On 24 May, HMM-164 again inserted VNMC assault troops near Quang Tri City. A hoist extraction was ruled out because of the wounded. The 23 rounds were stacked on these straps parallel to the diir. I was on board uss princeton lph-5 i need deck logs from 1962 -1964 to see if we were exposure to agent orange. Crews were issued bullet bouncers, a garment worn bib-wise designed to stop a .50 cal round. As luck would have it, Macauley made contact with a US Air Force AC-47 gunship Puff, The Magic Dragon in the area and requested their fire support for the extract. In the year 2367, the Princeton participated in the Battle of Wolf 359. HMH-462 departed RVN with MAG-36 on 20 Oct. HMH-463 stayed at MMAF with H-53Ds. HMM-363 was located at Da Nang. (Red) Smith Smith 21. Another fully equipped squadron would be ordered in. Sold September 1973 for scrap. The NVA determined to hold Quang Tri City at all costs. "Proud Hunter" On 15 April 1962,a Sikorsky HUS-1 (later redesignated the UH-34D) crew from LtCol Archie Clapps HMM-362 touched down on a World War II Japanese fighter strip 3 miles from Soc Trang, southwest of Saigon, in the Mekong Delta. MAG-16 supported the 1st Mar Div, the Republic of Korea Marines, and occasionally the 3rd Mar Div. He quickly cut a hole in the thatched roof and looked in. [Note: The above USS PRINCETON (LPH-5) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS PRINCETON (LPH-5) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]. Kimmel and his Airborne Observer (AO) were killed two weeks later. The total number of ships on the list is 308. Eugene Mettler (KIA according to Carl Septien, but NOT on The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in DC) 1. For much of the summer they pounded supply arteries One rainy night, the HMM-164 SAR crew become firemen as they made many IFR trips into Lach Huyen carrying fire fighting gear to the crew of one of the Navys wooden MSOs which was on fire. remained in the Atlantic and operated with the 8th Fleet until June 1946. Operation Upshur Stream was one last sweep of that old nemesis, Charlie Ridge. The 3rd MEB was supported by HMM-161 flying off of the USS Princeton until 7 May, when the squadron transferred to the USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2), remaining off the coast of Chu Lai until 12 Jun. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. The CH-53D Sea Stallion assault helicopter was delivered to the USMC with a lift capacity of 8000 pounds and 38 troops, which increased the payload over the H-53A by two tons. ProvMag 39 was deactivated 31 Oct. On 7 Nov, the MAG 36 command group left Phu Bai for Okinawa. On 7 May, 3rd MAB ceased all ground combat and fixed-wing air operations by Marines in Vietnam. Princeton was commissioned in November 1945, too late to serve in World War II, but saw extensive service in the Korean War, in which she earned eight battle stars, and the Vietnam War. Princeton. Advertisement. the address is national archives, modern military records, 8601 adelphi road, college park . Bill and the crew got out with minor injuries and swam to the surface. and for the next six days continued the pace to support marines fighting t Quick Ship Facts. During January and February, the much publicized Tet offensive took place and Marine helo squadrons were fully involved in many actions including the battle for Hue City, the defense of Khe Sanh, and many other operations throughout I Corps. NHHC Photograph Collection. By mid-1969, wing helicopters were flying at 150 percent of their authorized utilization. 1965 No Marine helicopter activity was recorded. On 2 Oct 63 , HMM-361 relieved HMM-261. On 13 Mar, three H-34s from HMM-162 delivered suppressive fire on the enemy during an ARVN troop lift. HMM-161 attempted a retraction of the reinforcing unit, but was waved off by the ground commander due to intense enemy fire after picking up 20 of the 45 troops. On 22 July, HMM-164 again heli-lifted VNMC troops into Quang Tri. logistics and communication support for the amphibious operation "Deckhouse I" . One of her last missions was to serve as the prime recovery ship for the Apollo 10 space mission. This was the first significant contact with major VC units (1st Viet Cong Regiment). medical evacuation HMM-163 suffered their first battle damage 18 days later. NVA attacks multiplied as main-force units over-ran the ARVN