PRINCETON USS was an American aircraft carrier and was one of the six US warships sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval engagement since Jutland. Two battalions were on alert at Phu Bai. USS PRINCETON LPH-5 Vietnam War Ships Carrier Photo Cacheted First Day Postmark. On 16May, MajGen Louis B. Robertshaw assumed command of the 1st MAW from MajGen. 1960-1964 Deck Logs. Later that same day, Capt John Eilertson, 1/LT Ron Pettis, Sgt Nathanial Tucker, and LCpl Francis Mayher evacuated 40 Vietnamese refugees in one flight, setting a payload record for H-34s that may still stand. USS New Orleans LPH 11 December 3 1969 (N36383) No Cachet. after conversion at Bremerton On 30 March, the North Vietnamese launched the Easter offensive focused on the two northern provinces of Quang Tri and Thua Thien. For the period 1960-1964, many logs were produced in a revised format, with slightly truncated columnar data immediately preceding the remarks instead of on a separate page. Mayne, went down the hoist to check it out for survivors. By the 11th USS Forrestal (CV-59) had one Vietnam war cruise, in the summer of 1967. Mark A. Russ 2. USS Princeton (LPH-5) underway off the coast of South Vietnam on 13 January 1967 (NNAM.1996.488.060.024).jpg. o the Marine artillery base at Gio Ling and evacuated wounded from Con Thien mountain. 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 FLIRs (forward looking infrared) systems were from B-52 aircraft. The request was granted and Capt. HMM-161 redeployed on 15 Aug from MMAF to MCAS Tustin. Clausen had removed his helmet and was unable to hear the order. 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. Modified and reclassified Anti-submarine Aircraft Carrier (CVS) 12 November 1953. Reclassified CVA-37 (1 October 1952), Princeton returned to California on 3 November for a two-month respite from the western Pacific. In January 1954 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. bobneu@webtv.net Thank you. During early 1972, the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) with ARG A and HMM-164 stayed within 4 days travel of Military Region One (MR1), the former I Corps. . HMM-363 was located at Da Nang. U.S. Navy Ships in Vietnam. The NVA 324B Division eventually moved back into the DMZ, where U. S. policy provided a safe haven for the NVA troops. May was costly for the NVA with significant personnel and equipment losses. On February, 28, 1844, while demonstrating a new type of cannon to the President and numerous . 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. Pless was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions, while his remaining crewmembers received Navy Crosses for their actions that day. USS Princeton (CV-37) was deployed to Vietnam four times between 1964 and 1967. The operation into Laos ended for the Marines on 27 Mar. s in command. ARG B stayed within 7 days travel of MR1. Next Intensive training refreshed her reservist crew and on 5 December she joined TF 77 off the Korean coast It would not be needed until April of 1975. 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. MAG-16 helos lifted in a reinforcing Marine regiment and intense fighting continued well into May. Keith B. McCutcheon. As they scrambled aboard, the VC resumed their attack on the helo crew and its new passengers. One of two light carriers in Task Group 38.3, Princeton carried 23 fighters and 10 torpedo bombers. He then took off for Da Nang to land at the NSA hospital. Additional VMO-2 O-1Bs arrived; Birddogs had already been in-country with SHUFLY and the 9th MEB. Other targets were truck traffic and anti-aircraft guns in North Vietnam. The USS Midway (CVA-41) had an additional contingent of 6 USAF CH-53s (special ops) and 4 USAF HH-53s (rescue). One H-53 was downed in the operation, and destroyed by its crew. The following is a growing list of Princeton alumni who have made contributions in the area of government and public affairs. The extraction had taken 20 minutes. Marine Roger Henry requested permission to attempt an approach up the mountainside to the LZ. The hazards to the aircraft and aircrews lay in the flight envelope required to accomplish the mission. $4.90. The U.S. Navy "Amphibious Ready Group Alpha" (Task Group 79.4) underway off Vietnam on 31 July 1968. 