unit history information
for MAG-36
VMO-6
A/501 AVN
For date 660225
MAG-36 was a US Marine Corps unit
VMO-6 was a US Marine Corps unit
A/501 AVN was a US Army 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 0730H eight UH-34D's escorted by two armed UH-1E's inserted 104 recon troops of Recon Group Bravo into six unsecure zones. The insertion was completed in two lifts without incident and the troops were retracted at 1800H from two zones. At 0800H ten UH-34D's lifted 82 VN refuges from BT055251 to the LSA at Quang Tin. 35,000 lBS of 105 MM Howitzer ammunition was lifted from Quang Tin to Tien Phouc (BT115137) by ten UH-34D's at 1030H. Seven UH-34D escorted by two UH-1E's shuttled 120 troops of Golf 2/3 from BT055250 to the LSA. Two aircraft were hit enroute and one co-pilot was wounded in the leg. At 1400H two UH-1E's launched on a recon with a VC POW and interpreter to locate a suspected VC hospital and to select a LZ for a possible lift into the area. The hospital was located in the AT9722 area and a LZ was selected at AT977225. At 1515H twenty-four UH-34D's escorted by two UH-1E's and two UH-1B's commenced lifting Golf 2/3 from the LSA to the LZ at AT977225. VMO-6 and army gunbirds damaged and destroyed several permanent type buildings in the vicinity of AT9623, observing several secondary explosions. One UH-34D made a precautionary landing in the zone, a mine exploded close by and the aircraft lifted back out of the zone and returned to the LSA safely. The remainder of the flight launched to BT003261 where they picked up 97 refuges and lifted them to the LSA. At 1800H Golf 2/3 was lifted back out of the zone AT977225 and returned to the LSA. 471 troops of 2/3 were lifted from the LSA to the USS Valley Forge.
The source for this information was HQ MAG-36 Combat After Action Rpt 20 Mar 66
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