[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-36 arrived off Chu Lai on 1 Sep to join III MAF, consisting of H&MS-36, MABS-36, HMM-362 (UH-34Ds), HMM-363 (UH-34Ds), HMM-364 (UH-34Ds) and VMO-6 (UH-1Es). and Army units aga The ships supported operations "Fortress Attack III" and "Scotland II". Princeton's mission became that of vertical envelopment--the landing of Marines behind enemy beach fortifications and providing logistics and medical support as they attack from the rear t On 11 Oct, HMM-261 replaced HMM-163 as the SLF squadron and the USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) replaced the USS Iwo Jima. Hey Guys. the lunar mission which paved the way for Apollo 11 and t They sank small craft to prevent the recapture of offshore islands; blasted concentrations of supplies, facilities, and equipment behind enemy lines, participated in air-gun strikes on coastal cities, pounded the enemy's hydroelectric complex at Suiho on the Yalu River to turn off power on both sides of that river, destroyed gun positions and supply areas in Pyongyang; and closed mineral processing plants and munitions factories at Sindok, Musan, Aoji, and Najin. in late 1957-early 1958 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. Valley Forge was serving in the Far East in 1950 and was the first American fleet carrier to take part in the Korean War. Though intended for use during World War II, the carrier was not completed until late 1946, long after hostilities had ended. and against road traffic. OPERATION SHUFLY was initiated with the deployment of HMM-362 into Soc Trang. Operation STONE was completed during the month of February in Quang Nam Province. On 16May, MajGen Louis B. Robertshaw assumed command of the 1st MAW from MajGen. MAG-36 supported 3rd Mar Div and Task Force Xray of the 1st Mar Div. 25 March Hue and Hoi An fall to communist forces 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. 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. The wounded Marine survived. The MarHuk cobras were armed with 20mm cannon and 5 Zuni rockets. 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 . On 30 July, after completion of Operation ENDSWEEP, the 31st MAU was reconstituted aboard the USS Tripoli with 13 H-53s, 4 H-46s, 2 hueys and 4 cobras. She operated in the Atlantic until June 1946, then went to the Pacific, where she spent the . PFC Clausen was presented the Medal of Honor. Mark A. Russ 2. 18-29 July '66 Operation HASTINGS . t they flew against the railroad bridges connecting Pyongyang with Sunchon 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. and Air Force squadrons The EAGLE FLIGHT tactic, developed by HMM-362, was first employed on 18 Jun. HMH-462 departed RVN with MAG-36 on 20 Oct. HMH-463 stayed at MMAF with H-53Ds. and troop concentrations in enemy territory The remainder of HMH-463 arrived on 23 May. 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). The M-16A1 rifle was introduced to all Marines in Vietnam during mid-March. You have to Login , if your not a member yet you need to Register. This was to be a common sight for the next six years. MajGen Raymond G. Davis, CG, 3rd MarDiv, believed in a more mobile posture regarding the usage of helicopter assets to insert troops. By the end of 1967, Hanoi had changed its strategy to maximum effort to win the war quickly. 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. On February 28, 1844, during a Potomac River pleasure cruise and . USS Princeton (CV-37) was deployed to Vietnam four times between 1964 and 1967. Support of the First Reconnaissance Battalion was a continuing mission for the HMM-squadrons of MAG-16. 1900-1949: Humanitarian Actions. They were first in. 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 Valley Forge (CV-45) was the final Essex-class aircraft carrier to enter service with the US Navy. 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. For 138 days, her planes flew against the enemy. USS Princeton (LPH-5) moored to a buoy in the harbor at Hong Kong BCC in 1964. The Det provided three of these sorties while the squadron aboard USS Inchon provided the remainder. The loss of 3 A/C (2 Marine, 1 Navy) during ENDSWEEP was attributed to material failure in each case. Capable of transporting a battalio Political considerations at higher levels delayed the start of ENDSWEEP until 12 March. At one point, the pilot gave him a direct order to remain in the helicopter. The year ended with 80,932 Marines in RVN. Crews were issued bullet bouncers, a garment worn bib-wise designed to stop a .50 cal round. She deployed again to Vietnam from 30 January-19 June 1967, and . The Marine was offloaded and carried under the nose bubble of the CH-46. 