cvs) during the vietnam conflict. e trans peninsula line. HMM-163 and VMO-2 assisted in the evacuation of the camp, with the loss of three UH-34s. The 2nd Battalion arrived in September. It had already overrun Lang Vei on 4 May. 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. HMM-164 boarded the USS Princeton in March, transferred to the USS Tripoli (LPH-10) in Subic Bay, and returned to RVN with BLT 2/3 from Okinawa as SLF B in time for the Hill Fights at Khe Sanh. 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. The most costly and bitterly opposed helicopter operation to date, Sure Wind 202 took place on 27 Apr. In January, the NVA commenced probing attacks on many major South Vietnamese cities. for info contact: bobneu@webtv.net USS Princeton Assn. During August the 1st Marine Division again went into the Tam Ky-Hiep Duc-Thang Binh triangle south of Da Nang. They were helilifted by Sparrow Hawk helicopters on strip alert at MMAF, a combination of HMM helicopters and gunships from VMO-2. on 24 October 1944, shortly after she was hit by a Japanese bomb while operating off the Philippines. 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. SLF A began the year with HMM-362 aboard the USS Okinawa, replaced later by HMM-265 (in Jun) and HMM-165 (in Aug). Please note: As is traditional when referring to Princeton alumni, each name is followed by the individual's graduation year. Next, they combined close air support with raids on power sources in the Hwachon Reservoir area and, with the stabilization of the front there, resumed interdiction. Clausen had removed his helmet and was unable to hear the order. The request was granted and Capt. cut enemy supplies These packages consisted of four to six CH-46Ds, two to four AH-1Gs and one UH-1E on standby to be used against targets of opportunity in the last months of the war. The crew was rescued safely. The key words were High Theater, as the operation was based on the statistical theory that a given number of mine sweeps in a given geographical area would produce a 99.9% assurance that no more live mines were present. In March, HQMC restructured all VMO squadrons in the USMC to begin receiving the North American OV-10A Broncos. After the ship was sold for scrapping, some of the steel deck plate was acquired by Fermilab in 1972 for use in its experimental areas. Commanded by corn Captain Robert F. Stockton Princeton was launched on 5 September 1843, decommissioned in 1847, and broken up in 1849. The pilots of HMM-365 returned to Okinawa aboard the USS Princeton to take on replacement aircraft. Media in category "USS Princeton (CV-37)" The following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total. MARINE B.L.T. The crew chief and gunners were picked up immediately by the wingman. Got to the ship about 1700 hours. She then prepared for inactivation and on 20 June decommissioned and joined other capital ships in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. She operated in the Atlantic until June 1946, then went to the Pacific, where she spent the . He continued to bring wounded aboard. The detonation of actual mines was minimal, but when that occured, it was most impressive. the address is national archives, modern military records, 8601 adelphi road, college park . Other airfields in use in I Corps were Dong Ha, Khe Sanh, An Hoa and Tam Ky. Marine support was then focused on the ARVN Operation Hoang Dieu, a final systematic search of every hamlet in Quang Nam province. It also includes ships supplying and supporting these operations. The operation into Laos ended for the Marines on 27 Mar. after conversion at Bremerton logistics and communication support for the amphibious operation "Deckhouse I" She remained in the area after the truce o seize critic al points A classic relief operation, Operation Maui Peak, took place with a ground column fixing the NVA in place while MAG-16 helos lifted in one Marine and two ARVN battalions behind them to inflict heavy NVA casualties and relieve the camp. Crews were issued bullet bouncers, a garment worn bib-wise designed to stop a .50 cal round. This envelope, summarized as 35 knots airspeed, 35 feet AGL, ball way out, high gross weights, and downwind in many cases required very high power settings and caused unusual stress on airframes and flight control systems. Operation STONE was completed during the month of February in Quang Nam Province. 