during March. and equipment behind enemy lines Our team extensively researched ways to simplify the process of verifying whether coordinates from ships' logs were inside the zone. and in August Princeton got underway for the United States sponsored by Mrs. Harold Dodds; and commissioned 18 November 1945 On 21 Jul, all CH-46As were grounded for application of air and fuel filters because of excessive sand ingestion. The VA Says: "This category includes large ocean-going ships that operated primarily on Vietnam's offshore waters for gunfire support of ground operations and interdiction of enemy vessels traveling along coastal waters. Wonder what happened? So much for the withdrawal ordered 6 months earlier. MAG-36 at Phu Bai included HMM-164 (H-46As), HMM-362 (H-34s), HMM-364 (H-46Ds) and VMO-3 (UH-1Es). Maj. Hazelbaker was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions. For the next three years she followed a similar schedule TG 79.4 consisted of the following ships (r-l): USS Dubuque (LPD-8), USS . On 15 Apr. gaining experience in her primary mission. From 26 Mar to 6 Apr the SLF and HMM-362 participated in OPERATION JACKSTAY with two South Vietnamese Marine battalions in the Rung Sat Special Zone south of Saigon. The Republic of South Vietnam: 1965 to 1970 . Capable of transporting a battalion landing team and carrying helicopters in place of planes, Princeton's mission became that of vertical envelopmentthe landing of Marines behind enemy beach fortifications and providing logistics and medical support as they attack from the rear to seize critical points, cut enemy supplies, sever communications, and link up with assault forces landed on the beaches. Apollo 10, carrying astronauts Eugene Cernan, John Young, and Thomas P. Stafford, was recovered in the South Pacific on 26 May. Because the 1st MAW had ceased combat operations, the detachment was assigned to the Navys Light Attack Squadron 4 (VAL-4) in southern Vietnam for evaluation of its Night Observation Gunship System (NOGS) and a 20mm turret cannon coupled with an infrared targeting device. OPERATION SHUFLY was initiated with the deployment of HMM-362 into Soc Trang. On 8 Mar, HMM-164 flew to MMAF with the first delivery of 24 Boeing Vertol CH-46A Sea Knight helicopters to join MAG-16. HMH-463 flew 99 attack sorties on 7 Jun, dropping 400 tons on a ridgeline southwest of DaNang with spectacular results. If it werent war, it could have been a symphony. Capt. and th The Third Marine Amphibious Brigade (3rd MAB) was officially established in its place. Vice Adm. Kitchener Visits USS Princeton. Marine helos, including HMM-164, provided massive support to Marines dug in throughout Leatherneck Square in northeast I Corps. President Diems overthrow and assassination at the beginning of November caused a temporary halt to SHUFLY operations. Their other missions continued. VMO-2s newly arrived Cobras provided very effective close-in fire support. By the end of the year, VMO-2 had 13 Broncos. MAG-16 helos lifted in a reinforcing Marine regiment and intense fighting continued well into May. One half of the UH-1E inventory would be transferred from the VMOs to new Marine Light Helicopter Squadrons (HMLs) for the duration of the war. and the western Pacific (1 October-23 December) during 1948. Hawaiian waters The Det provided three of these sorties while the squadron aboard USS Inchon provided the remainder. We told them we would bring down their wounded, said Penn. At 0458, Capt Gerry Berry of HMM-165 in Lady Ace 9 lifted the U.S. In the early years, armor for H-34s, other than self-sealing fuel cells, and their crews did not formally exist. USS Princeton was used during the filming of the 1952 Monogram Pictures feature Flat Top. a recon team, operating in the Que Sons made contact with the NVA, and in the fire fight that followed, suffered two WIA while killing three NVA. While underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet, the crew rendered aid to a distressed personal watercraft user off the coast of Southern California. When the USS Enterprise-D approached the battle . The 33rd MAU with HMM-165 joined the 9th MAB on 28 Apr. Cook and the recon team leader carried one of the wounded down the trail to the aircraft while Penn and the corpsman followed with the other. she engaged the enemy in operations "Jackstay" Pless was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions, while his remaining crewmembers received Navy Crosses for their actions that day. (CVL-23) Coordinates: 1521N 12331E. She then prepared for inactivation and on 20 June decommissioned and joined other capital ships in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. to carry the body of Philippine President Manuel Queson back to Luzon for burial. The Marine TAOR shrank to essentially Quang Nam province. