~HELICOPTER TIME LINE~

1968 - January 01; A HH-43F from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. James F. Okonek (P), John V. Lepko (CP), Donald S. Kearton II (FE) and Charles F. Salome (PJ), saved two USA troops in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 01; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Armand J. Fiola (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), save one crew member of a USN F-4, J. Cambell. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 01; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. J. L. Fagner (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd two ARVN and one USA troops. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 01; The 20th HS flights were re-designated as follows, the CH-3C's of the "Pony Express" at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand became "A", "B", & "C" flights and the UH-1F/P's "Green Hornets" at Nha Trang AB, RVN became "D", "E" & "F" flights. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - January 02; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS at Da Nang AB, RVN, crewed by Maj. Billy J. Wingfield (P), Maj. Arthur J. Anderson (CP), SSgt John H. Hazzard Jr. (FE) and Sgt. Angus C. McDougall (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-105D (Call sign "Bear 04"), Capt. Harold E. Forman (P), after he ejected from his aircraft over the Gulf Of Tonkin when his aircraft ran out of fuel before he could connect with a tanker. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe 

1968 - January 03; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 20") from Det. 1, 37th ARRS at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand, crewed by Maj. Joseph B. Ferrell (P), 1st Lt. Edward J. Sichterman (CP), Bernard W. Grau (FE) and Roy A. Taylor (PJ), rescued the pilot of a T-28D (Call sign "Zorro 11"), Maj. John R. Patee, after he escaped from his aircraft when it had an engine failure while on an armed reconnaissance mission over Laos on January 02, 1968. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 03; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Eugene H. Boortz (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FF) and unkn (FF) laid down a foam path to check for survivors in a burning C-130. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 04; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS at Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Maj. Harold Pickering (P), Leslie E. Johnson Jr. (CP), Gordon L. Browning (FE), and James L. Parks (PJ), rescued 2 USN sailors, CMG-3 C. R. Clairborne and ENPA R. O. Penny, (one with a bad leg wound and the other with a bad head wound) from a patrol boat in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form & Maj. Leslie E. Johnson Jr.'s Pedro Log Book from Binh Thuy AB, Vietnam, provided courtesy of his son Leslie E. Johnson III

1968 - January 04; A UH-1F of the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crewed by Capt. John E. Fiser (P), Capt. William A. King Jr. (CP), TSgt. Robert L. Andrews (FM) and TSgt. Willard S. Richards (AG), rescued the pilot of a F-100D, Capt. J. E. Pollak, after he ejected from his  ground fire damaged aircraft a couple of miles from Ban Me Thout City, RVN. This UH-1F was part of a five ship flight about twenty five miles southeast of Ban Me Thuot and heard the "Mayday" call, spotting Capt. Pollak's chute as he came down and Capt. Fiser picked him up after he had spent less than five minutes on the ground. One of the other UH-1F's in this flight was piloted by Capt. Robert P. Strout, the reminder of his crew and those of the other three helicopters in the flight are unkn.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - January 04; A HH-43B, crewed by Maj. R. C. Emrie (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), saved one USAF officer 2nd Lt. L. M. Olander. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 05; A HH-53B from Det. 2, 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Frederick M. Donohue (P), Joseph A. Panza Jr. (CP), Gene A. Sellers (FE), Larry E. Palmer (PJ) and Tommy W. Mayer (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a RF-4C (Call sign "Cone 02 Bravo"), Lt. Eugene T. Pizzo Jr., after he and his pilot, Lt. Col. William T. Rodenbach, ejected from his AAA damaged aircraft about 45 miles northeast of Udorn RTAFB, Thailand (see next entry). "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 05; A HH-53B from Det. 2, 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Carl W. Oliver (P), Garland A. York (CP), Gene R. Boles (FE), Kerry Kelly (PJ) and James J. Rogers (PJ), rescued the pilot of a RF-4C (Call sign "Cone 02 Alpha"), Lt. Col. William T. Rodenbach (P), after he and his co-pilot, Lt. E. T. Pizzo, ejected from his AAA damaged aircraft about 45 miles northeast of Udorn RTAFB, Thailand (see previous entry). "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 05; Helicopters from the 20th HS "Pony Express", crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP) and unkn (FM), infiltrated a road watch team into North Vietnam for the purpose of gathering intelligence on road traffic. See entries for January 10 & 11, 1968 below. No other details are known at this time.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - January 06; A HH-3E, crewed by Capt. Harry W. Walker (P), John H. Canfield (CP), Narcisco A. Otero (FE) and Clarence R. Boles (PJ), rescued the pilot of an F-105F, Maj. Gerald C. Gustafson, after he and his co-pilot, Capt. Russell F. Brownlee, ejected from their aircraft when it had an engine failure near Takhli RTAFB, Thailand. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 06; A HH-3E, crewed by James H. Platt (P), George W. Greer (CP), Harvey W. Keyes (FE) and Jay T. Lombard (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of an F-105F, Capt. Russell F. Brownlee, after he and his pilot, Maj. Gerald C. Gustafson, ejected from their aircraft when it had an engine failure near Takhli RTAFB, Thailand. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 07; A HH-3E, crewed by Maj. Donald G. Simpson (P), Gerard H. MacDonald (CP), John Enriquez (FE) and  Donald J. Boushelle (PJ), rescued the pilot of an F-100D (Call sign "Tide 32"), Maj. Dwayne P. Wright (P), after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft about 10 miles off the coast of Da Nang AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 08; A HH-43B crewed by Maj. W. C. Enri (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) rescued a USN seaman RM-3 R. Blecg. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 08; A HH-43B crewed by Maj. A. J. Fiola (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) rescued four USA troops, WO R. M. Gallagher, WO R. T. Deer, E-4 C. B. Davidson and SP4 J. E. McLeon from a downed UH-1B. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 08; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Eugene H. Boortz (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) rescued two USA troops, Gary B. Davidson and one other from a UH-1B that was downed in the surf. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 09; A USAF helicopter rescued the pilot of a USMC F-8E, Capt. D. W. Lorenzo, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft in southern Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - January 10; A CH-3E of the 20th HS, crewed by Maj. Kyron V. Hall, (P), unkn (CP) and unkn (FM), rescued, by hoist, two surviving members of a road watch team that had been engaged by hostile forces from the side of a hill in North Vietnam. No other details are known at this time. See next entry.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - January 10; A UH-1F of the 20th HS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FM) and unkn (AG), along with supporting UH-1P gunships, crews unkn, of the 20th HS completed and emergency extraction of a MACV SOG recon team, "RT Auger" from a landing zone in Camboida. No other details are know at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - January 11; A CH-3E of the 20th HS, crewed by Maj. Kyron V. Hall, (P), unkn (CP) and unkn (FM), again returned to rescued, by hoist, one more surviving member of a road watch team that had been engaged by hostile forces in North Vietnam. No other details are known at this time. See previous entry.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - January 11; A HH-43B crewed by Capt. B. L. Mitchell (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) rescued the pilot of a USA O-1G, 1st Lt. W. H. Trisco. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 11; A HH-43B crewed by Capt. C. W. Burridge (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) saved four Vietnamese civilians. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 11; A HH-43F from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. James J. Okonek (P), Robert J. Kavanaugh (CP), Robert A. Brown (PJ), Billy J. Hackler (FF) and Charles F. Salome (FF), medevac'd the crew of a VNAF F-5A that had crashed while landing. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 12; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 07") from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Donald G. Simpson (P), Joseph H. Bowers (CP), Gorgen T. Greever (FE), Ricky D. Hindman (PJ) and Martin E. Roepstorff (PJ), attempted the rescue of any survivors of a downed USMC H-53 (Call sign "Dimmer 30") in RVN, however there were no survivors. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 12; A HH-43B crewed by Capt. Bobbie L. Mitchell (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) saved one ROK soldier, Crpl. S. J. Soo. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 13; A HH-43B crewed by Capt. Bobbie L. Mitchell (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) saved USA helicopter pilot, 1st Lt. G. R. Montgomary. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 14; A HH-43, crewed by Capt. Bobbie L. Mitchell (P), Michael T. Fagan (CP) and James J. Rivette (FE), rescued the pilot of an O-1G, 1st Lt. W. H. Trisko, who suffered major injuries after his aircraft was hit by ground fire and crash landed about 10 miles east of Phan Rang AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - January 15; HH-3E, #64-14233 (Call sign "Jolly Green 20") from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Gregory A. Etzel (P), Capt. David E. Holt (CP), Sgt. Elwood R. Beam (FE) Sgt. Angus W. Sowell (PJ) and SSgt. J. A. Hedderly (PJ), was lost about 40 miles east of Sam Neua, just inside North Vietnam, on a SAR mission for the crew of an EB-66C (Call sign "Preview 01") that had been shot down over NVN by a MiG-21 on January 14, 1968. Although the HH-3E was destroyed, the crew was not hurt and they were rescued by a HH-53 on 17 January 1968 (see entry on 15 January 1968). http://www.jollygreen.org/jltnc.htm & Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 15; A HH-43B crewed by 1st Lt. R. P. Wojack (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) saved USAF SSgt. M. E. Masters. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 16; A HH-3E, crewed by 1st Lt. Rodney G. Parks (P), Jerry D. Clearman (CP), Windell L. Stumbaugh (FE) and Robert D. Baker (PJ), rescued 3 USA troops under fire in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 16; A HH-3E, crewed by Henry C. Conant (P), Capt. George W. Greer (CP), unkn (FE), Patrick F. Allaire (PJ) and Jules C. Smith (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-4D, Capt. Scott B. Stovin (P), after he and his co-pilot, 1st Lt. Thomas Nelson Poe (CP), after they ejected from their aircraft when one of their 750 lbs. bombs exploded prematurely damaging their aircraft and another in the flight, about 20 miles NE of the Mu Gia Pass, NVN. The F-4D co-pilot, Lt. Poe, became a POW. Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe 

1968 - January 16; A HH-3, crewed by Robert S. Greer (P), Canfield (CP), Warmck (FE), Peter S. Harding (PJ) and Clarence R. Boles (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-4C, Maj. Charles E. Lewis (P) and 1st Lt. Jack L. Kelly (CP), after they ejected from their aircraft when one of their 750 lbs. bombs exploded prematurely damaging their aircraft and another in the flight, about 20 miles NE of the Mu Gia Pass, NVN. Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 16; A HH-3E, crewed by Capt. Fred H. Otte (P), Jerry M. Griggs (CP), Dennis M. Richardson (FE) and Richard H. Garlie (PJ), rescued 5 USA troops under fire in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 17; HH-53 (Call sign "Jolly Green 71"), from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Frederick M. Donohue (P), Lt. Leone Russo (CP), unkn (FE), Frederick M. Donohue (PJ) and Leone S. Russo (PJ), rescued the crew of HH-3E #64-14233 (Call sign "Jolly Green 20") Capt. Gregory A. Etzel (P), Capt. David E. Holt (CP), Sgt. Elwood R. Beam (FE) Sgt. Angus W. Sowell (PJ) and SSgt. J. A. Hedderly (PJ), that had went down on 15 January 1958 (see entry on 15 January 1968). Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 17; A HH-53B (Call sign "Jolly Green 69"), crewed by Capt. Russell Cayler (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), Sgt. Jack B. Hoover (PJ) and  A1C Michael M. Dodd (PJ), rescued EB-66C (Call sign "Preview 01") crew members, Maj. Pollard Hugh Mercer, Lt. Thompson & Lt. Pete Pedroli, about 40 miles east of Sam Neua, just inside North Vietnam after they had to abandon their aircraft that had been hit by an air-to-air missile fired by a MiG-21 on January 14, 1968. Unfortunately Maj. Mercer was badly injured and died in the Clark AB, PI. hospital on 20 January 1968. Four other crewmembers on the EB-66C became POW's. Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 18; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS at Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Leslie E. Johnson Jr. (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) rescued the crew members from a C-7A that had crashed off the end of runway 06 at Binh Thuy AB. No other details are known at this time. Maj. Leslie E. Johnson Jr.'s Pedro Log Book from Binh Thuy AB, Vietnam, provided courtesy of his son Leslie E. Johnson III

1967 - January 19; A UH-1F of the 20th HS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FM) and unkn (AG), along with supporting UH-1P gunships, crews unkn, of the 20th HS inserted a MACV SOG recon team. No other details are know at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - January 21; A HH-43F, crewed by Maj. W. O. Emrie (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued two ROK troops under fire in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC. Save Form 

1968 - January 21; A HH-43F, crewed by Capt. R. L. Mitchell (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued one ROK troop under fire in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC. Save Form

1968 - January 21; A HH-43F, crewed by Maj. Harold Pickering (P), William J. Haugen (CP), Gorden L. Browning (FE), James L. Parks (PJ) and Lonnie Davidson (PJ), rescued 1 wounded USN sailor under fire in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1967 - January 21; A UH-1F of the 20th HS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FM) and unkn (AG), along with supporting UH-1P gunships, crews unkn, of the 20th HS inserted a MACV SOG recon team "RT Auger" into enemy territory. No other details are know at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1967 - January 21; A UH-1F of the 20th HS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FM) and unkn (AG), along with supporting UH-1P gunships, crews unkn, of the 20th HS extracted a MACV SOG recon team "RT Auger" from enemy territory along with a captured brand new enemy 122 mm rocket launcher. No other details are know at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - January 24; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. J. W. Christiansen (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) saved USA troop SP4 J. R. Tyner. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 25; A HH-43B, crewed by Capt. George R. Andrews (P), Richard E. Porter (CP), William P. Owens (FE) and John L. Hennessey (PJ), rescued 2 crew members, Capt. P. F. Meg and Lt. Col. J. J. Major, of a USMC O-1 that had gone down in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 26; A HH-43B, crewed by Maj. A. J. Fiola (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued 2 foreign military troops, Capt. Ho One Kang and Sgt. Seo Tai Choi and one Vietnamese civilian Mr. Leam (Meo). No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 27; A HH-43, crewed by George R. Andrews (P), Michael L. Walker (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a F-4C, 1st Lt. B. R. Core (CP), after he and his pilot (P), Maj. R. W. Phillips, ejected from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft, over the South China Sea just off the coast from Monkey Mountain, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 27; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Jerry M. Griggs (P), Joseph H. Bowers (CP), James A. Bowers (FE) and Walter A. White III (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-4C (Call sign "Skate 02"), Maj. Richard W. Phillips (P), and his co-pilot, 1st Lt. B. R. Core (CP), after they ejected from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft, over the South China Sea just off the coast from Monkey Mountain, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 27; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 3th ARRS, crewed by Capt. T. D. Precious (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued a wounded USN sailor, PQ3 R. L. Popke, from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form 

1968 - January 28; A HH-43, crewed by Price S. Summerhill (P), John V. Lepko (CP), Glenn N. Chafey (FE) and Charles F. Salome (PJ), rescued the crew of a UH-1D that had gone down in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 28; A HH-43F, crewed by Capt. C. Burridge (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued one   USA troop. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 29; A HH-43B from Det. 2, 38th ARRS, Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, crewed by Capt. Andrew J. M. Archer (P), Bruce Smith (CP), Henry A. Moehrke (MT), Tomas J. Nicholson (FF) and Richard W. Turner (FF), saved the pilot of an F-105D, 1st Lt. R. J. Maxwell, after his aircraft had an engine failure while attempting a take-off from Takhli RTAFB, Thailand. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 29; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Richard A. Orsini (P), George W. Greer (CP), Carl L. Warmack (FE), Peter S. Harding (PJ) and Clarence R. Boles (PJ), rescued the pilot of a T-28D (Call sign "Zorro 16"), Capt. Charles W. Brown, after he bailed out of his ground fire damaged aircraft on January 28, 1968 and hid from the enemy overnight. He had come down near a NVA battalion base camp, but was picked up after fighter suppressive fire and a smoke screen were laid down. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 30; UH-1 gunships of the 20th HS "Green Hornets" at Ban Me Thuot East, crew's unkn, were scrambled before dawn at the begining of the Tet offensive to fire on suspected enemy mortar concentration. Later that day two gunships drove VC and NVA troops from a stream of refugees and killed six of the enemy as confirmed by FAC's. Before the day was over, the gunships took part in an assault on an estimated two companies of NVA dropping 28 more of the enemy according to FAC's. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - January 30; A HH-43 from Det. 7, 38th ARRS at Da Nang AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. George R. Andrews (P), Capt. Richard A. Mayer (CP), SSgt. Evert Handy (FE) and TSgt. John L. Hennessey (PJ), were involved in the rescue of James W. House in RVN. This occurred during a NVA Tet Offensive attack on the base starting around 3:00 am and the Pedro crew was involved for over 2 1/2 hours in several evacuations of wounded, assisting firefighting operations and was even call on by the control tower to use its rotor wash to blow debris and shrapnel off of one of the bases runways so an inbound aircraft could land safely. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 31; A HH-43, crewed by Harold Pickering (P), William J. Haugen (CP), Charles H. Herring (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ), were involved in the rescue of USN sailor, Kenneth W. Quinian, in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 31; A HH-43F, crewed by Capt. G. R. Andrews (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd a USAF patient. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 31; A HH-43F from Det. 6, 8th ARRS, crewed by Maj. James F. Okonek (P), John V. Lepko (CP), Donald S. Kearton II (FE) and Charles F. Salome (PJ), medevac'd 1 USA troop in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 31; A HH-43F, crewed by Capt. Charles W. Burridge (P), Robert J. Kavanagh (CP), Glenn N. Chafey (FE) and Roland C. Schmidt (PJ), were involved in a rescue on a USA troop (name unkn) in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 01; A HH-43F from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. James F. Okonek (P), John V. Lepko (CP), Glenn N. Chafey (FE) and Charles F. Salome (PJ), rescued the crew of a UH-1 (Call sign "Silver Spur 16") that had gone down in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 01; A HH-43B, crewed by C. R. Andrews (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), saved a VN seaman. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 01; FAC's again called on UH-1 gunships of the 20th HS "Green Hornets" at Ban Me Thuot East to support a friendly force trapped in a schoolhouse by heavy enemy fire. During this mission, the "Green Hornets" received yet another distress call from a friendly tank element pinned down by the enemy in the town of Ban Be Thuot. An estimated company of NVA had occupied a segment of the city. The "Green Hornets" rolled in and left an entire enemy block in flames, thereby relieving much of the pressure on friendly ground forces in the area.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - February 02; At 0330 hours a 20th HS UH-1 "Green Hornet" gunship element at Ban Me Thuot East was launched to attack observed enemy mortar positions. An enemy position was observed firing and was immediately attacked and destroyed by the gunships. A few minutes later, the flight was advised that an ARVN compound was under heavy attack two miles west of Ban Me Thuot. The flight leader contacted the U. S. Army Advisor in the compound for target identification. There were no flare ships available for illumination and the compound had to be identified by several buildings burning within the perimeter. The enemy had breached the southern defenses and were pouring into the compound. The gunships put their initial fire at 50 meters inside the perimeter and on succeeding passes worked outward to drive the enemy outside the compound. By 0410 hours the gunships had expended their ordnances and the compound was secure. Later that day, the crews were informed by the senior U. S. Advisor that their prompt response and extremely accurate fire, even in almost total darkness had, without a doubt saved the compound from being overrun and destroyed by the enemy. The 155th Helicopter Company at Ban Me Thuot Airstrip reported it was under constant mortar and sniper harassment. Some of their men had been shot off the tops of airplanes while trying to repair them. Two "Green Hornets" sanitized the surrounding area with rockets and mini-gun fire. Also the same day the "Green Hornet" Huey slicks and gunships of the 20th HS and the Army's 155th Helicopter Company assisted elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in a combat assault against Hill 491 south of Ban Me Thuot. Still later that day, a ground patrol making a sweep located a group of VC in a plantation. The 20th gunships went into a protective orbit over the area to keep the enemy from escaping. The friendly ground forces moved in and took 66 POW's. The "Green Hornet" slicks carried the POW's out. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - February 02; A HH-43, crewed by George R. Andrews (P), Michael L. Walker (CP), William P. Owens (FE) and Vincent E. Deets (PJ), were involved in the rescue of Wayne Michalal in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - February 02; A HH-3, crewed by James Platt (P), Williams (CP), Keyes (FE) and Boles (PJ), were involved in the CSAR for crewmembers of a P-2V that went down in Laos. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - February 03; UH-1 gunships of the 20th HS "Green Hornets" at Ban Me Thuot East, RVN, were again scrambled to aid elements of the 173rd in heavy contact with a NVA unit. Receiving heavy ground fire, the "Green Hornets" worked in support of friendly ground forces within 199 meters of where artillery shells were impacting against the NVA contingent. The gunships chalked up six enemy KIA's confirmed by FAC's in that encounter.

 http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - February 03; A HH-43F from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. James F. Okonek (P), John V. Lepko (CP), James B. Reed (FE) and Roland C. Schmidt (PJ), medevac'd two USAF airmen and two USA troops in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 03; A HH-43F, crewed by Capt. C. M. Burridge (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), saved two USA troops in RVN. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 03; A HH-43B, crewed by Capt. P. L. Mitchell (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), saved eight USAF airmen, Capt. S. C. Budesheim, TSgt. D. R. Malbert, TSgt. R. L. Caldwell, TSgt. M. R. Deez, TSgt. R. J. Couture, MSgt. E. E. Barret, SSgt. J. F. Wilson and SSgt. C N. Breaden. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 03; A HH-43F from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. James W. Langston (P), Ardven L. Blyther (CP) and Michael Morris (PJ), saved six USAF airmen, SSgt. D. O. McMahon, SSgt. F. B. Vasas, SSgt. T. M. Bowen, SSgt. C. A. Partzel, SSgt. R. J. Hoffman and A1C B. V. Stmmfir, during the evacuation of 1st Comm. Sq. personnel during Tet Offensive. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 03; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Eugene H. Boortz (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FF) and unkn (FF) layed down a foam path to check for survivors in a burning C-130. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 04; UH-1 gunships of the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crew's unkn, in the evening, came to the aid of friendly tanks that were pinned down by 57 mm recoilless rifles and 50 cal. machine guns. Although some of the aircraft sustained battle damage and five aircrew members were wounded, the "Green Hornets" courageously carried on without the loss of a single aircraft or man. Other UH-1F's of the 20th HS brought in ammunition, supplies, evacuated wounded and transported 140 POW's. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - February 04; A HH-43B crewed by Maj. B. E. Zosden (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), saved USAF airman, A1C G. H. Presry. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form 

1968 - February 04; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. B. E. Cowden (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), Medevac'd C. B. Pressy who had been injured in a jeep accident. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 04; Two CH-3E's of the 20th HS "Pony Express", crew's unkn, along with four other friendly helicopters successfully infiltrated a company sized assault force into southern Laos for the purpose of disrupting road traffic and to take prisoners if possible. No other details are know at this time. See next entry.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - February 05; Two CH-3E's of the 20th HS "Pony Express", crew's unkn, along with four other friendly helicopters returned to exfiltrate a company sized assault force that they had inserted the day before into southern Laos for the purpose of disrupting road traffic and to take prisoners if possible. The assault force had come under attack during the night and as the first CH-3E came under intense ground fire but was able to land and recover 16 troops. As the second CH-3E received six hits on approach to landing and was forced to abort the attempted pickup. The majority of the assault team were later recovered by other friendly helicopters after they had moved to a less hostile LZ. No other details are know at this time. See previous entry.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - February 05; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Armand J. Fiola (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), saved five Vietnamese civilians when they evacuated the Mayor's family during the Tet Offensive. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form 

1968 - February 05; A HH-43 #62-4560 was damaged in RVN, it was repaired and returned to service. No other details are known at this time. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1962.html

1968 - February 05; UH-1 helicopters from the 20th HS, crew's unkn, extracted MACV SOG recon team "RT Shovel" while under fire. All members of the team had been wounded. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - February 06; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 30"), crewed by Capt. Charles R. Dunn (P), Edward W. Hutchison (CP), Duane I. Breland (FE) and Douglas J. McGill (PJ), were involved in save of three ARVN troops in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 07; HH-43 #62-4525 (Call sign "Pedro 56") from Det. 9, 38th ARRS at Pleiku AB, RVN and crewed by Capt. Francis B. Gilligan (P), Maj. Lester M. Jiggens (CP), Sgt. Jose Gene Abara (FE) and Sgt. Davis R. Berrio (PJ) was on a night hoist rescue mission of a wounded crewmember of a downed Army helicopter, about 28 mile NNW of Pleiku AB, RVN, near Kontum when it was hit by .50 cal. machine gun fire, caught fire and crashed. Sgt. Abara died in the crash and the rest of the crew was rescued after about three hours by a hoist equipped U. S. Army UH-1 "Dust Off" helicopter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_Rescue_Squadron

