unit history information
for MAG-36
USS Valley Forge
For date 660216
MAG-36 was a US Marine Corps unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE I
Quang Ngai Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Description: In support of DOUBLE EAGLE, MAG-36 reported this was the final day of Phase I of DOUBLE EAGLE. and was spent retracting small elements of various units to the BSA for back loading. At the same time MAG-36's equipment, supplies and facilities were lifted back to Ky Ha and back loaded aboard ship with the last elements of MAG-36 departing the BSA at 1430H. The final statistics for Phase I are as follows: Flight Hours, 5429.8, Missions,1060, Sorties, 12.919, Troops/Pax, 15,788, Cargo Tons, 695.8, Aircraft Hit, 4443, Aircraft Downed/Recovered, 3/3, Casualties, 7 WIA's.
The source for this information was HQ MAG-36 Combat After Action Rpt 20 Mar 66
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