nguoi tien su Posted February 9, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 9, 2010 Hi guys, I wanted to share with you some photos about the Purple Foxes (HMM-364) in Vietnam, April 1970 ! HMM-364 arrived in Vietnam as early as 1964 and remained in country until 1971. It was first based at Da Nang, then Ky Ha field, Phu Bai and finally at Marble Mountain. Although they first started with supply missions (ARVN & SF remote camps), they also transported units and had some rescue missions. As early as 1965, one of their missions was to insert and extract Marine Recon teams. To give you an idea of the heavy toll paid by the unit, here is an extract of the HMM-364 Command Chronology of Jan 1969 : CASUALTIES FOR JANUARY RANK SERNO SERVICE KIA/WIA Meyer, J. F. 1stLt 095523 USMCR KIA Sterling, D. W. 1stLt 0100702 USMCR KIA Dolan, D. P. LCpl 2410032 USMC KIA Hannibal, J. E. LCpl 2318498 USMC KIA Schickel, M. J. LCpl 2300182 USMC KIA Peddy, C. L. PFC 2278499 USMC KIA Kaiser, R. D. 1stLt 0100796 USMCR WIA Bartman, M. H. Cpl 2270540 USMC WIA Clausen, R. M. Jr. LCpl 2258929 USMC WIA Dabrowski, G. W. LCpl 2294755 USMC WIA (At the time, the unit composition was 51 officers, 174 Enlisted) AIRCRAFT DAMAGE The following Squadron aircraft received battle damage during the period 1-31 January 1969: 153332, 153390, 153370, 153378, 153371, 153985, 154797, 154701, 154042, 153346, 153334, 154018 and 153007. So, here we are ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andrei Posted February 9, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 9, 2010 You guys now have a shithook in your collection ? I cant see Beezman on the pic, is he the one flying ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCRECON Posted February 9, 2010 Share #7 Posted February 9, 2010 Hi guys, I wanted to share with you some photos about the Purple Foxes (HMM-364) in Vietnam, April 1970 ! HMM-364 arrived in Vietnam as early as 1964 and remained in country until 1971. It was first based at Da Nang, then Ky Ha field, Phu Bai and finally at Marble Mountain. Marble Mountain was at Danang. April 1970 was way boot to me but I likely rode on HMM-364 helos at one time or another from Jan 67 to Jul 68. Honestly, I really didn't care who inserted or extracted us as long as they were reliable and had stones. Virtually all of the Marine helo crews fit that definition. The only one I remember by name by C/S was the "Bonnie Sue" boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nguoi tien su Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted February 11, 2010 Bill, did you use the "jacob ladder" as seen on the last photo? That must have been very ... special... Andrei, Beezman was way too hairy to fit on that photo session! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezman Posted February 11, 2010 Share #10 Posted February 11, 2010 She asks me why I'm just a hairy guy I'm hairy noon and night Hair that's a fright I'm hairy high and low Don't ask me why Don't know It's not for lack of bread Like the Grateful Dead Darling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted February 12, 2010 Share #11 Posted February 12, 2010 You guys are always top notch. Best representations as usual. Really like the use of original Kodak picture paper as a background or were these developed on original film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted February 12, 2010 Share #12 Posted February 12, 2010 Here is a picture of Marble Mountain also called 'Monkey Mountain' outside of Da Nang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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