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. facilities MACV directed that HMM-364 transfer their H-34s to the VNAF 217th Squadron in May, and prepare to depart Vietnam by 30 Jun. Princeton was designed to carry 45 aircraft. E-Mail: susanhalljohnson@yahoo.com Phone: 417-770-1867 Address: 23945 Dallas St. Hermitage, MO 65668 The pilots of HMM-365 returned to Okinawa aboard the USS Princeton to take on replacement aircraft. These and other actions caused the Marines to develop procedures to perform quick engine changes, QECs, in the field. USS Princeton (LPH-5) operated on Ganh Rai Bay . Completing that mission successfully The first of 150 graduates of the US Army helicopter program appeared in October. Click on red bar for more info. Long Beach By the end of the year, VMO-2 had 13 Broncos. 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. The 9th Marines devised a tactical arrangement termed Sparrow Hawk at the beginning of the year with units from MAG-16. In October 1964 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. 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. Enroute, they fashioned a quick cargo delivery system of two crossed cargo straps and a third center strap on the helo deck. Con Thien became a major focus for the NVA attacks for the remainder of the year. Howard V. Lee of 2/4 attempted to reinforce the beleaguered unit, but eventually was seriously wounded by a grenade. $3.00 + $1.00 shipping. Maj. Hazelbaker was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions. MARINE B.L.T. 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. drop tanks. USS PRINCETON LPH-5 Vietnam War Ships Carrier Photo Cacheted First Day Postmark. After launch on a routine flight, he landed to load a WIA Marine, who was a booby trap victim. 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. Relieving Okinawa (LPH-3) as flagship for the Amphibiou By 1964, all H-34s that were in country were equipped with oil tank armor plate under the engine compartment. The hazards to the aircraft and aircrews lay in the flight envelope required to accomplish the mission. then supported 1st Air Cavalry and 101st Airborne units engaged in "Nathan Hale" to the south of the "Deckhouse I" area. On 24 Apr the first battle of Khe Sanh (the Khe Sanh Hill Fights) was fought over Hills 881N, 881S and 861 above the combat base. Marine helos, including HMM-164, provided massive support to Marines dug in throughout Leatherneck Square in northeast I Corps. 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. At 1420 on 29 April, Operation FREQUENT WIND commenced. 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. to protect Viet-Namese in the Phu Loc area from Viet Cong "harassment.". Commanded by corn Captain Robert F. Stockton Princeton was launched on 5 September 1843, decommissioned in 1847, and broken up in 1849. The 3rd MAB included Det VMO-2, MAG-16, HML-167, HML-367, HMM-262, HMM 263 and HMH-463. HMM-265 moved to MAG-16 at MMAF. After many sightings, and in an attempt to capture NVA prisoners, HMM-265 helilifted reinforcements to the position. The Khe Sanh base was abandoned in July as no longer required for strategic purposes as a static defense base.. A total of 6,968 persons had been evacuated. They arrived aboard the USS Denver, then transferred to the USS Cleveland (LPD-7) and then the USS Dubuque (LPD-8). Cook and the recon team leader carried one of the wounded down the trail to the aircraft while Penn and the corpsman followed with the other. Sponsored. 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. she emerged from conversion as an amphibious assault carrier 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. These years of the war saw an increased rate of casualties to both aircraft and aircrew. By July, when Operation Endsweep was concluded, the squadrons had logged 2000 hours of tow time. He rolled in with rockets and machine guns, which caused the VC to scatter. From May 1959 January 1960, Princeton trained with Marine units from Camp Pendleton, then deployed to WestPac to train in Okinawan waters. Covered by smoke laid down by VMO-2 Cobras, the H-46 spiraled in and backed up to a narrow ridge with just the rear main gear on the ground. she participated in "Beacon Star" She was reclassified in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), then as an Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier (CVS), and finally as an amphibious assault ship (LPH), carrying helicopters and marines. [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. Rhonda . They were helilifted by Sparrow Hawk helicopters on strip alert at MMAF, a combination of HMM helicopters and gunships from VMO-2. The attached units were HMM-163 (H-34s), HMM-262 (H-46As) and VMO-6 (UH-1Es). HMH-361 (H-53As and some Ds) redeployed to CONUS as part of the third redeployment of US forces on 28 Jan. VMO-2 moved from MAG-16 (helicopter MAG) at MMAF to MAG-11 (fixed wing MAG) at Da Nang on 1 Feb. With the space created by the removal of HMH-361 and VMO-2 from MMAF, HMMs 161 and 262 moved from Phu Bai to MMAF. Hiep Duc was retaken, but abandoned later by the ARVN, as undefendable. 