1968 - February 07; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John W. Christianson (P), Robert N. Bowers (CP), Charles R. Bulinda (FE) and Delmer R. Smith (MT), was involved in the medevac of 4 USA troops in contact in RVN. Capt. Christianson was awarded the DFC for his actions during this mission. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 08; A HH-53B, crewed by James R. Miears (P), Aharon Aharonian (CP), Junior Cazares (FE), Thomas Devine (PJ) and David A. Kratz (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-4D, Capt. T. K. Dorsett (P), after he and his co-pilot, Capt. J. A. Corder (CP), ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft in Laos, about 30 miles west of Sam Neua. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - February 08; A HH-53B, crewed by Capt. Alfred C. Montrem (P), Robert E. Ruddick (CP), Gene A. Dellers (FE), James J. Rogers (PJ) and Dennis O'Connor (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a F-4D, Capt. J. A. Corder (CP), after he and his pilot, Capt. T. K. Dorsett (P), ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft in Laos, about 30 miles west of Sam Neua. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - February 12; UH-1 helicopters from the 20th HS, crew's unkn, extracted MACV SOG recon team that was deep in enemy territory and in a fire fight with superior force of enemy troops. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - February 14; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS at Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. Laurence W. Conover (P), Lesile E. Johnson (CP), Kenneth H. Hogen (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ), rescued four crew members, W/O-1 R. Levy, 1st Lt. R. E. Starr, CE M. W. Hoover, MC G. Robinson and passenger, PFC W. L. Koonce, from a downed USA UH-1B in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 15; A HH-43 from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John W. Christianson (P), 1st Lt. Jack F. Brannan (CP), Jessie L. Herrell (FE) and James E. DeGraw (MT), was involved in the medevac of 4 USA troops in contact in RVN. Capt. Christianson was awarded the DFC for his actions during this mission. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 15; A HH-43F, crewed by Capt. Laurence W. Conover (P), Leslie E. Johnson (CP), Kenneth H. Hogen (FE)  and Larry D. Nicholson, from Det. 10, 38th ARRS rescued the pilot of a F-100D, Capt. John K. Lewis (P), after he had ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft close to Binh Thuy AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - February 15; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. B. E. Cowden (P), Robert N. Bowers (CP), Otis Graham (FE) and Noel S. Davidson (PJ), saved two USA soldier in contact in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 17; A HH-3, crewed by Harry W. Walker (P), Ronald McKinly (CP), Jarvis E. Peele (FE), Peter S.  Harding (PJ) and Jules C. Smith (PJ), were involved in a CSAR for a USN OP-2E that went down in Laos. All crewmembers on the OP-2E, Cdr. Glen Miller Hayden, Lt. Curtis Frank Thurman, Lt (jg) James Stephen Kravitz, Ens. James Charles Wonn, ATN1 Paul Nicholas Donato, AO2 Clayborn Willis Ashby, AN Frank Arthur Dawson and AN James Edward Martin were KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - February 18; A HH-53B, crewed by Maj. John V. Allison (P), Leone S. Russo (CP), John B. Mahoney (FE), Albert W. Foster (PJ) and Jack B. Hoover (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-105F, Maj. M. S. Muskat (P) and Capt. K. Stouder, after they ejected from their AAA damaged aircraft a few miles west of Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - February 19; A UH-1F of the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (AG), was shot down while attempting to rescue a team. Special Forces SSgt. Fred W. Zabitosky, though badly wounded, rescued the co-pilot, earning him the Medal of Honor. No other details are know at this time. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - February 20; A HH-3E, crewed by Capt. Standley A. McGhan (P), Stuart H. Hoag (CP), Elmer L. Holden (FE), Angus C. McDougall (PJ) and Douglas J. McGill (PJ), rescued the crew of an F-4C, Capt. Paul. A. Brandt and 1st Lt. Paul J. Seiler, after they ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft in the A Shau Valley, on February 19, 1968, about 10 miles south east of Khe Sanh, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - February 21; UH-1 helicopters from the 20th HS, crew's unkn, supported a large "Bright Light and recon team effort to find American civilians who had been taken prisoner by the Viet Cong two week earlier from Ban Me Thout during the Tet offensive. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - February 22; A HH-3E of the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John B. McTasney (P), John I. Patterson (CP), Odell Carter (FE) and Ricky D. Hindman (PJ), evacuated eleven litter and four ambulatory USMC troops from the Dong Ha Hospital to Da Nang AB, RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 22; A HH-3E of the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. John W. Robey (P), Kenneth D. Caughron (CP),  Elmer L. Holden (FE) and Michael B. Gallasch (PJ), extracted a seven man USMC ground team with one wounded and took them to Kham Duc, RVN. Maj. Robey was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during this mission. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 22; A HH-3E of the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. William E. Brennan (P), William B. Byrd Jr. (CP),   Robert H. Baldwin(FE) and Donald K. Claudius (PJ), medevac'd four litter and six ambulatory patients. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 22; A HH-3E of the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Thomas E. Bair (P), Frank Cardile (CP), Windell L. Stumbaugh(FE) and Peter J. Ganun (PJ), medevac'd five litter and five ambulatory patients. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 23; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 04") of the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John B. McTasney (P), John I. Patterson (CP), Odell Carter (FE) and Ricky D. Hindman (PJ), rescued the crew of a USMC A-6, Lawrence E. Pabin (P) and Roderick V. Smith, from the South China Sea after they ejected when they had a mid-air collision with a USMC F-8E during night landing operations. The F-8E pilot, Capt. George Lawrence Hubler was KIA. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 25; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. William E. Brennan (P), Jerry D. Clearman (CP), James A. Bowers (FE), Vincent E. Deets (PJ) and Peter J. Ganun (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100D (Call sign "Icon 01"), Capt. Bernard E. Flanagan, after he had ejected from his 37 mm AAA fire damaged aircraft near Saravan, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - February 26; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Thomas D. Precious (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued two USA troops, L. Hudspeth and R. Thacker, from a downed USA UH-1D helicopter. No other details are known at this time. & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - February 27/28; Several HH-3E (Call signs "Jolly Green's 10, 25, 20, 37") in several sorties, rescued several crewmembers that had bailed out of a USN OP-2V (Call sign "Sophomore 50") that had been hit by 37 mm AAA fire a few miles south of the Ban Laboy Ford in Laos. OP-2V crewmembers rescued where Lt. Bernie Walsh, Ens. H. G. Wells, ADR3 George C. Wing, Lt. R. E. Jacobs, ADR3 A. G. Zdebski, AD2 R. Gonzales and ATN2 R. L. Arntsen, one crewmember PO2 John Francis Hartzheim was KIA when the 37 mm AAA round hit the aircraft. There were 31 "Jolly Green" crewmembers who flew on the "Sophomore 50" rescue mission; Lt. Col. Royal Brown, Maj. Dean Williams, Maj. Milton Washington, Maj. Paul Regan, Maj. Dale Oderman, Maj. Ed. Russell, Maj. Fred Faust, Maj. Bill Johnson, Maj. Fred Donohue, Capt. Harry Walker, Capt. Henry Conant, Capt. George Greer, Capt. James Oliver, 1st Lt. James Platt, 1st Lt. Leon Russo, Maj. Joe B. Green (P), Stuart H. Hoag (CP), TSgt Al Parker (FE), SSgt. Ray Price (FE), SSgt Carl Warmack (FE), SSgt Coy Calhoon (FE) SSgt. Harvey Keyes (FE), SSgt Jack Hartman (FE), Sgt. Narcisco Otero (FE), Sgt. Mickey Berry (FE), Paul D. Kreider (FE), MSgt. Clarence Bowles (PJ), Sgt. Jack Hoover (PJ), Sgt. Don Johnson (PJ), Sgt. Peter Harding (PJ), Sgt. Mike Fraboni (PJ), Sgt. Jules Smith (PJ), Sgt. Pat Allaire (PJ), Michael L. Walker (PJ) and Sgt. Joe Duffy (PJ). "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - February 28; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 36") from Det. 1, 37th ARRS at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand, crewed by Maj. Dale Oderman (P), Capt. George Greer (CP), Sgt. Mickey Berry (FE) and Sgt. Joseph Duffy (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-105D (Call sign "Bear 01"), Capt. Gene I. Basel, after he had ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft in Laos near Ban San. Sgt. Duffy was sent down the hoist and after 20 min. (working from the hoist), was able to secure the unconscious Capt. Basel, who was still hanging from his parachute 75 feet in the air, to the hoist and they were both hoisted aboard. This was credited as the 1,000th combat save by ARRS since 1964. "Jolly Green 17", crew unkn, was the 'high bird' on this mission. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - February 28; With the rescue of Capt. Gene I. Basel (see the previous entry) from Laos, the ARRS made their 1,000th combat save since 1964. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe &

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th_Aerospace_Rescue_and_Recovery_Squadron#Operations_and_losses

1968 - February 29; A HH-43B from Det. 3, 38th ARRS, crewed by1st Lt. John Bland Jr. (P), Clarence L. Hansell (CP), George W. Tefferteller Jr. (FE) and James M. Payne (MT), saved the pilot, Lt. Col. C. D. Smith of a F-4D. His aircraft had been hit by 14.5 mm AAA fire while attacking a target near the village of Ban Topen, about 30 miles west of the DMZ and he was able to fly it back to Ubon RTAFB, Thailand where the aircraft crashed while attempting to land and he and his WSO ejected. The WSO, 1st Lt. Francis Murtaugh Driscoll, was KIA when his chute failed to deploy properly following ejection. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 01; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS at Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. Laurence W. Conover (P), Capt. Leslie E. Johnson Jr. (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued three USN sailors, E-3 J. A. Berry, Lt. R. G. Agodbehere and E-3 H. W. Sherman, (one was badly wounded and the other two had leg wounds) from a patrol boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form & Maj. Leslie E. Johnson Jr.'s Pedro Log Book from Binh Thuy AB, Vietnam, provided courtesy of his son Leslie E. Johnson III

1968 - March 01; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. J. L. Fagner (P), Robert E. Dely (CP), Kozlowski (PJ), Robert A. McAllister (PJ) and Phelps (PJ), attempted to rescue the two man crew of a VNAF O-1G in RVN, however both crew members were KIA in the crash of their aircraft. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 02; A HH-43F, crewed by Capt. Laurence W. Conover (P), Capt. Lesile E. Johnson (CP), Archelaus Whitehead (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ), rescued a wounded popular forces civilian, D. E. Due Dong Hong, in RVN. He had a bad head wound and they delivered him to a soccer field in Can Tho where an ambulance took him to a hospital. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form & Maj. Leslie E. Johnson Jr.'s Pedro Log Book from Binh Thuy AB, Vietnam, provided courtesy of his son Leslie E. Johnson III

1968 - March 05; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Bert E. Cowden (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese, one year old, child. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 06; A HH-3E, crewed by Maj. Billy J. Wingfield (P), Stuart H. Hoag (CP), Dennis M. Richardson (FE), Angus  C. McDougall (PJ) and Michael B. Gallasch (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-105D, Capt. Frank E. Peck, after he was badly injured when he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft in Laos near Ban Vangthon, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 06; A HH-3E, crewed by Dale L. Oderman (P), Paul M. Reagan (CP), Narcisco A. Otero (FE), Randy S. McComb (PJ) and Michael R. Fraboni (PJ), rescued the crew of a EB-66E, Marler and 2 others, after they ejected on March 05, 1968 over Thailand, when their aircraft had an engine failure. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 06; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Richard A. Orsins (P), David E. Holt (CP), Bernard W. Grau (FE) and Michael  R. Fraboni (PJ), rescued the pilot, William K. Lewark, of an EB-66E (Call sign "Baffle 02A"), after he ejected on March 05, 1968 over Thailand, when their aircraft had an engine failure. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 06; A HH-43F, crewed by Maj. Keaver Holley III (P), Jon C. Long (CP), James B. Reed (FE) and Jerry R. Staley (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100D, 1st. Lt. William V. Tomlinson, after he ejected when his aircraft was hit on approach to Bien Hoa AB, RVN, about 1 mile east of the base perimeter fence. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 06; A HH-3E, crewed by Capt. F. H. Otte (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), rescued two USMC troops from a downed USMC CH-46. JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 06; A HH-3E, crewed by Capt. S. A. Mogham (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), rescued two USMC troops from a downed USMC CH-46. JRCC Save Form 

1968 - March 06; A HH-43, crewed by Laurence W. Conover (P), Albert Tollefsen (CP), Harold D. Cooper (FE) and  Lonnie N. Davidson (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100D, Capt. C. Dale Sissell, after he ejected when his aircraft was hit by ground fire about 6 miles east Quan Long, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 06; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Thomas D. Precious (P), Roland E. Speckman (CP), Harold D. Cooper (FE) and John C. Wilkins (PJ), were involved in a rescue of a USN sailor, GMG3 Ronald R. Schwinkendarf, from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 06; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Arthur J. Anderson (P), Edward W. Hutchinson (CP), Robert H. Baldwin (FE) and Charles P. Vogeley (PJ), attempted to rescue any survivors of a downed USMC CH-46 helicopter (Call sign "Leopard Skin") in RVN. The PJ spent 20 minutes on the ground searching for any survivors, however none were found. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 08; A HH-3E, crewed by Maj. John W. Robey (P), Kenneth D. Caughron (CP), Elmer L. Holden (FE), Michael B. Gallasch (PJ) and Michael L. Walker (PJ), rescued three Special Forces troops and one foreign troop in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 08; A HH-3E, crewed by 1st Lt. J. D. Brisco (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), rescued eight civilians in RNV. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 10; A HH-3F, crewed by Capt. Laurence W. Conover (P), Albert E. Tollefsen (CP), Harold D. Cooper (FE) and Lonnie N. Davidson (PJ), rescued USN sailor, F/N Danny R. VanDerGrill, in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 10; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS from Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Maj. James Okonek (P), Capt. Leslie E. Johnson (CP), Archelaus Whitehead (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ), were involved in a night medevac of GCG2 J. C. Kline in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form & Maj. Leslie E. Johnson Jr.'s Pedro Log Book from Binh Thuy AB, Vietnam, provided courtesy of his son Leslie E. Johnson III

1968 - March 10; Two HH-3E's one crewed by Maj. G. C. Haynes (P) unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), the other crewed by Maj. D. L. Oderman (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), rescued 62 indigenous civilians, along with a HH-53B crewed by Capt. R. L. Cayler (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), rescued another 65 indigenous civilians and one USAF non-crew member. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 10; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. J. L. Fagner (P), Robert E. Dely (CP), Donald L. Soden (FE) and Kozlowski (PJ), medevac'd a triple amputee, J. M. Cleland. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 11; A HH-3E, crewed by Haynes (P), Yuhas (CP), Grau (FE), Fraboni (PJ) and  Randy McComb (PJ), were involved in a rescue of troops in contact in Laos. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 11; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS at Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Maj. James F. Okonek (P), Capt. Leslie E. Johnson (CP), Archelaus Whitehead Jr. (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ), rescued two USN sailors, F/N R. A. Wenze and F/N D. G. Pfau, at night from a moving river patrol boat in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form & JRCC Save Form & Maj. Leslie E. Johnson Jr.'s Pedro Log Book from Binh Thuy AB, Vietnam, provided courtesy of his son Leslie E. Johnson III

1968 - March 11; A HH-53, crewed by Russell Cayler (P), Joe Panza (CP), unkn (FE) and James Rogers (PJ), were involved in a rescue of Jack Starling in Laos. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 12; A HH-43B, crewed by Capt. George R. Andrews (P), Richard A. Mayer (CP), Daniel M. Palmer (FE) and  Steve M. Northen (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USN F-8E, Lt. Jerry A. Weber, after he ejected when his aircraft hit trees during a deteriorating weather approach to Da Nang AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 12; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. James F. Okonek (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), were involved in a save of G. Hacker and C. Raney. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 12; A HH-43 from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. James F. Okonek (P), Albert E. Tollefsen (CP), Harold D. Cooper (FE) and Lonnie N. Davidson (PJ), were involved in a rescue of Seaman Xuan from the USCG Cutter Winona in South China Sea. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 13; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Thomas D. Precious (P), Leslie E. Johnson (CP), Archelaus Whitehead Jr. (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ), were involved in a rescued of Terry Hill from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 13; A HH-3E, crewed by Capt. Charles R. Dunn (P), Richard C. Yeend (CP), Gorden T. Greever (FE) and  Ricky D. Hindman (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USN A-4E, Lt. Robert E. Curtis, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft in Laos about 20 miles west of Khe Sanh. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 14; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Joe B. Green (P), Charles R. Klinkert (CP), Windell L. Stumbaugh (FE) and Angus C. McDougall (PJ), rescued R. L. Green, G. W. Hubbell and 2 USMC troops from a UH-1B that went down in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 14; HH-3E #67-14709 (Call sign "Jolly Green 22") (now on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force) crewed by Maj. Stuart Hoag (P), Lt. Col. Gerald Lowe (CP), Sgt. Dennis M. Richardson (FE), Sgt. James  Locker (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USMC F-4D, Maj. Gary L. Tresemer, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft about 15 SW of Hue, RVN. The F-4D navigator, 1st Lt. James Edward Hamm was KIA. Eventually, all four crew members were awarded the Air Force Cross for their actions during this mission. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=17539

1968 - March 14; A HH-43B crewed by Maj. Herbert G. Gates (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), saved USA MACV troop, Capt. G. Hacker and USCG seaman E-3 V. Kelley. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 14; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Paul D. Ashley (P), Frank Cardile (CP), William L.  Carroll(FE), Steve M. Northern (PJ) and Michael J. Lyons (AP), attempted the rescue of the pilot, Maj. Gary L. Tresemer, of a F-4D (Call sign "Gunfighter 04") after he and his WSO, 1st Lt. James Edward Hamm, ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft about 15 miles southwest of Hue, RVN. The HH-3E was driven off the attempts by enemy fire which resulted in a fire on the HH-3E. Maj. Tresemer was rescued by a UH-1 helicopter, Lt. Hamm was KIA. No other details are available at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe 

1968 - March 15; A HH-3E, crewed by Maj. Billy J. Wingfield (P), Edward W. Hutchison (CP), John Enriquez (FE) Walter White (PJ) and Donald J. Boushelle (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-4C, Capt. Richard C. Fairlamb and 1st Lt. Paul E. Hubler, after they ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft in Laos about 80 miles west of Da Nang AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 16; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Jerry M. Griggs (P), Don W. Wiegard (CP), Herbert H. Honer (FE) and Roger A. Klenovich (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USMC F-8E (Call sign "Ringneck 519"), Capt. Gary L. Post, after he ejected from his 50 cal. machine gun fire damaged aircraft over the South China Sea off the coast of the DMZ. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 17; A HH-3E, crewed by Maj. Arthur J. Anderson (P), Richard C. Yeend (CP), Elmer L. Holden (FE) and Vincent E. Deets (PJ), made a water landing to rescue the pilot of a F-4D (Call sign "Luna 01 Alpha"), Maj. Paul D. Lambrides (P) and 1st Lt. J. L. Tavenner (CP), after they ejected from their automatic weapons fire damaged aircraft over the South China Sea off the coast of NVN a few miles north of the DMZ. The co-pilot, Lt. Tavenner was rescued by a USN SH-3 helicopter. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 17; A HH-43B, crewed by Maj. Jerry D. Stroh (P), Petter W. Gissing (CP), Wilber L. Jeffcoat Jr. (FE) and Richard H. Garlie (PJ), medevac'd USN seaman, Vincent Kelly, after he was bit by a snake in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 18; The 40th ARRSq. was activated at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand and assumed control over the six HH-53B's located there and at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand. Lt. Col. Jim Dixon was assigned as its commander. "On a Steel Horse I Ride" by Darrel D. Whitcomb

1968 - March 18; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Joe B. Green (P), Gerald B. Low (CP), Robert H. Baldwin (FE), Steve M.  Northern (PJ), and Michael L. Walker (PJ), rescued the rear seater of a F-100F, Capt. Brian R. Williams, after he ejected from his AAA damaged aircraft a few miles north of the Ban Karai Pass. The front seater, Capt. Howard Keith Williams was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 18; A HH-43B crewed by Maj. W. C. Emrie (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued a wounded ROK troop, Crpl. Ange Kun Crop, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 18; A HH-53B from Det. 2, 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Carl W. Oliver (P), Aharon Aharonian (CP), John W. Moye Jr. (FE), Howard T. Favour (PJ), and Lawrence R. Zettervall (PJ), rescued the pilot of a A-1H (Call sign "Firefly 15"), Capt. Edward W. Leonard, after he made a force landing of his automatic weapons damaged aircraft about 25 miles NE of Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 19; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS at Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Thomas D. Precious (P), Capt. Leslie E. Johnson (CP), Archelaus Whitehead Jr. (FE) and Lonnie N. Davidson (PJ), were involved in a rescue of Cleve A. Bradley from a LST in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & Maj. Leslie E. Johnson Jr.'s Pedro Log Book from Binh Thuy AB, Vietnam, provided courtesy of his son Leslie E. Johnson III

1968 - March 20; A HH-43, crewed by Charles W. Burridge (P), Andrew E. Kralj (CP), James P. Baldwin (FE) and Charles R. Ingulli (PJ), were involved in the attempted rescue of the crew of a O-1G, Maj. Louis C. Zucker (P) and Capt. Bruce A. Couilard (CP) who had been shot down near the village of Xom Rach Bap, 20 miles NW of Bien Hoa. Both O-1G crewmembers were KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 21; The 40th ARRS organized at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand with HH-3E's, HH-53B's & HH-53C's.

http://udornrtafb.tripod.com/id58.html

1968 - March 21; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Jerry M. Griggs (P), William B. Byrd (CP), Robert Q. Rector (FE) and Robert D.  Baker (PJ), landed in the water and rescued the pilot of a USMC A-4E, Major John A. Herber, after he ejected from his damaged aircraft near Hoi An, south of Da Nang AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 21; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Bert E. Cowden (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), saved one Vietnamese woman. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 22; UH-1F/P helicopters of the 20th HS, crew's unkn, extracted an Omega recon team that was in a fire fight with enemy forces, one America on the team had been killed. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - March 23; A HH-3E, crewed by Gerald C. Haynes (P), Milton S. Washington (CP), Carl L. Warmack (FE) and J. T. Lombard (PJ), were involved in a rescued in Thailand. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 23; A HH-43F, crewed by Capt. Laurence W. Conover (P), Roland Speckman (CP), Gordon L. Browning (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ), rescued USN troops in contact, Lt. Retz and Seaman L. C. Schiote, from a river patrol boat in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 23; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Paul D. McComb (P), Robert B. Vaugn (CP), Gerald J. Wiersma (FE) and Charles M. Barnett (MT) rescued three USA troops, WO2 J. Charpentier, WO1 Majors and SP Chandler, from a downed USA U-1A. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 24; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. James F. Okonek (P), Albert E. Tollefsen (CP), Harold D. Cooper (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ), were involved in a rescued of two USN sailors and two ARVN troops in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 25; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. William L. Cline (P), Michael L. Walker (CP),  Evert E. Handy (PJ), David A. Helton (FF) and Vincent E. Deets (FF), attempted the rescue of the crew, Capt. Richard Whan Hopper (P) and Maj. Donald Lyle McHugo (CP) from their B-57B (Call sign "Yellow Bird 16) when it crashed attempting a single engine landing at Da Nang AB, RVN. The B-57B had been hit by enemy ground fire while attacking a ford at Ban Te Bang in southern Laos, about 20 miles southwest of the A Shau Valley in RVN, knocking out one engine and they flew to Da Nang AB, RVN where they crashed, killing both crew members. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 26; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Joe B. Green (P), Charles R. Kinkert (CP), Elmer L. Holden (FE), Peter J. Ganun (PJ), and Rodger A. Klenovich (PJ), were involved in the rescued of 2 USMC troops, 1st Lt. Ruck and 2nd Lt. B. T. Stevenson, from a USN CH-34 that had gone down in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 27; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Eugene H. Boortz (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), were involved in a rescued of two USN sailors, Glen Rosher and James McDaniel and two ARVN troops from an overturned search and rescue boat in Cam Ranh Bay, RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 27; UH-1F/P helicopters of the 20th HS, crew's unkn, supported MACV SOG recon team "RT Shovel". No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - March 28; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. D. W. Barksdale (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FF) and unkn (FF) medevac'd two Vietnamese, Nguyen Than Ro and Huynh Cong. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 29; A HH-3E, crewed by Joe B. Green (P), Frank Cardile (CP), Robert Q. Rector (FE) and Donald J.  Boushelle (PJ), were involved in the rescued from a CH-46 that had gone down in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 29; A HH-3E, crewed by Jerry M. Griggs (P), William B. Byrd (CP), Arthur T. Brand (FE) and Roger Klenovich (PJ), were involved in the rescued from a UH-1B that had gone down in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 29; A HH-3E, crewed by Stuart H. Hoag (P), Jerry D. Clearman (CP), Duane I. Breland (FE) and Walter  White (PJ), were involved in the rescued from a CH-46 that had gone down in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 29; A HH-3E, crewed by James H. Platt (P), Louis D. Yuhas (CP), Micke D. Berry (FE), Charles D. King (PJ) and Patrick F. Allaire (PJ), rescued the crew of a O-2A, Lt. Col. H. C. Johnson (P) and Maj. J. T. Doran (CP), after they bailed out of their ground fire damaged aircraft in Laos, about 45 miles from Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 30; A HH-53, crewed by Alfred C. Montrem (P), John W. Lawrence (CP), Robert T. Winblad (FE), Howard T. Favour (PJ) and Wayne L. Fiske (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a F-111A, Capt. Joseph W. Hodges (CP), after he and his pilot, Maj. Alexander A. Marquarndt (P), used the ejection module to escape their out of control aircraft over Thailand. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 30; A HH-3E, crewed by Maj. W. Olderman (P), McKinley (CP), Hannegan (FE) and Clarence Boles (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-111A, Maj. Alexander A. Marquandt (P) and Capt. Joseph W. Hodges (CP), after they ejected using the ejection module to escape their out of control aircraft over Thailand. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - March 30; CH-3E #66-13294 (Call sign "Dusty 51") of the 21st SOS crewed by Richard D. Bryant (P), Schernerhorn (CP), Jeffery Zimm (FE), Thomas Bullington (FE) and Johnnie Carrett (FE) was hit by ground fire while on a sensor drop mission and forced to land in Laos. The entire crew of CH-3E #66-13294 was rescued by another helicopter on this mission.  http://www.jollygreen.org/jltnc.htm

1968 - March 30; Four HH-3E's from the 37th ARRS were involved in a mission to recover 14 crewmen from six USMC helicopter downed by hostile fire in the A Shau Valley, Vietnam. Despite friendly support from A-1E, AH-1 and UH-1 gunships and A-37's the HH-3E's were under constant enemy fire during the rescue. Leading the HH-3E's, in HH-3E #65-12782 (Call sign “Jolly Green 10”), crewed by Major Joe B. Green (P) Frank Cardile (CP), Robert Q. Rector (FE) and Donald J. Boushelle (PJ), picked up four of the surviving Marines from a CH-46 (Call sign "Space 01") on his third approach. A second HH-3E #65-12780 (Call sign "Jolly Green 07"), crewed by Maj. Jerry M. Griggs (P), William B. Byrd (PJ), Arthur T. Brand (PJ) and Roger A. Klenovich (PJ), picked up four more from a UH-1B (Call sign "Scarface 08"), and a third HH-3E, crewed by Maj. Stuart H. Hoag (P), Jerry D. Clearman (CP), Duane I. Beland (FE) and Walter A. White III (PJ), picked up the remaining six marines from the CH-46 (Call sign "Space 01"). Majors Green and Maj. Griggs later received the Air Force Cross as a result of their actions. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form & http://www.afsoc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070906-042.pdf

1968 - March 31; A HH-3E from Det. 1. 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. James E. Oliver (P), George W. Greer (CP), Bernard W. Grau (FE) and Peter S. Harding (PJ), were involved in the rescued of USA troop, Iddis Hickox, in Thailand. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 31; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Jerry D. Stroh (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd Vincent Kelly in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 01 A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. J. L. Fagner (P), Robert E. Dely (CP), Robert A. McAllister (PJ), Kozlowski (PJ) and Phelps (PJ) attempted the rescue of two crew members of an O-1G, in RVN, however they were both KIA when their aircraft crashed. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 01 A HH-3E from Det 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Carl D. Oliver (P), George W. Greer (CP), Bernard W. Grau (FE) and Peter S. Harding (PJ) rescued two crew members, Maj. Gerald T. Dwyer (P) and TSgt. B. C. Cote (Observer) from a O-2A (Call sign "Nail 55") after it was battle damaged over southern Laos and the crew bailed out after flying back to within 25 miles southwest of Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 03; Three U.S. Coast Guard 'exchange' helicopter pilots arrived at Da Nang AB, RVN for assignment with the 37th ARRS. They were Lt. Cmdr. Lonnie Mixon, Lt. Jack Rittichier and Lt. Lance Eagan.

http://uscgaviationhistory.aopero.org/images/U.S.%20Coast%20Guard%20Aviation%20in%20Vietnam.pdf

1968 - April 03; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. R. I. Pass (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese civilian. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 03 A UH-1F of the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crewed by Maj. Norman F. Eldridge (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FM) and unkn (AG), rescued a beleaguered reconnaissance team in the dark, using a rope ladder to bring them aboard, from the LZ located about 15 miles south west of Ban Me Thuot, RVN. No other details are know at this time. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - April 04 A HH-43B, from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Bert E. Cowden (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FM) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd M. N. Musgran. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 04 A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Jerry D. Strohander (P), Peter W. Gissing (CP), David A. Bryant (FE) and Richard H. Garlie (PJ) medevac'd Thu Nhi Han. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 05 A HH-43B from Det 13. 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. J. W. Christianson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd a Vietnamese child. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 05 A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John D. Oliver (P), John R. Robey (CP), Robert Q. Rector (FE) and Steve M. Northern (PJ) made a water landing to rescued F-4C (Call sign "Hammer O2 Bravo") WSO, Maj. J. G. Kondracki, by making a water landing in the South China Sea to pick him up after he and his pilot, Capt. George L. Butler, ejected from their aircraft due to fuel starvation. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 05 A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Arthur J. Anderson (P), Richard C. Yeend (CP), Arthur T. Brand (FE) and Douglas J. McGill (PJ) rescued the pilot of a F-4C (Call sign "Hammer O2 Alpha"), Capt. George L. Butler, by hoisting him from the South China Sea after he and his WSO, Maj. J. G. Kondracki, ejected from their aircraft due to fuel starvation. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1967 - April 05 A HH-43B from Det. 3, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Glenn M. Marks (P), Clarence L. Hansell (CP), Usama Rasheed (MT), Donald Jowers (FF) and Wesley Barnes (FF), saved the crew of a F-4C (Call sign "Machette 01"), (names unkn). No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 07; A USAF helicopter rescued the crew of a F-100F, Maj. T. F. Tapman and Capt. E. D. Jones, after they ejected from their AAA damaged aircraft, in Laos, about 20 miles west of the Mu Gia Pass. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - April 07 A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Jerry D. Strohander (P), Ronald W. Bashant (CP), Jon A. Knox (FE) and Jacob V. Carter (PJ) medevac'd Robert Pavich from the USS Union. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 10 A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. J. L. Fagner (P), Robert E. Dely (CP), Donald L. Soden (FE) and Kozlowski (PJ) medevac'd M. J. Cleland. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 11 A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Bert E. Cowden (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd T. H. Sitler. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 11 A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John W. Christianson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd one Vietnamese. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 13; A USAF helicopter rescued the back seater of a RF-4C, Capt. D. L. Verhees, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft, in Laos, near the town of Ban Thakkapang. The front-seater, Maj. Walter Morris Stischer became a POW. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - April 13 A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. David A. Richardson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd a Thai to Korat RTAFB, Thailand hospital. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 14; A HH-3E of the 37th ARRS, piloted by USCG Lt. Jack Rittichier was involved, under heavy enemy ground fire, was involved in the rescue of the crew members of two U.S. Army helicopter gunships that had been shot down in the A Shau Valley, RVN. Rescued first were the unkn crew chief, unkn gunner followed by WO Chuck Germeck and WO Raymond. A second "Jolly Green" helicopter rescued Capt. Mill's and his crew.

 http://uscgaviationhistory.aopero.org/images/U.S.%20Coast%20Guard%20Aviation%20in%20Vietnam.pdf

1968 - April 15; A HH-3E rescued the pilot of a F-105D, Col. David W. Winn, after he ejected from his 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft from the sea about 25 miles NE of Da Nang AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - April 15; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John W. Christianson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd P. M. Burch. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 15; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. D. W. Barksdale (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd Baspedo. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 18; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS from Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. Leslie E. Johnson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) rescued two badly wounded from a patrol river boat that had been sunk. No other details are known at this time. Maj. Leslie E. Johnson Jr.'s Pedro Log Book from Binh Thuy AB, Vietnam, provided courtesy of his son Leslie E. Johnson III