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. Capt. The operation was unique in many ways and required the Marines assigned to utilize high levels of ingenuity, flexibility, and political awareness. Marine helicopters and crews on the ARGs stood by with a 300-man reaction force on a 48-hour standby to rescue downed crews or escaping American Prisoners of War (POWs). Full employment of Marine helicopters didnt lessen up, though. The continuing defeat of ARVN units throughout the country caused planning for the humanitarian evacuation of Americans, foreign nationals and Vietnamese citizens and officials from Saigon to accelerate. Wing Commander, to 3rd MarDiv to coordinate air operations on the spot, eliminating the lengthy process through normal 1st MAW channels. This is a list of (561) Princeton Shipmates from 1945-1970 signed on to THIS Website. HMM-361 had arrived in August at MAG-36 in Phu Bai, and transferred to MMAF on 26 Sep. HML-367 departed Phu Bai for MMAF on 16 Oct. HML-367 re-equipped with the AH-1Gs of VMO-2. On 16 June DET, HMA-369 arrived at the 9th MAB with AH-1J Sea Cobra gunships to commence Marine Hunter-killer operations (MarHuk) against small boat traffic ferrying cargo from merchant ships to landing sites off the North Vietnamese coast. The squadrons were tremendously overworked throughout the year, waiting for relief in the form of more Broncos, and the Bell AH-1G Cobra gunship in 1969. Apollo 10, carrying astronauts Eugene Cernan, John Young, and Thomas P. Stafford, was recovered in the South Pacific on 26 May. Crewmen worked feverishly and futily in an attempt to save his life over the Que Son Valley. they flew against the railroad bridges connecting Pyongyang with Sunchon USS Princeton (CV-37), Aircraft Carrier, Korean War - US NAVY PHOTO: Awards ceremony on the flight deck of USS Princeton (CV-37), circa May 1951, in which 31 Naval Aviators of Air Group 19 received Air Medals, and two more . 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. During July, HMM-162s H-34s, working out of Khe Sanh, first reinforced the besieged Special Forces camp at Nam Dong, then 2 weeks later, helped evacuate the camp, as it became untenable once more. The following is a growing list of Princeton alumni who have made contributions in the area of government and public affairs. In June, the CH-53D assumed an attack role. Returning to her homeport, Long Beach, California, Princeton visited San Francisco, Puget Sound, and Hawaii as part of the 1965 Pacific Midshipman Training Squadron. The medevac team was now a single H-34 or H-46 with a UH-1E gunship chase on 24 hour standby. The year began with HMM-365 (UH-34Ds) in country as the helicopter element of Marine Unit Vietnam (MUV) (previously SHUFLY). HMM-265 moved to MAG-16 at MMAF. During April the 9th MAB with PROVMAG-39 consisting of HMM-164 and HMM-165 (27 H-46s), HMH-462 (16 H-53s-USS Okinawa), HMH-463 (16 H-53s-USS Hancock), HML-367, and HMA-369, was activated for the evacuation. MajGen Raymond G. Davis, CG, 3rd MarDiv, believed in a more mobile posture regarding the usage of helicopter assets to insert troops. "Cherokee" strikes against supply The USS Princeton (NCC-59804) was a Federation starship, a Niagara-class fast cruiser in Starfleet service in the 24th century, named for Princeton University's location in New Jersey, on Earth. Then transferred to the Pacific Fleet, she arrived at San Diego, departing again on 3 July 1946 to carry the body of Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon back to Manila for burial. The swimmers were forced to the surface by a concussion grenade blast and 1 was shot by the forecastle watch. The following account of an HMM-165 night medevac turned recon extract tells how both extraordinary courage on the part of the crew and spontaneous inter-service coordination resulted in a successful life saving mission. The vessel first saw combat during the Vietnam War and supported the American presence in Vietnam until 1966. With the arrival of US Army units in southern I Corps, Marine ground forces were now deployed primarily around Da Nang and near the DMZ in the north. After launch on a routine flight, he landed to load a WIA Marine, who was a booby trap victim. The M-16A1 rifle was introduced to all Marines in Vietnam during mid-March. Arriving overhead, Macauley heard that the recon team now had seven of eight wounded or dead and quickly directed Puffs awesome firepower in a circle 200 to 300 feet out from the teams position as soon as he had spiraled into the LZ. OPERATION HASTINGS began as a search and destroy mission 55 miles NW of Hue to counter the NVA 324B Division across the DMZ. rruptions came in October 1961 when she rescued survivors of merchantmen Pioneer MAG-16 supported the 1st Mar Div, the Republic of Korea Marines, and occasionally the 3rd Mar Div. August and September were surprisingly quiet in the Marine Tactical Areas of Responsibility (TAORs), although many Marine search and destroy, cordon and patrol operations required helo support from MAG-16, MAG-36, PROVMAG-39 and the SLF squadrons. Princeton recommissioned 28 August 1950. and in February 1966 got underway for another tour in the combat zone. One H-53 was downed in the operation, and destroyed by its crew. 