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In February 1953 If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. Loss of USS Princeton (CVL-23), 24 October 1944. Returning to her homeport, Long Beach, California, Princeton visited San Francisco, Puget Sound, and Hawaii as part of the 1965 Pacific Midshipman Training Squadron. Last edited on 11 February 2023, at 02:34, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Princeton_(CV-37)&oldid=1138696667, 4 single 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 02:34. then covered the evacuation from Hungn The destruction of the enemys command, control and logistic facilities will contribute to his eventual defeat.. Both SLFs participated in Operation Bold Mariner on the Batangan Peninsula, last visited during Operation Starlight in 1965. A Proud Namesake CG 59 is the sixth ship in a proud series of U. S. Navy ships to honor the name PRINCETON. The remainder of HMH-463 arrived on 23 May. A helicopter, possibly a Sikorsky R-5, lands on the deck of USS Princeton (CV-37), 5 December 1947. Sadly, HMM-163 made the cover of Life Magazine (16 Apr 65) when it showed YP-13s copilot hit by gunfire. 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. The medevac team was now a single H-34 or H-46 with a UH-1E gunship chase on 24 hour standby. 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. During May, Operation Pipestone Canyon cleared the Go Noi island area south of Da Nang. On the 29th of July, a mis-firing Zuni rocket hit an external . she operated in Japanese and Chinese waters this time to impede enemy infiltration from the DMZ. The crew was rescued safely. MAG-16 ended the year as the only helicopter group in RVN. One CH-53 was lost in a hot LZ near Tchepone on 23 Feb. Clausen skillfully guided the pilot, LtCol Walt Ledbetter, the squadron CO, to a landing in an area cleared by one of several mine explosions. USS Princeton (LPH-5) moored to a buoy in the harbor at Hong Kong BCC in 1964. The operation was a complete success with the NVA on retreat north into Quang Tri Province. 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. 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. 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. The following is a growing list of Princeton alumni who have made contributions in the area of government and public affairs. cold road from the Chosin Reservoir to Hungnam. This was the first significant contact with major VC units (1st Viet Cong Regiment). HMM-265 moved to MAG-16 at MMAF. SLF A began the year with HMM-362 aboard the USS Okinawa, replaced later by HMM-265 (in Jun) and HMM-165 (in Aug). Stricken from NVR 30 January 1970. FOR SALE! She deployed again to Vietnam from 30 January 19 June 1967, and again ranged along the coast. LtCol Ledbetter was awarded the Navy Cross. On 3 Aug OPERATION PRAIRIE I commenced to determine the extent of NVA forces in the DMZ, primarily the NVA 324B and 341st Divisions. The new Princeton was launched on 8 July 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Harold Dodds, and commissioned on 18 November 1945, Captain John M. Hoskins in command. HMM-361 conducted a critical retrograde of a 200 man CIDG unit under heavy VC pressure. 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. For troop insertions, he had to go back to the Wing for a total package, including gunships. HMM-162 conducted a major lift of 300 ARVN into three LZs 15 miles west of Da Nang. Stingray teams from 1st Force Recon were inserted by UH-1Es from VMO-2 along suspected enemy avenues of approach. Decommissioned 30 January 1970. These ops continued into June, and all were supported by the three helicopter groups. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. Princeton received 8 battle stars for service during the Korean Conflict. This was a search and destroy operation in conjunction with OPERATION PRAIRIE I. February 28, 1844 started out as an exciting day for U.S. President John Tyler and the 400 other passengers aboard the USS Princeton.The U.S. Navy vessel symbolized a new ambition for the American president and his cabinet as they hoped that the warship would elevate the United States' naval prowess to the same level as the British navy. Next, they combined close air support with raids on power sources in the Hwachon Reservoir area and, with the stabilization of the front there, resumed interdiction. The original SLF had been redesignated SLF B. The 66th NVA Regiment had been completely surprised by the assault. HMM-163 suffered their first battle damage 18 days later. In May Marine helos supported a major joint US Army-US Marine operation in Hiep Duc once again. 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. On 8 Mar, HMM-164 flew to MMAF with the first delivery of 24 Boeing Vertol CH-46A Sea Knight helicopters to join MAG-16. and the western Pacific (1 October-23 December) during 1948. Operation STONE was completed during the month of February in Quang Nam Province. During December, a most unusual and heroic medevac took place. Full employment of Marine helicopters didnt lessen up, though. Following shakedown off Cuba She remained in the area after the truce on 27 July, and on 7 September got underway for San Diego. cut enemy supplies 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. 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. Moments later, the vessel went to general quarters with all . On February, 28, 1844, while demonstrating a new type of cannon to the President and numerous . At 1420 on 29 April, Operation FREQUENT WIND commenced. 