*1968 - April 19; Two "Jolly Green" helicopters rescued, near the A Shau Valley, RVN, four each of the crew members of two U.S. Army UH-1 helicopter gunship crews of A Btry. 2/20 ARA, 1st Cav 67-68 (Call sign "Blue Max 27"). Rescued were Capt. Mills, Lt. Hawks, WO Raymond, WO Germeck, two unkn door gunners and two crew chiefs (one believed to be named Brady). This may be the same mission as listed in the next two entries, but the dates conflict. http://www.jollygreen.org/Stories/Germeck/220thara_crews_rescued_by_jolly.htm

1968 - April 19; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Paul D. Ashley (P), Ronald G. Spray (CP), Jimmy L. Dodgen (FE) and Angus C. McDougall (PJ), made a water landing to rescue of the pilot, Kenneth E. Cook, of a USMC A-4E (Call sign "Hell Born 550") after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft about three miles off the coast of Hue, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - April 20; A HH-43B from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. D. M. Thomson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd RAAF airman B. Vandermaat. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

*1968 - April 21; A HH-3E of the 37th ARRS at Da Nang AB, RVN and crewed by Capt. John D. Oliver (P), Ronald G. Spray (CP), Samuel C. Adams (FE) and Ricky D. Hindman (PJ), rescued four crew members, W. Raymond, C. R. Laermeck, SP-4 W. E. Holt and SP-4 R. C. Lerour, from a U.S. Army helicopter UH-1 gunship (Call sign "Blue Max 27") shot down in "Happy Valley", RVN, by hostile ground fire. This may be the same mission as listed in the 19 April 1968 entry, but the date's conflict. http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/RittichierJack.asp & JRCC Save Form

*1968 - April 21; A HH-3E, low bird was driven off and a second HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 30") of the 37th ARRS at Da Nang AB, RVN and crewed by Henery C. "Hank" Cronnet (P), USCG Lt. Jack C. Rittichier (CP), Sgt. Gordon T.Greever (FE) and Steve M. Northern (PJ), rescued four crew members, Jon R. Mills, J. R. Hawks, E-4 L. Smith and E-5 B. Brady, from a U.S. Army helicopter UH-1 gunship (Call sign "Blue Max 27") shot down in "Happy Valley", by hostile ground fire. See next entry for continuation of this mission. This may be the same mission as listed in the 19 April 1968 entry, but the date's conflict. http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/RittichierJack.asp

*1968 - April 21; A third HH-3E of the 37th ARRS at Da Nang AB, RVN and crewed by Jerry Greggs (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) rescued the pilot of a A-1J, Lt. Col. H. D. Schultz after he had ejected from his 37mm AAA damaged aircraft near the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos, about 30 miles west of the A Shau Valley. This is a continuation of the mission in the previous entry. This may be the same mission as listed in the 19 April 1968 entry, but the date's conflict. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weboralhistory/BIO_Jack_Rittichier_1968SAR.pdf

1968 - April 21; A HH-3E of the 37th ARRS at Da Nang AB, RVN and crewed by Lt. Col. Jacob T. Carvile (P), Robert E. Hicks Jr. (CP), Windell L. Stumbaugh (FE) and Walter A. White III (PJ), rescued a injured O-2A (Call sign "Covery 276") pilot, Capt. W. D. Parr, after he crash landed at Khe Sanh after his aircraft had been hit by enemy ground fire while on a visual reconnaissance flight in the Khe Sanh area. In addition to picking up Capt. Parr eight wounded USMC troops were medevac'd to Da Nang AB, RCN. JRCC Save Form 

1968 - April 22; Two UH-1 gunships from the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crew's unkn, were launched to come to the aid of an Army Hornet Force from the Special Forces "A" Camp at Duc Lap. Under the direction of the Forward Air Controller at the scene, the gunships rolled in and effectively suppressed the enemy fire. No other details are known at this time. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - April 23; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Andrew J. M. Archer (P), Peter Connelly (CP), Jon A. Knox (FE) and Daniel T. Nungesser (PJ) medevac'd a Vietnamese, Nguyen Thi Chay, with burns over 95% of her body. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 24; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. William E. Brennan (P), Harry W. Hagen Jr. (CP), Duane I. Beland (FE) and Ernest D. Casbeer (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USN (Call sign "Streetcar 307"), F. C. Lentz Jr, after he ejected from his aircraft northeast of Tiger Island in the Gulf of Tonkin.

http://www.rotorheadsrus.us/documents/93.html & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 25; A HH-3E of the 37th ARRS at Da Nang AB, RVN and crewed by Maj. Jerry M. Greggs (P), Gerald B. Lowe (CP), Samuel C. Adams (FE) and Steve M. Northern (PJ), rescued the pilot of a A-1J, Lt. Col. Harold D. Schultz after he had ejected from his 37mm AAA damaged aircraft near the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos, about 30 miles west of the A Shau Valley. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weboralhistory/BIO_Jack_Rittichier_1968SAR.pdf & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 25; A HH-3E of the 37th ARRS at Da Nang AB, RVN and crewed by Maj. Jerry M. Greggs (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100, name unkn, after he had ejected from his aircraft. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 26; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John W. Christianson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd two Vietnamese, Tran Tri and Lon Tia. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 27; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Thomas D. Precious (P), Capt. Leslie E. Johnson (CP), Archelaus Whitehead Jr. (FE), Lonnie N. Davidson (PJ) and Charles Caton (FS) rescued USCG seaman, R. D. Heilesen from the South China Sea. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - April 30; A HH-43 rescued the crew of a O-1G, Capt. I. S. Payne and SSgt. J. Applebey, after they made  a forced landing of their ground fire damaged aircraft about 5 miles west of Cao Lanh on the banks of the Mekong River. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - April 30; A HH-43F from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Bert E. Cowden (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), rescued one Vietnamese child in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 30; A UH-1F from the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crewed by Capt. Juday (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FM) and unkn (AG), while on a film delivery mission following Highway One, two miles west of Xuan Loc, RVN, noticed an overturned jeep with a number of trucks stopping around it. He decided to take a closer look to see if he could be of assistance. He was able to medevac the one injured man to the hospital at Blackhorse. No other details are known at this time. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - May 01; A USAF helicopter rescued the crew of a USMC F-4B, Capt. D. C. Evans and 1st Lt. I. F. Hunsaker, after they ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft about 12 miles west of Da Nang. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - May 01; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. David H. Pittard (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese, Duc San Tran, in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 01; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. William L. Cline (P), Michael L. Walker (CP), William P. Owens (FE) and Charles P. Vogeley (PJ), rescued the crew, J. E. Fickles (P) and Capt. G. H. Christensend (CP) from a USMC A-6 (Call sign "Swoop 158") after their aircraft had a structural failure while on a strike mission in RVN and they safely ejected. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 03; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS at Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. Thomas D. Precious (P), Albert E. Tollefsen (CP), Archelaus Whitehead Jr. (FE) and Lonnie G. Conner (PJ), rescued two ARVN troops in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 03; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert N. Bowers (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), and unkn (PJ), medevac'd J. Reel in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 03; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. William C. Emrie (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), and unkn (PJ), medevac'd Vietnamese, Nguyen Trong, in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 03; A HH-3E from 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Jack C. Rittichier (P), Robert E. Hicks Jr. (CP), Jimmy L. Dodgen (FE), and Martin E. Roepstroff (PJ), were involved in the rescue attempt of a ground team (Call sign "Top Cat". No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 03; A HH-3E from 37th ARRS, crewed by John B. McTasney (P), William B. Byrd Jr. (CP), Gordon T. Greever (FE), and Robert D. Baker (PJ), were involved in the rescue attempt of a ground team (Call sign "Top Cat"). The HH-3E was shot off the rescue attempt and their hoist cable was severed, with the helicopter settling into the tree tops before the pilot was able to recover and leave the area. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 03; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 07") from the 37th ARRS, crewed by John W. Robey (P), Ronald G. Spray (CP), Alvin A. Malone (FE), and Walter A. White (PJ), were involved in the rescue attempt of a ground team (Call sign "Top Cat"). No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 03; A HH-3E from 37th ARRS, crewed by Jon E. Hannan (P), Don W. Wiegard (CP), Samuel C. Adams (FE), and Douglas J. McGill (PJ), were involved in the rescue attempt of a ground team (Call sign "Top Cat"). No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 03; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 04") from 37th ARRS, crewed by Donald G. Simpson (P), Richard C. Yeend Jr. (CP), Robert H. Baldwini (FE), and Ricky D. Hindman (PJ), were involved in the rescue attempt of a ground team (Call sign "Top Cat"). "Jolly Green 04" had to make an emergency landing due to a rotor head malfunction. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 03; A HH-3E from 37th ARRS, crewed by John W. Robey (P), Ronald G. Spray (CP), Alvin A. Malone (FE), and James D. Locker (PJ), were involved in the rescue attempt of a ground team (Call sign "Top Cat"). While in a 230 foot hover, hoisting one Vietnamese team member, he was shoot six times and killed near the cabin door. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 03; Two UH-1 gunships and three UH-1 slicks of the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crew's unkn, were used to liberate 10 indigenous personnel who had been prisoners of the Viet Cong. No other details are known at this time.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - May 04; A USAF helicopter rescued the crew of an O-1G, Maj. C. R. Gregory and 1st Lt. R. F. Cook, after they crashed landed their ground fire damaged aircraft near the village of Xa Binh Gia. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - May 04; Two HH-3E's of the 37th ARRS, one piloted by USCG Lt. Jack Rittichier and the other piloted by John Hannon (rest of crew member's unkn) rescued two other HH-3E crews from their downed helicopters at Ta Bat in the A Shau Valley. The two downed HH-3E's were recovered on 05 May 1968 by U.S. Army CH-54 "Sky Crane" helicopters. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weboralhistory/BIO_JackRittichier_1968SAR.pdf

1968 - May 05; A HH-43F from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Bert E. Cowden (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), rescued M. Gibbons in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 05; A HH-43B from Det. 3, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Glenn M. Marks (P), Clarence L. Hansell (CP), Usama Rasheed (MT), Donald Jowers (FF) and Wesley Barnes (FF), saved the crew of a F-4D (Call sign "Machette 01"), Phillip G. Geib (P) and Luther W. Carver (WSO). This appears to be a double entry as the same helicopter crew is listed as saving the crew of an F-4 with the same call sign as this on 05 April 1968. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 05; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Cmdr. Lonnie L. Mixon (P), Jerry M. Griggs (CP), Windell L. Stumbaugh (FE), Charles P. Vogeley (PJ) and John E. Ford (AP), saved the crew of a O-2A (Call sign "Gimpy 36"), Ronald J. Langlois and Bobby J. Rickey, from their downed aircraft in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 06; Two UH-1 gunships of the 20th HS "Green Hornets" at Ban Me Thuot, one crewed by Capt. John Godowski (P) Capt. James R. Tolbert (CP), Sgt. Gutierrez (AG) and A1C Kehl (AG) and the other crewed by Capt. Harlan C. Nupen (P), Capt. Daily (CP), Sgt. Andy Lewis (AG) and Sgt. Mark Mushrush (AG), were launched when the camp came under enemy mortar fire between 0130 and 0330 hours. One of the mortar rounds hit the ammo storage area next to the B-50 compound and shrapnel and live rounds from the ensuing explosions caused considerable damage. Each gunship was able to knock our one of the enemy mortar positions causing the enemy to break off the attack. No other details are known at this time. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - May 07; UH-1 gunships of the 20th HS "Green Hornets", one crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), Sgt. Olson (AG) and unkn (AG) and the other crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) were supporting a Hornet Force ten miles southeast of Ban Me Thuot. Sgt. Olson spotted one wounded enemy on the ground 'playing dead'. Under Sgt. Olson's direction the Hornet Force was diverted and captured the man and during interrogation considerable intelligence was received from this POW. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - May 08; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Thomas D. Precious (P), Albert E. Tollefsen (CP), James E. Spickler (MT), Lonnie G. Conner (PJ) and Edward L. Cartwright (PJ), used the FSK to fight a fire in a CH-47. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 09; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. David H. Pittard (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese, Nguyen Thi Huyn, in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 09; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. David J. Jogerst (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), saved the pilot, Maj. L. D. Tyrell, of a USMC A-4E after he ejected from his battle damaged aircraft over the South China Sea near Monkey Mountain, RVN. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 09; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. David J. Jogerst (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), saved the crew members of an O-2A, 1st Lt. Blackburn and SSgt. Haggerty, after their aircraft ran out of fuel and landed on a beach in RVN.  "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 09; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Eugene H. Boortz (P), Flavious F. Drake (CP), Jon A. Knox (FE), Richard H. Garlie (PJ), medevac'd one ROK Marine, Jung Jong Kim, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 09; A UH-1F #65-7925 from the 20th HS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FM) and unkn (AG) was involved in a fire while doing a 'hot refueling' operation. A surge of fuel pressure surge in the refueling hose caused excessive spray to be forced out of the refueling receptacle, it ignited and burned the aircraft around the filter, bulkhead and generator before it was extinguished. There were no personnel injuries.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - May 09; UH-F slicks of the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crew's unkn, transported 54 100 kilo bags of rice that a Hornet Force from First Company B-50 had located in a cache 20 miles southwest of Ban Me Thuot. No other details are known at this time. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - May 10; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. R. I. Pass (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one ROK troop. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 10; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. R. I. Pass (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese child. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 10; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. R. I. Pass (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 10; A HH-43F from Det. 12, 40th ARRS, crewed by G. Passey (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Haiphitan baby. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 10; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Eugene H. Boortz (P), Ronald W. Bashant (CP), Jon A. Knox (FE) and Richard H. Garlie (PJ), medevac'd one ROK Marine, E-5 Jung Jong Kim. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 10; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Glen P. Walther (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and  unkn(PJ), rescued two crew members, L. W. Allen (P) and K. N. White (CP) from a O-2A after it had ran out of fuel and crash landed in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 11; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Russell L. Cayler (P), Robert W. Stewart (CP), Gene A. Sellers (FE), Tommy W. Meyer (PJ) and Lloyd A. Vide (PJ), rescued the pilot, E. C. Staricha and five indigenous passengers from a downed Air America "Porter" in Laos and took them to LS-98. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 12; A HH-3E of the 37th ARRS, piloted by USCG Lt. Jack Rittichier was involved the night time rescue of 9 survivors of a down helicopter. No other details are available at this time.

 http://uscgaviationhistory.aopero.org/images/U.S.%20Coast%20Guard%20Aviation%20in%20Vietnam.pdf

1968 - May 12; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS at Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. Thomas D. Precious (P), Albert E. Tollefsen (CP), Archelaus Whitehead Jr. (FE) and John C. Wilkins (PJ), rescued two sailors, G. Balser and R. Wicks, from a LST in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form 

1968 - May 12; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Arthur J. Anderson (P), Harry W. Hagen Jr. (CP), Herbert H. Honer (FE) and Charles P. Vogeley (PJ), made a tree top hover to rescue 12 USMC troops from a downed USMC CH-46 (Call sign "Swift 5") in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 14; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Eugene H. Boortz (P), Flavious F. Drake (CP), Jon A. Knox (FE), Donald G. Behrends (PJ), medevac'd Vietnamese eleven year old, Dong Tam, with hand grenade injuries in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 17; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. R. I. Pass (P), unkn  (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100D, Capt. Jerry T. Mattox, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft about 5 miles west of Phu Cat AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - May 17; A HH-43F from Det. 8, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Maj. Jerry D. Stroh (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd one USA troop, Ray A. Lucas, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 19; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. D. W. Barksdale (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd one USA troop, E-5 Rivero Perez, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 20; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS at Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Thomas D. Precious (P), Capt. Leslie E. Johnson (CP), Archelaus Whitehead Jr. (FE) and John C. Wilkins (PJ), rescued two USA troops, Carl H. McNair and D. A. Camia plus two ARVN troops, Col. Diep and Lt. Troung, from a downed UH-1B in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 21; A HH-3E "Jolly Green" helicopter from the 37th ARRS at Da Nang AB, RVN, crewed by USCG Lt. Lance Eagan (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued a O-2A pilot, Maj. Gerald T. Dwyer, after he bailed out of his 37mm AAA damaged aircraft near the A Shau Valley, RVN. http://aircommandoman.tripod.com/id18.html & Http://www.uscg.mil/history/weboralhistory/BIO_Jack_Rittichier_1968SAR.pdf

1968 - May 21; A HH-3E "Jolly Green" helicopter from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. James E. Oliver (P), Royal A. Brown Jr. (CP), Nariso A. Otero (FE) and Don A. Beasley (PJ), rescued one OP-2E crew member, Lt.(jg) Herbert G. Ganner, in Thailand. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 22; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. D. W. Barksdale (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd one person named, K. I. Keithley, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 23; CH-3E #66-13295 (Call sign "Dusty 51") of the 21st SOS crewed by Capt. James Patrick McCollum (P), Capt. William Henry Taylor (CP), SSgt. John Lemoine Coon (FE), Sgt. John Ernest Albanese Jr. (FE), Sgt. Robert Alton Fink (FE) and Sgt. Thomas F. Buhr (Photographic Specialist) was lost on a sensor delivery mission near Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. Then entire crew was killed in the crash. http://www.jollygreen.org/jltnc.htm

1968 - May 24; A USAF helicopter rescued the pilot of a USMC A-4C, Capt. Steven J. Driscoll, after he ejected from his .50 cal. ground fire damaged aircraft a few miles south of Tien Phouoc. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - May 24; CH-3C #63-9681 of the 20th HS at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP) and unkn (FM) was launched on a mission in support of a Thai T-28 that had crashed in the vicinity of Chieng Mai, Thailand. After about one hour of flight, the crew reported a main transmission oil leak and they made a safe precautionary landing approximately 110 miles west of Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. Another CH-3C #65-15692, crewed by Maj. Villotti (P), Major Kyron V. Hall (CP) and unkn (FM) from the 20th HS was launched to recover the crew and passengers from #63-9681, locating them in the dark. Temporary repairs were made to #63-9681 but because of the darkness and rough terrain, it was decided to leave the helicopter until the next morning when a more positive fix on the transmission leak could be made. The crew and passengers from #63-9681 returned to Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. See next entry. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - May 25; A CH-3C of the 20th HS at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP) and unkn (FM) was launched with maintenance personnel to make repairs to #63-9681 and complete the Chieng Mai T-28 recovery mission. See previous entry. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - May 25; A USAF helicopter rescued the crew of an F-4D, Capt. D. J. Ankeny and 1st Lt. A. A. Turner, after they ejected from their AAA damaged aircraft near Ban Sappeng in southern Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - May 25; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. David H. Pittard (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one unkn Vietnamese, in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 26; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. D. W. Barksdale (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd, P. (Phil) Keku and N. Gsivnmg, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1967 - May 27; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert N. Bowers (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), and unkn (PJ), medevac'd T. Collins in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 28; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. D. W. Barksdale (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd, C. E. Griner, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 28; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Arthur J. Anderson (P), Robert E. Hicks Jr. (CP), William L. Carroll (FE) and Vincent E. Deets (PJ), made a water landing in the South China Sea to rescue the pilot, Lt. (jg) Hugh M. Durden, of a USN A-4E (Call sign "Fly Eagle 506") after he ejected near an aircraft carrier. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 29; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Thomas D. Precious (P), Albert E. Tollefsen (CP), Gordon E. Browning (FE) and Lonnie N. Davidson (PJ), Medevac'd Wayne L. Obuszewski in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 29; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert N. Bowers (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), and unkn (PJ), medevac'd J. S. Frydrych in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 29; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 07") from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Donald G. Simpson (P), John H. Lenamon (CP), Duane I. Beland (FE) and Douglas J. McGill (PJ), Medevaced, George Fowler Jr., while under fire in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 30; A HH-3E helicopter rescued the pilot of a F-105D, Col. N. P. Phillips, after he ejected from his automatic weapons fire damaged aircraft near Ban Kate, Laos about 20 miles west of the DMZ. His rescue was made after dark and a long ground search by the helicopters P.J., Sgt. Thomas A. Newman, who had been lowered to the ground and sent the helicopter away while he searched. Sgt. Newman was awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions to rescue Col. Phillips. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - May 30; A HH-53B crewed by Capt. A. C. Rontren (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued USAF Sgt. Thomas A. Newman. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 30; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. David H. Pittard (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one unkn Vietnamese, in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 30; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Jerry D. Stroh (P), Flavious F. Drake (CP), David A. Bryant (FE), Joseph Fernandez (PJ), medevac'd Raymond C. Robbins in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 30; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. David H. Pittard (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one unkn Vietnamese, in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - May 31; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. William E. Brennan (P), John L. Lenamon (CP), David Rodriquez (FE) and Ernest D. Casbeer (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USN (Call sign "Streetcar 307"), F. C. Lentz Jr, after he ejected from his aircraft northeast of Tiger Island in the Gulf of Tonkin. http://www.rotorheadsrus.us/documents/93.html & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - May 31; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Lance A. Eagan (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd four USA troops in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 01; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 37") from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. David A. Richardson (P), Louis D. Yuhas (CP), Coy W. Calhoon (FE) and Peter S. Harding (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USN A-7A (Call sign "Streetcar 304"), Lt. K. W. Fields, after he ejected, on 31 May, from his AAA damaged aircraft near Ban Kate, Laos about 20 miles west of the DMZ. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & On a Steel Horse I Ride" by Darrel D. Whitcom

1968 - June 01; A HH-43B crewed by Capt. J. A. Darden (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a F-4C, Capt. M. P. Rhodes, after he managed to eject from his ground fire damaged aircraft near Van Hinh (about 40 miles north of Cam Ranh Bay). The pilot, Maj. Glenn Thomas Ciarfeo did not eject and he was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 01; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, (Call sign "Jolly Green 20") crewed by Capt. D. A. Richardson (P),  Paul M. Reagan (CP), Coy W. Calhoon (FE), Peter S. Harding (PJ) and Thomas C. Richardson (PJ), rescued the pilot of a A-1E (Call sign "Sandy 01"), Maj. William. G. Palank, after he ejected from his AAA damaged aircraft near Ban Alao about 15 miles SW of Ban Kate, Laos about 20 miles west of the DMZ. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 01; A HH-3E crewed by Capt. H. C. Conant (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) rescued the crew of a downed HH-3E, Maj. D. L. Oderman (P), Maj. D. N. Welden (CP), SSgt. C. L. Warmack (FE) and Sgt. J. C. Smith (PJ). No other details are known at this time. JECC Save Form

1968 - June 01; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Peter J. Kerrigan (P), Donald L. Jordan (CP), R. Rodriguez (FE), E. Russell (PJ) and Garland B. Courts (PJ), medevac'd two USA troops from a U-21A in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 01; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Lance A. Eagan (P), George W. Greer (CP), William L. Carroll (FE) and Vincent E. Deets (PJ), rescued H. W. Hatterman, Dean Wartick, WO James R. Rice and WO1 Preston B. Dasher from a downed UH-1 in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 02; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. William C. Emrie (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd a US civilian, K. E. Barker. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 02; A HH-43F from Det. 9, 38th ARRS, crewed by Derry A. Adamson (P), R. W. Hastings (CP), Donnie R. Stevens (FE), David E. Thompson (PJ) and A. J. Williams (FF), medevac'd a US civilian, K. E. Barker. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 04; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. K. O. Diefenback (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd a Vietnamese civilian. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 06; A HH-3E crewed by USGC LCDR Lonnie Mixon (P), Capt. William Byrd (CP), Sgt. Beland (FE) and Sgt. Stanaland (PJ), rescued the badly injured pilot of a A-1E (Call sign "Hobo 17"), Capt. E. E. Kirkpatrick, after he ejected from aircraft that had collided with another A-1E (Call sign "Hobo 16") he was in formation with about 9 miles north of Khe Sanh, RVN. His co-pilot, Maj. David James Gunster failed to eject and was KIA. The second A-1E crashed as well and the pilot, Maj. Rodolph Lee Nunn, was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - June 06; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Russell L. Cayleer (P), Joseph A. Panza Jr. (CP), Robert  T. Winblad (FE), Tommy W. Meyer (PJ) and Michael M. Dodd (PJ), attempted the rescue pilot of a A-1E (Call sign "Hobo 16"), Maj. Robert Lee Nunn, after his aircraft had collided with another A-1E (Call sign "Hobo 17") he was in formation with about 9 miles north of Khe Sanh, RVN. However he was KIA when his aircraft crashed. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 06; A HH-43F from Det. 12, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Melroy Borland (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rmedevac'd Eugene Bent, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 07; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS at Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Maj. James F. Okonek (P), Capt. Leslie E. Johnson (CP), Jame E. Trantino (FE) and Lonnie N. Davidson (PJ), rescued a USN seaman, Michael J. Nathle, using the hoist and Stokes Litter, from a river patrol boat. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 07 A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Cmdr. Lonnie L. Mixon (P), William B. Byrd (CP), Duane I Beland (FE) and Joseph S. Stanaland (PJ), rescued the pilot of a A-1E (Call sign "Hobo 17"), Capt. E. E. Kirkpatrick, after he managed to eject from his aircraft after a mid-air collision with another A-1E he was flying formation with about nine miles north of Khe Sanh, RVN. His co-pilot, Maj. David James Gunster and the pilot of the other A-1E, Maj. Rodolph Lee Nunn, were KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 07; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. R. I. Pass (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevaced one USAF airman. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 08; A HH-3E crewed by USGC LCDR Lonnie Mixon (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), and unkn (PJ), rescued two crew members of a USA OV-1, Maj. H. F. Benton and SP4 R. D. Brain. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 08; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. David H. Pittard (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one unkn Vietnamese, in RVN. No other details are available at this time.  PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 09; A HH-3E (Call sign "July Green 31") crewed by Maj. Olsen (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-105D (Call sign "Master 01"), Maj. Carl B. Light, after he ejected from his 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft near Xom Quan, NVN on 08 June 1968. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 09; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS (the 'high bird' on the "Master 01" rescue) crewed by Maj. Donald G. Simpson (P), John E. Hannan (CP), Herbert H. Honer (FE) and James F. Spears (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-4D (Call sign "Hudson 82"), Maj. William B. Bergman (P) and 1st Lt. David Willett (CP) after they had ejected from their AAA damaged aircraft about 10 miles off the coast near the DMZ. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - June 09; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS (Call sign "Jolly Green  22"), crewed by Capt. William E. Brennan (P), Paul D. Ashley (CP), David Rodriquez (FE) and Ernest D. Casbeer (PJ), attempted three times to rescue USMC A-4E (Call sign "Hellborne 215") pilot, 1st Lt. Walter R. Schmidt, but was driven off by enemy fire on each attempt. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 09; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Jeffy M. Griggs (P), Harry W. Hagen Jr. (CP), Arthur L. Ambrose (FE) and Steve M. Northern (PJ), attempted to rescued USMC A-4E (Call sign "Hellborne 215") pilot, 1st Lt. Walter R. Schmidt, but was driven off by enemy fire. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 09; HH-3E, #67-14710 (Call sign "Jolly Green 23") from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Jack Columbus Rittichier (P), Capt. Richard C. Yeend, Jr. (CP), SSgt Elmer Larry Holden (FE) and Sgt. James Douglas Locker (PJ) was lost on CSAR in the A Shau Valley, RVN while attempting to rescue USMC A-4E (Call sign "Hellborne 215") pilot, 1st Lt. Walter R. Schmidt. The entire HH-3E crew was killed when the helicopter was hit by ground fire, burst into flames, crashed and exploded. http://www.jollygreen.org/jltnc.htm &

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th_Aerospace_Rescue_and_Recovery_Squadron#Operations_and_losses