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. On 12 Sep, all O-1B pilots from VMO-2 were sent to Okinawa, and the O-1B was parked at the Da Nang airstrip. USS Oriskany 115671020689 Soon afterwards, the squadron lost 2 aircraft while on a SAR mission and 10 aircrew were killed. On October 24, 1944, during the Battle . heir way down the long (CVL-23) Coordinates: 1521N 12331E. It is an evolving list, one that helps veterans who served aboard these ships, including Blue Water . The USS Iwo Jima replaced the USS Princeton on 7 May. By December, they had a 67% failure rate, primarily due to its failure to extract spent cartridge cases from fouled chambers, requiring the procurement of chromed chambers and barrels during 1968. . Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Keywords: Entry: 50627 Subject: O R DIV 1950-1953 . BLT 3/5 replaced BLT 1/5 on 7 May. Ingenuity has always been a Marine trademark. On 15 Mar, HML-167 was established at MMAF with 13 UH-1Es from VMO-2. she participated in "Beacon Star" Congress declared the cessation of all U.S.-funded military operations in Southeast Asia on 14 August. The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton. In December The medevac crews were cautioned not to bring out a deceased Marine with a live RPG round in his chest. The operation was a complete success with the NVA on retreat north into Quang Tri Province. USS Princeton, LPH-5, at Subic Bay NB, Philippines 3/5/65: Two planes to take us to the Philippines, then on board the USS Princeton, LPH-5. The first joint USMC, US Army, VNAF assault mission took place in July. she arrived at San Diego on the 31st took up antisubmarine/ Hunter-Killer (HUK) training operations in the eastern Pacific. NVA attacks multiplied as main-force units over-ran the ARVN during March. In response to a MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam) request for more capable aircraft and instrument-qualified pilots in mountainous I Corps, SHUFLY and HMM-163 moved north to Da Nang on 15 Sep , thus setting the stage for the Marine buildup to follow in the next 3 years. On 26 January, HMA-369s very unique and successful hunter-killer operations were terminated to prepare for the upcoming Operation ENDSWEEP. Operation Meade River continued into December in the familiar Dodge City triangle, south of Da Nang, supported by MAG-16. On 26 May, helicopter operations ceased. ARVN units moving into old USMC areas still required Marine helo support from MAG-16. The remainder of HMH-463 arrived on 23 May. 25 March Hue and Hoi An fall to communist forces This was a search and destroy operation in conjunction with OPERATION PRAIRIE I. Then transferred to the Pacific Fleet By mid-March the 9th MEB consisted of MAG-16 (-), H&MS-16 (-), MABS-16 (-), HMM-162 and HMM-163. The first Marine Corps helicopters to serve in Vietnam arrived just four months after the first American helicopters were deployed in-country. For full info contact: USS Princeton Assn. 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. delivered Marine Corps advisors and helicopters to Soc Trang in the Mekong Delta area of the Republic of South Vietnam. Over 12,000 US military & patriotic items for every branch of service. in late 1957-early 1958 Relieving Okinawa (LPH-3) as flagship for the Amphibiou For other uses, see Princeton. He had to wear the big XXL vest with the right and left flaps overlapped because it was too large. Advertisement. On 27 Aug the USS New Orleans (LPH-11) offloaded 18 CH-53As from HMH-361 to join MAG-36 at Phu Bai. The policy of rotating squadrons into Vietnam every four months commenced 1 Aug when HMM-163 relieved HMM-362. Major operations took place along the DMZ, in the Da Krong Valley, and on Charlie Ridge southwest of Da Nang. Princeton trained with Marine units from Camp Pendleton in the Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf area. Additional VMO-2 O-1Bs arrived; Birddogs had already been in-country with SHUFLY and the 9th MEB. Lemuel Cook, gunner, and LCpl David Penn, crew chief, left the aircraft to help evacuate the two wounded Marines. On 11 Oct, HMM-261 replaced HMM-163 as the SLF squadron and the USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) replaced the USS Iwo Jima. arriving 2 September. It was a spectacular finale to a long night. We do not understand that.. "Proud Hunter" . The H-53s, escorted by the AH-1Gs (and later AH-1Js) of HML-367, moved massive amounts of tonnage of material in and out of Laos. and on 7 September got underway for San Diego. Kelleys 2/4 moved to a forward position in the northern I Corps, supported by detachments from MAG-16. For 138 days, her planes flew against the enemy. Dong Ha was abandoned as a permanent helicopter base due to NVA artillery and rocket damage and the base moved to Quang