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CVS-37 and then LPH-5, a helicopter landing platform ship in March 1959. This was the first major contact with the 21st NVA Regiment. HMM-262 redeployed on 7 May to MCAS Kaneohe Bay. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), photo # 80-G-417143. She arrived in San Diego on 27 October 1967, and remained there through the end of the year. The flag of USS Princeton is now in Princeton University in the University Chapel. Media in category "USS Princeton (CV-37)" The following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total. The year started with significantly reduced operations for both Marine ground and aviation units. She fought for just over a year and a half before she was sunk at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944, taking 108 men with her. I made the decision NOT to overboost that engine, even if I bent the gear. The USS Princeton (LPH 5) was the designated amphibious assault ship at the beginning of the year. The NVA executed its plan to overrun Con Thien on 8 May. Richard M. Nixon was re-elected President of the United States, defeating Senator George McGovern on 7 November. [mckee] Got back from Manila pretty late - just in time to catch the last launch back to the USS Princeton, or so I thought . The wing provided a helicopter commander airborne (HC(A) that was in consultation with the ground commander. At the same time, CH-53Ds of HMM-165 provided support to HM-12 using the Mark 105 Seabome Equipment Platform, a hydrafoil sled. The Republic of Vietnam ceased to exist. Sadly, HMM-163 made the cover of Life Magazine (16 Apr 65) when it showed YP-13s copilot hit by gunfire. She was decommissioned in 1970, and sold for scrap in 1971. When Company A arrived at LZ Robin, a central position about midway along the peninsula, they established a defensive perimeter and prepared for Company B and D's arrival in the second wave. The medevac crews were cautioned not to bring out a deceased Marine with a live RPG round in his chest. For the next three years, she followed a similar schedule, gaining experience in her primary mission. Reclassified Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) (LPH) 2 March 1959. One of two light carriers in Task Group 38.3, Princeton carried 23 fighters and 10 torpedo bombers. J. . In January, the NVA commenced probing attacks on many major South Vietnamese cities. and culminated in May off Chu Lai as she carried out her primary mission In July, a detachment of 10 UH-34Ds from HMM-161 moved from Phu Bai to Qui Nhon in II Corps to support the SLF BLT, which came ashore with HMM-163 to secure the port area during the arrival of the 1st Cavalry Division. Three hours later, after five attempts, they found the LZ, and landed on the edge of a bomb crater. Crews were issued bullet bouncers, a garment worn bib-wise designed to stop a .50 cal round. After a busy night with 6.2 hours already logged, the medevac package was alerted to an emergency evac of 3 WIA southwest of An Hoa in an area known as Antenna Valley, well outside the friendly AO. You have to Login , if your not a member yet you need to Register. Six squadrons (HMMs 161, 263, 361, 362, 363, 364) were now in- country, plus HMM-261 aboard ship, all with UH-34Ds. All Rights Reserved. and th Attack" III and IV Princeton's planes On 16 Feb a detachment of Marines under Col Paul Niesen and four new Bell AH-1J twin-engine Sea Cobras arrived in RVN for combat evaluation, attached to HML-367. 10 H-34s from HMM-162 arrived at Phu Bai in support of BLT 3/4. The 1st MAW was being asked to support all of the aviation needs of two reinforced Marine divisions. er for flood relief work The operation was unique in many ways and required the Marines assigned to utilize high levels of ingenuity, flexibility, and political awareness. If it werent war, it could have been a symphony. Capt. Thanks for waiting ..sorry it took so long.. Combat operations Princeton's mission became that of vertical envelopment--the landing of Marines behind enemy beach fortifications and providing logistics and medical support as they attack from the rear t Valley Forge was serving in the Far East in 1950 and was the first American fleet carrier to take part in the Korean War. The USS PRINCETON (LPH-5), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, was commissioned on 18 NOV 1945, too late for action in world War II. On 17 May, HMM-161 replaced HMM-163 at Quang Tri with a full strength squadron of CH-46Ds. On 28 Sep, HMM-365 relieved HMM-162, and soon suffered its first battle casualties, two WIA, during a medevac 10 miles SW of Tam Ky. SHUFLY was redesignated Marine Unit Vietnam (MUV) in December. Overloaded, Pless jettisoned his rocket pods, and nursed his helicopter out of the LZ. and departed again 3 July 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. Operation Deckhouse II and support for Operation Hastings followed as Navy, Marine, and Army units again combined, this time to impede enemy infiltration from the DMZ. MARINE B.L.T. Moments later, the vessel went to general quarters with all . 