Marble Mtn Vietnam 1967 To68

Jones died in october 2004 from a rare form of non hodgkin s lymphoma.

Marble mtn vietnam 1967 to68.

In february 1968 eight marines volunteered for a suicide mission. The marble mountain mountains can be seen in the distance. I receive service related death benefits. Marble mountain air facility mmaf also known as da nang east airfield marble mountain army airfield and nuoc man airfield was an aviation facility used primarily by the united states marine corps during the vietnam war it was a helicopter facility that was constructed in august 1965 and served as home to marine aircraft group 16 mag 16 the 5th special forces group and an assortment of.

This was a defensive position occupied by 9th marines who were the mag 16 security. After 32 casualties during the first 30 hours of operation pursuit initiated in mid february 1968 by the 1st marine division to search for enemy rocket caches in the mountains west of da nang lt. Jul 28 2018 explore donna stewart s board vietnam war marble mountain 1968 on pinterest. The marble mountain air facility mmaf in d.

At the time they were flying the ch 53a airframe. It shows the marble mountains to the south. Hmh 463 was reassigned to marine aircraft group 16. Hello i am the widow of a usmc vietnam vet.

All of the mountains have cave entrances and numerous tunnels and it is. This photo was taken inside the preminteerer of mag 16 in early 1965. All of these mountains had cave entrances and numerous tunnels. A four plane detachment from hmh 463 deployed to marble mountain vietnam in december 1966.

See more ideas about vietnam war vietnam war. Bill davis ordered charlie and delta companies of the 1st battalion 7th marine regiment to get off hills 270 and 310 and. There was a road that ran between crow s nest and marble mountain from danang through the mountain and about eight miles down to 3rd battalion 1st marine. Marble mountain was one of five mountains located south of da nang that stretched from the coast inland or westward.

Five elements mountains is a cluster of five marble and limestone hills located in ngũ hành sơn district south of da nang city in vietnam the five mountains are named after the five elements. My husband walter s. The remainder of the squadron would deploy during may 1967 to marble mountain where they participated in the vietnam war for the next four years.