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. In January, the NVA commenced probing attacks on many major South Vietnamese cities. Helicopters from HMM-164 and HMM-265 participated in the initial lift. Free shipping. The Dept. Flight crews averaged 13 hours in the air, and Capt Berry was high timer with 18.3 hours. Shows Princeton in WW2, Korea, Vietnam & Iraq. For troop insertions, he had to go back to the Wing for a total package, including gunships. USS New Orleans LPH 11 December 3 1969 (N36383) No Cachet. NH 93798: USS Princeton (LPH-5), General William Westmoreland, COMUSMACV (left), with Captain Paul J. Knapp, USN, Commanding Officer of Princeton, on the ships flight deck, on the occasion of her delivery of food relief supplies to South Vietnam. Puffs 20 MM gatling guns hosed down the VC and the terrain around the CH-46 and the recon team. On 10 Apr, the 9th MAB arrived off of Saigon. The ARVNS and Marines were then reinforced by HMM-363, while MAG-36 helicopters provided overnight resupply and medevacs. With the NVA acceleration of the attacks again, Nguyen Van Thieu resigned on 21 April as President of South Vietnam. The medevac team was now a single H-34 or H-46 with a UH-1E gunship chase on 24 hour standby. DECKHOUSE II began on 16 Jul with the SLF near the DMZ as an amphibious assault in support of OPERATION HASTINGS with BLT 3/5 and HMM-363. The III MAF Logistic Support facility was destroyed by a grass fire on 27 Apr southwest of Da Nang. In February 1953, she was back off the Korean coast and until the end of the conflict launched planes for close air support, "Cherokee" strikes against supply, artillery, and troop concentrations in enemy territory, and against road traffic. At the same time, CH-53Ds of HMM-165 provided support to HM-12 using the Mark 105 Seabome Equipment Platform, a hydrafoil sled. Aoji Mark A. Russ 2. . The deck logs for the USS Princeton (LPH-5) from April 1968 through January 1969 have now been digitized and may be viewed online using the National Archives Catalog. She was the first Navy vessel to be powered by a steam-driven screw. HMM-364 personnel departed, their H-34s now flown by the VNAF. Reclassified Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) (LPH) 2 March 1959. Princeton was reclassified CVS-37 and USS PRINCETON LPH-5 Vietnam War Ships Carrier Photo Cacheted First Day Postmark. National Museum of Naval Aviation photo May was costly for the NVA with significant personnel and equipment losses. 27 July This armor was constructed of a steel-kevlar sandwich and performed well. NH 93796: USS Princeton (LPH-5), Marine UH-34 helicopters prepare to deliver food relief supplies to north South Vietnam, in late 1964. One H-53 loaded with VNMC troops was hit by an SA-7 missile 100 feet above the LZ and destroyed on impact. Modified and reclassified Anti-submarine Aircraft Carrier (CVS) 12 November 1953. LPH-5. and on 7 September got underway for San Diego. she transported Marine Air Group 36 to Viet Nam in August The USS Iwo Jima then moved off the coast of Phu Bai, where HMM-161 offloaded to Phu Bai to support the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines. and against road traffic. His co-pilot, 1st Lt Stan Zenda, remembered this as a truly fascinating event. At the same time, LtGen Louis H. Wilson (FMFPAC-Hawaii) learned from the 7th Fleet Commander that the Marines had flown their maximum number of hours and therefore [the Admiral] was stopping flight operations. Gen Wilson went into orbit he would prefer charges against any officer who ordered his Marine pilots to stop flying so long as there were Marines on the ground in Saigon. VA-195 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 19 (CVG-19) and made two deployments to Korea aboard the Princeton, from Nov. 9, 1950 to May 29, 1951, and from March 21 to Nov. 3, 1952. During the bombardment of the base and the required resupply, losses of helicopters had been high. A