Nixons troop withdrawal plan began on 14 Jul with BLT 1/9 leaving for Okinawa. 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. On 9.Mar the MUV was re-designated MAG-16, under operational control of the 9th MEB. In September and October 1946, she operated in Japanese and Chinese waters, then returned to the Mariana Islands where she remained until February 1947. 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. MAG-16 was comprised of HML-167, HMM-165, HMM-263, HMM-364, HMH-463, and VMO-2. 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. III MAF strength at the end of the year included 65,789 men. Scott Margolis, the operations officer aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), during a scheduled visit to the ship. In March, HQMC restructured all VMO squadrons in the USMC to begin receiving the North American OV-10A Broncos. With all of the troops wounded, Maj. Hazelbaker assumed command from Capt. The III MAF Logistic Support facility was destroyed by a grass fire on 27 Apr southwest of Da Nang. The USS Midway (CVA-41) had an additional contingent of 6 USAF CH-53s (special ops) and 4 USAF HH-53s (rescue). Other airfields in use in I Corps were Dong Ha, Khe Sanh, An Hoa and Tam Ky. MARINE B.L.T. HMM-163 returned to MMAF and then to CONUS on 31 Aug. HMH-462 arrived at MAG-36 on 21 Aug with additional H-53As. The Third Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3rd MEB), under BrigGen Marion Carl, landed at Chu Lai on 7 May, coming under the command of the 9th MEB after the landing. HMM-162 joined HMM-163 in Da Nang in response to increasing helicopter requirements in-country. Soon the need became apparent and both formal and informal programs took place. 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. Operation Harvest Moon was launched in the Phouc Valley west of Highway One between Da Nang and Chu Lai in December. The YOV-10Ds remained until late August. It was destroyed, along with 38 other starships. In the early years, armor for H-34s, other than self-sealing fuel cells, and their crews did not formally exist. 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. HMMs 362, 363, 164, 265, and 262 rotated through SLF B. n landing team and carrying helicopters in place of planes she emerged from conversion as an amphibious assault carrier USS Oriskany 115671020689 HMM-263 lost a great Marine Bert McCauley, Announcement for the 2023 Heavy Haulers Gathering in the Fort Worth Stock Yards. A section of H-34s from HMM-364 provided an emergency resupply of ammunition to B company of 1/7 as two helos came across the zone a few feet off the ground while the crewmen kicked the ammo boxes out the doors under extremely heavy fire. The vessel first saw combat during the Vietnam War and supported the American presence in Vietnam until 1966. USS Jamestown (AGTR-3) conducted numerous month-long deployments along the Vietnam coast collecting data, with photographic evidence that crewmembers . Crew losses were equally high. Crews were working near the 200 percent level. On 3 Sep NVA artillery destroyed the large Dong Ha ammo dump. USS Forrestal (CV-59) had one Vietnam war cruise, in the summer of 1967. USS New Orleans LPH 11 December 3 1969 (N36383) No Cachet. Smoke rises from an explosion in Princeton 's hangar deck at 1000.5 hrs. MAG-36 units at Quang Tri airfield were HMM-163 (H-34s), HMM-262 (H-46As) (from SLF) and VMO-6 (UH-1Es). 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. On October 24, 1944, during the Battle . HMA-369 continued their LPD-launched hunter killer ops off the North Vietnamese coast. The subject of armor for both became more important. He continued to bring wounded aboard. The wing departed from the traditional helicopter package by placing particular packages (two H-46s) under the operational control of the infantry regimental commanders. from Kham Duc to an LZ 24 miles NW in September. USS PRINCETON served her country as LPH-5 for for more than 10 years until decommissioned on 30 JAN 1970. ProvMag 39 was deactivated 31 Oct. On 7 Nov, the MAG 36 command group left Phu Bai for Okinawa. 30 January-19 June 1967 On 2 Aug, US ships and North Vietnamese patrol boats clashed in the Gulf of Tonkin, resulting in the Tonkin Gulf Resolution on 11 Aug. HMM-162 conducted a major lift of the 2nd ARVN Div. LtCol Ledbetter was awarded the Navy Cross. At 0458, Capt Gerry Berry of HMM-165 in Lady Ace 9 lifted the U.S. After launch on a routine flight, he landed to load a WIA Marine, who was a booby trap victim. Major operations took place along the DMZ, in the Da Krong Valley, and on Charlie Ridge southwest of Da Nang. RVN losses were significant. The battleship USS New Jersey (BB62) arrived off the coast of the DMZ on 29 Sep. delivered Marine Corps advisors and helicopters to Soc Trang in the Mekong Delta area of the Republic of South Vietnam. [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. USS Rasher SS 269 December 17 1969 Portland OR Pmk. In April 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. In February 1953, she was back off the Korean coast and until the end of the conflict launched planes for close air support, "Cherokee" strikes