unit history information
for SLF
7 MARINES
HMM-163
HMM-161
For date 650707
SLF was a US Marine Corps unit
7 MARINES was a US Marine Corps unit
HMM-163 was a US Marine Corps unit
HMM-161 was a US Marine Corps unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Binh Dinh Province, II Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Qui Nhon
Description: The SLF force at Qui Nhon was releaved by another battalion of the 7th Marines. The force returned to their shipping but remained off Qui Nhon for a few days just in case. HMM-163 provided the helicopter support under the SLF sailed off. At that time, 10 UH-34D's from HMM-161 were posted to Qui Nhon.
The source for this information was USMC H 1965 P:54
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05/13/2023