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. (Red) Smith Smith 21. President Diems overthrow and assassination at the beginning of November caused a temporary halt to SHUFLY operations. MajGen Raymond G. Davis, CG, 3rd MarDiv, believed in a more mobile posture regarding the usage of helicopter assets to insert troops. LtGen Chuck Pitman later retired as Deputy Chief of Staff, Aviation for the USMC. The Nixon Administration adopted a policy seeking to end U.S. involvement in RVN either through negotiations or by turning the combat role over to the Vietnamese. 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. During November, the district headquarters at Hiep Duc, in western Quang Tin Province, a place we would come to know well, was overrun. 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 . in combined We do not understand that.. [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. Capt. 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. Although ARVN operations continued to increase, the overall need for helicopter support steadily decreased. 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. At 1420 on 29 April, Operation FREQUENT WIND commenced. and departed again 3 July TG 79.4 consisted of the following ships (r-l): USS Dubuque (LPD-8), USS . USS PRINCETON LPH-5. 28 of 34 helicopters were hit. The aircraft is painted in the colors of the Sikorsky Company, and the company's name appears above the right landing gear. Long Beach 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. 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. 25 March Hue and Hoi An fall to communist forces 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. Shop online for USS Princeton at VetFriends. HMM-163 suffered their first battle damage 18 days later. A temporary SLF was organized from 2 Oct 8 Nov as a reserve with BLT 3/3 and HMM-163 during primary SLF maneuvers in the Philippines. One of her last missions was to serve as the prime recovery ship for the Apollo 10 space mission. May 1951 - August 1951 with CVG-19 aboard USS Princeton (CV 37) June 1952 - February 1953 with ATG-2 aboard USS Essex (CV 9) . Download Image of USS Princeton (LPH-5) with Amphibious Ready Group Alpha off Vietnam 1968. The last Marine operation, Scott Orchard, was conducted west of An Hoa with minimal contact. 1900-1949: Humanitarian Actions. Using a primitive bomb sight (black tape on the chin bubble) developed by a bright young Lieutenant with an engineering degree, the loads were released over a target area from 1500-2000 feet, allowed to penetrate the jungle canopy or target area, and ignited by rockets from VMO-2 broncos or HML-367 cobras. USS Princeton (CVL-23) 1943: Independence: Sunk: USS Princeton (CV-37) 1945: Essex: Scrapped: USS Randolph (CV-15) 1944: Essex: Scrapped: USS Ranger (CV-4 . To the north, MAG-36 and PROVMAG-39 provided helicopter-borne logistic support to Operation Dewey Canyon, which took place in the northwestern-most I Corps. HMH-463 flew 99 attack sorties on 7 Jun, dropping 400 tons on a ridgeline southwest of DaNang with spectacular results. ng Cau district and the Song Cai river valley Ship's Name: USS Kitty Hawk; Year Built: 1956; . She then prepared for inactivation, and on 20 June decommissioned and joined other capital ships in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Fortunately, no lives were lost. The corpsman soon became exhausted and Penn attempted to carry the man by himself. am through its completion on the 24th. Still covered by Puff and the Marine UH-1Es, Macauley then spiraled up out of the zone and headed for Da Nang. A much needed overhaul followed Princeton's return to the west coast and in May 1968 she again sailed west to Viet Nam. For the next three years, she followed a similar schedule, gaining experience in her primary mission. The first all-Marine night helicopter assault took place with BLT 2/3 and HMM-361, HMM-261 and VMO-2 in Elephant Valley on 12 Aug. In March, a few formalized operations, Imperial Lake and Catawba Falls were initiated in familiar areas such as the Que Sons and on Charlie Ridge. 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. (CV-37, later CVA-37, CVS-37 and LPH-5), 1945-1971. He quickly cut a hole in the thatched roof and looked in. The South Vietnamese Marine Division (VNMC) held the advancing NVA at the My Chanh in April. cold road from the Chosin Reservoir to Hungnam. The detonation of actual mines was minimal, but when that occured, it was most impressive. 