Allen Smith USS Princeton: 50k: USS Princeton (LPH-5) moored to a buoy in the harbor at Hong Kong BCC, circa 1960s. The battle continued into February and March with much of the logistic support provided by Super Gaggles of CH-46s hauling 3000# external loads under IFR/VFR conditions from Dong Ha into the battalion LZs in the hills north of the combat base, supported by Marine jets and gunships. MAG-16 supported the 1st Mar Div, the Republic of Korea Marines, and occasionally the 3rd Mar Div. Reclassified CVA-37 (1 October 1952) On 16 Aug, the SLF conducted DECKHOUSE III on the Vung Tau Peninsula 60 miles south of Saigon with HMM-363. This was the first significant contact with major VC units (1st Viet Cong Regiment). After Operation Hastings, Princeton sailed for home, arriving on 2 September. The wing stations carried 19 shot 2.75 in rockets, flares, CBU-55 (FAE) weapons or 150 gal. On 28 Feb, 1973, after modifying all 15 of their H-53s, conducting AMCM training for all of their own crews plus those of HMM-165 and HMH-462, who were being held in reserve; and enduring numerous green side/brown side out drills caused by the political environment, HMH-463 and HMM-165 deployed to the Grand Norway Island area outside of Haiphong Harbor with the rest of TF 78. er for flood relief work On 27 Apr, a year after the arrival of Marine helicopters into Vietnam, the first loss occurred of an aircraft that was not recovered, and directly attributed to enemy action. The following day, bad luck dogged Operation ENDSWEEP as HMH-463s XO, Maj. Bill Smith, took his CH-53 submarine YH-11, to the bottom of Haiphong Harbor. with the stabilization of the front there HMM-163 (UH-34Ds) relieved HMM-365 on 18 Feb. HMM-365s aircraft, on board the USS Princeton were transferred to HMM-162 on 9 Mar. From Manila Princeton joined the 7th Fleet in the Marianas On 24 May, HMM-164 again inserted VNMC assault troops near Quang Tri City. Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Lebanon, Dominican Republic, Panama, Haiti, Somalia, Bosnia, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Copyright 1997-2021 - USMC Combat Helicopter & Tiltrotor Association, USMC Combat Helicopter & Tiltrotor Association. Operation Harvest Moon was launched in the Phouc Valley west of Highway One between Da Nang and Chu Lai in December. The NVA 324B Division eventually moved back into the DMZ, where U. S. policy provided a safe haven for the NVA troops. Additional VMO-2 O-1Bs arrived; Birddogs had already been in-country with SHUFLY and the 9th MEB. The 66th NVA Regiment had been completely surprised by the assault. So much for the withdrawal ordered 6 months earlier. "Cherokee" strikes against supply From USS Princeton Newsletter No 63, Oct-Nov, 2008: In January, 1964, Princeton was in dry dock in Long Beach, California. 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. HullNumber.com does not share your information. Media in category "USS Princeton (CV-37)" The following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total. On 14 Apr, BLT 3/4 began its amphibious landing in DaNang and was flown to Hue/Phu Bai Airfield (Phu Bai), approximately 8 miles south of the ancient capital of Hue. However, increased emphasis was placed on quick reaction packages (QRPs), variously known as Pacifier, Kingfisher and Sparrowhawk. and Air Force squadrons USS Princeton (CVCVACVS37, LPH5) was one of 24 Essexclass aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. MAG-36 supported 3rd Mar Div and Task Force Xray of the 1st Mar Div. remained in the Atlantic and operated with the 8th Fleet until June 1946. Sponsored. 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. Lemuel Cook, gunner, and LCpl David Penn, crew chief, left the aircraft to help evacuate the two wounded Marines. For the next five years she alternated HUK exercises off the west coast They were first in. > reclassified to Landing Platform, Helicopter - LPH 5 USS Princeton on March 2, 1959 : images: LPH 5 (1959-70) . HMM-363 was located at Da Nang. M-60 machine guns on a helicopter occurred in August, inside the cargo hatch of an HUS-1. The last UH-34D squadron, HMM-362, departed RVN on 21 Aug for FMFLant to be redesignated HMH-362 with H-53s. Shortly after HMM-363s arrival in Qui Nhon, LtCol George Kew, CO, brought back a one-legged H-34 having left the other landing gear strut in an Army LZ. As a result of the evaluation, LtGen William Jones recommended adoption of the OV-10D by the Marine Corps. The corpsman soon became exhausted and Penn attempted to carry the man by himself. This armor was constructed of a steel-kevlar sandwich and performed well. In January 1954 Soon afterwards, the squadron lost 2 aircraft while on a SAR mission and 10 aircrew were killed. North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh died on 3 Sep. Operation Durham Peak brought many aircrews back into the Que Son Mountains and the Que Son valley, which was first entered during Operation Harvest Moon in 1965. HMH-463 (CH-53Ds), with Dets from HMM-164 (CH-46Ds) and HML-167 (UH-1Es) attached; and HMM-165 (a composite squadron with a mix of CH-53Ds, CH-46Ds and UH-1Es) joined TF 78, together with the Navys HM-12 (RH-53As). Crew losses were equally high. For much of the summer they pounded supply arteries The 9th MAB carried out an amphibious demonstration off of the DMZ on 9 Sep, which pulled major NVA units north from Quang Tri. A similar US Army operation south of the Marines in Binh Dinh province was carried out at the same time. on 24 October 1944, shortly after she was hit by a Japanese bomb while operating off the Philippines. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form.. National Museum of Naval Aviation photo Additional squadrons included HMH-462 (H-53s-Phu Bai) and HMH-463 (H-53s-MMAF). to protect Viet-Namese in the Phu Loc area from Viet Cong "harassment.". Please note: As is traditional when referring to Princeton alumni, each name is followed by the individual's graduation year. Princeton. Available for both RF and RM licensing. The medevac team was now a single H-34 or H-46 with a UH-1E gunship chase on 24 hour standby. they flew against the railroad bridges connecting Pyongyang with Sunchon It was destroyed, along with 38 other starships. At 0458, Capt Gerry Berry of HMM-165 in Lady Ace 9 lifted the U.S. 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 Det provided three of these sorties while the squadron aboard USS Inchon provided the remainder. Valley Forge was serving in the Far East in 1950 and was the first American fleet carrier to take part in the Korean War. Three hours later, after five attempts, they found the LZ, and landed on the edge of a bomb crater. HMM-361 departed for CONUS on 18 May. USS Princeton (CV/CVA/CVS-37, LPH-5) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The MarHuk cobras were armed with 20mm cannon and 5 Zuni rockets. The unit fired almost 2 million rounds of 20mm. Capt. after conversion at Bremerton This also caused the loss rate to climb, with many instances of aircraft being hit and crewmembers wounded. To this day he cannot tell this story without some tears. 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. Intensive training refreshed her reservist crew and on 5 December she joined TF 77 off the Korean coast Free shipping. logistics and communication support for the amphibious operation "Deckhouse I" delivered Marine Corps advisors and helicopters to Soc Trang in the Mekong Delta area of the Republic of South Vietnam. Two days following that, HMM-362 suffered the first combat damage to an HUS-1 during OPERATION NIGHTINGALE when a bullet pierced an oil line in its engine compartment. III MAF had 39,092 personnel in-country by the end of the year. Helicopter operations were resumed for the remainder of the night. Modified and reclassified Anti-submarine Aircraft Carrier (CVS) 12 November 1953. This was incredible airmanship and true heroism. 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. concentrat With the NVA acceleration of the attacks again, Nguyen Van Thieu resigned on 21 April as President of South Vietnam. Later that night in the club, LtCol Kew made the following statement: You all know that the 1820 engines are a critical supply item. The year began with HMM-365 (UH-34Ds) in country as the helicopter element of Marine Unit Vietnam (MUV) (previously SHUFLY). 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. and "Eager Hunter." cvs) during the vietnam conflict. The 33rd MAU with HMM-165 joined the 9th MAB on 28 Apr. The 1stMAW provided BrigGen Homer Hill, Asst. Sadly, HMM-163 made the cover of Life Magazine (16 Apr 65) when it showed YP-13s copilot hit by gunfire. 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. In the Vietnam War from February 1967 to April 1971, operating from Da Nang, South Vietnam. The USS Turner Joy (DD-951) fired the last U.S. These years of the war saw an increased rate of casualties to both aircraft and aircrew. The 1st Battalion, 2nd Korean Marine Brigade arrived 3 miles south of Chu Lai on 1 Aug. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. J. . Few helicopters ever looked so formidable. Nevertheless, the arrival of the H-53s ushered in a new era of turbine-powered heavy-lift capability. gaining experience in her primary mission. At one point, the pilot gave him a direct order to remain in the helicopter. Veteran owned business since 2000. closed mineral processing plants and munitions factories at Sindok uss princeton cvl23 war damage report no. 2 March 1959 ARVN units moving into old USMC areas still required Marine helo support from MAG-16. Assisted by:Mike Leahy,Gene Salter,Jim Shanahan,Roger Herman,Joe Novak, Bob Stoffey, andTed Read. . We settled on using the Google Maps API and . 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. For the next three years, she followed a similar schedule, gaining experience in her primary mission. On 16 Mar the USS New Jersey departed the coast of Vietnam. 