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. and link up with assault forces landed on the beaches. Personal initiative soon took over and crews were acquiring other more effective items such as the solid fiberglass vests worn by infantry units. 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. Capt. President Johnson announced a complete halt to bombing and naval bombardment of North Vietnam on 31 Oct. On 1 Nov, North Vietnam announced they would meet in Paris with the United States, South Vietnam and the communist National Liberation Front. 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. In September, a detachment of 6 CH-37Cs from HMH-462 was attached to H&MS-16 at MMAF. In May, they flew against the railroad bridges connecting Pyongyang with Sunchon, Sinanju, Kachon, and the trans-peninsula line. Vietnamese Marines retook Quang Tri and the NVA invasion stalled as the monsoons arrived in September. By mid-1969, wing helicopters were flying at 150 percent of their authorized utilization. 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. 1965 With the NVA acceleration of the attacks again, Nguyen Van Thieu resigned on 21 April as President of South Vietnam. On 11 October 1967, USS Okinawa relieved her as flagship of TG 76.4, and Tripoli headed for home. On 30 March, the North Vietnamese launched the Easter offensive focused on the two northern provinces of Quang Tri and Thua Thien. > reclassified to Landing Platform, Helicopter - LPH 5 USS Princeton on March 2, 1959 : images: LPH 5 (1959-70) . Marine USS Oriskany 115671020689 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 . The USS Princeton replaced the USS Valley Forge on 5 Mar, along with BLT 1/5. pounded the enemy's hydroelectric complex at Suiho on the Yalu to turn off power on both sides of that river The total number of ships on the list is 308. In May By the 11th, all units had reached the staging area on the coast. The corpsman soon became exhausted and Penn attempted to carry the man by himself. Task Force Delta, initially consisting of three Marine battalions, grew to six battalions, and five Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) battalions. Each of the two Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG) consisted of a composite squadron of four H-53s, fourteen H-46s and four UH-1Es. The area would be revisited many times in the next 10 years. On 15 Mar, HML-167 was established at MMAF with 13 UH-1Es from VMO-2. she transported Marine Air Group 36 to Viet Nam in August Reclassified CVA-37 (1 October 1952), Princeton returned to California on 3 November for a two-month respite from the western Pacific. [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. An Eagle Flight employed 4 troop-loaded HUS-1s orbiting a tactical area to engage escaping VC. The unit fired almost 2 million rounds of 20mm. 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. Ships Store: Paul Johnson. 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. 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. HMM-261 helos were again heavily damaged when inserting 2/4 the next day as a blocking force. 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! 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. Typical of HMM squadrons operations conducted during an SLF tour were those of HMM 263 during the period Feb Nov 1967. USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24 . From May until January 1960 These ops continued into June, and all were supported by the three helicopter groups. On 9 Mar the 95th NVA Regiment overran the A Shau Special Forces Camp near the Laotian border. 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. ng Cau district and the Song Cai river valley cvs) during the vietnam conflict. "Deckhouse II" and support for "Hastings" followed as Navy 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. The 2nd Battalion arrived in September. 132 KB. 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. Please check our Hours of Operation page before planning your visit. On 13 May, VNMC units were heli-lifted by HMM-164 of the ARG north behind NVA lines in two waves. A typical minesweep sortie consisted of towing the MOP or Mark 105 from the stern gate of the LPD to the assigned minefield, sweeping under the control of a nearby Navy minesweeper (MSO) for two hours, with a thirty minute return to the LPD. Although she was extensively modified internally as part of her conversion to an LPH, external modifications were minor, so throughout her career Princeton retained the classic appearance of a World War II Essex-class ship. Princeton resumed exercises off the west coast. He had to wear the big XXL vest with the right and left flaps overlapped because it was too large. Each regiment maintained a squad sized reaction force at a special LZ. RVN losses were significant. HMM-363 departed MAG-36 for CONUS on 21 Jan. President Richard M. Nixon was inaugurated on 20 Jan. February 11, 1989 USS Princeton was commissioned during a . 