[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]. 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 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. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. On the 29th of July, a mis-firing Zuni rocket hit an external . 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). These and other actions caused the Marines to develop procedures to perform quick engine changes, QECs, in the field. VMO-2 lost their V, becoming an all-helicopter squadron for the first time. Media in category "USS Princeton (CV-37)" The following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total. the address is national archives, modern military records, 8601 adelphi road, college park . The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton. 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. The crew was rescued safely. During the next months it was followed by HMM-265 (MAG-16, MMAF), HMM-165 (MAG-36, KyHa) and HMM-262 (MAG-36, KyHa), all in CH-46As. with similar operations in the western Pacific and A Marine FO unit stumbled onto a large NVA contingent, uncovering an enemy intent to attack in force. lifted Marines to the DMZ to block enemy forces withdrawing across the Ben Hai river. The DMZ was to be fortified, much to the dismay of the III MAF leadership. On 16 Jul, a platoon from 1st Force Recon Company rappelled from a MAG-16 helicopter onto the summit of the Rockpile to establish an OP for the first time. On 17 May, HMM-161 replaced HMM-163 at Quang Tri with a full strength squadron of CH-46Ds. USS Jamestown (AGTR-3) conducted numerous month-long deployments along the Vietnam coast collecting data, with photographic evidence that crewmembers . During November, the district headquarters at Hiep Duc, in western Quang Tin Province, a place we would come to know well, was overrun. In March The Marine was offloaded and carried under the nose bubble of the CH-46. took up antisubmarine/ Hunter-Killer (HUK) training operations in the eastern Pacific. Despite the ever-present threat of additional mine explosions, he continued his valiant efforts, leaving the comparatively safe area of the helicopter on six separate occasions to carry out his rescue efforts. 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. USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24 . They sank small craft to prevent the recapture of offshore islands; blasted concentrations of supplies She was the first Navy vessel to be powered by a steam-driven screw. artillery It was destroyed, along with 38 other starships. By mid-March the 9th MEB consisted of MAG-16 (-), H&MS-16 (-), MABS-16 (-), HMM-162 and HMM-163. this time to impede enemy infiltration from the DMZ. Over 12,000 US military & patriotic items for every branch of service. On 13 Mar, three H-34s from HMM-162 delivered suppressive fire on the enemy during an ARVN troop lift. A much-needed overhaul followed Princeton's return to the west coast, and in May 1968 she again sailed west to Vietnam. destroyed gun positions and supply areas in Pyongyan; and For much of the summer they pounded supply arteries HMM-361 departed for CONUS on 18 May. Maj. John Van Nortwick, HMM-263 XO, tells of a poignant reward following a night medevac. ing on highways Initially, activities were limited to the installation of minesweeping kits (a streaming winch, a tow kit, flight control system modifications, a precise navigation system based on Loran, rearview mirrors, and 2 internal fuel cells) and AMCM aircrew training with the Magnetic Orange Pipe (MOP) at NAS Cubi Point. After the Vietnam War. she returned to the United States and in April 1969 she was designated the prime recovery ship for Apollo 10 USS Rasher SS 269 December 17 1969 Portland OR Pmk. In September, three HUS-1s were hit by small arms fire, and a crew chief was wounded, becoming the first Marine helicopter aircrew casualty of the war. The wing provided a helicopter commander airborne (HC(A) that was in consultation with the ground commander. Now that the wing was supporting only one Marine division, helicopter resources were more available. A total of 6,968 persons had been evacuated. For much of the summer they pounded supply arteries, concentrating on highways, and in August Princeton got underway for the U.S., arriving at San Diego on the 29th, after collecting Destroyer Division 51 at Pearl Harbor.[1]. 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). 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. The unit fired almost 2 million rounds of 20mm. 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. During May, HMM-362 flew its first night medevac. 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. then supported 1st Air Cavalry and 101st Airborne units engaged in "Nathan Hale" to the south of the "Deckhouse I" area. The flag of USS Princeton is now in Princeton University in the University Chapel. The YOV-10Ds remained until late August. 