27 July On 26 January, HMA-369s very unique and successful hunter-killer operations were terminated to prepare for the upcoming Operation ENDSWEEP. Ships Store: Paul Johnson. Each regiment maintained a squad sized reaction force at a special LZ. An estimated force of 90 men from mainforce VC units, in four teams, launched a well-planned, coordinated attack on MMAF. The other five ships were the Gamber Bay (119 men were killed) and the USS St Lo, both escort carriers, the destroyers Hoel (202 killed) and Johnston (187 killed) and destroyer escort Samuel B. Roberts. On 3 Jul, NVA artillery did significant damage to the supply dump at Ha airfield. Forty percent of the total USMC munitions on hand in I Corps was destroyed. From Manila, Princeton joined the 7th Fleet in the Marianas, becoming flagship of Task Force 77 (TF 77). On 22 May 1967, USS Tripoli (LPH-10) arrived in the combat zone off the coast of Vietnam and disembarked HMH-463 and VMO-6 at Danang on the 23rd and 24th . Combat operations For other uses, see Princeton. Muse and Sheik grounded on Daito Shima and in April 1962 when she delivered Marine Corps advisors and helicopters to Soc Trang in the Mekong Delta area becoming flagship of TF 77. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. After many sightings, and in an attempt to capture NVA prisoners, HMM-265 helilifted reinforcements to the position. 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). Princeton received 8 battle stars for service during the Korean Conflict. Henry and his co-pilot, 1st Lt. Dave Cummings, proceeded upward through the ravines, just above the canopy, much of the time at low airspeeds. 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. 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. At the beginning of the year, MAG-16 at MMAF had HML-167 (UH-1Es), HML-367 (AH-1Gs), HMMs 263 and 364 (CH-46Ds), HMH-361 (H-53As) and 463 (H-53Ds) and VMO-2 (OV-10As). LtGen Chuck Pitman later retired as Deputy Chief of Staff, Aviation for the USMC. USS Rasher SS 269 December 17 1969 Portland OR Pmk. Reclassified CVA-37 (1 October 1952), Princeton returned to California on 3 November for a two-month respite from the western Pacific. In the meantime, the missions continued. 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. On 3 Sep NVA artillery destroyed the large Dong Ha ammo dump. and supported search and destroy operations in conjunction with "Shawnee". Marine helos supported a major joint US Army-US Marine operation in Hiep Duc once again. This was to have been the build-up to the NVA main force attack on Khe Sanh while other diversions and coordinated attacks were planned at other Marine positions in I Corps, presumably on 8 May, the 13th anniversary of the fall of the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu. On 21 Jul, all CH-46As were grounded for application of air and fuel filters because of excessive sand ingestion. 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. Apr 1972: The squadron participated in Operation Freedom Train, tactical air sorties against military and logistic targets in the . Click on red bar for more info. 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. He continued to bring wounded aboard. On 4 Aug BLT 1/26 replaced BLT 3/5 aboard the SLF. Writers:John Van NortwickandAlan Barbour. s in command. NHHC Photograph Collection. Each of the two Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG) consisted of a composite squadron of four H-53s, fourteen H-46s and four UH-1Es. Interdiction missions followed, and by 4 April Princeton's planes had rendered 54 rail and 37 highway bridges inoperable and damaged 44 more. November 1964 - South Vietnam. 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The loss of 3 A/C (2 Marine, 1 Navy) during ENDSWEEP was attributed to material failure in each case. On 3 Aug OPERATION PRAIRIE I commenced to determine the extent of NVA forces in the DMZ, primarily the NVA 324B and 341st Divisions. Marine 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. By the end of September, MAG-36 was established at Ky Ha. rruptions came in October 1961 when she rescued survivors of merchantmen Pioneer TG 79.4 consisted of the following ships (r-l): USS Dubuque (LPD-8), USS . The Third Marine Amphibious Brigade (3rd MAB) was officially established in its place. The Area of Operation (AO) was from 80 miles south of Hanoi to Tiger Island. Smoke rises from an explosion in Princeton 's hangar deck at 1000.5 hrs. 