unit history information
for MAG-36
MAG-16
VMO-6
118 AVN
For date 660213
MAG-36 was a US Marine Corps unit
MAG-16 was a US Marine Corps unit
VMO-6 was a US Marine Corps unit
118 AVN was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE
Quang Ngai Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Description: In support of DOUBLE EAGLE, MAG-36 reported at 1500H thirty-seven UH-34D's of MAG-36 and MAG-16 escorted by four armed UH-1B's lifted 285 troops of 2/3 from BS930141 to Ba To (BS567339). The aircraft then returned to the BSA and lifted 185 troops from Echo 2/3 into an unsecure zone at BS564447. The flight then returned to Ba To and lifted the remaining elements of 2/3 into the same zone. LZ prep was provided by A-4 and F-4 aircraft controlled by VMO TAC(A). Later the same day an emergency retraction of a compromised recon team was accomplished by VMO-6 aircraft from a steep mountain slope. One slick sneaked into the zone and with only one skid touching the ground lifted the four man team out, while three gunships provided suppressive fire against the VC.
The source for this information was HQ MAG-36 Combat After Action Rpt 20 Mar 66
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