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. In January 1970, the USS Princeton was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Register, and then sold for scrap in May 1971. Each of the two Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG) consisted of a composite squadron of four H-53s, fourteen H-46s and four UH-1Es. Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, speaks with Lt. Cmdr. Upon arrival over the area, the helo crew saw that the recon team was located approximately 200 yards from the only LZ. Maneuvers in Hawaiian waters preceded her return to San Diego until 15 March. In December 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. she was back off the Korean coast and until the end of the conflict launched planes for close ai 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. Vietnam. Additional squadrons included HMH-462 (H-53s-Phu Bai) and HMH-463 (H-53s-MMAF). The rest of the package consisted of a second Ch-46 as wingman and two UH-1E gunships from HML-167. in combined One of two light carriers in Task Group 38.3, Princeton carried 23 fighters and 10 torpedo bombers. The NVA determined to hold Quang Tri City at all costs. HMM-363 departed MAG-36 for CONUS on 21 Jan. President Richard M. Nixon was inaugurated on 20 Jan. 19621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975. Loss of USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944. On 10 Apr, the 9th MAB arrived off of Saigon. After "Hastings" 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. Soon after this on another black night, an HMM-263 medevac effort brought out 27 WIA from a hot LZ just SW of Thuong Duc following the ambush of a 7th Marines patrol. 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. This is a list of (561) Princeton Shipmates from 1945-1970 signed on to THIS Website. 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. 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. 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. facilities On 11 Jul, 9th MAB helicopters again landed VNMC troops north of Quang Tri City. . The EAGLE FLIGHT tactic, developed by HMM-362, was first employed on 18 Jun. DEC. 12 1961 SAIGON VIETNAM ? One of two light carriers in Task Group 38.3, Princeton carried 23 fighters and 10 torpedo bombers. By the end of the year, VMO-2 had 13 Broncos. Virtnam Jan. 1962 & April 1962 I was with Marine Detachment. 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 . The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton. The Marine TAOR shrank to essentially Quang Nam province. continued into the new year HMM-362 (H-34s) was assigned to SLF A aboard the USS Okinawa. By the beginning of May, Marine amphibious units were in position offshore. J. . No Marine helicopter activity was recorded. 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. Apr 1972: The squadron participated in Operation Freedom Train, tactical air sorties against military and logistic targets in the . The final SLF landing was conducted by HMM-265 on 7 Sep in Operation Defiant Stand, a joint operation with the Korean Marines. Ron Reeves: 10110535: 264k: USS Princeton (LPH-5) moored pierside at NAS North Island, San Diego, CA., in mid 1960s. and Najin. cut enemy supplies Helicopter operations were resumed for the remainder of the night. He was released by North Vietnam and returned to the United States in 1973. 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. Crewmen worked feverishly and futily in an attempt to save his life over the Que Son Valley. At the beginning of the year, HMM-361 was aboard the USS Iwo Jima with SLF A, followed by HMMs 363, 362, 363, and 362 during the year, transitioning to the helicopter carrier USS Princeton during the year. The aircraft is painted in the colors of the Sikorsky Company, and the company's name appears above the right landing gear. During the latter stages of the evacuation, when the USMC security forces were the only ones left on the ground, Admiral Whitmire (Commander, CTF 76) halted all retraction operations for crew rest and maintenance. He took a round square in the middle of his chest. They were first in. for the first time in combat. The attached units were HMM-163 (H-34s), HMM-262 (H-46As) and VMO-6 (UH-1Es). 62; uss quincy ca39, astoria ca34 & vincennes ca44 war damage report no. 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. The 9th Marines devised a tactical arrangement termed Sparrow Hawk at the beginning of the year with units from MAG-16. 