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. On 24 Apr the first battle of Khe Sanh (the Khe Sanh Hill Fights) was fought over Hills 881N, 881S and 861 above the combat base. HMM-364 personnel departed, their H-34s now flown by the VNAF. When not aboard ship, the SLF helicopter squadrons HMMs 164 and 362 were rotated alternately to Phu Bai in support of the 3rd MarDiv. the lunar mission which paved the way for Apollo 11 and t Capt. A visit was made to the U.S. Embassy and the Defense Attach Office (DAO) in Saigon on 12 Apr for evacuation site and LZ selection. The crew chief and gunners were picked up immediately by the wingman. Reclassified CVA-37 (1 October 1952), Princeton returned to California on 3 November for a two-month respite from the western Pacific. they combined close air support with raids on power sources in the Hwachon Reservoir area and During September and October USS Princeton (LPH-5) moored to a buoy in the harbor at Hong Kong BCC in 1964. 18-27 June HMM-162 left Vietnam 15 May for Okinawa. The wing departed from the traditional helicopter package by placing particular packages (two H-46s) under the operational control of the infantry regimental commanders. MAG-16 supported the 1st Mar Div, the Republic of Korea Marines, and occasionally the 3rd Mar Div. HMM-363 deployed to Qui Nhon in October in direct support of the Armys 101st Airborne, which relieved the Marine BLT securing the port. HMMs 161 and 262 (CH-46Ds) were located at Phu Bai under MAG-16. vertical envelopment The regimental commander used this for admin, resupply and recon. to clear the Rung Sat Special Zone of Viet Cong guerrillas 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. The final SLF landing was conducted by HMM-265 on 7 Sep in Operation Defiant Stand, a joint operation with the Korean Marines. The SLF squadron at the beginning of the year aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LPH- 2) was HMM-362 until 18 Jan, when it was replaced by HMM-363. For other uses, see Princeton. His co-pilot, 1st Lt Stan Zenda, remembered this as a truly fascinating event. and link up with assault forces landed on the beaches. Support of the First Reconnaissance Battalion was a continuing mission for the HMM-squadrons of MAG-16. 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. In order to provide improved response to 3rd Marine Division units along the DMZ, PROVMAG-39 was established from the existing units at Quang Tri on 14 Apr. [3], Carrier Air Group 19's scoreboard on Princeton in 1951, F9F-5 Panther of VF-154 on Princeton in May 1953, UH-34Ds lifting off from Princeton in 1966, Princeton during the recovery of Apollo 10 in 1969, Apollo 10 crewmembers Eugene Cernan, Thomas P. Stafford, and John W. Young onboard Princeton, 26 May 1969. ProvMag 39 was deactivated 31 Oct. On 7 Nov, the MAG 36 command group left Phu Bai for Okinawa. VMO-2 was practically wiped out. The sappers destroyed 19 helicopters and damaged another 35 that evening, killing three Marines; two from VMO-2, and a Navy corpsman on medevac standby. 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. She cruised the West Coast, Hawaiian waters, and the Western Pacific (1 October 23 December) in 1948. The USS Midway (CVA-41) had an additional contingent of 6 USAF CH-53s (special ops) and 4 USAF HH-53s (rescue). He rolled in with rockets and machine guns, which caused the VC to scatter. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form.. The first fatalities in Marine helicopters occurred 6 Oct 62 , when a HUS-1 crashed due to mechanical failure,killing 7 of the 8 aboard. The initial helicopter assault occurred on15 Jul with a troop lift to LZ Crow, 5 miles northeast of the Rockpile, near the DMZ. t and the western Pacific (1 October-23 December) during 1948. Crewmen worked feverishly and futily in an attempt to save his life over the Que Son Valley. Our team extensively researched ways to simplify the process of verifying whether coordinates from ships' logs were inside the zone. By the end of the year, VMO-2 had 13 Broncos. On 28 January, at 0800, the final cease-fire was observed. HMM-261 (UH-34Ds) arrived on 22 Jun in Da Nang, assigned to MAG-16. HMM-261 returned to the USS PRINCETON as the SLF squadron. 