against supply, artillery, and troop concentrations in enemy territory, and against road traffic. An Eagle Flight employed 4 troop-loaded HUS-1s orbiting a tactical area to engage escaping VC. Kimmel and his Airborne Observer (AO) were killed two weeks later. The first of 150 graduates of the US Army helicopter program appeared in October. USS Princeton (CVCVACVS37, LPH5) was one of 24 Essexclass aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. Keith B. McCutcheon. Marine 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. The Det provided three of these sorties while the squadron aboard USS Inchon provided the remainder. On 24 May, HMM-164 again inserted VNMC assault troops near Quang Tri City. MAG-16 ended the year as the only helicopter group in RVN. The operation into Laos ended for the Marines on 27 Mar. USS Princeton was used during the filming of the 1952 Monogram Pictures feature Flat Top. The first Princeton was the first screw steam warship in the United States Navy. The ships supported operations "Fortress Attack III" and "Scotland II". HMM-362 replaced HMM-261 on 5 Jan. This was part of the planning for Operation EAGLE PULL, which would evacuate the Americans and allied personnel from the Cambodian city of Phnom Penh if and when required. Reactivated with the outbreak of hostilities in Korea fifteen months later USS PRINCETON CVS-37. One, the success of Operation ENDSWEEP was directly linked to the release of U.S. POWs held in North Vietnam, and two, Marines obey the orders given them. HMM-262 (Det A, the Poor Devils) was aboard the USS Valley Forge as the helicopter squadron with SLF B, replaced by HMMs 165, 164, 265, 165, and 164 throughout the year. Three CH-46As collided with each other and the surrounding vegetation in the LZ, providing the new name Helicopter Valley to the Ngan Valley. Kachon Please note that the Catalog does not always list logs in chronological order. 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 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. 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. Overloaded, Pless jettisoned his rocket pods, and nursed his helicopter out of the LZ. he firs t landing on the moon. Both MAG-16 and MAG-36 plus HMM-363 from Qui Nhon and HMM-261 from the SLF supported Task Force Delta and the 5th ARVN Regiment as they swept this familiar ground in search of VC and NVA units. 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. 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. Redesignated as attack aircraft carrier CVA 37 on October 1, 1952, and antisubmarine warfare aircraft carrier CVS 37 on January 1, 1954, the PRINCETON was initially scheduled for decommissioning after her 1957-58 cruise but instead was redesignated LPH 5 in March 1959 and converted into an . The hazards to the aircraft and aircrews lay in the flight envelope required to accomplish the mission. Media in category "USS Princeton (CV-37)" The following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total. On 31 Aug, during a medevac, a CH-46A from HMM-262 disintegrated in-flight while enroute to the USS Tripoli. HullNumber.com does not share your information. On 30 January 1970, Princeton was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register, and sold for scrapping to Zidell Explorations Inc., Portland in September 1972 by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service. In the 1950s she was successively classified as CV-37 - CVA-37 - CVS-37 and then LPH-5, a helicopter landing platform ship in March 1959. She then prepared for inactivation, and on 20 June decommissioned and joined other capital ships in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Quick Ship Facts. Additional H-46Ds arrived in April. The first fixed-wing OV-10A arrived in-country in May, and was assigned to VMO-2 at MMAF. 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. hen returned t o the Marianas where she remained until February 1947. The crew chief and gunners were picked up immediately by the wingman. On 27 Aug the USS New Orleans (LPH-11) offloaded 18 CH-53As from HMH-361 to join MAG-36 at Phu Bai. Also included were HMM-161 (H-46Ds-Quang Tri), HMM-165 (H-46As-MMAF), HMM-262 (H-46As-Quang Tri), HMM-265 (H-46As-Phu Bai), HMM-363 (H-34s-Phu Bai), and HMM-364 (H-46Ds-MMAF). NVA attacks multiplied as main-force units over-ran the ARVN during March. 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. Puffs 20 MM gatling guns hosed down the VC and the terrain around the CH-46 and the recon team. and link up with assault forces landed on the beaches. It is very important veterans know that the VA maintains a list of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships associated with military service in Vietnam and exposure to Agent Orange based on military records. The Area of Operation (AO) was from 80 miles south of Hanoi to Tiger Island. Princeton trained with Marine units from Camp Pendleton Loss of USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944. . 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 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). Dong Ha was abandoned as a permanent helicopter base due to NVA artillery and rocket damage and the base moved to Quang Tri. 