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. HMM-362 replaced HMM-261 on 5 Jan. 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. 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. Two composite squadrons, HMM-165 (reinf) on the USS Tripoli, and HMM-164 (reinf) off of the USS Okinawa from the 9th MEB had arrived to support the Vietnamese Marines. 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 USS Turner Joy (DD-951) fired the last U.S. Six squadrons (HMMs 161, 263, 361, 362, 363, 364) were now in- country, plus HMM-261 aboard ship, all with UH-34Ds. of Defense changed the official designations of all military aircraft in November. Writers:John Van NortwickandAlan Barbour. By the end of September, MAG-36 was established at Ky Ha. 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. with similar operations in the western Pacific and Capt. Prior to the battle for Quang Tri City, on 27 Jun, HMM-165 conducted an amphibious demonstration (feint) off of Quang Tri. Sponsored. We settled on using the Google Maps API and . 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. The wing stations carried 19 shot 2.75 in rockets, flares, CBU-55 (FAE) weapons or 150 gal. The Republic of Vietnam ceased to exist. John M. Hoskin The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton. The first of 150 graduates of the US Army helicopter program appeared in October. 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. A total of 6,968 persons had been evacuated. Crews were issued bullet bouncers, a garment worn bib-wise designed to stop a .50 cal round. [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]. her planes and pilots (A In May, they flew against the railroad bridges connecting Pyongyang with Sunchon, Sinanju, Kachon, and the trans-peninsula line. The remainder of HMH-463 arrived on 23 May. In September and October 1946, she operated in Japanese and Chinese waters, then returned to the Mariana Islands where she remained until February 1947. USS Princeton (LPH-5) moored to a buoy in the harbor at Hong Kong BCC in 1964. During February, HMM-361 was relieved by HMM-364, who were informed that they would be the last squadron in country and to assume the mission of training VNAF helicopter pilots in the H-34. Because of the increasing demand for fixed wing and helicopter pilots in RVN, the US Air Force and the US Army began training pilots for the USMC. All vessels of Inshore Fire Support [IFS] Division 93 during their entire Vietnam tour USS Carronade (IFS 1) USS Clarion River (LSMR 409) [Landing Ship, Medium, Rocket] . 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). For much of the summer they pounded supply arteries Rhonda . 26 March- 6 April and again ranged along that long embattled HMM-362 (reinf), assisted by HMM-261, both from the amphibious assault ship USS PRINCETON (LPH-5), was ashore by mid-afternoon and ready to accept missions the following day. HMM-162 arrived back in country on 17 Jun with additional H-34s. FOR SALE! A Marine FO unit stumbled onto a large NVA contingent, uncovering an enemy intent to attack in force. On 8 Jan, four CH-53As arrived in RVN, attached to MAG-16. USS GALLUP PG-85 Attack 23 Aug 1970: USS GALLUP (PG-85) while anchored just west of SEAFLOAT was attacked bya team of VC swimmer sappers. HMM-162s operations were expanded to continuously maintain a two aircraft section at Quang Tri or Khe Sanh to perform SAR NORTH in support of operations in Laos and North Vietnam. 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. Carlos Septien and Gil Hernandez 3. HMM-163 and VMO-2 assisted in the evacuation of the camp, with the loss of three UH-34s. they combined close air support with raids on power sources in the Hwachon Reservoir area and On 7 May, 3rd MAB ceased all ground combat and fixed-wing air operations by Marines in Vietnam. HMM-162 left Vietnam 15 May for Okinawa. Thirteen years and fifteen days later, on 30 April 1975, an HMM-164 CH-46D crew lifted the last Americans out of Vietnam, the Marine combined security force for Operation FREQUENT WIND. It was destroyed, along with 38 other starships. On 22 July, HMM-164 again heli-lifted VNMC troops into Quang Tri. HMMs 362, 363, 164, 265, and 262 rotated through SLF B. Any questions?. 