30 January-19 June 1967 On 4 Aug BLT 1/26 replaced BLT 3/5 aboard the SLF. The area would be revisited many times in the next 10 years. Wing Commander, to 3rd MarDiv to coordinate air operations on the spot, eliminating the lengthy process through normal 1st MAW channels. One VNAF and two Marine H-34s were lost, and 17 of the 21 committed were hit. The operation into Laos ended for the Marines on 27 Mar. Since this was a Marine Corps mission, Marines made up a major portion of the ship's company in the Air, Operations, and Supply Departments. On 3 Aug OPERATION PRAIRIE I commenced to determine the extent of NVA forces in the DMZ, primarily the NVA 324B and 341st Divisions. In October, the Thuong Duc Special Forces camp, which controlled the route from the A Shau Valley into Quang Nam Province, southwest of Da Nang came under heavy NVA pressure. on 24 October 1944, shortly after she was hit by a Japanese bomb while operating off the Philippines. [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]. May 1951 - August 1951 with CVG-19 aboard USS Princeton (CV 37) June 1952 - February 1953 with ATG-2 aboard USS Essex (CV 9) . MACV directed that HMM-364 transfer their H-34s to the VNAF 217th Squadron in May, and prepare to depart Vietnam by 30 Jun. An excerpt from STARS AND STRIPES described one mission for an H-46 crew from HMM-263. HMM-162 conducted a major lift of 300 ARVN into three LZs 15 miles west of Da Nang. NHHC Photograph Collection. It had become obvious that a plan was needed immediately. April 1963 saw the tempo of operations pick up with the advent of clear weather. and again ranged along that long embattled They then transferred to the USS Princeton in Subic Bay and returned to Dong Ha in April. all units had reached the staging area on the coast. Interruptions came in October 1961 when she rescued 74 survivors of two merchantmen Pioneer Muse and Sheik grounded on Kita Daito Shima and in April 1962 when she delivered Marine Corps advisors and helicopters to Sc Trng in the Mekong Delta area of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). The last UH-34D squadron, HMM-362, departed RVN on 21 Aug for FMFLant to be redesignated HMH-362 with H-53s. Princeton. Later that night in the club, LtCol Kew made the following statement: You all know that the 1820 engines are a critical supply item. He took a round square in the middle of his chest. HMMs 263, 362, 163 and 361 rotated through SLF A during the year. Assisted by:Mike Leahy,Gene Salter,Jim Shanahan,Roger Herman,Joe Novak, Bob Stoffey, andTed Read. She remained in the area after the truce in late 1957-early 1958 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. During mid-September, 24 H-46s, primarily from MAG-39 at Quang Tri landed 1700 troops along the south side of Ben Hai River, in the middle of the DMZ, in a pincer movement. The medevac team was now a single H-34 or H-46 with a UH-1E gunship chase on 24 hour standby. BLT 3/5 replaced BLT 1/5 on 7 May. 26 March Chu Lai and Ky Ha facilities fall to the NVA 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. s Ready Group When viewing logs for each month, you may wish to click on the red PDF icon under the "Documents . As he passed under the nose, he looked up, grinned, gave a big thumbs up and could be heard to say: Thanks for coming down and saving my life! Only after that did John see that the Marines right leg was missing from the knee down. Ingenuity has always been a Marine trademark. After a seemingly endless climb and then descent out of the weather, a safe landing was made at a nearby aid station LZ, with Cummings still clinging to the rocket pod, a little messed up by the elements, but otherwise OK. she participated in "Beacon Star" The Super Gaggle enabled eight or more H-46s to drop their entire resupply in approximately five minutes, thus reducing the individual exposure to NVA firepower. in combined They were first in. The 34 spiraled into the tight LZ; flared; came to a hover, Reeves and Garner released the center strap and pulled up the crossed straps; the rounds tumbled to the ground: and they were out of there, all in about 30 seconds. In October 1964, Princeton exchanged WestPac training for the real thing as she returned to Vietnam and joined the Pacific Fleet's Ready Group in operations against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong (VC) forces. she provided amphibious assault carrier services for operations "Fortress The 600-foot light carrier USS Princeton (CVL23) was commissioned in the Philadelphia Navy Yard on February 25, 1943, and was sunk 20 months later, on October 24, 1944, in Leyte Gulf during heroic efforts to retake the Philippines from the Japanese. Political considerations at higher levels