1968 - June 09; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Arthur J. Anderson (P), Joseph J. Dillon (CP), Alvin A. Malone (FE), Ricky D. Hindman (PJ) and P. E. Hagerty (AP) was shot off the survivors three times while on CSAR in the A Shau Valley, RVN while attempting to rescue USMC A-4E (Call sign "Hellborne 215") pilot, 1st Lt. Walter R. Schmidt. The FE, Ricky D. Hindman was awarded the 1st OLC to The Silver Star for his actions during this mission. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 09 A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Cmdr. Lonnie L. Mixon (P), Ronald G. Spray (CP), John Enriquez (FE) and James L. Miller (PJ), rescued the crew of an OV-10A (Call sign "Redeye 15"), Hubert F. Benton and James H. Baird. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 13; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. P. J. Kerrigan (P), Donald L. Jordan (CP), Gerald J. Wiersma (FE) and W. J. Hallock (MT), rescued two crew members of a USA UH-1D downed in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 13; A HH-43B from Det 14, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. L. E. Bielstein (P), R. B. Vaughn (CP), Donald J. Nason (FE), E. Green  (FF) and Garland B. Courts (FF), rescued two crew members of a USA UH-1D downed in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 13; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. R. I. Pass (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd one USAF airman. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 13; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Peter J. Kerrigan (P), Donald L. Jordon (CP), Gerald J. Wiersma (FE), W. J. Hallock (MT), medevaced two USA troops from a downed USA UH-1 helicopter in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 14; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Thomas D. Precious (P), Roland E. Speckman (CP),  Gordon E. Browning (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ), medevac'd William F. Phillips from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 15; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. K/ O/ Diefenbach (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (MT), medevac'd James Pierce in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 15; A HH-43F (Call sign "Pedro 96") from Det. 12, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Melroy Borland (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and  unkn (PJ), rescued the crew of a UH-1F, F. Yonteck, Willima E. Lacy, Capt. R. J. Peisher and SSgt. Lindell R. West, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 16; A Hornet Force from First, Second and Third Companies, on a search and destroy operation twenty miles North of Ban Me Thuot became engaged in heavy contact with a large enemy force. They were receiving heavy automatic weapons and mortar fire from the enemy forces that has surrounded their position. The "Huey" gunships of the 20th HS "Green Hornets" were called in and gave mini-gun and rocket support. Three of the gunships received a total of sixteen hits resulting in two helicopters being put out of commission and three gunners, Sergeants Crowe, Merritt and Bowling being wounded by the heavy automatic weapons fire they received. 'Student 06' the commander of the besieged ground forces stated that he was extremely short on ammunition and had wounded that needed medical evacuation as soon as possible. Darkness had set in and a "Spooky" gunship was called in to provide night illumination support. Capt. John B. Skidmore (P), Capt. Juday (CP), Sgt. Niezgocki (AG) and Sgt. Cosco (AG) volunteered for the medevac and resupply mission. Two "Huey" gunships provided fire support and the slick made the approach under the flare illumination. The ammunition was unloaded and five wounded were placed on board, three of which were in critical condition. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - June 17; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. David H. Pittard (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one unkn Vietnamese, in RVN. No other details are available at this time.  PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 18; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Glenn P. Walther (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100D, Maj. Gregory J. Butler after he ejected about 10 miles southwest of Phan Rang AB, RVN which was damage by ground fire shortly after he took off from Phan Rang AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 19; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Laurence W. Conover (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd Thos. J. Kempf, in RVN. No other details are available at this time.  PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 19; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Peter J. Kerrigan (P), Donald L. Jordan (CP), R Rodriguez (MT), G. B. Courts (FF) and E. Russell (FF), medevac'd 2 USA troops in RVN. No other details are available at this time.  PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 20; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS at Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. Thomas D. Precious (P), Capt. Leslie E. Johnson (CP), Archelaus Whitehead Jr. (FE) and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ), medevac'd Terry Peters from the USS White River in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 20; Two CH-3C's from the 20th HS "Pony Express", one crewed by Maj. Walter L. Helm (P), unkn (CP) and unkn (FM) and the other crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP) and unkn (FM), were part of a two ship MACV SOG exfiltration mission in North Vietnam. Enemy forces had made intermittent contact with the ground team during the previous two days. Approximately two miles from the LZ the helicopters were fired on by enemy forces, but Maj Helm continued the mission and located the ground team in a small stream bed with ninety foot trees. It took four lifts and about twelve minutes to extract the seven man team. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - June 21; Three CH-3C's from the 20th HS at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand were sent to a forward operating site to accomplish several infiltration and exfiltration missions. At the first landing zone two teams were put in and one taken out. The lead helicopter, crewed by Maj. William H. Chambers (P), Maj. James S. Villotti (CP) and unkn (FM), landed for one team exchange. The second CH-3C, crewed by Maj. Jay R. Oberg (P), Capt. Carlton J. Fulmer (CP) and unkn (FM) was hit by small arms fire, receiving five hits, as it was approaching the LZ. All three CH-3C's returned safely to the forward operating base and subsequently recovered to Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. No other details are known at this time. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - June 23; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS crewed by Capt. Glenn P. Walther (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd USAF Sgt. Bruce Feldman. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 23; A HH-3E from the 37thARRS, crewed by Capt. P. D. Ashley (P), Harry W. Hagen Jr. (CP), Windell L. Stumbaugh (FE) and Donald K. Claudius Jr. (PJ), made a water landing to rescue the pilot of a F-105D (Call sign "Dolphin 02"), Maj. James W. Alder, after he ejected from his 37 mm AAA damaged about 30 miles off the coast NE of the DMZ. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - June 23; A HH-43F from Det. 9, 38th ARRS at Pleiku AB, RVN, crewed by Derry A. Adamson (P), Harold  O. Hoppe (CP), Floyd M. Barnes (FE), David M. Wichman (PJ), W. Heard Jr. (FF) and G. Murray (FF), attempted to rescue the pilot, Capt. Richard Lee Russell when his aircraft returned to Pleiku AB, still carrying bombs which exploded upon landing. Capt. Russell was KIA. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson &  "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 23; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS crewed by Capt. Carl W. Oliver (P), Aharon Aharonian (CP), Robert K. Hollen (FE), Albert W. Foster III (PJ), sling lifted a downed Air America H-34 helicopter in Laos to PS-22. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 23; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS crewed by Robert R. Rockel (P), Robert E. Ruddick (CP), Junior Cazares (FE), Larry E. Palmer (PJ), Thomas Devine (PJ) and Stanley J. Nagrocki (AP), in two separate loads, 14 on the first load and 18 on the second load, brought out a total of 32 Lao's associated with a downed Air America H-34 helicopter in Laos. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 23; UH-1F/P's of the 20th HS, crews unkn, extracted a MACV SOG recon team from a fire fight with enemy forces. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - June 25; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 19") from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Edward L. Heft (P), Ronald McKinley (CP), Carl L. Warmack (FE) and Richard A. Petroski (PJ), rescued the crew of a RF-4C (Call sign "Petro 01"), Capt. Michael S. Jones (P) and Maj. Francis J. McKenna (WSO), after they ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft near Ban Nakok, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 25; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. R. I. Pass (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - June 25; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Robert E. Dely (P), Delmar G. Worsech (CP), Donald L. Soden (FE), Harry M. Krause (PJ), attempted to rescued the pilot of a F-100D, 1st. Lt. Robert Miller Scott, after his aircraft was shot down during a close air support mission near Thach Khe, 10 miles southwest of Qui Nhon. Lt. Scott did not eject and was KIA. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - June 28; UH-1F/P's of the 20th HS, crews unkn, extracted a large MACV SOG recon team "RT Auger" from a landing zone in Cambodia. The team had captured several enemy weapons and distroyed a large weapons cache. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - June 29; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Laurence E. Bielstein (P), H. L. Pierce (CP), C. Ezell (FE) and R. Rodriquez (MT) rescue two USA troops, CWO B. E. Watkin and SP4 J. R. Sweeten from a downed USA UH-1 helicopter (Call sign "Razorback 41"). No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 29; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS crewed by Capt. Glenn P. Walther, unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevaced R. Luger. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - June 30; Hq. ARRS moved from Orlando AFB, FL. to Scott AFB, IL.

 http://www.afsoc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070906-042.pdf

1968 - July 01; The 21st Helicopter Squadron was re-designated as the 21st Air Commando Squadron. "On a Steel Horse I Ride" by Darrel D. Whitcomb

1968 - July 01; A USAF HH-3E for the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Cmdr. Lonnie L. Mixon (P), unkn (CP), TSgt. Jackie Lee Mangrum (FE) and unkn (PJ) attempted the rescue described below, but was driven off by heavy enemy ground fire. http://www.uscg.mil/history/docs/USCGVietnamSilverStar.pdf & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & Jackie Lee Mangrum Obituary

1968 - July 01; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. James F. Okonek (P), Roland E. Speckman (CP), Jame E. Trantino (FE) and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ), medevac'd in a nighttime operation a USN seaman, Paul H. Glass, from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form & JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 02; A USAF HH-3E #67-14708 (Call sign "Jolly Green 21") of the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Lance A. Eagan (P), Maj. Robert E. Booth (CP), Sgt. Herbert D. Honer (FE) and A1C Joel E. Talley (PJ) rescued the pilot of a F-105D (Call sign "Scotch 03"), Lt. Col. Jack Modica, Jr., after he ejected from his automatic weapons fire damaged aircraft, on 01 July 1968, a few miles north of the DMZ. During the rescue the helicopter P.J., A1C Joel Tally (on his first rescue mission) was lowered to help the badly injured Lt. Col. Modica get onto the rescue device and they were hoisted clear of the trees and the helicopter had to leave the area because of enemy ground fire, with Tally and Modica hanging below the helicopter until a safe area where they could finish hoisting them aboard. A1C Tally was awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions during this rescue. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson &

http://www.jollygreen.org/Research/RonThurlow/H3RosterSEA.htm

1968 - July 02; UH-1 "Green Hornet" helicopters of the 20th HS, crew's unkn, assisted a reconnaissance team from Duc Lap Special Forces Camp in breaking contact with a large enemy force and were credited with 7 enemy KIA.

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1968 - July 03; A HH-43B crewed by Capt. J. V. Leech (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued one ARVN troop. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 03; A HH-43F (Call sign "Pedro 96") from Det. 12, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Melroy Borland (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and  unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a O-1 (Call sign "Sea Horse 38"), T. Williams, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 04; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Wayne A. Grant III (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued USA troop, E4 A. B. Jackson. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 04; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Wayne A. Grant III (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued one ARVN troop. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 04; UH-1F/P's of the 20th HS, crews unkn except that one of the gunships was crewed by Capt. Juday, unkn (CP), Sgt. Ronald C. Winkles (AG) and unkn (AG), extracted a MACV SOG recon team from a landing zone in Cambodia. Capt. Juday was awarded the Silver Star medal and Sgt. Wilkerson was awarded the Air Medal for their actions during this mission. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - July 04; A HH-43B crewed by Capt. J. V. Leech (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of an F-100, Lt. Col. C. L. Young. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 05; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Lance A. Eagan (P), Richard D. Griffiths (CP),  Gordon T. Greever (FE) and James F. Spears (PJ), made a water landing to rescue the pilot of a F-100F (Call sign "Misty 31 Alpha"), Col. Preston B. Hardy after he and his co-pilot, Capt. D. W. Jenny, after they ejected from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft, that had been hit over a target near Thach Ban, NV., about 10 miles north of the DMZ, after flying their aircraft back across the DMZ in RVN. Capt. Jenny was rescued by a USMC CH-46. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - July 08; A HH-3E crewed by Capt. W. R. Blackwell (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the crew of a USMC F-4B, Lt. Col. E. R. Howard (P) and Capt. R. D. Hess after they ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft just off the coast of Da Nang AB, RVN. JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 08; A UH-1F (tail number unkn) of the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crewed by Maj. Jerry Davenport (P), Lt. Col. Robert J. Wickwire (CP) and unkn (FM), on a logistic support mission crashed at a landing site on Hon Tre Island, RVN. During the final phase of the approach to the landing the tail rotor struck a 10 inch diameter aluminum light fixture on a seven foot pole and the impact caused the tail rotor and gear box to separate from the helicopter. Maj. Davenport immediately recognized the loss of tail rotor control an initiated the correct emergency procedure and got the helicopter down on the landing pad minimizing the damage as the helicopter came to rest on the landing pad.

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1968 - July 09; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 19") crewed by Capt. W. R. Blackwell (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-4D, (Call sign "Roman 02"), 1st Lt. Charles W. Mosley and 1st Lt. Don M. Hallenbeck after they ejected, on 8 July 1968, from their ground fire damaged aircraft about 12 miles east of the Mu Gia Pass. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - July 09; A USAF helicopter rescued the pilot of a A-1E (Call sign "Firefly 16"), Lt. Col. William A. Buice, after he abandoned his ground fire damaged aircraft, in northern Laos a few miles SE of Sopka, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - July 10; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. David H. Pittard (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one unkn Vietnamese, in RVN. No other details are available at this time.  PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - July 11; A CH-3E of the 20th HS "Pony Express", crewed by Capt. Ronald L. Skinner (P), unkn (CP) and unkn FM) was involved in an infill/exfill mission into an LZ about 35 miles northeast of STOL Site 165 with the approach to the LZ planned at low level to avoid a 37 mm anti-aircraft gun located one and half miles from the LZ. No other details are known at this time. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - July 11 & 12; A UH-1F of the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crewed by Capt. John B. Skidmore (P), Maj. Ackfeld (CP) were fragged for a special mission to help develop a detection and interception capability for low altitude, slow flying aircraft. On the 11th and 12th of July, they flew day and night calibration and penetration missions against Port Call Radar and the Hawk Missile Detachment on Hon Tre Island, under the code name "Find Um". In support of the "Fine Um" mission twelve sorties were flown for 6.6 hours and twenty-one passengers were carried. A-37 fighters with "starlight scopes" were used as interceptors. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - July 14; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert N. Bowers (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - July 15; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 37"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Capt. Heft (P), Capt. Gibson (CP), TSgt. Peale (FE) and Sgt. Lombard (PJ) rescued F-105D pilot, Maj. Robert Keith Hanna (Call sign "Panda ?"), after he ejected from his 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft, on 14 July 1968, from about 10 miles west of the North Vietnamese town of Ha Lol. www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm  & Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson

1968 - July 17; UH-1F/P's of the 20th HS, crews unkn, extracted a MACV SOG recon team "RT Auger" from a landing zone in Cambodia. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - July 17; A USAF helicopter rescued the crew of an O-2A, Lt. Col. S. C. Ferguson and Capt. R. P. Lappin, after they crash landed their ground fire damaged aircraft on a small airstrip in southern Laos, near Ban Dong Hene, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - July 19; A HH-43B from Det. 12, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Melroy Borland III (P), Bruce C. Bowden (CP), Timothy M. Reynolds (PJ), Huel W. Wilson (FF) and James R. Pospichel (FF), rescued, while under enemy fire, the pilot of a O-1G (Call sign "Walt 31"), Capt. Allan R. Zaiser, after he crash landed his ground fire damaged aircraft about 7 miles SW of Nha Trang, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 19; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Wayne A. Grant III (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued one Vietnamese. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 20; UH-1F/P's of the 20th HS, with the slick crewed by Capt. Juday (P), Maj. Thomas M. Courtney (CP), SSgt. John W. Broadway (FM) and Sgt. Ronald C. Winkles (AG), extracted a six man MACV SOG recon team, that was under fire from enemy forces, from a landing zone. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - July 21; A CH-3E of the 20th HS "Pony Express", crewed by Capt. Walter W. Martin (P), unkn (CP) and unkn (FM), rescued an A-1E pilot, Maj. B. M. Mobley, after he ejected from his aircraft about 10 miles northwest of the DMZ and 10 miles southeast of the Ban Karai Pass. Maj. Mobley had been flying support for the two CH-3E's on an infill/exfill mission and after his ejection he landed uninjured in the top of a multi-canopied jungle. Maj. Martin brought his helicopter to a hover over Maj. Mobley, who was on a large limb, and the FM lowered the hoist to him and brought him into the helicopter. The entire rescue took less than one minute.

 http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - July 23; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. P. Ashley (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a RF-4C, (call sign "Strobe 1"), Maj. Robert F. Brodman after their aircraft was hit by ground fire when flying near the coast, about 10 miles northwest of Hue. The pilot, Maj. Gen Robert Franklin Worley, Vice Commander of Seventh Air Force did not eject and was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 23; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Wayne A. Grant III (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), . No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 23; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd three USMC troops in RVN. No other details are available at this time.  PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - July 24; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. D. J. Jorgerst (P), Michael L. Walker (CP), Joe  E. Talley (PJ), George W. Gladu (PJ) and S. D. Hamilton (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-4D (Call sign "Oreo 01 Alpha"), Capt. Timothy O. Gill, after he and his WSO, 1st Lt. R. G. Pierce, from Da Nang Bay, after they ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft. The WSO, Lt. Roger G. Pierce was rescued by a U. S. Navy vessel. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - July 25; UH-1's of the 20th HS "Green Hornets", one crewed by Capt. Harlan C. Nupen (P) unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) and the other crewed by Maj. Henry A. Klung (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG), were launched to come to the aid of a long range reconnaissance patrol that had made contact with an enemy force of at least two platoons. The patrol had retreated into a small depression surrounded by high jungle growth. Realizing that the team could be overrun at any time, Capt. Nupen and Maj. Klung directed mini-gun fire in the team's support. Their firing passes succeed in slowing the enemy advance, but both aircraft had malfunctions of their mini-guns and were unable to fire in the team's support. Instead of pulling off target, the crews continued to make passes to draw a much ground fire away from the team as possible. At this time the beleaguered team reported the enemy was massing his forces in an area 50 to 100 meters north of their position. A rocket pass was made into the enemy position. The team leader confirmed that the rockets were on target as he heard cries after each rocket pass. Despite the fact that replacement gunships were still several minutes away, Maj. Robert Hoover (P) and his crew, unkn (CP), Sgt. Schwartz (FM) and Sgt. Miller (AG), immediately descended into the area. Due to the position of the enemy, only one corridor of approach was available. His approach required a difficult descent under crosswind conditions into a very confined LZ. Sporadic ground fire was encountered during the entire descent, approach and landing. Sgt's. Schwartz and John Miller assisted the team members into the helicopter and Maj. Hoover departed without receiving additional enemy gun fire. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - July 26; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 31") of the 37th ARRS and crewed by Maj. C. E. Wicker (P), Maj. Robert E. Booth (CP), SSgt. John Enriquez (FE) and Sgt. Steve M. Northern (PJ) rescued the pilot of a USMC A-6A (Call sign "Hellborne 20"), Maj. Curtis G. Lawson, after he and his co-pilot, 1st Lt. Paul Gordon Brown ejected from their 37 mm flack damaged aircraft about 10 miles NW of Thon Cam Son. Lt. Brown became a POW. The rescue of Maj. Lawson was made under heavy enemy ground fire and they landed in the river were Maj. Lawson had hidden to pluck him out of the river. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - July 26; A HH-43B (Call sign "Pedro 09") from Det. 5, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. W. T. Arnold (P), Roger S. Rhoades (CP), Jesus Munoz Jr. (FF) and Charle E. Bowen (FF), was involved, using their FSK on a C-141 that was on fire due to a sapper attack at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Laos

1968 - July 26; UH-1F/P's of the 20th HS, crew's unkn, extracted a six man MACV SOG recon team "RT Auger", that was under fire, with the team leader wounded, from enemy forces and about to be surrounded. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - July 27; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. R. I. Pass (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 28; A HH-43B (Call sign "Pedro 09") from Det. 5, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. W. T. Arnold (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FF) and unkn (FF), was involved in the rescue of F-105D pilot, Gary Confer. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Laos

1968 - July 28; Four UH-1F "Green Hornets" of the 20th HS at Nha Trang AB, RVN were deployed to Udorn RTAFB, Thailand to augment the CH-3C's of the 20th HS "Pony Express" and after extensive theater orientation briefings were completed, began operations on August 01, 1968. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - July 29; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Glen P. Walther (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd R. Luger in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 29; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. Peter J. Kerrigan (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd one ARVN troop, Phaim, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - July 29; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. William C. Emrie (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd L. C. Rollins in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 29 & 30; UH-1F gunships of the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crew's unkn, assisted local teams from Ban Don Special Forces Camp to breakup enemy ambush positions, enabling them to continue with their missions.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - July 30; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. P. Ashley (P), Ronald G. Spray (CP), Hoyle L. Sykes Jr. (FE), James L. Miller (PJ), Richard L. Matthews (FS) and Norman J. Harris (FS), performed a long range, including night air refueling, medevac of Charles E. Stewart Jr., at sea from a barge. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 31; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Thomas D. Precious (P), Roland E. Speckman (CP), Gordon L. Browning (FE) and Lonnie G. Connor (PJ), rescued four USN airmen, W. R. Lang, L. H. McKay, AN Campbell and Adj. Paone from a downed USN UH-1B "Seawolf" helicopter. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - July 31; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), Delmar G. Worsech (CP), Donald L. Soden (FE) and Paul E. Fatka (PJ), medevac'd two Vietnamese. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - July 31; Two UH-1P gunships of the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crewed by Capt. John Godowski (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG), were launched to aid a search and destroy force from Duc Lap Special Forces Camp. The force had been surrounded by an estimated NVA regiment and had no avenue of escape. Despite a 100 foot ceiling and NVA soldiers within 30 meters of the friendly force, the UH-1P gunships provided 360 degree mini-gun fire around the team for 30 minutes and cleared a path of escape to the north. The weather started breaking and fighter aircraft were called in. After approximately 20 minutes of bombing, the ground force requested the fighters break off target and the "Green Hornets" be called in, as the bombing was forcing the NVA closer to the friendly position. Capt. Godowski located the rear elements of the friendly forces and the two gunships made mini-gun and rocket passes until they were no longer receiving ground fire. The ground commander stated that he thought their situation was hopeless until he saw the two gunships break through the overcast. He credited the gunships with 45 enemy KIA, one of the largest single totals of the year. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - August 01; The 20th & 21st Helicopter Squadrons were re-named the 20th SOS & 21st SOS. Air Enthusiast 32, "Covertly to Cambodia" by Wayne Mutza & "On a Steel Horse I Ride" by Darrel D. Whitcomb

1968 - August 02; UH-1F/P's of the 20th HS, crew's unkn, extracted a large reinforced MACV SOG recon team "RT Auger", from a landing zone deep within enemy territory. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - August 02; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Vernon A. Dander (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100C, 1st Lt. Michael J. Laskowski, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft about 15 miles west of Hue, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - August 04; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Charles E. Wicker (P), Don W. Wiegard (CP), James A. Bowers (FE) and Norman C. Kohlstand (PJ), rescued seven Chinese from a raft in the South China Sea. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 07; A HH-43B crewed by Maj. Phillip L. Rice (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a VNAF A-1E, 1st Lt. Hai Nguyen. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 07 A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Cmdr. Lonnie L. Mixon (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a RF-101C, Maj. G. D. Harlow, from the South China Sea after he ejected from his AAA damaged aircraft off the coast from Hue, RVN. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - August 08; A HH-43B crewed by Capt. R. E. Porter (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a USMC F-4B, Capt. S. M. Ceral, after he and his pilot, Capt. C. R. Cusack ejected from their .50 cal. ground fire damaged aircraft about 7 miles off shore of Da Nang, AB, RVN. Capt. Cusack was rescued by a Navy ship. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 10; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. James F. Brannan III (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - August 10; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Ropert E. Dely (P), unkn (CP), Donald L. Soden (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd an 18 month old girl in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - August 13; UH-1F/P's of the 20th HS, crew's unkn, extracted a MACV SOG recon team, with one team member wounded, from a landing zone deep within enemy territory. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - August 13; A HH-43F from Det. 12, 40th ARRS, crewed by G. Passey (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Haiphitan baby. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - August 14; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. David H. Pittard (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one unkn Vietnamese, in RVN. No other details are available at this time.  PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - August 16; A HH-3E crewed by Maj. J. L. Robey (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-4D, Maj. L. N. Cain and 1st Lt. M. Metcalfe, after they ejected from their small arms fire damaged aircraft near the village of Thon Binh An, about 20 miles NW of Da Nang, AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 16; HH-43 crews from Det.'s 4 & 10 PARRC saved the lives of 75 Koreans from severe flooding from heavy rains along the south coast of Korea. http://www.afsoc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070906-042.pdf

1968 - August 16; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Ropert E. Dely (P), unkn (CP), Donald L. Soden (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - August 16; UH-1F/P's of the 20th HS, with the slick crewed by Maj. Dale L. Eppinger (P), unkn (CP), SSgt. Fred J. Cook (FM) and Sgt. Richard L. Schwartz, extracted a MACV SOG recon team from a landing zone deep within enemy territory. Maj. Eppinger, SSgt. Cook and Sgt. Schwartz are known to have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross medal for their actions during this mission. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - August 17; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Charles E. Wicker (P), Robert E. Booth (CP), Jackie L. Mangrum (FE) and Eugene L. Nardi (PJ), made a water landing to rescue the pilot of a F-100F (Call sign "Misty 11"), Capt. Charles A. Shaheen after he and his co-pilot, Capt. Richard G. Rutan, ejected from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft about 12 miles off the coast of NVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 17; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Cmdr. Lonnie L. Mixon (P), Don W. Wiegard (CP), Herbert H. Honer (FE) and Robert K. Cassidy (PJ), made a water landing to rescued the co-pilot of a F-100F (Call sign "Misty 11"), Capt. Richard "Dick" G. Rutan after he and his pilot, Capt. Charles A. Shaheen, ejected from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft about 12 miles off the coast of NVN. Of note; after his retirement from the USAF, Dick Rutan and his co-pilot, Jeana Yeager made aviation history when they made the first non-stop, unrefueled flight around the world in a time of just over nine days in the aircraft known as "Voyager". "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 18; A UH-1F of the 20th SOS "Green Hornet", crewed by Maj. Turner (P), Capt. Miller (CP) and SSgt. Adams (FM) were deployed to Don Ha, RVN in support of operations "Have Fear" and Swamp Gas". The flying involved ferrying of personnel and cargo from Dong Ha to Con Thien, RVN, plus other flight necessary for developing detection and intercept capabilities. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - August 19; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Migia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd two Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 20; A HH-43B from Det.13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. John H. Magia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued one USA Troop, WO Gose, from a downed USA UH-1B in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 20; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Lance A. Eagan (P), George B. Stokes (CP), Gregory P. Lawrence (FE) and Eugene L. Nardi (PJ), rescued two crew members from a RA-3B (Call sign "Quizshow 911"), David W. Satterlee and William R. Wiseman, that had went down in the South China Sea. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - August 21; A HH-43B from Det. 2, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Bruce C. Smith (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd USAF airman, TSgt. Russell R. Dawkins, in Thailand. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - August 21; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Don U. Liebernecht (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) rescued USAF airmen, A1C James E. Perry and Sgt. Robert S. Spence. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form 