section of H-34s from HMM-364 provided an emergency resupply of ammunition to B company of 1/7 as two helos came across the zone a few feet off the ground while the crewmen kicked the ammo boxes out the doors under extremely heavy fire. USS Princeton (CVCVACVS37, LPH5) was one of 24 Essexclass aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. Following shakedown off Cuba, Princeton with Air Group 81 embarked remained in the Atlantic and operated with the 8th Fleet until June 1946. To this day he cannot tell this story without some tears. Relieving Okinawa (LPH-3) as flagship for the Amphibiou USS Princeton (LPH-5) moored to a buoy in the harbor at Hong Kong BCC in 1964. One, the success of Operation ENDSWEEP was directly linked to the release of U.S. POWs held in North Vietnam, and two, Marines obey the orders given them. top. Any questions?. A UH-1E flown by Major V. Wayne Hazelbaker of VMO-2 was shot down at the defensive position by an RPG during an ammo resupply. Included in this support was the daily use of from two to eight CH-53Ds of HMH-463 to lift heavy equipment and artillery, along with units of the US Army.s 101st Airborne. The Marine was offloaded and carried under the nose bubble of the CH-46. in the Khe Sanh area On 18-21 Jun, the amphibious operation DECKHOUSE I was carried out with an attack on the VietCong 12 miles northwest of Tuy Hoa. Helos lifting off M Co from USS Princeton heading for the "Street Without Joy" area just north of Dong Ha on Operation DECKHOUSE II 16 July. ARVN units moving into old USMC areas still required Marine helo support from MAG-16. USS Princeton (LPH-5) underway off the coast of South Vietnam on 13 January 1967 (NNAM.1996.488.060.024).jpg. USS Oriskany 115671020689 Capable of transporting a battalio and Najin. Operation PRAIRIE I, II and III continued in northern I Corps in support of the 3rd Marine Division (3rd MarDiv) until 20 Apr in Quang Tri Province and the southern DMZ. Several H-46s were damaged. In 1978, Robert R. Wilson used portions of that steel to create the Broken Symmetry sculpture that stands over one of the laboratory's gates. 30 March Da Nang, MMAF and Da Nang Airfield fall to NVA forces. XXL flak jackets suddenly became a high fashion item. By the 11th Clausen skillfully guided the pilot, LtCol Walt Ledbetter, the squadron CO, to a landing in an area cleared by one of several mine explosions. A much-needed overhaul followed Princeton's return to the west coast, and in May 1968 she again sailed west to Vietnam. The ships supported operations "Fortress Attack III" and "Scotland II". Hey Guys. renamed Princeton 21 November 1944; launched 8 July 1945 During the final years of the war, all aircraft were also equipped with missile launch warning receivers, flare dispensers, and engine exhaust signature suppressors to defeat the increased NVA AAA threat from hand-launched heat seeking surface to air missiles. Intensive training refreshed her reservist crew and on 5 December she joined TF 77 off the Korean coast By the late 60s, all new production UH-1Es, CH-46s and CH-53s were equipped with pilots armored seats, and CH-46s also had engine armor. By April, the VC were using many new tactics to lure helicopters into ambushes, such as popping smoke near LZs and waiting until after the gunships had made their runs, to fire on transport helos. Between 18 and 24 Aug, Operation Starlight was conducted on the Van Tuong Peninsula 15 miles south of Chu Lai by the 7th Marines and the SLF (HMM-163), and supported by MAG-16 (HMM-261, HMM-361 and VMO-2). NS023741. The rumor among MAG-36 Marines onboard the USS Princeton enroute from CONUS had been that they would turn around and head back because of the great success of Operations Starlight, the war would soon be over. The last half of May was punctuated by extreme political unrest in I Corps, resulting in Prime Minister Ky sending ARVN units into DaNang to reestablish his authority. She was reclassified in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), then as an Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier (CVS), and finally as an amphibious assault ship (LPH), carrying helicopters and marines. 