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. After launch on a routine flight, he landed to load a WIA Marine, who was a booby trap victim. 26 March Chu Lai and Ky Ha facilities fall to the NVA "Swift Pursuit" . The USS Turner Joy (DD-951) fired the last U.S. 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 . Richard M. Nixon was re-elected President of the United States, defeating Senator George McGovern on 7 November. 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. Fortunately, no lives were lost. Howard V. Lee of 2/4 attempted to reinforce the beleaguered unit, but eventually was seriously wounded by a grenade. She was decommissioned in 1970, and sold for scrap in 1971. 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. he firs t landing on the moon. 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 squads were used as additional maneuver elements rather than reinforcements. During September and October Camp Carroll artillery base near the DMZ was abandoned by the end of December. HMH-462 departed RVN with MAG-36 on 20 Oct. HMH-463 stayed at MMAF with H-53Ds. When not aboard ship, the SLF helicopter squadrons HMMs 164 and 362 were rotated alternately to Phu Bai in support of the 3rd MarDiv. 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 the next three years she followed a similar schedule The subject of armor for both became more important. The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton. "Proud Hunter" A detachment of two YOV-10Ds had arrived on 26 May for combat evaluation. Princeton was reclassified CVS-37 and USS Princeton, LPH-5, at Subic Bay NB, Philippines 3/5/65: Two planes to take us to the Philippines, then on board the USS Princeton, LPH-5. The Bell AH-1G Cobra arrived at MMAF with VMO-2 on 10 Apr. There is no such thing as Marines not evacuating Marines. 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. This was to have been the build-up to the NVA main force attack on Khe Sanh while other diversions and coordinated attacks were planned at other Marine positions in I Corps, presumably on 8 May, the 13th anniversary of the fall of the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu. By the late 60s, all new production UH-1Es, CH-46s and CH-53s were equipped with pilots armored seats, and CH-46s also had engine armor. 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 HMM-162 left Vietnam 15 May for Okinawa. Henry and his co-pilot, 1st Lt. Dave Cummings, proceeded upward through the ravines, just above the canopy, much of the time at low airspeeds. 26 March- 6 April The MarHuk cobras were armed with 20mm cannon and 5 Zuni rockets. HMM-163 and VMO-2 assisted in the evacuation of the camp, with the loss of three UH-34s. r support Aoji The ship was laid down as Valley Forge one of the "long-hull" Essex class on 14 September 1943 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. 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. WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL OF US IN BETWEEN IS WHAT FOLLOWS -. sever communications Relieving Okinawa as flagship for the Amphibious Ready Group, she engaged the enemy in operations Jackstay, 26 March 6 April, to clear the Rung Sat Special Zone of Viet Cong guerrillas, and Osage, 27 April 4 May, to protect Vietnamese in the Phu Loc area from VC harassment. The 3rd MEB was supported by HMM-161 flying off of the USS Princeton until 7 May, when the squadron transferred to the USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2), remaining off the coast of Chu Lai until 12 Jun. Still covered by Puff and the Marine UH-1Es, Macauley then spiraled up out of the zone and headed for Da Nang. CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage. On February 28, 1844, during a Potomac River pleasure cruise and . [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. After Operation Hastings, Princeton sailed for home, arriving on 2 September. In April, she participated in Operation Beacon Star, in the Khe Sanh area, and supported search and destroy operations in conjunction with Operation Shawnee. By the end of the year, the active squadrons in I Corps included VMO-2 (UH-1Es and OV10s MMAF), VMO-6 (UH-1Es- Quang Tri), HML-167 (UH-1Es MMAF) and HML-367 (UH-1Es-Phu Bai). 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. After "Hastings" He also believed in creating LZs where they were required, rather than picking a naturally existing LZ near the insertion point. If it werent war, it could have been a symphony. Capt. continued into the new year At that time, Det D of HMH-463, now aboard USS Cleveland commenced operations in the Lach Huyen area of Haiphong Harbor. Those with undergraduate degrees are preceded with an apostrophe (e.g., Wendy Kopp '89), and those with graduate degrees are preceded with an . destroyed gun positions and supply areas in Pyongyan; and 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 unit fired almost 2 million rounds of 20mm. Ingenuity has always been a Marine trademark. The attached units were HMM-163 (H-34s), HMM-262 (H-46As) and VMO-6 (UH-1Es). of the Republic of South Viet Nam. Capt. From USS Princeton Newsletter No 63, Oct-Nov, 2008: In January, 1964, Princeton was in dry dock in Long Beach, California. USS Rasher SS 269 December 17 1969 Portland OR Pmk. for info contact: bobneu@webtv.net USS Princeton Assn. 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. While on alert at LZ Baldy, two H-46s and two Cobras were launched to pick up a critically wounded Marine located on Hill 845 in zero/zero weather. These years of the war saw an increased rate of casualties to both aircraft and aircrew. USS Princeton (CV-37) was deployed to Vietnam four times between 1964 and 1967. 