unit history information
for MAG-16
HMH-463
HMM-265
For date 680214
MAG-16 was a US Marine Corps unit
HMH-463 was a US Marine Corps unit
HMM-265 was a US Marine Corps unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Quang Nam Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Marble Mountain
Description: The MAG-16 command chronology reported operations in the Chu Lai area were normal. In the Da Nang TAOR two HMM-265 CH-46As were hit, one at BT031605 and one at BT074515, no injuries either hit. In the Khe Sanh are one HMH-463 CH-53A was hit by one round of 12.7mm fire causing one major injury and three minor injuries to passengers; a second CH-53A was hit while in the Quang Tri area.
The source for this information was MAG-16 Command Chronology 1-29 Feb
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