28 of 34 helicopters were hit. The wing departed from the traditional helicopter package by placing particular packages (two H-46s) under the operational control of the infantry regimental commanders. For the next five years she alternated HUK exercises off the West Coast with similar operations in the western Pacific and, in late 1957-early 1958, in the Indian OceanPersian Gulf area. This was to be a common sight for the next six years. They attacked the H&MS-16 hangar area; the MAG-16 bunker area; the flight line, and the maintenance and administrative tents of the squadrons. Operation Meade River continued into December in the familiar Dodge City triangle, south of Da Nang, supported by MAG-16. There, as flagship for Amphibious Ready Group Alpha, she provided amphibious assault carrier services for operations Fortress Attack III and IV, Proud Hunter, Swift Pursuit, and Eager Hunter. The fourth USS Princeton (CVL-23) was a United States Navy Independence -class light aircraft carrier active in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. By 22 Jun, all formal Marine aviation units were out of Vietnam. Additional squadrons included HMH-462 (H-53s-Phu Bai) and HMH-463 (H-53s-MMAF). Operations kicked off with Operation Taylor Common in the Arizona territory, northwest of An Hoa, supported by MAG-16. The 3rd MarDiv moved north from Da Nang to Hue; the First Marine Division moved up from Chu Lai to Da Nang, and the operating areas of Marine helos moved similarly. The operation was a complete success with the NVA on retreat north into Quang Tri Province. On 30 January 1970, Princeton was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register, and sold for scrapping to Zidell Explorations Inc., Portland in September 1972 by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service. With squadron rotations continuing three times a year for the next two years, half of the Marine Corps squadrons received invaluable combat experience prior to the large-scale deployments that started in 1965. Personal Comments Page 2 - USS Princeton (CV-37) - US Navy - Korean War Project - Almost three thousand units pages are available at the Korean War Project. Upon arrival over the area, the helo crew saw that the recon team was located approximately 200 yards from the only LZ. Advancing under enemy fire, they were halfway to the recon teams position when they met the team running down the trail. Army UH-1B gunships from the US Army 68th Aviation Co. in Da Nang regularly escorted the Marine H-34s. At first with the Atlantic Fleet and then with the Pacific, PRINCETON steam on post-war deployments and then was decommissioned on 20 JUN 1948 and placed in reserve. On 12 April Operation EAGLE PULL, consisting of H-53s from HMH-462 and HMH-463, commenced the evacuation of Phnom Penh before the fall to the communist Khmer Rouge. We do not understand that.. The last personnel evacuated, Marines of the combined security force, were lifted out at 0753 on 30 April aboard Swift 2-2, an H-46 from HMM-164. They were the first unit of the 1st MAW in Vietnam in 1962. While on alert at LZ Baldy, two H-46s and two Cobras were launched to pick up a critically wounded Marine located on Hill 845 in zero/zero weather. The SLF embarked on the USS Iwo Jima 24 Jun from Okinawa with BLT 3/7 and HMM-163 as the SLF squadron. Princeton was commissioned in November 1945, too late to serve in World War II, but saw extensive service in the Korean War, in which she earned eight . drop tanks. Virtnam Jan. 1962 & April 1962 I was with Marine Detachment. A detachment of two YOV-10Ds had arrived on 26 May for combat evaluation. Sgt Will Reeves and LCpl Gary Garner, crew chief and gunner on a resupply flight had to rapidly unload twenty three 105MM artillery rounds into an ARVN LZ. On 6 Aug, team Groucho Marx was inserted north of the Rockpile. The USS PRINCETON (LPH-5), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, was commissioned on 18 NOV 1945, too late for action in world War II. WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL OF US IN BETWEEN IS WHAT FOLLOWS -. In 1947 she had Carrier Air Group 13 on board, and in October 1948 evacuated dependents from Tsingtao, returned to San Diego Dec 1948 and unloaded CAG 13. and Air Force squadrons And, the June 2010 Compensation & Pension Bulletin Policy (211) ships list- Received by the Senate Committee on Vietnam Naval Affairs- lists the USS Newport News for operation(s): Cua Viet "RIVER" in April 1969. Mayne, went down the hoist to check it out for survivors. 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