1968 - August 21; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Don U. Liebernecht (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) rescued one ROK troop. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 22; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Migia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd one Vietnamese child in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 22; A UH-1F (tail number unkn) from the 20th SOS, crewed by Lt. Col. Di Figlia (P), Maj. Sydney Pool (CP), unkn (FM) and unkn (AG) were on a routine flight from Nha Trang AB, RVN to Ban Me Thuot East, RVN and after about thirty minutes of flight they experienced a complete engine flame out when the accessory drive shaft failed. Lt. Col. Di Figlia made a straight in autorotation to highway 21 near Ban Me Drack, RVN. There were no injuries to any of the eight persons on board. Four UH-1F's, crew's unkn, from the 20th SOS were launched at Ban Me Thout and came to the aid of the downed UH-1F. Through rapid coordination with the U. S. Army the downed UH-1F was recovered by a CH-47 helicopter and returned to Nha Trang. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - August 23; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Lance A. Eagan (P), Ronald G. Spray (CP), Jackie L. Mangrum (FE), James F. Spears (PJ) and James L. Miller (PJ), unsuccessfully attempted the rescue of an O-2A (Call sign "Helix 27") pilot, Capt. Lon Davis Richards, when his aircraft was shot down about six miles southwest of Chu Lai, RVN. Capt. Richards was KIA (see next entry). "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - August 23; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard D. Griffiths (P), Albert O. Wester (CP), Duane I. Beland (FE) and James L. Miller (PJ), unsuccessfully attempted the rescue of an O-2A (Call sign "Helix 27") pilot, Capt. Lon Davis Richards, when his aircraft was shot down about six miles southwest of Chu Lai, RVN. Capt. Richards was KIA (see previous entry). "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - August 23; UH-1 gunships of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets" from Ban Me Thout East, RVN, one crewed by Capt. Leonard F. Ciemniecki (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) and the other crewed by Maj. Leonard A. Gonzales (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) were called on to support the "A" camp at Duc Lap, RVN that was under attack by and estimated force of two enemy battalions early in the morning. After making numerous mini-gun and rocket passes under heavy enemy fire they expanded their ammunition and were returning to Ban Me Thout East as two more "Green Hornet" gunships, one crewed by Capt. Douglas (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) and the other crewed by Capt. Crabb (P), Maj. Massey (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG), arrived to continue their support of the "A" camp. See next entry. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - August 23; A UH-1 gunship of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", crewed by Capt. Douglas (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) who were the second group called into support the "A" camp at Duc Lap, RVN, that was under attack by a large enemy force had expanded their ammunition and were returning to Ban Me Thout East when they were called on by a FAC to rescue a F-100C pilot, 1st Lt. J. J. Thurn, who had been attacking enemy troops about 30 miles southwest of Ban Me Thout, when his aircraft was shot down and he ejected. As Capt. Douglas approached to pick up the pilot he spotted 7 or 8 troops around the chute and the excess enemy ground fire cause him to abort the attempted pick up. The second UH-1 gunship flying cover for Capt. Douglas, crewed by Capt. Crabb (P), Maj. Massey (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) was hit by enemy ground fire and Maj. Massey was wounded in his left arm. The downed F-100C pilot was rescued by a ground party from the "A" camp and evacuated by a U. S. Army "Dustoff" helicopter. See previous and next entries. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - August 23; The two UH-1 gunships of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets" from Ban Me Thout East, RVN, one crewed by Capt. Leonard F. Ciemniecki (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) and the other crewed by Capt. Darwin G. Edwards (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) after refueling and rearming returned at 0945 hours to support the "A" camp at Duc Lap, RVN that was still under attack by and estimated force of two enemy battalions. After making numerous mini-gun and rocket passes under heavy enemy fire and before they expanded all their ammunition they gave fire support to a U. S. Army "Dustoff" helicopter evacuating wounded from the camp. See previous entries.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - August 24; Two UH-1 gunships of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets" from Ban Me Thout East, RVN, one crewed by Capt. Douglas (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) and the other crewed by Capt. Crabb (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) again returned at 0700 hours to support the "A" camp at Duc Lap, RVN as the enemy forces had penetrated the outer perimeter of the camp. They directed their fire at the enemy forces between the outer and inner perimeter fences until they had ran out of fuel and ammunition. They were relieved on station by two more "Green Hornet" gunship, one crewed by Capt. Leonard F. Ciemniecki (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) and the other crewed by Maj. Lenord A. Gonzales (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) and they continued to attack the enemy forces until no more fire was received. At 0900 hours "Green Hornet" slicks conducted an armed assault with a relief force of 64 Special Forces and CIDG troops. The operation was a success and the troops joined the defenders at Duc Lap. At 2300 hours two "Green Hornet" UH-1F slicks and two gunships, one crewed by Maj. Robert Hoover (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FM) and unkn (AG), the other crew's unkn, launched on an urgent medevac mission to the Duc Lap Camp. Three U. S. wounded have been waiting evacuation since 1400 hours. Six attempts had been made by "Dustoff" helicopters, but in each instance they were driven off by heavy ground fire. Maj. Hoover and crew made two attempts to land inside the "A" camp, but in his words "the whole valley opened up" and the mission had to be aborted.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - August 25; The UH-1's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets" from Ban Me Thout East, RVN, one crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) and the other crewed by Capt. Crabb (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) inserted a reconnaissance team 2 miles southwest of Duc Lap to check on the possibility of enemy armor in the areas. After insuring that the team had been inserted successfully, two gunships, crewed by Capt. Douglas (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) and Capt. Crabb (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) returned to give fire support to the "A" camp. As the arrived at the camp A-1E's were dropping napalm around the base of the hill. The camp commander requested that the A-1E's pull off target and the "Green Hornets" put their close fire inside the camp as they were being overrun. The mini-gunners put the fire within five meters of the friendly positions, despite encountering heavy ground fire. At 1700 hours, UH-1 gunships, crewed by Capt. Ceimniecki (P), Lt. Cross (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) and Capt. Edwards (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) were launched to provide armed escort for a medevac of wounded from the Duc Lap Camp directing extremely accurate fire on the enemy forces that were directing heavy fire at the U. S. Army "Dustoff" helicopters that were landing to take on the wounded. Both of the "Green Hornet" gunships were hit and Lt. Cross was wounded in his arm. Known to have been involved during the 23-25 August missions in support of the Duc Lap Camp was a slick gunner, Sgt. Ron Winkles and a gunship gunner, Sgt. Larry D. Reynolds, but it is not known which crews they were with. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.) & http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - August 25; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert N. Bowers (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese baby in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - August 25; A HH-43B from Det. 3, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Clarence L. Hansell (P), Robert C. Collom (CP), Glenn A. Todd (FE) and Bobby G. Trott (MT) rescued the crew of a F-105F (Call sign "Newark 02"), G. C. Forstner and J. T. Kensinger, after their aircraft had an oil system failure causing the engine to seize and they both ejected near Takhli RTAFB, Thailand. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 27; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Lance A. Eagan (P), Vincent A. Ziccardi (CP), Samual C. Adams (FE) and Robert K. Cassidy (PJ), unsuccessfully attempted the rescue of an F-4D (Call sign "Sample 01") pilot, Maj. Donald William Pick, when his aircraft was shot down on climb out from Da Nang AB, RVN and crashed in the South China Sea. Capt. Pick was KIA in the crash. The F-4D WSO, 1st Lt. Samuel F. Wilburn was able to eject and survived but details of his rescued are not known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - August 27; A UH-1F (tail number unkn) of the 20th SOS at Nha Trang AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. Robert L. Dyer (P), unkn (CP) and unkn (FM), was on a local FCF flight for an engine and speed decreaser gearbox change when they experienced an engine loss of power while at about fifty feet and thirty knots of airspeed and he landed in a rice paddy, without damage to the helicopter. They shut down the engine and a U. S. Army CH-47 sling loaded the UH-1F back to Nha Trang AB, RVN. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - August 28; A HH-3E crewed by Capt. Richard D. Griffiths (P), George B. Stokes (CP), Alvin A. Malone (FE) and John J. Eldridge (PJ), rescued two USMC troops from a downed UH-34 (Call sign "Murray 47") helicopter in RVN. No other details are known at this time.  "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 28; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Bruce K. Ware (P), John P. Smariga (CP), Wilber L. Jeffcoat Jr. (FE), and Daniel T. Nungesser (PJ), medevac'd Bernard E. Dafoe in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - August 29; A flight of four UH-1F's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets" from Ban Me Thout East, RVN, one crewed by Maj. Jerry Davenport (P), Maj. Joe Henjum (CP), SSgt. Fred Cook (AG) and Sgt. John Schwarts (AG) and the other crew's unkn were on a combination strike/training mission about 14 miles southeast of Ban Me Thout when they received an emergency call from a FAC to pick up a downed pilot 40 miles south of Ban Me Thout about 2 miles east of the abandoned airstrip at Phey Shrunk. An Air America Huey had attempted the pickup but could not land due to small trees and very thick elephant grass. Maj. Davenport immediately went in for the pickup and they were able to get low enough to use the rope ladder to rescue the pilot. The survivor, Capt. Mark L. Bellamy, pilot of a U. S. Army OV-1 had ejected the night of 27 August after his aircraft had been struck by lightning.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - August 29; UH-1F/P's of the 20th HS, crew's unknown, supported a MACV SOG recon team. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - August 31; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Andrew J. M. Archer (P), John P. Smariga (CP), James W. Simmons (FE) and Donald H. Goodlett (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-4C (Call sign "Boxer 01"), Lt. Col. Paul A. Kauttu (P)  and 1st Lt. George A. D'Angelo (WSO), after they had ejected from their aircraft just off of Cam Ranh Bay, RVN when it had a control system failure. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form & http://www.pjsinnam.com/vn_history/pdf_files/Chronology/1968.pdf

1968 - August 31; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), Rolland C. Urie (CP), Howard L. Frazee (FE), Stephen R. Tuttle (PJ) and John G. Champlin Jr. (FS), medevac'd Walter R. Norris in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - September 01; A HH-3E crewed by Maj. J. W. Robey (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued nine USAF airmen. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 01; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 36"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Capt. L. L. Heft (P), Maj. Silver (CP), Sgt. Gallagher (FE) and SSgt Beasley (PJ) rescued F-4D pilot Capt. J. R. Wilson (Call sign "Carter 02") after he ejected on Aug. 31, 1968 from his ground fire damaged aircraft about 25 miles west of the North Vietnamese town of Dong Hoi. His co-pilot, 1st Lt. William Louis Kinkade failed to eject and was KIA.

www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm & Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson

1968 - September 01; A HH-53B crewed by Maj. J. V. Allison (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of an F-105D, Capt. E. K. Thaete, after he ejected from his AAA damaged aircraft in Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 01; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Capt. Richard J. Harwood (P), Roger C. Gibson (CP), Jarvis E. Peele (FE) and David M. Cobb (PJ) medevac'd Michael R. Laemmle in Thailand. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe 

1968 - September 02; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS from Binh Thuy AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. Thomas D. Precious (P), Capt. Leslie E. Johnson (CP),  Joe H. Hogan (PJ) and Lonnie G. Connor (PJ), rescued William M Huggins Jr. from a downed UH-1B helicopter in RVN. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 02; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Migia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd one USAF airman in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 02; A HH-43B from Det. 12, 38th ARRS, crewed by Cortland D. Field (P), Willis J. Thayer (CP), William Grimes (FE) and Timothy M. Reynolds (PJ) medevac'd two ARVN troops in Vietnam. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 02; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Paul M. Reagan (P), Edward L. Heft (CP), Kenneth P. Hannegan (FE) and Jules C. Smith (PJ) medevac'd Frier Richard Strass in Thailand. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 02; A UH-1F "Green Hornet" of the 20th SOS, crewed by Maj. Manning (P) and Capt. Nupen (CP), flew camera crews and test evaluators for the test of a captured ZU-23mm enemy anti-aircraft weapon. The test were held at Chu Chi, RVN and were accomplished by U. S. Army personnel firing the weapon while USAF test officials and camera crews recorded the results. The test conducted in daylight and in hours of darkness, consisted of photographing the weapon and the firing from various positions along a programmed line of fire. In the past, the U. S. service had been unable to obtain this much needed film for briefing pilots and personnel on weapon identification.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - September 02; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", one gunship crewed by Maj. Meonard A. Gonzales (P), unkn (CP), unkn AG, and unkn AG and a second gunship crewed by Delbert E. Oldenburg (P), unkn (CP), Sgt. Larry D. Reynolds (AG) and unkn (AG), other crews involved areunkn at this time, were involved in the rescue of a MACV SOG recon team that was on the verge of being overran by a enemy force. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - September 03; A HH-43B from Det. 5, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Lester B. Langston (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), and unkn (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-4D, Col. D. N. Stanfield (P) and 1st Lt. Charles E. Dorn (WSO) , after they flew their ground fire damaged aircraft back into Thailand where they ejected from their AAA damaged aircraft about five miles south of Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form & JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 03; A HH-43F crewed by Maj. R. C. Phadenbour (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ) rescued three USA troops from a downed USA UH-1. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 04; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. James F. Brannan III (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one ARVN troop in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - September 07; A HH-43B from Det. 5, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Gerald R. Gibson (P), Martin H. Simonsen (CP), Dennis M. Looney (FE), Neil A. Hamilton (PJ) and Billy E. Drake (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-105F (Call sign "Packard"), Eugene A. Bonfiglio (P) and Lorne F. McCormick (CP), after they ejected over Thailand after their aircraft had an engine failure. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 08; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), Richard A. Mayer (CP), William P. Owens (FE), Robert D. Baker (PJ), William N. Shannon (PJ) and Bruce J. Bell (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USMC F-4J (Call sign "Ringneck 101 Alpha"), Capt. M. H. Branum, from the South China Sea, after he and his WSO, 1st Lt. H. W. Hibbs, ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft a mile short of the runway while on final to Da Nang AB, RVN. Lt. Hibbs was rescued by a boat. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 08; A HH-43F from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Bert E. Cowden (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), rescued one USAF airman in RVN. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 09; A HH-43B, crewed by Capt. P. J. Connelly (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd a Vietnamese civilian, Lam Thi Hau, in RVN. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 09; A HH-43B, crewed by Lt. Col. F. F. Drake (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd USA E-3 David C. Lewis in RVN. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 10; A USAF helicopter rescued the crew of a F-100F, Capt. D. A. McGrath and Capt. R. D. Uffley, after they ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft near the village of Bon Dro, about 20 miles west of the city of Ban Me Thuot, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - September 11; A HH-3E crewed by Maj. D. P. Olsen (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of an F-4D, Maj. L. E. Bustle, after he ejected from his 37 mm AAA fire damaged aircraft off the coast of Dong Hoi, NVN. His co-pilot, 1st Lt. Richard Haven Vandyke did not survive the incident and was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - September 11; A HH-43B, crewed by Capt. P. J. Connelly (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd A1C Robert L. Brooks in RVN. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 13; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Wayne A. Grant III (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd USAF SSgt. Jack A. Keaver. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 14; A HH-43B crewed by Maj. D. R. Brooks (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) rescued a wounded Viet Cong troop, Honag Nuynh. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 14; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and Robert D. Baker (PJ) rescued a USN A-7 (Call sign "Charger 601") pilot, Cmdr. George T. Pappas when he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft while landing on the runway at Da Nang AB, RVN. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - September 14; A HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 20"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Capt. Richard J. Harwood (P), Maj. Stuart M. Silver (CP), Sgt. Robert T. Anderson (FE) and A1C Michael M. Cobb (PJ) rescued a F-105D (Call sign "Barracuda 03") pilot Capt. Donald W. Tribble near the Laotian town of Ban Pongdong. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & Hobsonwww.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm

1968 - September 17; A HH-3E, (Call Sign "Jolly Green 16"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Maj. Stuart J. Silver (P), Maj. Paul M. Reagan (CP), SSgt. Raymond J. Price (FE) and A1C Charles D. King (PJ) rescued a RF-4C (Call sign "Thermal 01") pilot Capt. Leighton L. Paul (Call sign "Thermal") from Laos. The RF-4C co-pilot, Capt. Edgar Felton Davies, could not be located and was presumed to have died in the incident. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - September 17; A HH-43F crewed by Capt. J. L. Briscoe (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued one USA troop from a downed USA UH-1 in RVN. JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 18; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. David H. Pittard (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd two ARVN troops in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - September 18; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert N. Bowers (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one ARVN troop in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 18; Three UH-1's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", flew support of a classified weapons test near Dau Tieng, RVN. During this test, one UH-1F, crewed by Maj. Thomas Courtney (P), Maj. Massey (CP) unkn (FM), flew the VIP helicopter containing General George S. Brown, Seventh Air Force Commander, and members of the 7th AF staff. A second UH-1F, crewed by Capt. Nupen (P), Capt. Connerat (CP) and unkn (FM) and a third UH-1 crewed by Maj. Dale L. Eppinger (P), Capt. Darwin G. Edwards (CP) and unkn (FM), with camera crews and test evaluators. The test involved a new type bomb and was conducted immediately following an enemy mortar attack on Dau Tieng.

 http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - September 19; A HH-43B from Det.3, 38th ARRS at Ubon RTAFB, Thailand, crewed by Capt. Arthur C. Plunkett (P), Nicholas O. Gaspar (CP), Glenn A. Todd (FE), and William C. Murphy (MT), saved the WSO, 1st Lt. Peter R. Nash, of an F-4D (Call sign "Nettle 02 Bravo") when his aircraft crashed on landing at Ubon RTAFB, Thailand. The F-4D pilot, Capt. Robert F. Conley was KIA in the crash. No other details are available at this time. JRCC Save Form & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - September 20; Two CH-3C's of the 20th SOS "Pony Express" operating from Vientiane, Laos, crew's unkn, provided special VIP airlift requirements. They transported Laotian Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma, U. S. Ambassador to Laos, Mr. William H. Sullivan, Mr. Eugene R. Black, Special Advisor to President Johnson on Asian Economic and Social Development, and a party of 17 Laotian and American dignitaries were flown to Thalaat, Laos and returned to Vientiane. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - September 21; Two CH-3C's of the 20th SOS "Pony Express" operating from Vientiane, Laos, crew's unkn, provided special VIP airlift requirements. They transported Mr. Black and a party of 14 on an inspection survey of the proposed Pa Mong dam site on the Mekong River. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1968 - September 21; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), Delmar G. Worsech (CP), Donald L. Soden (FE) and Paul E. Fatka (PJ), medevac'd two Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - September 22; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", crew's unkn, were involved in the rescue of a MACV SOG thirty-two man indigenous reaction platoon that was in contact with enemy forces deep within enemy territory. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - September 23; A HH-43F from Det. 9, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Derry A. Michalski (P), Robert A. Bunton (CP), Nicholas Gala Jr. (PJ), Robert W. Colclough (FF) and Henry Michalski Jr. (FF), rescued USA SP5 Jack Sisemore from a downed UH-1D in RVN. SP5 Sisemore later died. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - September 24; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Thomas D. Precious (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), rescued Lt. Cmdr. W. R. Lang, Lt. (jg) L. H. McKay, An Campbell and Adj. Paone from a downed UH-1B helicopter in RVN. No other details are available at this time. This appears to be a reentry of the same rescue that was listed for 31 July 1968. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 24; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Migia (P), Bert E. Cowden (CP), Jesse Franklin Jr. (FE) and Leif A. Arvidson (PJ) medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 24; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Migia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (MT) medevac'd one USAF airman in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 25; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. James F. Brannan III (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one ROK troop in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - September 26; A UH-1F from Malmstrom AFB, MT., crewed by Lt. W. K. Rader (P), Capt. J. K. Bridge (CP) and Capt. Jerry Wade (FS) completed a medevac mission transporting a Kalispell AFS, Lakeside, MT. airman, Edward C. Simpson, who had been injured in a car/logging truck accident, from Kalispell General Hospital to Great Falls, MT. The Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, Montana, Friday, September 27, page 1

1968 - September 27; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Lance A. Eagan (P), James H. Grady (CP), Ellis A. Thompson (FF), Steve M. Northern (PJ), William Jennings IV (PJ) and Dennis C. Palmer (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USA O-1C (Call sign Black Ace 19), 1st Lt. Urbin F. Reinhart. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 27; A HH-3E crewed by Maj. L. B. Wright (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the crew of a downed HH-3E, Maj. B. J. Wingfield (P), Maj. W. Burnfield (CP), Sgt. D. I. Beland (FE) and Sgt. Avery (PJ). JRCC Save Form

1968 - September 27; A HH-43B of Det. 13, 38th ARRS from Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. David Hunter Pittard (P), Robert N. Bowers (CP), Larry H. Knefelkamp (MT) and Jimmy E. Applegate (PJ), took off to recover the crew of a downed Army "Dustoff" helicopter approximately 30 km north of Phu Cat. At a height of 300 feet above the pickup point, the helicopter received ground fire taking 48 hits and the pilot Capt. David Hunter Pittard, was hit in the chest and killed. The co-pilot took the controls and returned the helicopter and the rest of the crew safely to Phu Cat, AB, RVN. The USA "Dustoff" helicopter crew chief, James "Grannny" Granville, was shot and died shortly after their helicopter crashed, the AC, Malcom Kirby and 4 others spent the night on the ground E & E'ing and were picked up the next day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_Rescue_Squadron

1968 - September 27; A HH-43 of Det. 13, 38th ARRS from Phu Cat AB, RVN, took off to recover the crew of a downed Army helicopter approximately 30 km north of Phu Cat. At a height of 300 feet above the pickup point, the helicopter received ground fire and the pilot Major David Hunter Pittard, was hit in the chest and killed. The helicopter and the rest of the crew returned safely to Phu Cat, AB, RVN. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_Rescue_Squadron

1968 - October 03; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Migia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (MT) medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 05; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Gerald W. Moore (P), Don W. Wiegard (CP), unkn (FE), Norman C. Kohlstrand (PJ) and Sammie J. Thompson (PJ), unsuccessfully attempted the rescue of the MACV-SOG reconnaissance team "Alabama" (Call sign "Carrot Top") in contact with enemy forces, but they were driven off and damaged by enemy fire and had to return to base. No other details are known at this time (see next entries). "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - October 05; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Cmdr. Lonnie L. Mixon (P), Vincent A. Ziccardi (CP), Duane I. Beland (FE) and Nathaniel Smith Jr. (PJ), attempted the rescue of MACV-SOG reconnaissance team "Alabama" (Call sign "Carrot Top") in contact with enemy forces, but they were driven off by enemy fire that resulted in a massive fuel leak (see previous and next entries). No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - October 05; HH-3E #65-12782 (Call sign "Jolly Green 10") from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Vernon R. Granier (P), Maj. Albert D. Wester (CP), Sgt. Gregory P. Lawrence (FE) and Earnest D. Casbeer (PJ), was lost in Laos, when the helicopter was hit by ground fire and crashed while attempting the rescue of MACV-SOG reconnaissance team "Alabama" (Call sign "Carrot Top"). Maj. Vernon R. Granier (P) and Sgt. Earnest D. Casbeer (PJ) were rescued, Maj. Albert Dwayne Wester (CP), Sgt. Gregory Paul Lawrence (FE) were KIA in the crash (see previous and next entries). JRCC Save Form & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th_Aerospace_Rescue_and_Recovery_Squadron#Operations_and_losses

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1968 - October 05; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Don P. Olsen (P), James H. Grady (CP), SSgt Allen J. Avery (PJ) and John D. Nausbaum (PJ) rescued the surviving crew members of "Jolly Green 10", Maj. Vernon R. Granier (P) and Sgt. Earnest D. Casbeer (PJ) along with the surviving five "Alabama" team members, USA S. D. Engelue and L. M. Black, foreign military Sgt. Tho, O-2 Kahn, O-2 Du, and O-2 Kuang,. "Alabama" team leader SSgt. James Daniel Stride Jr. was KIA in a fire fight with enemy forces before the rescue attempts. Maj. Olsen was awarded the Air Force Cross, Allen J. Avery was awarded the Silver Star for their actions during this mission (see previous entries). "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe &

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1968 - October 05; A HH-43F from Det. 9, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Thomas H. Goodwin (P), Derry A. Adamson (CP), Henry Michalski (FF) and Robert W. Colclough (FF), use their FSK to rescued USA WO Charles A. Riggs, Thomas E. Lawrence and PFC Sam Smith, from CH-47 helicopter that was on fire. No other details are known at this time.  "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 05; A USAF helicopter rescued the crew of an F-4D, Capt. S. L. Lustfield and 1st Lt. R. E. Walkup, after they had ejected from their .50 cal. ground fire damaged aircraft near Giang Hoa, RVN. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - October 07; A CH-3E of the 20th SOS "Pony Express" from Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, crewed by Lt. Col. Shirrel G. Martin (P), unkn (CP) and unkn (FM), came under fire while approaching a LZ in southern Laos. The helicopter had just came to a hover when automatic weapons fire was encountered from the tree line. The approach was discontinued and a successful infiltration was accomplished minutes later at an alternate LZ. Later inspection discovered one bullet hole and light damage to the helicopter. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - October 09; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Bruce K. Ware (P), Andrew E. Kralj (CP), Benjamin J. Marshall (FE), and Daniel T. Nungesser (PJ), medevac'd Cornell D. Makovsky from the ship, USS DuPont, 90 miles out in the South China Sea off of SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - October 10; HH-43B #58-1845 (Call sign "Pedro 44"), assigned to Det. 1, 38th ARRS, Phan Rang Air Base,  RVN, and crewed by Capt. Von Miles Liebernecht (P), Maj. Donald Ray Brooks (CP), SSgt. Milard Luther Eugene Bledsoe (FF) TSgt. Emmett Somers Orr (FF) and TSgt. Angel Luna (MT) was scrambled with the fire suppression kit (FSK) to standby for the emergency landing of a B-57. "Pedro 44" entered a left hand climbing turn over the airfield when it crashed due to a control problem and burned killing all 5 crew members.

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1968 - October 15; HH-3E #65-12786, (Call sign "Jolly Green 24"), from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard D. Griffiths (P), Harry W. Hagen Jr. (CP), Sgt. Mickey D. Berry (FE) and A1C Robert K. Cassidy (PJ) was hit by ground fire and ditched at sea off of Con Co Island, of the coast of North Vietnam and then sank in high seas. The crew was rescued. (See entry below) http://www.jollygreen.org/jltnc.htm & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - October 15; A HH-3E crewed by Maj. W. D. Burnfield (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and Steve Northern (PJ) rescued the crew of HH-3E #65-12786, (Call sign "Jolly Green 24"), Capt. Richard D. Griffiths (P), Harry W. Hagen Jr. (CP), Sgt. Mickey D. Berry (FE) and A1C Robert K. Cassidy (PJ) had been hit by ground fire and ditched at sea off of Con Co Island, off the coast of North Vietnam and then sank in high seas. JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 17; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 31") from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Charles E. Wicker (P), Vincent A. Ziccardi (CP), W. Swenson (FE) and Allen J. Avery (PJ), attempted to rescue survivors of a downed UH-1 (Call sign Lovebug 40") from the South China Sea off the coast of NVN. "Jolly Green 27" was the high bird on this mission and developed a hydraulic leak and RTB. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 17; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), John E. Murray Jr. (CP), William P. Owens (FE) and Gary P. Bryant (PJ), medevac'd one USMC troop in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 18; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard D. Griffiths (P), George B. Stokes (CP), Robert T. Anderson (FE) and Robert K. Cassidy (PJ), rescued the crew of a USMC F-4B (Call sign "Pigment 54"), Maj. John W. Quist and 1st Lt. Douglas T. Schanzenbach, after they had ejected from their ground fire damaged of about 5 miles off the coast, about 30 miles north of Hue, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & Facebook post by Gary P. Bryant & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - October 18; A HH-43B, crewed by Capt. Robert Anderson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), and unkn (PJ), medevac'd four Vietnamese civilians in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 19; HH-3E #66-13282, (Call sign "Jolly Green 29"), from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Gerald  W. Moore (P), Capt. Lawrence C. Davis (CP), SSgt. Robert T. Anderson (FE) and Sgt. Steven T. White (PJ) was hit by enemy fire and sunk during a sea landing to rescued F-4D pilot and co-pilot Lt. Col. Donald R. D'Amico & 1st Lt. Samuel F. Wilburn off the coast of Tiger Island, North Vietnam. The helicopter crew and F-4D crew were all rescued by HH-3E's (Call signs "Jolly Green 31 & 33"). "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 19; A HH-3E (believed to be call sign "Jolly Green 31) crewed by Maj. C. E. Wicker (P), Robert D. Shular (CP), Kenneth P. Hannegan (FE) and Dennis C. Palmer (PJ), rescued the F-4D (Call sign "Dover 01") pilot and co-pilot Lt. Col. Donald R. D'Amico & 1st Lt. Samuel F. Wilburn off the coast of Tiger Island, North Vietnam (see entry above) and SSgt. Seven T. White (PJ) & SSgt. Robert T. Anderson (FE) from HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 29") #66-13282. JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 19; A HH-3E (believed to be call sign "Jolly Green 33) crewed by Capt. J. M. Griggs (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued  (see entry two above) Capt. Gerald W. Moore (P) and Capt. Lawrence C. Davis from HH-3E #66-13282. JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 19; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP), William H. Sands (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ) medevac'd four Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 20; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Gaylord R. Overton (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), in multiple sorties evacuated twenty eight ROK troops in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - October 20; A HH-3E #66-13282 (Call sign "Jolly Green 29") from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Gerald W. Moore (P), Laurens C. Davis Jr. (CP),  Robert T. Anderson (FE) and Steven T. White (PJ), was lost. "Jolly Green 29" had landed on the Gulf Of Tonkin, near Tiger Island, to rescue an F-4D (Call sign "Dover 01") crew, Lt. Col. Donald R. D'Amico (P) and 1st Lt. Sammy F. Wilburn (WSO) who had ejected from their battle damaged aircraft. The HH-3E had landed on the water and picked up the F-4D crew when it was hit by enemy fire from Tiger Island, losing a rotor blade and catching fire, and had to be abandoned. The "Jolly Green 29" crew and the F-4D crew were picked up by "Jolly Green's 31 & 33" (see next entry). http://www.jollygree.org/jltnc.htm & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 20; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Charles E. Wicker (P), Robert D. Shular (CP), Kenneth  P. Hannegan (FE) and Dennis C. Palmer (PJ), rescued "Jolly Green 29" crew members, Sgt. Robert T. Anderson (FE), Sgt. Steven T. White (PJ) and "Dover 01" crew members Lt. Col. Donald R. D'Amico (P) and 1st Lt. Sammy F. Wilburn (WSO) from the Gulf Of Tonkin, near Tiger Island (see previous and next entry). http://www.jollygree.org/jltnc.htm & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 20; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Jerry M. Griggs (P), Harry W. Hagen Jr. (CP), Arthur L. Ambrose (FE) and Steve M. Northern (PJ), rescued "Jolly Green 29" crew members, Capt. Gerald W. Moore (P) and Laurens C. Davis (PJ) from the Gulf Of Tonkin, near Tiger Island (see previous entries). "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 21; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP) and Steven R. Tuttle (PJ), medevac'd Dennis G. Newman in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 21; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP), William P. Owens (FE) and Steven R. Tuttle (PJ), medevac'd Clifton Hanks in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 22; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 17"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP Thailand and crewed by Lt. Col. Royal Brown Jr. (P), Capt. Glen A. Lintner (CP), Sgt. Henry L. Burnett (FE), A1C Douglas L. Horka (PJ) and Richard A. Petroski (PJ), rescued A-1E pilot, Maj. W. L. Bagwell, (Call sign "Hobo 32") after he had ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft on 21 Oct. 1968 near Ban Nakok, Laos. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm  & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - October 22; A HH-43B crewed by 1st Lt. John F. Kolar (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a VNAF A-1, Lt. Chi. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 22; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. John C. Acton Jr. (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd USA Lt. David W. Murphy in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 23; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", crew's unkn, were involved in the rescue of a MACV SOG recon team that was in contacty with an enemy force and had one of the team members wounded. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - October 24; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP), Keith L. Brown (FE) and Steven R. Tuttle (PJ) medevaced four Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 25; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 16"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP Thailand and crewed by Lt. Col. Royal Brown Jr. (P), Capt. Robert C. Heron Jr. (CP), MSgt. Lee R. Maples (FE) & A1C Barry D. Hebert (PJ) rescued F-4D (Call sign "Manual ?") co-pilot, 1st Lt. Darrell L. Richardson who ejected from his 57 mm AAA damaged aircraft on 24 Oct. 1968 and spent the night suspended in his parachute from a tree, near the North Vietnamese town Phu Qui. The F-4D pilot, Maj. George Edward Tyler, could not be located and was presumed to have been KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm

1968 - October 27; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Charles E. Wicker (P), Robert E. Booth (CP), Herbert H. Honer (FE) and Stephen T. White (PJ), rescued the pilot of a A-1H (Call sign "Spad 01"), Lt. Col. Victor J. Cole, after he ejected from his 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft in the extreme southern tip of Laos about 15 miles NE of Muang Fangdeng. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson  

1968 - October 27; HH-3E #65-13283 (Call sign "Jolly Green 30") of the 37th ARRS was hit by ground fire while hovering to pick up a ground party when it lost an engine and crashed. The helicopter was destroyed by bombing. Survivors and ground party were rescued by "Jolly Green 07".