Tri. The 3rd Marine Division moved north to Quang Tri and Thua Thien provinces on 10 Oct. BLT 3/26 relieved BLT 1/26. Last edited on 11 February 2023, at 02:34, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Princeton_(CV-37)&oldid=1138696667, 4 single 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 02:34. USS Princeton (LPH-5) completed seven days of humanitarian relief (1,300 tons of supplies) to the Quang Tri, Quang Ngai, and Binh Dinh provinces of South Vietnam which suffered damage from typhoon and floods. By the 11th, all units had reached the staging area on the coast. Sold September 1973 for scrap. USS New Orleans LPH 11 December 3 1969 (N36383) No Cachet. The veterans of the USS Princeton Roy Moore, Loyd Knippers, Jim Patton, Joe Northcutt, Iver Edwall, Buford Pollett, Wally Snedden, Charles Trauber, Ron Pollard, Fred Durham and Orvell Wright held their annual reunion in Lufkin over the weekend. The South Vietnamese Marine Division (VNMC) held the advancing NVA at the My Chanh in April. After "Hastings" Several H-46s were damaged. Photographed from USS South Dakota (BB-57). She was renamed Princeton on 21 November 1944 to commemorate the light carrier USSPrinceton(CVL-23), which was lost at the Battle of Leyte Gulf on 24 October 1944. Overloaded, Pless jettisoned his rocket pods, and nursed his helicopter out of the LZ. Rhonda . MAG-16 at MMAF included H&MS-16 (O-1s and H-34s), HMM-265 (H-46As), HMM-363 (H-34s), HMH-463 (H-53s) and VMO-2 (UH-1Es). So much for the withdrawal ordered 6 months earlier. The Princeton (CG 59) is the 13th Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser and the sixth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name of Princeton. HMM-363 (H-34s) and BLT 1/3 were aboard the USS Iwo Jima for a practice amphibious assault on Mindanao and a landing at Duc Pho in southern I Corps. 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. 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. CVS-37 and then LPH-5, a helicopter landing platform ship in March 1959. Princeton resumed exercises off the west coast. Reclassified again 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. 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. The SLF embarked on the USS Iwo Jima 24 Jun from Okinawa with BLT 3/7 and HMM-163 as the SLF squadron. With heavy fire support from four Cobras and two OV-10s, the H-46 was able to spiral safely upward from the LZ under heavy ground fire. 1900-1949: Humanitarian Actions. The June 2010 C&P Bulletin includes itself to be part of the Jan. 2010 C&P Bulletin (Ships1 / list), clearly indicates: The VA has . On 22 July, HMM-164 again heli-lifted VNMC troops into Quang Tri. Puffs 20 MM gatling guns hosed down the VC and the terrain around the CH-46 and the recon team. USS Rasher SS 269 December 17 1969 Portland OR Pmk. At that time, she had already been converted to an amphibious assault carrier, LPH-5, carrying only helicopters. Inside were many armed and equally surprised VC. The 1st MAW was being asked to support all of the aviation needs of two reinforced Marine divisions. A total of thirty four CH-53s, twenty seven CH-46s, six UH-1Es and eight AH-1Js were committed and flew 682 sorties between first light on 29 April and 0753 on 30 April. On 31 January, PFC Mike Clausen, an HMM-263 crew chief, was the embodiment of the highest ideals of Marine helicopter aircrews when he participated in a rescue mission to extract elements of a platoon that had inadvertently entered a minefield while attacking enemy positions. III MAF strength at the end of the year included 65,789 men. They found the two wounded Marines with the recon team leader and a Navy corpsman. M-60 machine guns on a helicopter occurred in August, inside the cargo hatch of an HUS-1. HMMs 362, 363, 164, 265, and 262 rotated through SLF B. Keith B. McCutcheon. Thanks for waiting ..sorry it took so long.. as flagship for Amphibious Ready Group Alpha A similar US Army operation south of the Marines in Binh Dinh province was carried out at the same time. to clear the Rung Sat Special Zone of Viet Cong guerrillas Prior to the battle for Quang Tri City, on 27 Jun, HMM-165 conducted an amphibious demonstration (feint) off of Quang Tri. The team requested an emergency evac. For the next three years, she followed a similar schedule, gaining experience in her primary mission. Stricken from NVR 30 January 1970. Operation Double Eagle I began 28 Jan with a two-battalion amphibious operation south of Quang Ngai supported by MAG-36 and a heliborne assault by the SLF BLT and HMM-362. A VA-195 Dambusters AD-4 Skyraider takes off the aircraft carrier USS Princeton (CV 37) during the Korean War. A helicopter, possibly a Sikorsky R-5, lands on the deck of USS Princeton (CV-37), 5 December 1947. 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