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. Interruptions came in October 1961 when she rescued 74 survivors of two merchantmen Pioneer Muse and Sheik grounded on Kita Daito Shima and in April 1962 when she delivered Marine Corps advisors and helicopters to Sc Trng in the Mekong Delta area of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). While underway in U.S. 3rd Fleet, the crew rendered aid to a distressed personal watercraft user off the coast of Southern California. If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. Ron Reeves: 10110535: 264k: USS Princeton (LPH-5) moored pierside at NAS North Island, San Diego, CA., in mid 1960s. The next day another H-46 experienced a similar failure at MMAF. Lemuel Cook, gunner, and LCpl David Penn, crew chief, left the aircraft to help evacuate the two wounded Marines. On 7 Nov, the SLF was composed of redeployed units, including HMM-165 and HMM-164, and could no longer be introduced into Vietnam without the approval of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 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 February 1953 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. Kelleys 2/4 moved to a forward position in the northern I Corps, supported by detachments from MAG-16. 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. On 31 Aug, during a medevac, a CH-46A from HMM-262 disintegrated in-flight while enroute to the USS Tripoli. The Marines in the LZ who were listening for the sound of the Cobras engine guided them. Kimmel and his Airborne Observer (AO) were killed two weeks later. Without hesitation, Cummings climbed out of his seat; got the wounded Marine strapped in; thenstraddled himself atop the starboard rocket pod facing backward, and gave Henry a thumbs up to launch. 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. 30 January-19 June 1967 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 Prior to the battle for Quang Tri City, on 27 Jun, HMM-165 conducted an amphibious demonstration (feint) off of Quang Tri. Sold September 1973 for scrap. On one occasion, a mine detonated near him, killing the Navy corpsman, and wounding three more Marines. She deployed again to Viet Nam 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. 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. She was launched in 1942 and lost at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944. 18-27 June In April, two SLFs were formed, each with an HMM. The III MAF relocated to Okinawa on 14 April. She launched 248 sorties against targets in the Hagaru area to announce her arrival Returning to her homeport Princeton rejoined TF 77 in the combat zone. Princeton was reclassified CVS-37 and They were the first unit of the 1st MAW in Vietnam in 1962. He then came under VC attack and lifted off, leaving some of his passengers in the LZ whom immediately came under heavy VC fire. 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. Several H-46s were damaged. Embarked aboard the USS Okinawa, 263 conducted assualt landings in Operation Beaver Cage 25 miles south of Da Nang; Operations Bear Bite 4 miles northeast of Hue/Phu Bai; and Operations Colgate 1 mile east of Hue/Phu Bai. The Dept. Allied forces interpreted this as a check on the enemys advance by the ARVN. artillery Princeton's planes, with other Navy, Marine, and Air Force squadrons, then covered the evacuation from Hungnam through its completion on the 24th. ProvMag 39 was deactivated 31 Oct. On 7 Nov, the MAG 36 command group left Phu Bai for Okinawa. 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. Assisted by:Mike Leahy,Gene Salter,Jim Shanahan,Roger Herman,Joe Novak, Bob Stoffey, andTed Read. The South Vietnamese Marine Division (VNMC) held the advancing NVA at the My Chanh in April. A Thrashlite consisted of a 12-helicopter flight of H-53Ds from HMH-463 loaded with 8000 pounds (twenty 55 gallon drums) of mogas/diesel in a cargo net. After many unsuccessful attempts to locate the LZ, the 46s climbed out of the weather to wait for a break in the overcast. 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. HMM-362 (H-34s) was assigned to SLF A aboard the USS Okinawa. WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL OF US IN BETWEEN IS WHAT FOLLOWS -. 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