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. Pless then landed, and together with his copilot and crew, left the helicopter to assist the survivors aboard his UH-1E. The squads were used as additional maneuver elements rather than reinforcements. John Van Nortwick of HMM-363 was wearing an XXL infantry flak vest because his regular vest was borrowed while he was away from the squadron. cvs) during the vietnam conflict. 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. Assisted by:Mike Leahy,Gene Salter,Jim Shanahan,Roger Herman,Joe Novak, Bob Stoffey, andTed Read. 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. Operation Upshur Stream was one last sweep of that old nemesis, Charlie Ridge. 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. Hiep Duc was retaken, but abandoned later by the ARVN, as undefendable. On 10 Apr, the 9th MAB arrived off of Saigon. In the meantime, the missions continued. When not aboard ship, the SLF helicopter squadrons HMMs 164 and 362 were rotated alternately to Phu Bai in support of the 3rd MarDiv. A detachment of two YOV-10Ds had arrived on 26 May for combat evaluation. They were first in. Upon arrival over the area, the helo crew saw that the recon team was located approximately 200 yards from the only LZ. Clausen skillfully guided the pilot, LtCol Walt Ledbetter, the squadron CO, to a landing in an area cleared by one of several mine explosions. A similar US Army operation south of the Marines in Binh Dinh province was carried out at the same time. Hanoi at this time was following its long-term strategy of protracted war. 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. However, two factors overrode. arriving at San Diego on the 21st. HMMs 164, 362 and VMO-3 transferred to MAG-36. The copilot, LtCol Chuck Pitman, had been wounded, and he and the pilot, Maj Mike Wasco, spent a few anxious hours in a water-filled bomb crater until an Army UH-1 arrived to get them out. This also caused the loss rate to climb, with many instances of aircraft being hit and crewmembers wounded. The Bell AH-1G Cobra arrived at MMAF with VMO-2 on 10 Apr. On one occasion, a mine detonated near him, killing the Navy corpsman, and wounding three more Marines. 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. The NVA attack on Saigon then stalled, as they had outrun their supply lines. Operation ENDSWEEP was tasked with the clearance of US-laid sea mines from Haiphong Harbor and its approaches in accordance with the then on going Paris Peace Accords. They arrived aboard the USS Denver, then transferred to the USS Cleveland (LPD-7) and then the USS Dubuque (LPD-8). Soon afterwards, the squadron lost 2 aircraft while on a SAR mission and 10 aircrew were killed. ARG B stayed within 7 days travel of MR1. During December, a most unusual and heroic medevac took place. She then prepared for inactivation and on 20 June decommissioned and joined other capital ships in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Prior to the battle for Quang Tri City, on 27 Jun, HMM-165 conducted an amphibious demonstration (feint) off of Quang Tri. Princeton was reclassified CVS-37 and 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. "Cherokee" strikes against supply 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. Apollo 10, carrying astronauts Eugene Cernan, John Young, and Thomas P. Stafford, was recovered in the South Pacific on 26 May. Personal initiative soon took over and crews were acquiring other more effective items such as the solid fiberglass vests worn by infantry units. Dear Mr. Anderson, Thank you for posting your request on History Hub! 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. Typical of HMM squadrons operations conducted during an SLF tour were those of HMM 263 during the period Feb Nov 1967. 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. 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. By the end of December, the 1st MAW had 21 AH-1G Cobras and 79 H-53Ds. MajGen Bruno Hochmuth, Commanding General, 3rd MarDiv died when his UH-1E from VMO-3 exploded and crashed 5 miles NW of Hue on 14 Nov killingCapts Kelsey and Carter, and Cpl Ron Phelps. Wing Commander, to 3rd MarDiv to coordinate air operations on the spot, eliminating the lengthy process through normal 1st MAW channels. Both SLFs participated in Operation Bold Mariner on the Batangan Peninsula, last visited during Operation Starlight in 1965. Some MAG-16 units, including a detachment of eight UH-1Es from VMO-2, moved to Dong Ha Airfield to support Hastings. Many of the Marines in these squadrons had served multiple tours in-country fighting the North Vietnamese and questioned that they would now in effect be working in cooperation with their former enemies. [mckee] Got back from Manila pretty late - just in time to catch the last launch back to the USS Princeton, or so I thought . Eight months later New National Museum of the U.S. Navy-October 2020, New National Museum of the U.S. Navy - October 2022, Exhibits: New National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Exhibits: New National Museum of the U.S. Navy - Main, The American Revolution and the French Alliance, The Forgotten Wars of the Nineteenth Century, Civil War: Securing the Seas for Union Victory, Education Resources (Lesson Plans and Class Activities), Education Resources (Lesson Plans and Class Activities) - Main, Sailor's Life at Sea & Poetry (Grades 4-6), DIVE! HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. Con Thien became a major focus for the NVA attacks for the remainder of the year. VMO-2 arrived in country with the first Marine UH-1E gunships on 3 May. Later that night in the club, LtCol Kew made the following statement: You all know that the 1820 engines are a critical supply item. They were helilifted by Sparrow Hawk helicopters on strip alert at MMAF, a combination of HMM helicopters and gunships from VMO-2. with similar operations in the western Pacific and On 9 Mar the 95th NVA Regiment overran the A Shau Special Forces Camp near the Laotian border. Thirteen years and fifteen days later, on 30 April 1975, an HMM-164 CH . As the situation clarified and it became obvious that this was a recon team in contact, Major Macauley, now able to talk to the Marines on the ground, knew that a fast reaction was needed and headed to the position without waiting to muster a full recon extract package. The DMZ was to be fortified, much to the dismay of the III MAF leadership. The 9th Marines devised a tactical arrangement termed Sparrow Hawk at the beginning of the year with units from MAG-16. Please note: As is traditional when referring to Princeton alumni, each name is followed by the individual's graduation year. 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. The regimental commander used this for admin, resupply and recon. 1965 18-27 June By the end of 1967, Hanoi had changed its strategy to maximum effort to win the war quickly. HMM-364 redeployed on 12 Mar. E-Mail: susanhalljohnson@yahoo.com Phone: 417-770-1867 Address: 23945 Dallas St. Hermitage, MO 65668 Capt. NHHC Photograph Collection. Roger Henry requested permission to attempt an approach up the mountainside to the LZ. 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. and the western Pacific (1 October-23 December) during 1948. Vietnam, Order of Battle. The Membership list is now up, you can find it up at the right. The rest of the package consisted of a second Ch-46 as wingman and two UH-1E gunships from HML-167. Although ARVN operations continued to increase, the overall need for helicopter support steadily decreased. They sank small craft to prevent the recapture of offshore islands; blasted concentrations of supplies Additional VMO-2 O-1Bs arrived; Birddogs had already been in-country with SHUFLY and the 9th MEB. For troop insertions, he had to go back to the Wing for a total package, including gunships. and in February 1966 got underway for another tour in the combat zone. [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]. MAG-16 supported the 1st Mar Div, the Republic of Korea Marines, and occasionally the 3rd Mar Div. 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. 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. This was incredible airmanship and true heroism. the national archives hold deck logs for aircraft carriers for the vietnam conflict. For the next five years she alternated HUK exercises off the west coast 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. 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 Republic of Vietnam ceased to exist. The flag of USS Princeton is now in Princeton University in the University Chapel. However, increased emphasis was placed on quick reaction packages (QRPs), variously known as Pacifier, Kingfisher and Sparrowhawk. The SLF embarked on the USS Iwo Jima 24 Jun from Okinawa with BLT 3/7 and HMM-163 as the SLF squadron. USS Princeton, a 27,100-ton Ticonderoga class aircraft carrier built at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, was commissioned in November 1945, a few months after the end of World War II. SLF A began the year with HMM-362 aboard the USS Okinawa, replaced later by HMM-265 (in Jun) and HMM-165 (in Aug). Advancing under enemy fire, they were halfway to the recon teams position when they met the team running down the trail. closed mineral processing plants and munitions factories at Sindok [2] She then transported Marine Aircraft Group 36 to Vietnam in August, and in February 1966 got underway for another tour in the combat zone. The wounded Marine survived. They were first in. for info contact: bobneu@webtv.net USS Princeton Assn. 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. 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 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). Click on red bar for more info. The 1st MAW was being asked to support all of the aviation needs of two reinforced Marine divisions. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. 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. > reclassified to Landing Platform, Helicopter - LPH 5 USS Princeton on March 2, 1959 : images: LPH 5 (1959-70) . 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