unit history information
for MAG-36
A/501 AVN
1 RVN MAR BDE

For date 660220


MAG-36 was a US Marine Corps unit
A/501 AVN was a US Army unit
1 RVN MAR BDE was a Vietnamese Air Force unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE II
Quang Tin Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Description: In support of DOUBLE EAGLE II, MAG-36 reported at 1000H thirty-seven UH-34D's escorted by four armed UH-1E's and four Army UH-1B's lifted 1,235 troops of the 1st and 4th Battalions of the 1st RVN Marine Brigade into two LZ's at BT103087 and BT098104 without incident. At 1530H ten UH-34D's escorted by two armed UH-1B's and two armed UH-1E's lifted 61 troops of Echo 2/3 into an unsecure zone at BT132206 to reinforce a beleaguered recon team. Mission accomplished without incident. At 2120H four UH-34D's on Med Evac standby at Quang Tin were launched and lifted 27 WIA's from 3/1 to Delta Med. The mission was accomplished despite heavy small arms and mortar fire in the pick up zones. Additional aircraft were recalled from Ky Ha and lifted the WIA's from Delta Med in the LSA to C Med in DaNang, USS Repose, and Bravo Med.

The source for this information was HQ MAG-36 Combat After Action Rpt 20 Mar 66


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