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1968 - October 29; During a hoist training mission at the 58th ARRS, Wheelus AB, Libya, and HH-3E pilot observed a collision between two F-100's on the runway. The pilot of one of the F-100's rolled clear. The airborne HH-3E was positioned to direct the smoke and flames away from the engulfed cockpit of the second F-100, allowing the pilot to escape. The helicopter landed, and pararescuemen aboard administered first aid to the injured pilot, who was place aboard the HH-3E and taken to an ambulance.

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1968 - October 30; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Jimmy D. Gammon (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd two USA troops in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 30; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Don P. Olsen (P), Heerman C. Stafford Jr. (CP), Duane I. Beland (FE) and Robert H. Fields (PJ), rescued WO Cramage and nine others from a downed USA CH-47 (Call sign "Longhorn 39") helicopter in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 30; A HH-43F from Det. 9, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. James G. Ellis III (P), Robert A. Bunton (CP), Donald N. Carpenter (FE) and Luther T. Jones (PJ), rescued WO L. D. Farmer off a downed USA UH-1 (Call sign "Buchaneer 28") helicopter in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 30; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP), William P. Owens (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ) medevac'd Stephen Shard in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 30; A HH-43B from Det. 5, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Martin H. Simonsen (P), Paul E. Stone (CP), Dennis M. Looney (FE) and Clarence D. Johnson (FF), rescued the crew of a RF-4C, Maj. Raymond E. Boucher (P) and Capt. Robert D. Smith (CP) , after their aircraft crashed in Thailand. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - October 31; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Migia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (MT) medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 01; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. Jacob T. Carwile (P), John L. Lenamon (CP), James A. Thibodeau (FE) and Thomas T. Winters (PJ), made a water landing in the South China Sea to rescue the pilot of a USN F-4J (Call sign "Ringneck 536"), Capt. George S. Libey after he and his co-pilot 1st. Lt. William H. Frizell ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft about six miles off the coast of the DMZ between North & South Vietnam. Lt. Frizell was rescued by the Australian destroyer HMAS Perth. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & PRCC Save Form

1968 - November 01; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP), Brian D. Morris (FE) and Steven R. Tuttle (PJ), medevac'd PFC Steven P. Preston in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 01; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lance A. Eagan (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), Steve M. Northern (PJ) and Dennis C. Palmer (PJ), rescued one from an O-1 that had gone down in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 02; A HH-43F from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. John F. Kolar (P), Harvey B. Bell (CP), James P. Baldwin (FE) and Charles R. Ingulli Jr. (PJ), rescued two crewmen, Beecher and unkn, from a downed USA OH-6. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 04; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", one slick crewed by Maj. Richard D. Cox (P), unkn (CP), , SSgt Ronald C. Winkles (AG) and SSgt. Jim O'Goreman (AG) were involved in the rescue of a MACV SOG recon team that was in contact with an enemy force almost immediately after they had been inserted. This slick had lost its radio and made the attempt to rescue the team visually and as they came to a hover in the LZ where they had last seen signals from the team, the helicopter was hit by enemy fire wounding the co-pilot and both gunners. As this was going on another slick, crew's unkn, which was in radio contact with the team was hovering behind the first slick over the team that had moved to a different location in the LZ and was taking them aboard by rope ladder. When Maj. Cox's helicopter was hit and his crew men wounded he exited the LZ as unknown to them the second slick was taking the team aboard behind them. SSgt Winkles was hit twice in his ballistic helmet, the design of which saved his life. One of the supporting "Green Hornet" gunships was crewed by Maj. Delbert E. Oldenburg (P), Maj. Leonard A. Gonzales (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG). Maj. Cox was awarded the Silver Star medal, his unkn co-pilot, SSgt. Winkles, SSgt O'Goreman were all awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart medals and gunship pilot Maj. Oldenburg and Maj. Gonzales are known to have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross medal for their actions during this action. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - November 04; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), John E. Murray (CP), Keith L. Brown (FE), and Nicholas Gala (PJ), medevac'd two unkn wounded NVA troops in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - November 04; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert N. Bowers (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one unkn Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - November 05; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Jerry M. Griggs (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd two USMC troops in RVN. No other details are known at this time.  "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 05; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John D. Oliver (P), Paul B. Davis Jr. (CP), Jerome M. Casey (FE) and Glenwood C. Wilkinson (PJ), made a water landing to rescue the pilot, Capt. James R. Hammett, of a USMC A-4E (Call sign "Hellborn 228") after he ejected from his aircraft just off the coast of South Vietnam.  "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 08; A HH-43B from Det. 3, 38th ARRS, crewed by Robert C. Collom (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd Thai national, Thawom Buriruks, in Thailand. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 08; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), John E. Murray (CP), Brian D. Morris (FE) and Charles R. Ingulli Jr. (PJ) medevac'd one USA troop in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 09; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Keaver Holley III (P), John E. Murray (CP), William P. Owens (FE) and Edward A. Deshae (PJ), medevac'd John Mendoza, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 09; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand crewed by Maj. Gerald A. Jones (P), Robert R. Stewart (CP), John W. Moye (FE), Robert P. Koecher (PJ) and Leon Fullwood (PJ) rescued F-4D (Call sign "Ringo 04 Bravo") WSO, 1st Lt. James Gough, after he ejected from his aircraft over Laos. The pilot (name unkn), was able to regain control of their aircraft and was able to land safely at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. No other details are available at this time. http://www.pjsinnam.com/klod/koecher.htm & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - November 10; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Robert E. Smith (P), Jock C. H. Schwank (CP), Maxie L. Hilligoss (FE), Albert W. Foster III (PJ) and Dennis C. O'Connor (PJ) rescued three USA troops, James H. Sweeney, K. D. Scholz and SP5 J. B. Dixon and six indigenous troops from a ground team (Call sign "Ragtop"). No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 11; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd a Vietnamese child in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 11; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Len P. Walther (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the crew, Capt. John L. Pasuitii (P) and 1st Lt. Robert Straughen (CP), of an OV-10A when they had ejected from their aircraft after it had an engine failure. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 11; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Charles R. Klinkert (P), Robert D. Shular (CP), Herbert H. Honer (FE) and Earnest D. Casbeer (PJ), attempted the unsuccessful rescue of the pilot, Capt. Phillip D. Barger, of a USMC A-4E (Call sign "Hellborn 213") after his aircraft was hit by enemy small arms fire and  crashed near Phu Loc, about twenty five miles northwest of Da Nang AB, RVN. Capt. Barger was KIA in the crash. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 12; The 20th SOS "Green Hornets" operating out of Ban Me Thout (CCS) attempted to do their first night insert of two MACV SOG team members, Lt. Kroske and Sgt. Jim Bolen, by use using specially rigged 250 foot long rappelling ropes. The teams mission was to install a special "sensor type device" that would tap into a NVA communications wire running between two regimental size NVA units located west of Pleiku, RVN, inside of Cambodia. http://peteralanlloyd.com/back-part-1/the-jim-bolen-sog-interviews-part-10-a-night-insertion-by-helicopter-inside-cambodia/

1968 - November 12; A HH-43F from Det. 9, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. James G. Ellis III (P), Derry A. Adamson (CP), Robert W. Colclough (FF) and Henry Michalski Jr. (FF), used their FSK to rescue the pilot, John S. Rivers, of a F-100D (Call sign "Litter 21"), that had crashed in RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 12; A HH-43F from Det. 9, 38th ARRS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FF) and unkn (FF), was involved in a mission with eight unkn's in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 15; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John L. Debevac (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued one ARVN troop, Tran Hauulam in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 17; HH-43B, crewed by Gerald L. Petty (P), Ardith  L. Kellar (CP), Chris R. Mills (FE) and Robert W. S. Mosteller (MT), rescued the pilot of a F-105D (Call sign "Crossbow 02"), David T. Dinan, after he ejected from his aircraft over RVN when it had an engine failure. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 18; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Jimmy D. Gammon (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd George M. Haskett in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 18; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 15"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Lt. Col. Royal A. Brown Jr. (P), Capt. Samuel P. Wheate (CP), Sgt. Kenneth P. Hannegan (FE) and TSgt. Aaron D. Farrior (PJ) rescued O-2A pilot, Capt. William L. Grenoble Jr. (Call sign "Nail 28") & F-100D pilot, Capt. Robert J. Welch (Call sign "Litter 14") after their aircraft had a mid-air collision over their target in South Vietnam and they both ejected from their respective aircraft. www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm  & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - November ??; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", one slick crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), SSgt Ronald C. Winkles (AG) and Sgt. Jackie Skaggs (AG) and one other slick, crew unkn, were used to extract a MACV SOG recon team along with a captured North Vietnamese 122 mm rocket launcher. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - November 19; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 15"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Maj. Raymond P. Sancton Jr. (P), Capt. Ronald McKinley (CP), Sgt. Mickey D. Berry (FE) & A1C Douglas L. Horka (PJ) rescued F-4 (Call sign "Wolf 02") crew member, Lt. Kenneth K. Boone, from Laos. No information on the status of the other crew member is known at this time. www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - November 20; HH-3E, from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. John J. Devlin (P), commander of the 37th ARRS, Herman C. Stafford Jr. (CP), Charles L. Manes (FE) and Eugene L. Nardi (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-100F (Calls sign "Misty 41"), Capt. Frank T. Kimball (P) and Capt. Lawrence K. Irving (CP), after they ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft east of the southern Laos village of Ban Pro. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - November 21; HH-43B from Det. 5, 38th ARRS crewed by Maj. Gerald L. Petty (P), Paul E. Stone (CP), Chris R. Mills (FE), Daniel F. Thombs (PJ) and Robert W. S. Mosteller (MT), rescued the crew of a RF-4C, Capt. Paul N. Shiraishi (P) and Capt. Even U. Larue (CP), after they ran out of fuel and ejected from their aircraft near Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 22; HH-43F from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kanmann (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued USA E-6 John C. Runnels. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 22; HH-43F from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard J. Bouckhout (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one unkn USA troop in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 22; HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard J. Harwood (P), Dale N. Weeden (CP), Henry L. Burnett (FE) and Clifton L. Caffall (PJ), attempted the unsuccessful rescue of the crew, 1st Lt. Ivan J. Campbell (P) and Maj. Richard C. Swift, of an O-2A (Call sign "Nail 63") that crashed in Thailand. Both Lt. Campbell and Maj. Swift were KIA. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 24; HH-43F (Call sign "Pedro 07") from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), Gordon L. Browning (FE) and Dudley R. Peckinpaugh (PJ), rescued John C. Runnell, from a ground team (Call sign "Ruby 24") in contact in RVN. This was a seven hour mission with "Pedro 07" landing three times for refueling. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 24; HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. Roland E. Speckman (P), Ralph L. Gaede (CP), Archelaus Whitehead Jr. (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ), rescued two USN personnel, Joseph Hayes and Rudolph Coofield in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 25; HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Gerald W. Moore (P), Joseph J. Dillon (CP), Robert T. Anderson (FE) and Nathaniel T. Smith Jr. (PJ), rescued one crew member, Allen S. Sheppard III, after he bailed out of his O-2A (Call sign "Covey 227") aircraft in an inverted spin in Laos. The other crew member Capt. Greg Hartness was KIA. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 25; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd Richard Sincavage and Michael C. Shie, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 25 - 26; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", using three UH-1 slicks, the first one crewed by Maj. Fred Eaton (P), unkn (CP), SSgt Gen Stuifbergen (AG) and SSgt. Paul "JJ" Jensen (AG), the second slick crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), Sgt. Jess Rowland (AG) and unkn (AG) and the third crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG), made a night time "pitch black" McGuire rig extraction of a MACV Recon team that had been descovered in their RON location by enemy forces and were in a fire fight and being chased by the enemy forces. The first slick extracted three team members and the second slick was lifting off with the last three when the team radio man sliped out of the McGuire rig and radioed that he was still on the ground. The third slick went in and lifted out the last team member on the McGuire rig. Supporting this extraction were "Green Hornet" gunships, one crewed by Capt. David Miller (P), unkn (CP), Sgt. Leroy Milton (FM/AG) and unkn (AG) and the other crewed by Maj. Leonard A. Gonzales (P), unkn (CP), Sgt. Richard L. Schwartz. Maj. Gonzales is know to have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions during this mission. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - November 26; A UH-1P gunship of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", crewed by Capt. David Miller (P), Maj. Russel Simonetta (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) were part of flight of three UH-1F 'slicks' and two gunships that was launched in response to a call from an Army Special Forces team that had been surrounded by superior enemy force and was in danger of being overrun. After several passes, Capt. Miller's helicopter was hit by enemy fire and the engine seized but Capt. Miller successfully landed in a jungle clearing and the rescue of the crew was accomplished by a 20th SOS 'slick' crewed by Maj. Dale L. Eppinger (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FM) and unkn (AG), within three minutes. Enemy forces set fire to the helicopter and it was destroyed only 25 minutes after the crew had been rescued. Maj. Eppinger is know to have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions on this mission.

 http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1968 - November 26; UH-1P #64-15492 of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", while returning to base, crewed by 1st Lt. James P. Fleming (P), Maj. Paul E. McClellan (CP), SSgt. Fred Cook (FM/AG), Paul R. ("J. J.") Johnson (AG) and four other Bell UH-1F helicopter pilots get an urgent message from an Army Special Forces team pinned down near a river bank. One helicopter is downed and two others leave the area because of low fuel, but Fleming and another pilot flying in an armed Huey press on with the rescue effort. The first try fails, but not willing to give up; Fleming lands again and is successful in picking up the team. He then lands at this base near Duc Co, South Vietnam, nearly out of fuel. Fleming is later awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during this mission. A UH-1P 'gunship' flying cover for Lt. Flemings rescued attempt crewed by Maj. Leonard A. Gonzales (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) quelled the hostile fire to allow the rescue. Maj. Gonzales was awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions during this mission. The backup slick was crewed by Maj. Dale E. Eppinger (P), unkn (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG) along with another gunship crewed by Capt. David Miller (P), Russ Simonetta (CP), Sgt. Larry Reynolds (AG) and Sgt. Leroy Milton, were also involved in this action. In addition to the awards noted above, Maj. McClellan was awarded the Silver Star, Maj. Eppinger, Capt. Miller, Russ Simonetta, SSgt. Cook, Sgt. Johnson, Sgt. Reynolds and Sgt. Milton are known to have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.     "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.) & Air Force Magazine &

http://projects.militartimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3478

1968 - November 26; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. James F. Brannan III (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - November 27; UH-1F #65-7942 of the 20th SOS from Ban Me Thuot, RVN and crewed by Capt. Robert L. Dyer (P), Maj. John B. "Jim" Walker (CP), TSgt. Victor R. Adams (FE/AG) and SSgt. Gene Paul Stuifbergen (FE/AG) was shot down near Phu Nhai Village, Cambodia while trying to infiltrate a Special Forces team. SSgt. Gene P. Stuifbergen and 4 members of the Special Forces team were KIA, the rest of the crew and the remaining team members were rescued. TSgt. Victor R. Adams was awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions on this mission. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (retired) &

http://en.wikipedia.org/20th_Special_Operations_Squadron & http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=430

1968 - November 27; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP), Kenneth R. Jones (FE) and Charles R. Ingulli Jr. (PJ), medevac'd Robert Lauda in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - November 27; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS crewed by James E. Oliver (P), Dale N. Weeden (CP), Gregory G. Gallagher (FE), Dalford R. V. Widner (PJ), recovered the body of a O-1 (Call sign "Raven 30"), Maj. Edward E. McBride and one Lao national both KIA in Laos. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - November 27; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John L. Debevec (P), Roland E. Speckman (CP), James E. Tarantino (FE) and Dudley R. Peckinpaugh (PJ), rescued a USN sailor, Wayne D. Maxwell from a river patrol boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time.  "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 27; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. Chester R. Ratcliffe Jr. (P), Claude E. Stowell (CP), John B. Mahoney (FE), Donald C. Johnson (PJ), Lawrence R. Zettervall (PJ) and Raymond H. Windham (AP), rescued four foreign military troops. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 28; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", crew's unkn, were used to extract a MACV SOG recon team RT/ST Idaho that was under fire from a large enemy force and was in danger of being overran. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - November 28; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP), Kenneth R. Jones (FE), Charles R. Ingulli Jr. (PJ), Samuel D. Hamilton (PJ) and Roger D. Elam (PJ), using the FSK rescued a USAF F-4 WSO, Kenneth R. Crist after his aircraft crashed on the runway. The F-4D pilot, Maj. Thomas Laird Brattain was KIA during the crash. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 29; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. John C. Acton Jr. (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100D, 1st Lt. Wendell L. Cook, after he ejected from his small arms fire damaged aircraft near the village of Phu Hiep about 45 miles west of Phan Rang AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - November 29; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), John E. Murray (CP), William H. Sands (FE) and Donald H. Goolett Jr. (PJ), medevac'd two USA troops in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 30; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", crew's unkn, were used to extract a MACV SOG recon team RT/ST Idaho that was pulled from a POW snatch mission in Cambodia before they were able to capture a prisoner. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - November 30; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. Charles R. Klinkert (P), Russell G. Mills (CP), Robert T. Anderson (FE) and John D. Nusbaum (PJ), rescued five USMC troops, 1st Lt. R. A. Bayse, 1st Lt. B. B. Wiley, Cpl. R. Torres, SSgt. J. A. Williams and 1st Lt. R. Fleming, from a downed USMC CH-46 helicopter (Call sign "Highboy 32"). No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 30; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John L. Debevec (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), Gerald H. Jones (FE) and Richard C. Steifken (PJ), rescued eight ARVN troops in contact in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - November 30; A HH-43F from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard J. Bouckhout (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese child in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 01; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", crew's unkn, were used to extract a MACV SOG recon team RT/ST Idaho that pulled from a recon mission in Cambodia before they were able to complete their mission. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - December 03; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Charles E. Wicker (P), Robert D. Shular (CP), Charles L. Manes (FE), Thomas T. Winters (PJ) and Nelson (FS), rescued two from a Greek Ship, Thanos Loncas and Voulgarelis Stylianos, in the South China Sea 110 miles off the coast of RVN at night. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 03; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Roland E. Speckman (P), Philip H. Kammann (CP), Gerald H. Jones (FE) and Richard C. Steifken (PJ), medevac'd Daniel Cook from a patrol river boat in RVN. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 03; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Jon E. Hannan (P), Robert D. Shular (CP), Charles D. Severns (FE) and Eugene L. Nardi (PJ), rescued the crew of a USA OV-1 (Call sign "Redeye 22"), Capt. Norman Svarrer and Sgt. Robert Christensen, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 04; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 17"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP Thailand and crewed by Capt. Richard J. Harwood (P), Maj. William J. Warwick (CP), Sgt. Henry L. Burnett (FE) and TSgt. Donald A. Beasley (PJ) rescued the crew of a F-4D (call sign "Tampa 02"), Maj. Clifford L. Gallagher (P) and 1st Lt. David K. Chastain (CP), after they had ejected from their AAA damaged aircraft near Ban Senphan, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form & www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm

1968 - December 04; A HH-43F from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard J. Bouckhout (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese child in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 06; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 36"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP Thailand and crewed by Lt. Col. Royal A. Brown Jr. (P), Maj. Dale N. Weeden (CP), MSgt. Lee R. Maples (FE) and A1C Charles D. King (PJ) rescued F-105D (Call sign "Dallas 03") pilot, Capt. Ronald M. Walker after he ejected from his 57 mm AAA fire damaged aircraft a few miles from Ban Soppeng Laos. www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm &

Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson. 

1968 - December 07; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", a slick crewed unkn (P), unkn (CP), Sgt. Ronald J. Keersmackers and unkn (AG), one gunship crewed by Rone Guvy (P), Dave Miller (CP), SSgt. Clarence F. Burdick (AG) and Patrick J. Dolan and a second gunship crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), Clarence F. Burdick (AG) and unkn (AG), were used to extract a MACV SOG recon team, lead by SFC Bob Willman, that was surrounded and about to be overrun by enemy forces. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - December 07; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), Lonnie N. Davidson (PJ) and John C. Wilkins (PJ), medevac'd USA troop Samual D. Hogan Jr in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 07; A HH-43F crewed by Capt. Phillip H. Kannan (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued three USN sailors, RM2 J. A. Viggiano, E-2 Jones and SM! Brown. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 07; A HH-43F crewed by Capt. Walter D. Murphy (P), Harvey B. Bell (CP), Willaim E. Niemann (FF) and Edward S. Bevens (PJ), rescued eight USA troops, CW/O Charles Graham, CW/O Render C. Guinn, 1st Lt. Gerald Waldman, SP5 James A. Pinto, SP4 Michael Piercy, SP4 James E. Sauers, SP4 Richard G. Nigos and SP4 Joe F. Hartinez, from a downed USA CH-47 helicopter (Call sign "Laserbeam 143"). No other details are known at this time.  "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 08; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 08; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. James R. Miears (P), Barton C. Libby (CP), Ralph Frazier (FE), William K. Johnson (PJ) and Dennis C. O'Conner (PJ), rescued the pilot of a A-1J (Call sign "Firefly 34"), Maj. Thomas H. O'Connor, after he ejected from his small arms fire damaged aircraft near the northern village of Sopka, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 08; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS crewed by Maj. Keaver C. Holley III (P), John E. Murray (CP), William H. Sands (PJ) and Robert K. Cassidy (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese, Son Honk Lak, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 08; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Jack O. Cusano (CP), Archelaus Whitehead Jr. (PJ), Larry D. Nicholson (PJ) and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ), medevac'd three USN sailors, Brown, J. A. Viggiano, Brown and EN-2 Jones, from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 08; A HH-43B from Det. 3, 38th ARRS crewed by Maj. Roberet C. Collom (P), John E. Murray (CP), William H. Sands (PJ) and Robert K. Cassidy (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese, Son Honk Lak, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 09; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevaced a Vietnamese baby in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 09; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. Lamar G. Tullos (P), Vincent A. Ziccardi (CP), Jackie L. Mangrum (FE) and Nathaniel Smith Jr. (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a RF-4C (Call sign "Slovak 01 Bravo"), Capt. Carl. B. Koebberling (CP), after he and his pilot, Maj. Robert I. McCann (P), ejected from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft about 1 mile off shore of the North Vietnamese coast near Dong Hoi, NVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 09; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John D. Oliver (P), George B. Stokes (CP),  Charles D. Severns (FE) and Allen J. Avery (PJ), made a water landing to rescue the pilot of a RF-4C (Call sign "Slovak 01 Alpha"), Maj. Robert I. McCann (P) after he and his co-pilot, Capt. J. B. Koebberling (CP), ejected from their 37 mm AAA fire damaged aircraft about one mile off the coast of North Vietnam, near Dong Hoi. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 10; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP), Kenneth R. Jones (PJ) and Robert K. Cassidy (PJ), medevac'd a Vietnamese, Pham Tuy, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 10; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Clarence C. Campbell (P), William J. Biebel (CP), Maurice W. Willner (FE), Thomas R. Pope (PJ), Dee W. Nelson (PJ) and Stanley J. Nagrocki (AP), rescued the pilot of a A-1H (Call sign "Firefly 22"), Capt. Jerry J. Jenkinson, after he ejected from his 12.7 mm AAA damaged aircraft a few miles south of the village of Sopka, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 11; HH-43F from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Jack S. Brannen (P), Wayne A. Grant (CP), Delbert B. Dunn (FE) and Larry Knefelcamp (MT), in five sorties rescued eleven people from a downed USA UH-1H helicopter (Call sign "Casper 721") in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form 

1968 - December 11; HH-43F from Det. 9, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. James G. Ellis III (P), William F. Clark (CP), Donald W. Gooding (FE), A1C Leif E. Arvidson (PJ) and Lonnie C. Conners (PJ), rescued nine people from a downed USA UH-1H helicopter (Call sign "Casper 721") in RVN. PJ Leif Arvidson was awarded the Silver Star for his actions on this mission. No other details are known at this time. http://www.pjsinnam.com/vn_history/pdf_files/Chronology/1968.pdf & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form &

http://www.homeofheroes.com/members/04_SS/5_RVN/citations/airforce/a.html

1968 - December 11; HH-43FB from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard J. Bockhout (P), Robert S. Morita (CP), Arthur Charlton (FE), James Degraw (MT) and George W. Atkinson (FS), rescued four people from a downed USA UH-1H helicopter (Call sign "Casper 721") in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 11; HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Magia (P), Dwight Hageman (CP), Jesse Franklin Jr. (FE) and John Henry (MT), rescued two USA troops from a downed USA UH-1H helicopter (Call sign "Casper 721") in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - December 12; HH-3E, (Call Sign "Jolly Green 15"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP Thailand and crewed by Maj. Thomes E. Reinhardt (P), Capt. Roger C. Gibson (CP), Sgt. Gregory G. Gallagher (FE) and A1C Charles D. King (PJ) rescued RF-4C (Call sign "Ridge 01") pilot, Capt. Harlan J. Drewery, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft from near Ban Muangsen, Laos. The RF-4C WSO, Capt. Russell Dale Galbraith, was KIA. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1968 - December 12; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John L. Debevec (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), Archelaus Whitehead Jr. (FE) and John C. Wilkins (PJ), medevac'd three USN sailors, David C. Funk, Ronald R. Norris, Louis Duty and one Vietnamese military troop, from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 13; HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. Ronald L. Speckman (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued a USN sailor, Alan L. Sandvig. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 13; A HH-43F from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Walter D. Murphy (P), Harvey B. Bell (CP), William E. Nieman (FF) and Edward S. Bevens (FF), saved the crew, Maj. F. D. Reeder (P), 1st Lt. P. N. Rose (CP) and several other unkn crew members, of a AC-47D when it crashed during landing at Bien Hoa AB, RVN after they had been involved in a mid-air collision with a OV-10A. The OV-10A crew, Capt. Charles Farrell Griffin (P) and Capt. Bruce Brian Greene, were KIA in the crash of their aircraft. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 13; HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Cicil A. Jessee (CP), Gerald H. Jones (FE) and Theodore J. Polys (PJ), medevac'd Oliver W. Morton, Tony R. Brown and E-3 Larry R. Bell, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 13; HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP), Brian D. Morris (FE), Norman C. Kohlstrand (PJ), George W. Gladu (PJ) and Roger D. Elam, saved a USMC TA-4F (Call sign "Ringneck 293 Alpha") pilot, James T. Smith, after his aircraft had crashed in RVN. The co-pilot, Robert N. Smith was rescued by a HH-3E, see entry below. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 13; HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 27") from the 37th ARRS, crewed by John G. Kakacek (P), Joseph J. Dillon (CP), Jackie L. Mangrum (FE) and Nathaniel T. Smith Jr. (PJ), saved a USMC TA-4F (Call sign "Ringneck 293 Bravo") co-pilot, Robert N. Smith, after his aircraft had crashed in RVN. The pilot, James T. Smith, was rescued by a HH-3E, (see previous entry). The PJ from the HH-43B, Norman C. Kohlstrand, who was on the ground to help recover the TA-4F pilot was also picked up by "Jolly Green 27"). "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 14; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 16"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP Thailand and crewed by Capt. Richard J. Harwood (P), Maj. William J. Warwick (CP), Sgt. Scott (FE) and TSgt. Dalford R. V. Widener (PJ) rescued C-123K pilot, Lt. Thomas. M. Turner (Call sign "Candlestick 44"), when he bailed out of his aircraft on 13 December 1968, near Ban Nampakhon, Laos, after a mid-air collision with a B-57E that was attacking a target nearby. The remainder of the C-123K's crew, 1st Lt. Joseph Peter Fanning, 1st Lt. John Scott Albright, 1st Lt. Douglas Vincent Dailey, 1st Lt. Morgan Jefferson Donahue, SSgt Samuel Franklin Walker and TSgt FredrickLee Clarke were KIA. The B-57E crews KIA in this collision were Maj. Thomas Wayne Dugan and Maj. Francis Jay McGouldrick. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson  & www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm