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. the address is national archives, modern military records, 8601 adelphi road, college park . One rainy night, the HMM-164 SAR crew become firemen as they made many IFR trips into Lach Huyen carrying fire fighting gear to the crew of one of the Navys wooden MSOs which was on fire. am through its completion on the 24th. (CV-37, later CVA-37, CVS-37 and LPH-5), 1945-1971. The National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) has custody of the Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941 - 1983 in the Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel (Record Group 24). 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. HMMs 164, 362 and VMO-3 transferred to MAG-36. This was the first recorded instance of a Marine helicopter providing close air support in actual combat. USS PRINCETON LPH-5 Vietnam War Ships Carrier Photo Cacheted First Day Postmark. on 24 October 1944, shortly after she was hit by a Japanese bomb while operating off the Philippines. Puffs 20 MM gatling guns hosed down the VC and the terrain around the CH-46 and the recon team. On 16May, MajGen Louis B. Robertshaw assumed command of the 1st MAW from MajGen. Media in category "USS Princeton (CV-37)" The following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total. She was . The crew chief, Cpl. Roger Henry requested permission to attempt an approach up the mountainside to the LZ. On 12 Jan, HMM-162 relieved HMM-163. 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. Commanded by corn Captain Robert F. Stockton Princeton was launched on 5 September 1843, decommissioned in 1847, and broken up in 1849. Smoke rises from an explosion in Princeton 's hangar deck at 1000.5 hrs. She first appeared in Vietnam in 1962, and returned for combat deployments through the 1960s. 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. "Cherokee" strikes against supply Political considerations at higher levels delayed the start of ENDSWEEP until 12 March. 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. and for the next six days continued the pace to support marines fighting t she participated in "Beacon Star" In March, HQMC restructured all VMO squadrons in the USMC to begin receiving the North American OV-10A Broncos. Operation Meade River continued into December in the familiar Dodge City triangle, south of Da Nang, supported by MAG-16. This is a list of (561) Princeton Shipmates from 1945-1970 signed on to THIS Website. The VC bailed out into the water and Mayne went back up the hoist, end of mission. HMM-363 moved further south to Tuy Hoa, again in support of the 101st Airborne, which was opening another airfield at Phu Cat. $4.90. Princeton. then deployed to WestPac to train in Okinawan waters. PO Box 1564 Cypress TX 77410 Tel 281-256-1221. BrigGen Richard E. Carey (9th MAB CG) and Col Alfred M. Gray (33rd MAU Commander) made a personal visit on 13 April to further assess the situation, with a frigid reception by Ambassador Graham A. Martin. U.S. Navy Ships in Vietnam. USS Princeton then joined Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) for . John M. Hoskin 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. 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. On 30 March, the North Vietnamese launched the Easter offensive focused on the two northern provinces of Quang Tri and Thua Thien. Hiep Duc was retaken, but abandoned later by the ARVN, as undefendable. As her twilight approached, PRINCETON recovered Apollo 10 in 1969. During August the 1st Marine Division again went into the Tam Ky-Hiep Duc-Thang Binh triangle south of Da Nang. USS Princeton (LPH-5) operated on Ganh Rai Bay during April 1966 (see other category) USS Valley Forge (LPH-8) entered mouth of Hue River during December 1965 (see other category) . President John F. Kennedys assassination on 22 Nov 63 resulted in President Lyndon B. Johnson taking over the reigns of the American government. The pilots of HMM-365 returned to Okinawa aboard the USS Princeton to take on replacement aircraft. In September, a detachment of 6 CH-37Cs from HMH-462 was attached to H&MS-16 at MMAF. Many of the Vietnam-era deck logs have been digitized and are available via the National Archives Catalog. The Super Gaggle enabled eight or more H-46s to drop their entire resupply in approximately five minutes, thus reducing the individual exposure to NVA firepower. MAG-16 helos lifted in a reinforcing Marine regiment and intense fighting continued well into May. 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. 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 ships usually included an Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH) examples of which include the USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2) and USS Princeton (LPH 5); a Landing ship Dock (LSD) examples of which included the USS Point Defiance (LSD 31) and USS Alamo LSD 33); and APA (Attack Personnel Transport Ship . An estimated force of 90 men from mainforce VC units, in four teams, launched a well-planned, coordinated attack on MMAF. Inside were many armed and equally surprised VC. TG 79.4 consisted of the following ships (r-l): USS Dubuque (LPD-8), USS . Maj. Hazelbaker was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions. The Tripoli, an Iwo Jima-class helicopter carrier, struck a mine at 4:36 a.m. ng Cau district and the Song Cai river valley 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. Up the hoist, end of December was re-elected President of the zone and for. 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