Marble Mtn Vietnam 1967 To68

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Marble mtn vietnam 1967 to68.

Hello i am the widow of a usmc vietnam vet. My husband walter s. Marble mountain air facility mmaf also known as da nang east airfield marble mountain army airfield and nuoc man airfield was an aviation facility used primarily by the united states marine corps during the vietnam war it was a helicopter facility that was constructed in august 1965 and served as home to marine aircraft group 16 mag 16 the 5th special forces group and an assortment of. 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.

In february 1968 eight marines volunteered for a suicide mission. Bill davis ordered charlie and delta companies of the 1st battalion 7th marine regiment to get off hills 270 and 310 and. It shows the marble mountains to the south. At the time they were flying the ch 53a airframe.

See more ideas about vietnam war vietnam war. The marble mountain air facility mmaf in d. Jones died in october 2004 from a rare form of non hodgkin s lymphoma. A four plane detachment from hmh 463 deployed to marble mountain vietnam in december 1966.

This photo was taken inside the preminteerer of mag 16 in early 1965. The marble mountain mountains can be seen in the distance. I can t help but believe that the cancer was agent orange related. This was a defensive position occupied by 9th marines who were the mag 16 security.

I receive service related death benefits. There was a road that ran between crow s nest and marble mountain from danang through the mountain and about eight miles down to 3rd battalion 1st marine. After 32 casualties during the first 30 hours of operation pursuit initiated in mid february 1968 by the 1st marine division to search for enemy rocket caches in the mountains west of da nang lt. Hmh 463 was reassigned to marine aircraft group 16.

Five elements mountains is a cluster of five marble and limestone hills located in ngũ hành sơn district south of da nang city in vietnam the five mountains are named after the five elements. All of these mountains had cave entrances and numerous tunnels. Marble mountain was one of five mountains located south of da nang that stretched from the coast inland or westward.