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. The ships supported operations "Fortress Attack III" and "Scotland II". The blast jarred the entire ship awake. On 30 March, the North Vietnamese launched the Easter offensive focused on the two northern provinces of Quang Tri and Thua Thien. Please note that the Catalog does not always list logs in chronological order. Next During the COVID-19 pandemic, the crew of USS Princeton embarked aboard the ship for a nearly month-long sequester April 7, 2020. On 16May, MajGen Louis B. Robertshaw assumed command of the 1st MAW from MajGen. MajGen Raymond G. Davis, CG, 3rd MarDiv, believed in a more mobile posture regarding the usage of helicopter assets to insert troops. Inside were many armed and equally surprised VC. On 30 Jan, the ARVN kicked off their massive multi-division incursion 40 miles into Laos from a point west of Khe Sanh, known as Lam Son 719. During August, HMM-261 conducted a major retrograde operation lifting 1300 ARVN from LZs near the Laotian border to Thuong Duc, SW of Da Nang. During December, a most unusual and heroic medevac took place. During May, Operation Pipestone Canyon cleared the Go Noi island area south of Da Nang. renamed Princeton 21 November 1944; launched 8 July 1945 Princeton returned to California 3 November for a two month respite from the western Pacific. 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. It had become obvious that a plan was needed immediately. Phu Bai retained the remainder of the squadrons of MAG-36. When the USS Enterprise-D approached the battle . participated in air-gun strikes on coastal cities 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. Princeton received 8 battle stars for service during the Korean Conflict. and in August Princeton got underway for the United States 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 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. She first appeared in Vietnam in 1962, and returned for combat deployments through the 1960s. Originally built to be USS Tallahassee (CL-61), she was converted and designated CV-23 until July. 1960-1964 Deck Logs. On 11 October 1967, USS Okinawa relieved her as flagship of TG 76.4, and Tripoli headed for home. Reactivated with the outbreak of hostilities in Korea 15 months later, Princeton recommissioned on 28 August 1950. MARINE B.L.T. USS New Orleans LPH 11 December 3 1969 (N36383) No Cachet. There were, however, exceptions. MAG-16 was comprised of HML-167, HMM-165, HMM-263, HMM-364, HMH-463, and VMO-2. Both SLFs participated in Operation Bold Mariner on the Batangan Peninsula, last visited during Operation Starlight in 1965. 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. MAG-16 helos lifted in a reinforcing Marine regiment and intense fighting continued well into May. This was the first major contact with the 21st NVA Regiment. 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. 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. In the meantime, the missions continued. HMM-162 arrived back in country on 17 Jun with additional H-34s. USS Princeton (LPH-5) moored to a buoy in the harbor at Hong Kong BCC in 1964. Reclassified Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) (LPH) 2 March 1959. 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 . Operations kicked off with Operation Taylor Common in the Arizona territory, northwest of An Hoa, supported by MAG-16. Long Beach From USS Princeton Newsletter No 63, Oct-Nov, 2008: In January, 1964, Princeton was in dry dock in Long Beach, California. 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. She then prepared for inactivation, and on 20 June decommissioned and joined other capital ships in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. and supported search and destroy operations in conjunction with "Shawnee". Then transferred to the Pacific Fleet HMM-263 redeployed on 15 May to MCAS Quantico while assigned to MAG-26 at MCAS New River. Ambassador to safety. He then came under VC attack and lifted off, leaving some of his passengers in the LZ whom immediately came under heavy VC fire. HMM-363 replaced HMM-364 on the SLF on 4 Jul. Without hesitation, LCpl Everett and the corpsman left the aircraft and searched the dark area for 30 minutes, locating and loading all of the casualties. In December, she returned to the United States. HMMs 362 and 165 flew in support. 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. Combat operations, interrupted in November for flood relief work, continued into the new year, 1965, and culminated in May off Chu Lai as she carried out her primary mission, vertical envelopment, for the first time in combat. Hey Guys. Twenty six month later, in August 1959, PRINCE was recommissioned and off Korea by December. Scott Margolis, the operations officer aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), during a scheduled visit to the ship. Army UH-1B gunships from the US Army 68th Aviation Co. in Da Nang regularly escorted the Marine H-34s. 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. 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