More detail on this person: Ron was in VN
with HMH-463 in May 1967 - June 1968 at Marble
Mountain. He was also on Operation Endsweep of
Haiphong Harbor with HMH-463 out of Hawaii in
1973. He did not see our son until our son was 5
months old. His cause of death was cancer.
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I found the following information on his
squadron: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463
was reactivated on March 1, 1966 at Santa Ana,
California and assigned to Marine Wing Support
Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing flying the
CH-53A airframe. These same airframes with a few
modifications (stronger engines, auxiliary fuel
tanks, etc.) make them CH-53Ds which HMH-463
continues to fly today.
A four-plane detachment from HMH-463 deployed to
Marble Mountain, Vietnam in December 1966.
HMH-463 was reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group
16. 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. After the Vietnam War, HMH-463 relocated
to Kaneohe Bay, HI in May 1971 and was
reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine
Brigade.
In 1973, HMH-463 returned to Vietnam and
participated in minesweeping operations in the
Haiphong/Hon Gai Area of North Vietnam from
February through July. The Squadron again returned
in 1975 to participate in Operations EAGLE PULL
and FREQUENT WIND during the evacuations of
Cambodia and Saigon.
From: Marjorie Corner