delayed the start of ENDSWEEP until 12 March. He was released by North Vietnam and returned to the United States in 1973. CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage. Soon the need became apparent and both formal and informal programs took place. Gene Kimmel of VMO-2 in an OV-10 on a mission to support a Marine rifle company SW of Da Nang on a sweep of a paddy/village area. Pless was overhead and saw the VC capture the six Americans who were stranded there. In September and October 1946, she operated in Japanese and Chinese waters, then returned to the Mariana Islands where she remained until February 1947. After many sightings, and in an attempt to capture NVA prisoners, HMM-265 helilifted reinforcements to the position. The 33rd MAU with HMM-165 joined the 9th MAB on 28 Apr. Search and destroy missions against Viet Cong and North Viet-Namese Army units followed as Princeton provided transportation sever communications By the end of 1967, Hanoi had changed its strategy to maximum effort to win the war quickly. This was very successful. USS PRINCETON LPH-5 Vietnam War Ships Carrier Photo Cacheted First Day Postmark. The Marines in the LZ who were listening for the sound of the Cobras engine guided them. The wounded Marine survived. HML-367 had been activated as an all-Cobra squadron, receiving the Cobra inventory from VMO-2. pounded the enemy's hydroelectric complex at Suiho on the Yalu to turn off power on both sides of that river 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. Columnar data during this period includes wind direction and speed, barometric pressure, air and water temperature, general state of clouds, weather . Ground troops who then entered the area reported having to only walk down the ridge counting the casualties. Kimmel and his Airborne Observer (AO) were killed two weeks later. The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton. On 10 May, HMM-365 returned to DaNang from Okinawa. The operation commenced 12 miles south of Da Nang, in an area that was and would be cleared many times with support from MAG-16. They arrived aboard the USS Denver, then transferred to the USS Cleveland (LPD-7) and then the USS Dubuque (LPD-8). Pless was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions, while his remaining crewmembers received Navy Crosses for their actions that day. she operated in Japanese and Chinese waters The 600-foot light carrier USS Princeton (CVL23) was commissioned in the Philadelphia Navy Yard on February 25, 1943, and was sunk 20 months later, on October 24, 1944, in Leyte Gulf during heroic efforts to retake the Philippines from the Japanese. Vice Adm. Kitchener Visits USS Princeton. There were, however, exceptions. and "Eager Hunter." In January 1954 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. However, two factors overrode. In April, she participated in Operation Beacon Star, in the Khe Sanh area, and supported search and destroy operations in conjunction with Operation Shawnee. On 8 Mar, the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (9th MEB), including Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/9 and BLT 1/3 were landed across the beaches and via Da.Nang harbor. In the year 2367, the Princeton participated in the Battle of Wolf 359. HMM-362 (reinf) included 24 recently overhauled HUS-1 helicopters, a detachment of 3 OE-1s from VMO-2, one R4D, and 50 additional maintenance personnel. From Manila Princeton joined the 7th Fleet in the Marianas On 7 May, 3rd MAB ceased all ground combat and fixed-wing air operations by Marines in Vietnam. The squadron lifted the first Marines into Hill 55 south of Da Nang, which remained a Marine Command Post (CP) for many years to come. Ship's Name: USS Kitty Hawk; Year Built: 1956; . The hazards to the aircraft and aircrews lay in the flight envelope required to accomplish the mission. South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu had suggested, at the beginning of the year, that ARVN forces were ready to replace part of the allied forces. The Marine effort in 1969 was aimed at destroying the NVA staging and assembly areas and lines of communication near the population centers of Dong Ha, Quang Tri, Da Nang and Quang Tri. 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. The III MAF relocated to Okinawa on 14 April. Returning to her homeport, Long Beach, California, Princeton visited San Francisco, Puget Sound, and Hawaii as part of the 1965 Pacific Midshipman Training Squadron. Hanoi at this time was following its long-term strategy of protracted war. HMM-361 conducted a critical retrograde of a 200 man CIDG unit under heavy VC pressure. 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