three sailors had minor injuries and the "Lloyd Thomas" remained on the firing line.During this action the "Higbee" became the first US warship to be bombed during the Vietnam War, when two VPAF (also known as the NVAF-North Vietnamese Air Force) MiG-17s from the 923rd Fighter Regiment attacked, one of which, piloted by Le Xuan Di, dropped a 250 kilogram (500 lb) bomb onto the "Higbee"s rear 5-inch gun mount, destroying it.