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. A much-needed overhaul followed Princeton's return to the west coast, and in May 1968 she again sailed west to Vietnam. cut enemy supplies Decommissioned 30 January 1970. HMM-164 was aboard SLF B on the USS Tripoli, followed by the USS Valley Forge. Combat operations It also includes ships supplying and supporting these operations. J. . They found the two wounded Marines with the recon team leader and a Navy corpsman. with Air Group 81 embarked Princeton's planes, with other Navy, Marine, and Air Force squadrons, then covered the evacuation from Hungnam through its completion on the 24th. 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. She then prepared for inactivation and on 20 June decommissioned and joined other capital ships in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Eight months later The line up of squadrons at the end of the year included HMMs 164, 165, 262, and 265 (H-46s); HMMs 263, 362 (SLF), 363, and 364 (H-34s); Det HMH-463 (4 H-53As, afloat) VMO-2, VMO-6, and VMO-3 (who arrived 29 Dec) (UH-1Es), H&MS-11 (3 UH-34Ds), H&MS-16 (4 UH-34Ds)(6 CH-37s)(9 O-1Cs), H&MS-17 (4 UH-34Ds) and H&MS-36 (3 UH-34Ds). MACV announced, in January, that all Marines would be withdrawn from RVN during the first half of 1964 as part of a plan to end direct US participation in the war. On 1 January, USMC personnel in the RVN totaled 76,616 men. The action started to pick up and many of HMM-364s H-34s and their escorting Army gunships were hit. . On 15 April 1962, a Sikorsky HUS-1 (later redesignated the UH-34D) crew from LtCol Archie Clapp's HMM-362 touched down on a World War II Japanese fighter strip 3 miles from Soc Trang, southwest of Saigon, in the Mekong Delta. 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. XXL flak jackets suddenly became a high fashion item. The round penetrated the outer flap and bounced off the inner one. then supported 1st Air Cavalry and 101st Airborne units engaged in "Nathan Hale" to the south of the "Deckhouse I" area. 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. HMM-164 was the sole SLF squadron when SLF Bravo was deactivated. These ops continued into June, and all were supported by the three helicopter groups. We told them we would bring down their wounded, said Penn. Phu Bai retained the remainder of the squadrons of MAG-36. 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 Princeton was reclassified CVS-37 and In April, she participated in Operation Beacon Star, in the Khe Sanh area, and supported search and destroy operations in conjunction with Operation Shawnee. Princeton was commissioned in November 1945, too late to serve in World War II, but saw extensive service in the Korean War, in . Kimmel and his Airborne Observer (AO) were killed two weeks later. Stricken from NVR 30 January 1970. 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. In February, HMM-363 rejoined MAG-36 at Chu Lai, after five months in support of US Army and Korean operations at Qui Nhon, Tuy Hoa, and Phu Cat in II Corps. 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. Operations kicked off with Operation Taylor Common in the Arizona territory, northwest of An Hoa, supported by MAG-16. Crew losses were equally high. On 4 Mar, 14 helicopters from HMM-261, HMM-364 and VMO-6 were heavily damaged during a troop lift of the 1st ARVN Airborne and 2/7 in support of Operation UTAH by intense anti-aircraft fire (numerous 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine guns). Changes to the helicopter order of battle took place as MAG-36 moved from Ky Ha to Phu Bai / Quang Tri on 4 Oct to be nearer the 3rd MarDiv. The Siege of Khe Sanh was over with the taking of Hill 881N by 3rd Division Marines on 14 Apr. These squadrons, plus a detachment of CH-37Cs (H&MS-16) and two VMO-squadrons (VMO-2, VMO-6) with UH-1Es made up Marine helicopter assets in Vietnam. 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. NHHC Photograph collection. MAG-36 at Phu Bai included HMM-164 (H-46As), HMM-362 (H-34s), HMM-364 (H-46Ds) and VMO-3 (UH-1Es). 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. Inside were many armed and equally surprised VC. 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. 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