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. For troop insertions, he had to go back to the Wing for a total package, including gunships. On October 24, 1944, during the Battle . In January 1970, the USS Princeton was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Register, and then sold for scrap in May 1971. The Tripoli, an Iwo Jima-class helicopter carrier, struck a mine at 4:36 a.m. The U.S. Navy "Amphibious Ready Group Alpha" (Task Group 79.4) underway off Vietnam on 31 July 1968. On 10 May, a Marine A-4 Skyhawk was downed during a bombing mission south of the DMZ by a surface to air missile (SAM) fired from a position north of the Ben Hai River in the DMZ. her planes and pilots (A e trans peninsula line. he firs t landing on the moon. Completing that mission successfully Twenty six month later, in August 1959, PRINCE was recommissioned and off Korea by December. Despite their efforts, the ship burned to the waterline. the address is national archives, modern military records, 8601 adelphi road, college park . The lineup of helicopter groups and squadrons in July, just prior to the beginning of troop withdrawals: ProvMag-39 at Quang Tri with HMM-161, HMM-262, and VMO-6; MAG-36 at Phu Bai with HML-367, HMM-265, HMM-362, and HMH-462; and MAG-16 at Marble Mountain with HML-167, HMM-165, HMM-263, HMM-364, HMH-463, and VMO-2. RVN losses were significant. 27 April-4 May On 9 Mar the 95th NVA Regiment overran the A Shau Special Forces Camp near the Laotian border. 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. On 17 May, HMM-161 replaced HMM-163 at Quang Tri with a full strength squadron of CH-46Ds. MajGen William Thrash (CG,1st MAW) introduced this innovation after recommendation by the Youngdale Board. HMM-261 (UH-34Ds) arrived on 22 Jun in Da Nang, assigned to MAG-16. VMO-6 remained all UH-1E through the year, based at Quang Tri. Special Operations (V) . (CV-37, later CVA-37, CVS-37 and LPH-5), 1945-1971. The extraction had taken 20 minutes. Crews were issued vests and diapers of spun fiberglass that were only marginally effective in stopping light shrapnel. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. HMM-261 helos were again heavily damaged when inserting 2/4 the next day as a blocking force. 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. 26 March Chu Lai and Ky Ha facilities fall to the NVA Lee and controlled close air support all night from VMO-2 and fixed wing, aided by the additional ammo and armament from the disabled UH-1E. G.C. Word is that we are going back to Vietnam. 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. The SLF embarked on the USS Iwo Jima 24 Jun from Okinawa with BLT 3/7 and HMM-163 as the SLF squadron. Pless was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions, while his remaining crewmembers received Navy Crosses for their actions that day. 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. . You have to Login , if your not a member yet you need to Register. Maneuvers in Hawaiian waters preceded her return to San Diego until 15 March. Johnson Island Operation Dominic Spring and Summer of 1962, Oct 2 '62 to Nov 3 '62 Johnston isle Last 2 hydrogen & 7 nuke's, Shellback Initiation - 11 NOV 1966 - Pacific Ocean, Sailed up and river in south viet nam 17 miles, Shellback Initiation - 1 JAN 1967 - Pacific Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 16 SEP 1967 - Pacific Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 31 JUL 1968 - Pacific Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 27 SEP 1968 - Pacific Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 16 SEP 1968 - Pacific Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 10 SEP 1968 - Pacific Ocean, Shellback Initiation - 20 MAY 1969 - Pacific Ocean, operation milrow/ uss princeton lph5 nuclear tests. Decommissioned 30 January 1970. 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. H-46 missions were restricted to emergency only. On 12 Jan, HMM-162 relieved HMM-163. The following is a growing list of Princeton alumni who have made contributions in the area of government and public affairs. The USS PRINCETON (LPH-5) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow: CV-37 was laid down as Valley Forge at the Philadelphia Navy Yard 14 September 1943 On 13 May, VNMC units were heli-lifted by HMM-164 of the ARG north behind NVA lines in two waves. MajGen Alan Armstrong (CG, 1st MAW) went further in October by assigning a full package to the 5th Marines, including six H-46s, four cobras, one command and control UH-1E and occasionally an H-53, completely under the control of the ground commander. in the Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf area. The 1st MAW was being asked to support all of the aviation needs of two reinforced Marine divisions. This was a search and destroy operation in conjunction with OPERATION PRAIRIE I. 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. DIVE! John M. Hoskin Ship's Name: USS Kitty Hawk; Year Built: 1956; . cold road from the Chosin Reservoir to Hungnam. He then came under VC attack and lifted off, leaving some of his passengers in the LZ whom immediately came under heavy VC fire. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. Following shakedown off Cuba, Princeton with Air Group 81 embarked remained in the Atlantic and operated with the 8th Fleet until June 1946. Associated Press, "Home-Coming Carrier Greeted at San Diego", 'The San Bernardino Daily Sun', San Bernardino, California, Thursday 30 August 1951, Volume LVII, Number 312, page 2. HMMs 263, 362, 163 and 361 rotated through SLF A during the year. 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