1968 - December 14; HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Roland E. Speckman (P), Philip H. Kammann (CP), James E. Tarantno (FE) and Larry D. Nicholson (PJ), medevac'd Alan L. Sandvig in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 15; HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Magia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 15; HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard J. Bouckhout (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd USA troop, Kenneth Devine, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 15; HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard J. Bouckhout (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 16; HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), John E. Murray Jr. (CP), Kenneth R. Jones (FE) and Robert K. Cassidy (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 17; HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Lawrence Bielsetin (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), saved the crew of a RF-4C, Eugene Barnhart and Gerald O. Miller, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 18; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100C, 1st Lt. Harry W. Roberts Jr., from the South China Sea after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft off the coast of Da Nang AB in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 18; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd George Brown in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - January 18; HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Magia (P),unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevaced six Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - December 19; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), Gerald H. Jones (FE), Theodore J. Polys (PJ) and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ), medevac'd USCG sailor Joseph C. Nelson from the South China Sea in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 20; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Harvie L. Stringer (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a USN A-6A (Call sign "Milestone 407 Bravo"), Lt. Robert W. Colyar, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft about 20 miles south west of the A Shau Valley, RVN. The A-6A pilot, Lt. Michael Lora Bouchard was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 20; A HH-43F from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Bruce K. Ware (P), John F. Patterson (CP), James W. Simmons (FE), and Joseph Fernandez (PJ), medevac'd Venny Gonzales Jr. in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - December 20; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. Roland E. Speckman (P), Philip H. Kammann (CP), James E. Tarantino (FE) and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ), medevac'd USA troop Edward J. Beasley in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - December 21; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 16"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by USCG Lt. Lance A. Eagan (P), Lt. Col. John H. Morse (CP), MSgt. Lee R. Maples (FE), A1C Robert J. Sully (PJ) and Charles D. King (PJ), rescued F-100D (Call sign "Litter 81") pilot, Maj. Forrest B. Fenn, from near Ban Kate, Laos. Maj. Fenn was the 1,500th man saved by SAR forces since the beginning of the Vietnam War. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - December 22; HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Roland E. Speckman (CP), James E. Tarantino (FE) and Dudley R. Peckinpaugh (PJ), rescued two USN sailors, G. D. Cole and H. B. Azbell from a patrol river boat. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 22; HH-53B from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Clarence C. Campbell (P), Jack C. Schwank (CP), Maurice W. Willner (FE), Tommy W. Meyer (PJ) and Thomas R. Pope (PJ), rescued the co-pilot, 1st Lt. Robert E. Hoffman, of a RF-4C (Call sign "Danube 01 Bravo") after he and his pilot crash landed their AAA fire damaged aircraft at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. The RF-4C pilot, Capt. Terry Lynn Crennhalgh was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 23; HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS crewed by Capt. Richard J. Harwood (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd Kris Solheim in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 24; HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Andrew E. Kralj (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd an unkn person in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 24; HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), Gerald H. Jones (FE) and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ), medevac'd Larry K. Morton in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 25; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 17") from Det. 1, 40th ARRS crewed by Lt. Col. William Cameron (P), Capt. Robert C. Heron Jr. (CP), Sgt. Jerome M. Casey (FE) and A1C Charles Douglas King (PJ) were attempting to rescue the pilot of a F-105D (Call sign "Panda 01"), Maj. Charles "Dick" R. Brownlee, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft about 10 miles southwest of Ban Thapachon, Laos. The PJ, A1C King was sent down the hoist to retrieve the unconscious F-105D pilot, Maj. Brownlee, and just as they were about to be hoisted to the helicopter A1C King was wounded and the helicopter was attacked by enemy troops. As the damaged helicopter began to fly away the hoist cable, with A1C King and Maj. Brownlee still on it, caught in the trees and sheared resulting in A1C King and Maj. Brownlee falling some distance to the ground. No other contact was made with them and they were not recovered and were declared KIA. A1C Charles Douglas King was awarded the Air Force Cross (Posthumously) for his actions during this mission. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & http://taskforceomegainc.org/k019.html & http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=418

1968 - December 25; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Lance A. Eagan (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), and unkn (PJ), medevac'd Billy J. Diggs in Thailand. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - December 25; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Bruce K. Ware (P), John P. Smariga (CP), Benjamin J. Marshall (FE), and Gary P. Bryant (PJ), medevac'd John A. Grills in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - December 26; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Peter W. Gissing (P), Andrew E. Kralj (CP), James W. Simmons (FE), and Donald J. Goodlett (PJ), medevac'd Frank Weeks in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - December 26 - 29; Two HH-43's from Det. 11 (TUSLOG Det. 84) at Incirlik AB, Turkey supported rescue operations during a flood disaster in the vicinity of Tarsus, Turkey. During the mission ARRS provided assistance to 416 persons and saved 72 persons.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th_Aerospace_Rescue_and_Recovery_Squadron#Operations_and_losses

1968 - December 27; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), Gerald H. Jones (FE) and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ), rescued three USN sailors, Nicholas Brooks, Curtis L. Denison and Francis P. Flemming. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 29; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS at Phu Cat AB, RVN, crewed by Capt. Peter J. Kerrigan (P), Robert B. Vaughn (CP), Gerald J. Wiersma (FE) and Reedus L. Haraway (MT), medevac'd To Phong Giong in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - December 29; A HH-43B from Det. 12, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Cortland D. Field (P), Richard G. Lauderdale Jr. (CP), Louis C. Felker (PJ), Harold R. Terrell (PJ) and Joe R. Capper (PJ), rescued a USA troop, Barry G. Crubbs, from a downed USA UH-1 helicopter. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 30; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS, crewed by Laurence E. Bielstein (P), Donald L. Jordan (PJ), Sterling R. Hare (PJ), Loren L. Blocher (PJ) and Donald L. Jordan (MT), saved the crew of a RF-4C (Call sign "Sarge 22"), Eugene L. Barnhart (P) and Gerald O. Miller (CP) in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - December 31; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Peter W. Gissing (P), Andrew E. Kralj (CP), James W. Simmons (FE) and Gary P. Bryant (MT), medevac'd USA E-6 Charles B. Henson in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - January 01; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", crew's unkn, were used to extract a MACV SOG recon team, RT Level, and a NVA POW they had captured, using rope ladders to make the extraction. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - January 02; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. Ronald E. Speckman (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued a USN sailor, E-4 Daniel Cook. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 02; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd Norman C. Kohlstran in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 03; UH-1F #63-13164 (Call Sign "Green Hornet ?") of the 20th SOS from Ban Me Thuot, RVN, crewed by Maj. Paul E. McClellan (P), Maj. Thomas M. Courtney (CP), Sgt. Jess P. Rowland (FE) and Sgt. Ronald Zenga (FE), was making their second attempt to extract a Special Forces team from Cambodia when they were hit by enemy ground fire setting the UH-1F on fire and it crashed into the trees. Sgt. Ronald Zenga (FE) was killed in the crash. The rest of the crew was rescued. Also known to have been involved in ths mission was a 2nd slick crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), Sgt. Erick Roberts (FM/AG), Sgt. Fred Cook (AG), a third slick crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), Sgt. Richard Schwartz (AG) and Sgt. Ron Winkles (AG) and gunbird #1 crewed by Maj. Del Oldenburg (P), Maj. Carroll Rands (CP), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG). "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

& http://en.wikipedia.org/20th_Special_Operations_Squadron &

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf

1969 - January 03; A HH-3E crewed by Capt. Richard D. Griffiths (P), James H. Grady (CP), James A. Thibodeau (FE) and Glenwood C. Wilkinson (PJ), rescued a USN A-4C (Call sign "Diamond Back 601") pilot, Lt. (jg) Richard M. Aaron, after he ejected from his aircraft about 10 miles off the coast of Chu Lai. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 03; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Peter W. Gissing (P), Andrew E. Kralj (CP), Wilber L. Jeffcoat (FE) and Gary P. Bryant (PJ), medevac'd one ARVN troop in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form 

1969 - January 04; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), John E. Murray (CP), Kenneth R. Jones (FE) and Norman C. Kohlstrand (PJ), medevac'd Joseph D. VonSchultz in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 04; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. James F. Patterson (P), John P. Smariga (CP), Wilber L. Jeffcoat Jr. (FE) and Donald H. Goodlett Jr. (PJ), medevac'd two USA troops in RVN. No other details are known at this time."PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 05; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), John E. Murray Jr. (CP), Brian D. Morris (FE) and John D. Nusbaum (PJ), rescued Charles Cribbs and two unkn ARVN troops in Vietnam. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 06; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), James E. Tarantino (FE) and Theodore J. Polys (PJ), medevac'd Douglas McVeis in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 06; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), Roy L. Huffman (CP), Kenneth R. Jones (FE) and Norman C. Kohlstrand (PJ), medevac'd John R. Jainton in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 07; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS, Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN crewed by Capt. Larry D. Salmans (P), Robert B. Vaughn (CP), Jerry L. Ball (PJ), Roosevelt Bray (PJ) and Reedus L. Haraway (MT), rescued the crew of a F-4C (Call sign "Sharkbait 71"), Capt. William F. Needham (P) and 1st Lt. Steve D. Adams (WSO), after they ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft about 2 miles north of Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 08; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Jack D. Cusanno (CP), John G. Regan Jr. (FE) and Dudley R. Peckinpaugh (MT), medevac'd Frank Vonfara, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 09; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Wayne A. Grant III (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd David C. Ming in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 09; A HH-43BF from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), Gerold H. Jones (FE) and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ), rescued four USA troops from a downed USA UH-1 (Call sign "Outlaw 192") helicopter in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 10; A HH-43BF from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), John G. Regan Jr. (FE) and Lonnie G. Conner (PJ), medevac'd USN salior, Francis Fleming, from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 10; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Charles E. Wicker (P), James McGrady (CP), Arthur L. Ambrose (FE) and Earnest D. Casbeer, rescued a A-1H (Call sign "Spad 03") pilot, Maj. James B. Wheeler, after he ejected from his .50 caliber ground fire damaged aircraft about 25 miles southwest of Da Nang AB, RVN. Another downed A-1H (Call sign "Spad 12") pilot, Maj. Arthur Roy Sprott, was discovered to be KIA on this same mission. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 10; A HH-43BF from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John L. Debevec (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), John G. Regan Jr. (FE) and Lonnie G. Conner (PJ), medevac'd two USN sailors, Paul T. Hunt and James W. Mildenstein, from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 10 -15; CH-3E's and UH-1F's of the 20th & 21st SOS along with other aircraft provided airlift support for the emergency evacuation of tribesmen in northern Laos.

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1969 - January 11; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 16"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Lt. Col. Royal A. Brown Jr. (P), Capt. Roger C. Gibson (CP), TSgt. Jerome M. Casey (FE) and A1C Wayne L. Samuelson (PJ) rescued F-105D (Call sign "Bison 04") pilot, Maj. Willis M. Thompson after he ejected from his 37mm AAA damaged aircraft a few miles west of Ban Nammi, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm

1969 - January 11; HH-43F, from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), Gerold H. Jones (FE) and Richard C. Steifken (PJ) saved F-100D (Call sign "Bobcat 11") pilot, James D. Thames, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 11; HH-43B, from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Jimmy D. Gammon (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ) medevac'd one ROK troop in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 12; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Jack D. Casuno (CP), Gerold H. Jones (FE), and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ), medevac'd seven troops in contact from a patrol river boat, James L. Sanders, G. H. Ghildres and five unkn, in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 12; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard D. Griffiths (P), Homer H. Howell (CP), Leslie E. Bunting (FE) and Thomas T. Winters (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100F (Call sign "Misty 31 Alpha"), Capt. Robert F. Cassard (P), after he and his co-pilot, 1st Lt. R. E. Brown (Call sign "Misty 31 Bravo"), ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft about 30 miles west of Da Nang AB, RVN. Lt. Brown was rescued by an OH-6 helicopter. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 12; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Peter W. Gissing (P), Andrew E. Kralj (CP), Wilber L. Jeffcoat (FE), and Joseph Fernandez (PJ), medevac'd two ROK troops, Chan Chang Whoan and Pak Guon Bang, in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 12; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Bruce K. Ware (P), Flavious F. Drake (CP), James W. Simmons (FE), and Joseph Fernandez (PJ), medevac'd ROK troop, Kim Killavng, in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 12; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Gerald W. Moore (P), Herman C. Stafford (CP), Ernest R. Cyrus (FE) and Robert K. Cassidy (PJ), rescued the crew of a USMC F-4B (Call sign "Manual 06"), 1st Lt. Gary L. Bain (P), and 1st Lt. William C. Ryan, after they ejected from their aircraft when it caught fire over the South China Sea. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 12; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), James E. Tarantino (FE), and Theodore J. Polys (PJ), medevac'd two unkn USN sailors from a patrol river boat, in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 13; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), John E. Murray Jr. (CP), William H. Sands (FE), and George P. Hoffman (PJ), medevac'd Benny E. Arrowwood in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 14; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Heaver Holley III (P), Roy L. Huffman (CP), Kenneth R. Jones (FE), and John D. Nusbaum (PJ), medevac'd one unkn USA troop in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 14; A HH-3E from the 40th ARRS, crewed by USCG Lt. Cmdr. Lonnie L. Mixon (P), Jock C. H. Schwank (CP), Barry D. Burnett (FE), Henry L. Hebert (PJ) and Dalford R. V. Widner (PJ), medevac'd a Thai woman delivering triplets in Thailand. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 14; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), Henry P. Fogg (CP), Leroy W. King (FE) and Paul E. Fatka (PJ), medevac'd Howard L. Givens in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 15; CH-3E #67-14702 (Call sign "Knife 54") of the 21st SOS crewed by Maj. Gerald T. Henery (P), Capt. Adams (CP), Gerald Bucknall (FE) and Hernand E. Wilson (FE) was shot down and lost while on a Prairie Fire emergency extraction in Laos. The entire crew was rescued by another CH-3E on this mission, piloted by Capt. Dave Shetter (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (FE).  http://www.jollygreen.org/jltnc.htm

1969 - January 15; A HH-43F from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued a downed VNAF A-1E pilot, 1st Lt. Truong Ngog Dinh from the South China Sea. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 15; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), James E. Tarantino (FE) and Theodore J. Polys (PJ), medevac'd two ROK troops in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 16; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS from Ban Me Thuot, RVN, the extraction slick crewed by 1st Lt. James Fleming (P), Maj. Carroll Rands (CP), SSgt. William Combs (FE) and Sgt. J. J. Jensen (FE), rescued a MACV SOG team, with two team members wounded, that was in a fire fight with a large enemy force, by using rope ladders to extract the team. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - January 16; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), James E. Tarantino (FE) and Theodore J. Polys (PJ), medevac'd Robert Livingstone from a LST in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 16; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John L. Harvell (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ and unkn (AP), rescued the survivors of a CH-3C (Call sign "Pony Express 20"), Sgt. G. E. Wingate, SSgt. W. C. Brown and MSgt. J. P. Pholman Jr, (see previous entry). No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 16; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Dan L. Reeder (P), Martin W. Weeks Jr. (CP), Truman W. McDonald (FE), Jack D Moran (PJ), Robert L. Harris (PJ) and Jeffrey L. Whitted (AP), rescued the crew of a F-4C (Call sign "Boxer 24"), Maj. Larry L. Davis (P) and 1st Lt. Auvern A. Ernst (WSO), when they ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft near the southern end of the Mu Gia Pass, a few miles north of Ban Senphan, Laos. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 16; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Walter E. Hogan (P), David A. Voigt (CP), Gordon L. Ball (FE) and Curtis W. Phythian Jr. (PJ), rescued the crew of a USMC A-6A (Call sign "Ringneck 377"), 1st Lt. D. R. Jessen (P) and 1st Lt. R. D. Tutor (CP), when they ejected from their ground fire damaged over Da Nang Bay, RVN. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 16; A HH-43B from Det. 5, 38th ARRS, crewed by A. W. Lamkin (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the crew of a RF-4C (Call sign "Bullwhip 11"), Capt. C. P. Sloan (P) and 1st Lt. A. L. Guise (CP), when they nursed their 37mm AAA damaged aircraft back into Thailand where they ejected about seven miles southeast of Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 16; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Robert A. Reichert (P), Ronald A. Merino (CP), Karl H. Chunn (FE), Edward K. Rendell and Robert H. Fields (PJ), rescued the crew of a RF-4C (Call sign "Yoyo 41"), Maj. Elery P. Morphew (P) and Capt. Robert C. Cotton (CP), when they nursed their 37mm AAA damaged aircraft over the South China Sea, about seven miles from Da Nang, where they ejected. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 17; A CH-3C #62-12582 from the 20th SOS, crewed by Maj. Walter Wesley Martin (P), Capt. Richard Alan Fleming (CP) and SSgt. Albert Jackson Davis (FE), while supporting TACAN site (LS-36) at Na Khang in northern Laos experienced small arms fire sending the helicopter over the side of a hill where it crashed, rolled over and exploded. Major Martin, Capt. Fleming, SSgt. Davis along with passengers Lt. Col. Wayne Franklin Bolton, TSgt. George Albert Kurtyka and TSgt. Huan Arturo Maldonado, were killed and three other airmen passengers survived. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & http://hupi.org/map/vietnam/helicopt.html &

http://hupi.ort/map/vietnam/helicopt.html & http://thewall-usa.com/guest.asp?recid=12089

1969 - January 17; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. Henry E. Simpson Jr. (P), Vincent A. Ziccardi (CP), James A. Thibodeau (FE), Steven T. White (PJ and unkn (AP), rescued the crew of a USA O-1E (Call sign "Black Ace 23"), CW/O John C. Chatterton (P) and Sallette (Observer). No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 18; A HH-53B from the 40th ARS crewed by Capt. Kenneth E. Ernest (P), Arthur Smith (CP), Howard M. Lord (FE), Leland H. Sorensen (PJ) and Leon Fullwood (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a F-4D (Call sign "Stormy 02 Bravo"), 1st Lt. James R. Fegan, after he and his pilot had ejected on January 17, 1969 from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft near Ban Vangthon, Laos. The F-4D pilot, Capt. Victor Arlon Smith, was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 18; HH-53B #66-14430 (Call sign "Jolly Green 67") of the 40th ARRS crewed by Maj. Paul J. Darghty (P), Maj. Barton C. Libby (CP), SSgt. James R. Purdue (FE), Sgt. Thomas R. Pope (PJ) and Sgt. Donald C. Johnson (PJ) was hit by ground fire and lost, about nine miles southeast of Tchephone, Laos, after rescuing A-1H pilot Lt. Col. Lurie J. Morris (Call sign "Sandy 02"). The crew of HH-53B #66-14430 and A-1H pilot Morris were rescued by other HH-53's on the mission, (Call sign "Jolly Green 70") crewed by Marty Fredric Donohue (P), Carl W. Oliver (CP), Maxie L. Hilligoss Jr. (FE), Tommy W. Meyer (PJ) and Dan E. Galde (PJ) and one other HH-53, call sign unkn. A flight of F-4's destroyed HH-53B #66-14430 to prevent it from falling into enemy hands, thus becoming the first HH-53B lost in combat. http://www.jollygreen.org/jltnc.htm & "On a Steel Horse I Ride" by Darrel D. Whitcom &

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1969 - January 18; HH-53B (Call sign "Jolly Green 70") of the 40th ARRS crewed by Marty Fredric Donohue (P),  Carl W. Oliver (CP), unkn (FE), Tommy W. Meyer (PJ) and Dan E. Galde (PJ) rescued the crew of "Jolly Green 67" and the A-1H pilot that they had rescued, about nine miles southeast of Tchephone, Laos (see previous entry). http://www.pjsinnam.com/vn_history/pdf_files/Chronology/1969.pdf

1969 - January 18; A HH-3E, from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Jon E. Hanna (P), Charles P. Lowry (CP), Leslie E. Bunting (FE) and Thomas T. Winters (PJ), rescued O-2A (Call sign "Covey 285") pilot, Maj. George H. Blair, after he and his observer, 2nd Lt. William (Bill) E. Townsley (Call sign "Covey 264") bailed out of their AAA damaged near the village of Ban Palin, Laos. See next entry. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 18; A HH-3E, from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Kenneth D. Murphy (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued O-2A (Call sign "Covey 264") observer, 2nd Lt. William (Bill) E. Townsley, after he and his pilot, Maj. George H. Blair (Call sign "Covey 285") bailed out of their AAA damaged near the village of Ban Palin, Laos. See previous entry. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 18; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued two unkn foreign military troops. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 18; HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Magia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd six in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form& "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 19; CH-3E #63-09689 (Call sign "Knife 26") of the 21st SOS at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand,  crewed by Capt. Phillip J. Conran (P), Capt. Tryon S. Lindabury (CP), TSgt. James J. Clouse (FE) and Sgt. Bill Sawyer (AG), crashed at the scene of a fire that had started when an A-26 jettisoned its bomb load in Thailand. The co-pilot suffered vertigo and the helicopter settled into the trees (see next entry). JRCC Save Form

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1969 - January 19; HH-3E of Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard J. Harwood (P), James P. O'Pry (CP), Gregory G. Gallagher (FE), Leonard C. Johnson (PJ) and Ember A. Curry (PJ) rescued the crew of a CH-3E (Call sign "Knife 26"), Capt. Phillip J. Conron (P), Capt. T. S. Lindaburry (CP), TSgt. James J. Clouse (FE) and Sgt. William B. Sawyer (AG), from the 21st SOS and five passengers, TSgt. James L. Bell, Sgt. Richard Matthews, A1C Terry C. Mayo, A1C George Mequillian and Thai national Somran Bumbongluska, that had gone down in Thailand (see previous entry). No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 19; A HH-53B, from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Kenneth D. Murphy (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued observer, 2nd Lt. William (Bill) E. Townsley after he and his pilot, Maj. George H. Blair bailed out of their AAA damaged O-2A (Call sign "Covey 264") on 18 January 1969, near the village of Ban Palin, Laos. Lt. Townsley had to spend the night in hiding and spent the morning of his rescued directing air strikes on enemy forces around him. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 19; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John L. Debevec (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), John G. Regan (FE) and Lonnie G. Conner (PJ), rescued one VNAF troop. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 19; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John L. Debevec (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued two USN sailors, E3 Paul T. Hunt and E6 James W. Milkenstein. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 20; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), Richard C. Stiefken (FE) and Gerald H. Jones (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100D, 1st Lt. James D. James, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft about 5 miles south of Vinh Long, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 20; A HH-43F crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued seven USN sailors, E7 James L. Sangers, E-6 G. H. Chidress and five others. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 20; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Flavious F. Drake (P), John P. Smariga (CP), James W. Simmons (FE) and Joseph Fernandez (PJ), medevac'd Michael W. Walsh in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 21; A HH-43B (Call sign "Pedro 20") from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), Maj. Robert J. Kazmerchak (CP), A1C Timothy M. Reynolds (PJ) and Sgt. Joseph R. Capper (FF), rescued USMC troop, PFC Thomas Teague under fire in RVN. "Pedro 20" was hit by enemy fire while in a hover and made an emergency landing about five miles away (see next entry). No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 21; A HH-43B from Det. 12, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Willis A. Thayer (P), Richard G. Lauderdale Jr. (CP), John M. Dunbar Jr. (FE) and James R. Pospichel (PJ), rescued four crew members of a downed USAF HH-43B, Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson, Maj. Robert J. Kazmerchak, Sgt. Joseph R. Capper (FF), A1C W. Jennings and A1C Timothy M. Reynolds. No other details are known at this time. See previous entry. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 21; A HH-3E crewed by Capt. J. E. Hannan (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued PJ A1C Jennings. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 21; A HH-43F from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by John F. Kolar (P), Richard W. Lorey (CP), Joseph A. Renaud (FF) and Lawrence B. McKenzie (FF), using their FSK saved the pilot of an F-100D, Capt. Milo G. Maahs when his ground fire damaged aircraft crashed while attempting to land a Bien Hoa, AB, RVN. Capt. Maahs died later from injuries he received when his aircraft crashed. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 21; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), James E. Tarantino (FE) and Theodore J. Polys (PJ), medevac'd David Register and Granland Martin in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 21; A HH-43F from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Keaver Holley III (P), Roy L. Huffman (CP), Kenneth R. Jones (FE) and Norman C. Kohlstrand (PJ), medevac'd one USA troop in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 21; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), James E. Tarantino (FE) and Theodore J. Polys (PJ), medevac'd two ROK troops in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 22; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 33") from the 37th ARRS, crewed by William M. Campbell (P), Laurens C. Davis Jr. (CP), Leslie E. Bunting (FE) and William Jennings IV (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USMC F-4B (Call sign "Lovebug 456 Alpha), 1st Lt. W. E. Collins, after he and his WSO, 1st Lt. Daniel J. Minahan, ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft about nineteen miles south of Hue, RVN. Lt. Minahan was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 22; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. James H. Grady (P), Donald P. Olsen (CP), Charles L. Manes (FE) and Robert K. Cassidy (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a F-100F (Call sign "Misty 51 Bravo"), Capt. Colin Arnie Clarke, after he and his pilot, Maj. J. M. Grathwol ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft about 40 miles west of Chu Lai, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 22; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Charles E. Wicker (P), Russell G. Mills (CP), Arthur L. Ambrose (FE) and Thomas T. Winters (PJ), rescued a F-100F (Call sign "Misty 51") pilot, Maj. John M. Grathiwol, after he and his co-pilot, Capt. Colin Arnie Clarke, ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft about 40 miles west of Chu Lai, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 22; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by John E. Hannan (P), Herman C. Stafford (CP), Ernest R. Cyrus (FE) and Eugene L. Nardi (PJ), rescued PJ William Jennings IV who had been left on the ground during the F-100F (Call sign "Misty 51") SAR. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 22; A HH-43B from Det. 12, 38th ARRS, crewed by Willis J. Thayer (P), John A. Lerda (CP), Harold R. Massengale (FE) and James L. Miller (PJ), flew eight sorties taking parts to and from "Pedro 20" (that had gone down the day before) to assist in the recovery of the HH-43B. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 23; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS from Ban Me Thuot, RVN, the extraction slick crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (FE) and one of the gunships crewed by Maj. Carrol C. Rands (P), Maj. Russ Simonetta (P), unkn (AG) and unkn (AG), rescued a MACV SOG team, that was in a fire fight with a large enemy force. No other details are know at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - January 24; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Don P. Olsen (P), James H. Grady (CP), Edgar W. Hooper (FE) and Robert H. Fields (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-4C (Call sign "Hammer 51"), Maj. Robert D. Russ and 1st Lt. Richard J. Rybak, after they ejected from their .50 cal. ground fire damaged aircraft about 25 miles southwest of Hue, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 24; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 17"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by USCG Lt. Lance A. Eagan (P), Capt. Roger C. Gibson (CP), MSgt. Arthur H. Krum (FE), A1C Douglas L. Horka (PJ), and TSgt. Dal Widener (PJ) rescued the crew of a F-4D (Call signs "Honda 03"), Lt. Col. Robert W. Clement (P) & Capt. James A. Nash (CP) after they ejected from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft few miles west of Ban Talan, Laos. JRCC Save Form & www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm & Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson

1969 - January 24; A HH-43F from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by Raymond L. Murden (P), Charles P. Nadler (CP), Kenneth L. Perkins (FE) and Henry J. O'Beirne (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a F-100F, 1st Lt. J. D. Mullere after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft a few miles south Truc Giang, RVN. The F-100F pilot, Capt. G. G. Potter, was rescued by an Army helicopter. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 24; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Charles E. Wicker (P), Joseph J. Dillon (CP), Billy G. Benson (FE) and Robert K. Cassidy (PJ), recovered a USN A-4E (Call sign "Hellborne 162") pilot, Capt. Michael B. Green from a USN boat that had rescued him and returned him to his base at Chu Lai, RVN, after he had ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft about three miles at sea. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - January 25; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Joseph R. Hall (P), Harry W. Hagen Jr. (CP), Billy R. Bloomer (FE) and Eugene L. Nardi (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-4C (Call sign "Sharkbait 61"), Maj. Paule E. Gushwa (P) and 1st Lt. William J Arland (WSO) after they ejected from their .50 cal. ground fire damaged aircraft about 15 miles west of Hue, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 25; A HH-43F from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by D. A. Cochenon (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd Melford A. King in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 25 - 26; Two HH-43's from Det. 11 (TUSLOG Det. 84) at Incirlik AB, Turkey flew to the village of Arslankoy, Turkey, three-fourths of which had been completely covered by snow, carrying medical teams, 1,400 pounds of food and medicine, and 1,100 pounds of fuel oil. They saved 14 lives.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th_Aerospace_Rescue_and_Recovery_Squadron#Operations_and_losses

1969 - January 26; HH-43F #63-9712 (Call sign "Pedro 74") from Det. 5, 38th ARRS, Da Nang AB, RVN and crewed by William F. Clark (P), Warren F. Kaufman (CP), Donald W. Gooding (FE), Luther T. Jones (PJ), Gus Jones (FF) and George Bogner (observer) was hit by ground fire and crashed about ten miles north of Da Nang AB. The HH-43F crew was rescued. No other details are known at this time. http://www.jollygreen.org/jltnc.htm

1969 - January 28; HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 36") from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand and crewed by Lt. Col. Royal A. Brown Jr. (P), Capt. Glen A. Lintner (CP), MSgt. Arthur H. Krumm (FE), TSgt. Dalford R. V. Widner (PJ) and A1C Robert L. Harris (PJ) rescued the crew of a F-4D (Call sign ""Wolf 02"), Capt. Gary M. Smith (P) and 1st Lt. Harold R. Dobbs (CP) from a few miles southeast of Ban Xam Tai, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm &

http://www.pjsinnam.com/vn_history/pdf_files/Chronology/1969.pdf

1969 - January 29; HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John L. Debevec (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), Gerald H. Cusano (FE) and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ), rescued four crew members, Maj. John A. Fesmire, Capt. S. E. Draper, 1st Lt. Billy J. Hendrix, 1st Lt. Tim Petersen and one Vietnamese, Maj. Thonh, from a downed USA UH-1 gunship in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 30; HH-43B from Det. 12, 38th ARRS, crewed by Willis J. Thayer (P), Robert J. Kazmerchak (CP), John B. Gent (FE), Louis C. Felker (PJ) and Timothy M. Reynolds (PJ), attempted an unsuccessful rescue of a RF-4C (Call sign "Sage 30") crew, Maj. Harper Brown Keeler (P) and Maj. Ludwig George Baumann (CP) when it crashed into a hill about five miles south of Nha Trang AB, RVN. Both Maj.'s Keeler and Baumann were KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 30; HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Magia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued five unkn crew members from a downed USA CH-47 helicopter. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 31; HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS from Tuy Hoa AB, RVN crewed by Capt. William F. Austin (P), Charles T. Wohlnick (CP), Raphael C. Martin (FE) and Paul E. Fatka (PJ), rescued the pilot of an F-100C (Call sign "Taco 11"), Capt. Jerry N. Williams, after he ejected from his small arms fire damaged aircraft near the village of My Thanh, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - January 31; HH-43B from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), Gerald H. Jones (FE) and Theodore J. Polys (PJ), rescued one unkn sailor from a USN UH-1 (Call sign "Seawolf"). No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 01; HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), John E. Murray (CP), Brian D. Morris (FE) and John D. Nusbaum (PJ), medevac'd Rosemond Prysock in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 04; HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Henry P. Fogg (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd Clinton Crawford in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 06; HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Tom W. Brumfield Jr. (P), John E Murray (CP), William H. Sands (FE) and John J. Eldridge (PJ), medevac'd James L. Bruno in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 06; HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. John C. Acton Jr. (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd USA troop named Baxter in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 07; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), John G. Regan Jr. (FE) and Lonnie Conner (PJ), medevac'd USN E4 Mitchel Decleene in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 07; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Watson D. Burnfield (P), Paul B. Davis Jr. (CP), Billy R. Bloomer (FE), Robert H. Fields (PJ) and William T. Coffey (AP), attempted the unsuccessful rescue of the crew of a USMC F-4J (Call sign "Love Bug 456"), Capt. Richard Augustine Deleidi (P) and 1st Lt. J. W. Maxwell (CP). Their aircraft was hit by 50 cal. enemy fire about three miles west of Da Nang AB, RVN and they headed out to sea where Lt. Maxwell ejected and was rescued by a USMC helicopter and Capt. Deleide was KIA in the crash of their aircraft.

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1969 - February 07; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Watson D. Burnfield (P), Paul B. Davis Jr. (CP), Billy R. Bloomer (FE) and Robert H. Fields (PJ) rescued Stanley A. McCoric, the only survivor of a unknown helicopter (Call sign "High Box 32") downed in RVN. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 09; UH-1F/P's of the 20th SOS from Ban Me Thuot, RVN, the UH-1F slick crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), SSgt Ronald J. Keersmaekers (FE) and unkn (FE), had just came to a hover in a landing zone deep in enemy territory to insert a MACV SOG recon team when they came under heavy enemy fire, wounding the pilot and SSgt. Keersmaekers and damaging the helicopter. The unkn co-pilot was able to take control of the helicopter and fly out of the landing zone while the two gunners and the team members were returning enemy fire. No other details are know at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - February 09; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Robert A. White (CP), James E. Tarantino (FE) and Theoddore J. Polys (PJ) medevac'd one USN sailor in RVN. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 10; A HH-43B from Det. 11,38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Henry P. Fogg (P), Charles T. Wohinick (CP), Charles F. Soderboom (FE) and Richard E. Evans (PJ), rescued five USA troops, W/O Kenneth, W/O Robert Register, Steven Wheeler, Graig Osborne, Van Bailey, from a downed USA UH-1 (Call sign "Blue Star") helicopter downed in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 10; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. William F. Austin (P), Morgan A. Downing (CP), Leroy W. King (FE) and Paul E. Fatka (PJ), rescued six USA troops, Williams, Bloniart, Donald Manning, Marsh and Joe Millier, from a downed USA UH-1 (Call sign "Blue Star") helicopter in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 12; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. William F. Austin (P), Morgan A. Downing (CP), Leroy W. King (FE) and Ian T. Burr (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USA 0-1, Capt. James Jenkins. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form 

1969 - February 12; Two HH-43's from Det. 6, 38th ARRS at Bien Hoa AB, RVN rescued three injured members of a U.S. Army Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol team. Names of all the crew members are not know, however the PJ on one bird was Terry Wells and Dave Rhody is on the other.

http://pjsinnam.com/vn_history/pdf_files/Chronology/1969.pdf

1969 - February 13; A HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 37"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Lt. Col. John H. Morse II (P), Gerald E. McCullough (CP), Leroy W. King (FE) and Leonard C. Johnson (PJ), rescued F-105 (Call sign "Hot Rod 01") pilot, Maj. Vincent Colasuonno, from about 50 miles northwest of Ubon, Thailand. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form & www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1969 - February 13; UH-1P #64-15492 of the 20th SOS, crewed by Capt. Ronald Andrews (P), Maj. Ronald N. Guy (CP), TSgt Jesse C. Bowman (FE) and A1C Isidro Arroyo (AG), was hit by enemy fire, catching the fuel tanks on fire, while attempting to rescue a Special Forces patrol that was in contact with a large enemy force. Capt. Andrews was able to crash land his helicopter a scant kilometer from the enemy forces and he and the rest of the crew were rescued by another 20th SOS slick as 64-15492 went up in flames. Of special note is that this helicopter, UH-1P #64-15492, was the bird that 1st Lt. James P. Fleming was flying on the 26 November 1968 mission for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Sgt. Isidro Arroyo was awarded the 1969 Cheney Award for his actions during this and another 13 April 1969 mission. http://www.helis.com/database/accidents/?org=133&f2mod=545 &

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf

1969 - February 13; A HH-43F from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Walter D. Murphy (P), Richard W. Lorey (CP), Gary D. McGrew (FE) and Jones L. Stamey Jr. (PJ), medevac'd a unkn ARVN troop in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 13; HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Magia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevaced a USAF airman, McKeon, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 14; HH-53B from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Louis D. Durham (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd an unkn Thai from Laos. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 14; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Flavious F. Drake (P), Horace P. Holland Jr. (CP), Joseph Fernandez (PJ) Larry E. Cunningham (PJ) and Glenwood C. Wilkinson (PJ), using their FSK saved the crew (names unkn) of an F-4C when their aircraft slid off the runway and caught fire. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - February 14; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard D. Griffiths (P), Laurens C. Davis Jr. (CP), Arthur L. Ambrose (FE) and Glenwood C. Wilkinson (PJ), rescued, from the South China Sea, the pilot, Lt. Cdr. James F. Meehan, of a USN A-4C (Call sign "Diamond Back 601") after he ejected from his damaged aircraft about 20 miles off the coast near Hue, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - February 14; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard J. Harwood (P), Roger C. Gibson (CP), Robert T. Anderson (FE), Clifton L. Caffal (PJ) and Barry D. Hebert, rescued the WSO, 1st Lt. Gordon K. Breault, of a F-4D (Call sign "Pintail 01 Bravo") after he ejected from his 37 mm AAA fire damage aircraft. The F-4D pilot, Lt. Col. Stanley Scott Clark was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form  

1969 - February 15; HH-53, (Call sign "Jolly Green 37), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Capt. Richard J. Harwood (P), Capt. Roger C. Gibson (CP), SSgt. Robert T. Anderson (FE), Sgt. Clifton L. Caffall (PJ) and A1C Barry D. Hebert (PJ) rescued F-4D (Call sign "Pintail 01 Bravo") co-pilot, 1st Lt. Breault from near Ban Bouang Nam, Laos. The F-4D pilot, Lt. Col. Stanley Scott Clark was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm

1969 - February 17; CH-3E #63-9682 (Call sign "Pony Express 16") of the 20th SOS crewed by Capt. G. R. Belanger (P) and Maj. Bruce L. Athon (CP) and unkn (FE), made an emergency landing in a rice paddy in Laos, about 23 miles southeast of Nakhon Phanom, Thailand due to main transmission oil system failure. The crew was picked up by another CH-3E (Call sign "Pony Express 15") crewed by Maj. William H. Chambers (P), unkn (CP) and unkn (FE). Maj. Chambers picked up some guards from a friendly SGU camp about 10 minutes away to provide security for 63-9682, but when they returned to the location 63-9682 was found burning and destroyed by the fire.

http://www.jollygreen.org/jltnc.htm & http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf

1969 - February 17; Four CH-3E's and two UH-1F's of the 20th SOS, crew's unkn, along with twelve other helicopters and fourteen fixed wing strike aircraft were involved in a large scale infill operation. After the strike aircraft sanitized the LZ, the helicopters successfully inserted the 360 plus FAR and SGU assault force troops.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1969 - February 18; A HH-43B (Call sign "Pedro 05") from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), Charles T. Wohlnick (CP), Sgt. Michael E. Fish (PJ), Richard E. Evans (PJ) and Norman Reeves (FF), in separate sorties, rescued three USA troops, E4 Jim Norris, E-7 Van D. Bailey and PFC George Carler, from a crashed USA UH-1 (Call sign Mardigras 715) in a hostile area about 25 miles southwest of Tuy Hoa AB, RVN. Five persons were reported trapped inside the aircraft wreckage. The HH-43 aircrew reached the scene and lowered Sgt. Fish and a fire-fighter to the ground. Despite sporadic enemy fire, three of the trapped survivors were quickly freed and hoisted aboard the HH-43B. Another survivor and a deceased soldier were picked up by and Army UH-1. One injured man remained trapped, and Sgt. Fish remained with him overnight following the departure of the rescue task force. Early on 19 February 1969 the task force returned, encountering small arms fire. The trapped survivor was freed and evacuated, by "Pedro 05", from the area. Sgt. Fish, a PJ from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, was awarded the Air Force Cross as the result of his actions during this mission and the pilot of the HH-43B, Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson, was later awarded the annual Helicopter Heroism Award in 1970 (see next entry). JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & http://pjsinnam.com/vn_history/pdf_files/Chronology/1969.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th_Aerospace_Rescue_and_Recovery_Squadron#Operations_and_losses

1969 - February 18; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. William F. Austin (P), Morgan A. Downing (CP), Raphaele Martin (FE) and Richard E. Evans (PJ), rescued W/O Victor Rose and W/O Frank Martin from a downed USA UH-1 helicopter (Call sign Mardigras 715") in RVN (see previous and next entry). No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - February 19; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), Edgar R. Whitney (CP), Thomas B. Margagliano (FE), Leroy W. King (PJ) and Robert A. McAllister (PJ), rescued one USA troop from a UH-1 (Call sign "Mardigras 715") helicopter in RVN (see previous entry). No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - February 19; A HH-43B (Call sign "Pedro 05") from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Henry P. Fogg (P), Edgar R. Whitney (CP), Leroy W. King (FE) and Robert A. McAllister (PJ), rescued one USA troop, and picked up Sgt. Fish in RVN.  See entries on Februray 18, 1969 above. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 20; UH-1P's of the 20th SOS from Ban Me Thuot, RVN, the slick crewed by Maj. Richard D. Cox (P), Maj. Joseph Henjum (CP), Sgt. Eric Roberts II (FE/AG) and Sgt. Ron Brodeur (FE), extracted a B-50 Omega recon team, RT Pick, from a landing zone deep in enemy territory. The team had been on the run for some time and had reached the landing zone only to have the enemy set the landing zone on fire. The slick could only come to a low hover and they extracted the team by rope ladder while under enemy fire. All of the UH-1P slick crew members were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their actions on this mission. No other details are know at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - February 20; A HH-43B from Det. 8, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Bruce K. Ware (P), John P. Smariga (CP), Willie A. Burchett (FE) and Joseph Fernandez (PJ), medevac'd USN sailor, Aaron Young, who had fallen on some rocks on a beach in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - February 20; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Edward G. Quinlan (P), Paul B. Davis Jr. (CP), Walter A. Swenson (FE) and Allen J. Avery (PJ), medevac'd a Vietnamese girl named Trang in SVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - February 22; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by 1st Lt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), James E. Tarantino (FE) and Theodore J. Polys (PJ), rescued one USN sailor, E4 Robert G. Webster from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form 

1969 - February 22; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), John E. Murray (CP), William A. Olson (FE) and John J. Eldridge (PJ), medevac'd Dale F. Deroy in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 22; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Henry P. Fogg (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd Dale F. Deroy in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 22; A HH-53 from Udorn RTAFB, Thailand rescued the WSO of an F-4D, 1st Lt. M. E. Heenan, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft in the Plane of Jars, near the village of Ban Thuang, Laos. The pilot on the F-4D, Capt. Wayne Edward Pearson was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1969 - February 23; A HH-43B crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued one USN sailor, Donald M. Reed. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form 

1969 - February 23; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Tom W. Brumfield Jr. (P), John E. Murray (CP), William H. Sands (FE) and Sammy J. Thompson (PJ), medevac'd USMC troop Jack Moorey and one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 24; A HH-43B crewed by Capt. Louis A. Ruddle (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued a crew member from a F-4, 1st Lt. Michael. E. Denanon. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 24; A HH-43B from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Robert A. White (CP), John G. Regan (FE) and Dudley R. Peckinpaugh (PJ), medevac'd Donald M. Reed in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - February 24; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Johnny R. Johnson (P), Roy L. Huffman (CP), Kenneth R. Jones (FE) and John J. Eldridge (PJ), medevac'd Duane Banks in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - February 24; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), unkn (CP), unkn (PJ), Leroy W. King (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe 

1969 - February 25; A HH-43B from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by John L. Debevac (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), James E. Tarntino (FE) and Lonnie G. Conner (PJ), medevac'd two troops, James H. Abbott and Larry R. Tuzinkenich, in contact in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - February 26; CH-3E #64-14237 (Call sign "Knife 51") of the 21st SOS crewed by John Holt (P), J. W. Hughs (CP), C. F. Hill (FE), W. J. Smith (FE) and B. Copelin (ACM) was shot down in Laos while on an Igloo White mission. All crew members were rescued by a second CH-3E in the flight crewed by Jim Dunn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (FE). CH-3E #64-14237 was later destroyed by friendly fire.  http://www.jollygreen.org/jltnc.htm

1969 - February 26; A HH-43F crewed by Capt. John L. Devbever (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued two USN sailors, James H Abbott and EN3 L. R. Tulinkenich. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 27; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd Delmar R. Glaser in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 27; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), Charles T. Wohinick (CP), Leroy W. King (FE) and Michael E. Fish (PJ), medevac'd one unkn in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - February 27; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Robert A. White (CP), Gerald H. Jones (FE) and Dudley R. Peckinpaugh (PJ), medevac'd two USN sailors, Teddy A. Shefler and one unkn in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 27; A HH-43F from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Tom W. Brumfield Jr. (P), John E. Murray (CP), William H. Sands (FE) and John J. Eldridge (PJ), medevac'd Michael Harvey in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 28; A HH-43B from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Walter D. Murphy (P), Richard W. Lorey (CP), Dell C. Cady (FE) and Terry M. Wells (PJ), medevac'd one USA troop in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - February 28; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS crewed by Capt. John L. Debevec (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), Kenneth P. Johnson (FE) and Lonnie G. Conner (PJ), medevac'd Lloyd E. Ewald and Richard A. Abbs in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 28; A HH-43F from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by Lt. John F. Kolar (P), Harvey B. Bell (CP), Gary D. McGrew (FE) and David D. Rhody (PJ), rescued two unkn USA troops. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - February 28; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green ?"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Maj. Stuart J. Silver (P), Capt. Samuel P. Wheate (CP), Sgt. Robert E. Hunt (FE) A1C Lenand H. Sorenson (PJ) and Robert J. Sully (PJ), rescued O-2A (Call sign "Nail 77 Bravo") photographer, SMSgt Douglas W. Morrell from near Ban Senphan, Laos. The O-2 pilot, 1st Lt. Stephen G. Long, became a POW. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson & www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm

1969 - March 01; Two UH-1F's of the 20th SOS from Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, one crewed by Capt. James (P), Capt. Harkness (CP), SSgt. Adams (FE) and Sgt. Lloyd (FE) and the other crewed by Maj. William Bunn (P), Maj. Paul E. McClellan, unkn (FE) and unkn (FE) were flying a support mission for CH-72 in Laos when they heard a mayday call from a U.S. Army OV-1 aircraft. The OV-1 had been hit by enemy ground fire and the crew ejected near Saravan, Laos. The UH-1F piloted by Capt. James successfully rescued the two downed OV-1 crew members in spite of heavy enemy small arms fire and .50 cal. machine gun fire. 

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf

1969 - March 01; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Dwight C. Hageman (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 02; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Robert S. Henderson (P), John E. Murray (CP), William A. Olson (FE) and Glenwood C. Wilkson (PJ), medevac'd Daniel Stockdale in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 02; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. James H. Grady (P), Vincent A. Ziccardi (CP), Charles L. Manes (FE) and James F. Spears (PJ) rescued a floundering swimmer from the South China Sea buy putting the PJ into the water and he towed the floundering swimmer to shore. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 03; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard J. Bouckhout (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one, named Gray, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 05; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS crewed by Maj. Edward G. Quinlan (P), Vincent A. Ziccardi (CP), James A. Thibodeau (FE) and George P. Hoffman III (PJ) rescued the pilot of a F-4D (Call sign "Gunfighter 08 Alpha"), Capt. Edward A. Davis, after he and his WSO, 1st Lt. Charles J. Wiles ejected from their small arms fire damaged aircraft about four miles off the coast of Da Nang AB, RVN. See next entry. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 05; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard D. Griffiths (P), George B. Stokes (CP), Ernest R. Cyrus (FE) and Earnest D. Casbeer (PJ), rescued the WSO of a F-4D (Call sign "Gunfighter 08 Bravo"), 1st Lt. Charles J. Wiles, after he and his pilot Capt. Edward A. Davis, ejected from their small arms fire damaged aircraft about four miles off the coast of Da Nang AB, RVN. See previous entry. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 06; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Henry P. Fogg (P), Morgan A. Downing (CP), Ralphael C. Martin (FE) and Michael E. Fish (PJ), medevac'd John D. Reed, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 06; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ronald L. Haglund (P), Anthony F. Argo (CP), William L. Crawford (FE) and James L. Miller (PJ), rescued the pilot of a O-2A (Call sign "Nail 12"), Maj. Tracy A. Scanlan, after he bailed out of his AAA fire damaged aircraft about 12 miles east of Muang Phine, southern Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 09; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. James G. Ellis (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one U.S. person, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 09; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Johnny R. Johnson (P), Roy L. Huffman (CP), Brian D. Morris (FE) and Joel E. Talley (PJ), medevac'd John C. Flickinger, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 09; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Henry P. Fogg (P), Morgan A. Downing (CP), Robert J. Christian (FE) and Paul E. Fatka (PJ), medevac'd Ramon Navorette, a civilian AAFES individual in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 10; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. John G. Kakacek (P), Homer H. Howell Jr. (CP), Charles L. Manes (FE) and Dennis C. Palmer (PJ), rescued the WSO of a F-4D (Call sign "Papaya 02 Bravo"), Capt. Aldis P. Rutyna, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft about 10 miles west of Ban Loumpoum, Laos. The F-4D pilot, Lt. Col. Carter Purvis Luna was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 10; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Magia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued one USA crewman, WO1 Robert E. Dennis and three USAF airmen, Sgt. David H. Westphal, A1C Douglas E. Drager and Sgt. Alen A. Volkert, from a downed USA LOH-6A helicopter in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 11; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Larry D. Salmans (P), Jimmy D. Griffin (CP), William R. Gladish (FE) and Claude A. Duke (PJ), rescued three Vietnamese civilians in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form 

1969 - March 13; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Henry P. Fogg (P), Edgar R. Whitney (CP), Robert J. Christian (FE) and Michael E. Fish (PJ), medevac'd Dennis J. Vannuci in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March ??; UH-1P's of the 20th SOS from Ban Me Thuot, RVN, crew's unkn, extract a MACV SOG Recon team, RT Trowell, who had recovered the remains of Sgt. Ronald Paul Zenga, a crew member that had been killed on a "Green Hornet" helicopter that had crashed on January 01, 1969. No other details are know at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - March 15; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. Lamar G. Tullos (P), Bruce E. Prouse (CP), Charles D. Severns (FE) and Stephen T. White (PJ), medevac'd one ARVN troop in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 15; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS from Phan Rang AB, RVN, crewed by Maj. Jimmy D. Gammon (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one USA troop in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 15; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS from Phan Rang AB, RVN, crewed by Maj. Jimmy D. Gammon (P), unkn (CP), unkn  (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the crew of a B-57B, Lt. Col. E. Tiddy and Maj. Michael A. DeSousa, after they crash landed their ground fire damaged aircraft at Phan Rang AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 15; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Stuart J. Silver (P), Capt. Marshall B. Nash (CP), Gregory G. Gallagher (FE), A1C Grady F. Allen (PJ) and Sgt. Widner (PJ), waiting for take-off at NKP became involved in the rescue of a A-1E pilot, (Call sign "Sandy 04"), Capt. Wayne A. Warner, after his aircraft crashed on take-off and caught fire. The HH-3E hovered over the burning aircraft allowing Capt. Warner to be rescued. News article on Facebook post by Bill Moyle, Aug.13, 2014 & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 15; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. John C. Acton Jr. (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd two ARVN troops in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 16; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Maxie L. Trainer (P), Jimmy D. Griffin (CP), Donald J. Nason (FE) and Claude A. Duke (MT), medevaced one unkn Vietnamese civilian in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 17; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued two unkn USN sailors in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 17; A HH-53 crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ) and Leland Sorensen (PJ) attempted the rescue of F-105D pilot 1st Lt. David Thomas Dinan (KIA) after he was forced to eject from his AAA fire damaged aircraft near the eastern edge of the Pane of Jars in northern Laos. The HH-53 lowered PJ Leland Sorenson to the ground to search for the F-105D pilot after another helicopter had attemped to do the same thing but was driven off. Sorensen located 1st Lt. Dinan's lifeless body but he was not able to recover his remains.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/22/idaho-war-hero-enlisted-to-help-find-remains/

1969 - March 18; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Lewis A. Ruddle (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of an A-1E (Call sign "Zero 32"), 1st Lt. Martin A. Riopelle, after he ejected from his automatic weapons fire damaged aircraft on the southeastern edge of the Plane of Jars near the village of Ban Pho Xiangkhoang, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 18; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John L. Debevec (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), Ernest L. Long (FE) and Theodore J. Polys (PJ), rescued four crew members, Capt. T. Coles, Capt. R. Nash, SP4 Archer and SP4 Phillips, from a downed USA UH-1 (Call sign "T Bird 02") helicopter in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 20; A USAF SAR helicopter rescued the pilot of a USMC A-4E, Maj. A. D. Miller, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft near the village of Thon Cam Son, NVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1969 - March 21; A HH-43B from Det. 14, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Peter J. Kerrigan (P), Patrick J. McDaniel (CP), Michael R. Heister (FE) and Carl S. Trantham (MT), rescued two unkn USN sailors from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 22; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Tom W. Brumfield Jr. (P), John E. Murray (CP), Brian D. Morris (FE) and Thomas T. Winters (PJ), rescued two USMC troops, Jack Dulforth and Noygan Janson in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 24; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Johnny R. Johnson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP), William H. Sands (FE) and Joel E. Talley (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese female and Trang Sang in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 24; A HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 31") from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Charles E. Wicker (P), Edwin L. Shobert Jr. (CP), James E. Smith (FE) and Sammie J. Thompson (PJ), attempted unsuccessfully to rescue O-1E (Call sign "Bilk 23") pilot, Capt. Kerry C. Herron after he crash landed his small arms damaged aircraft in the A Shau Valley, RVN. "Jolly Green 31" was shot off the rescue attempt by heavy enemy ground fire. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 24; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. Henry E. Simpson (P), Robert E. Nash (CP), James A. Thibodeau (FE) and Eugene L. Nardi (PJ), rescued O-1E (Call sign "Bilk 23") pilot, Capt. Kerry C. Herron after he crash landed his small arms damaged aircraft in the A Shau Valley, RVN. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 25; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Tom M. Brumfield Jr. (P), John E. Murray (CP), Kenneth R. Jones (FE) and Thomas T. Winters (PJ), medevac'd John Smeerenk in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 25; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Tom M. Brumfield Jr. (P), Joh E. Murray (CP), Kenneth R. Jones (FE), Roger D. Elam (PJ), Lawrence E. Boykin (PJ) and Thomas T. Winters (PJ), rescued USA O-2A (Call sign "Black Ace 01") pilot, Capt. Gene D. Rollins and Vietnamese observer, Lt. Va Dinh Manh in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 25; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Phillip N. Kamman (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), John G. Regan Jr. (FE) and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ), medevac'd a USN sailor, E-5 Glenn D. Green in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 25; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Henry P. Fogg (P), Morgan A. Downing (CP), Robert J. Christian (FE) and Michael E. Fish (PJ), medevac'd Jerry Bristow in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 25; CH-3E's and UH-1F's of the 20th SOS took part in a CAS mission that involved 18 helicopters being utilized to infill 230 SGU assault force troops. Three of the 20th SOS CH-3E's and one of the UH-1F's received battle damage. Wounded were Major Donald Berger (P), Lt. Col. Cason (P). Lt. Col. E. L. MacQuarrie took over the controls from one of the wounded pilots and another CH-3E piloted by Maj. Roy Hoff received 15 bullet holes that resulted in the loss of an engine. Of the then USAF helicopters in the formation, six received battle damage. No other details are known at this time. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1967.pdf

1969 - March 26; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Robert E. Smith. (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued A-1E pilot, Capt. Kenneth E. Gilmore, after he ejected from his AAA fire damaged aircraft about 15 miles east of Ban Napoung in southern Laos on 25 March 1969. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 26; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 17"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Maj. Robert E. Smith (P), Capt. Samuel P. Wheat (CP), Sgt. William J. Jordan (FE), Grady F. Allen (PJ) and Donald G. Faber (PJ) rescued A-1E pilot, 1st Lt. Michael J. Faas (Call sign "Hobo 63") from about 15 miles east of Ban Napoung, Laos. www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm  & Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson

1969 - March 26; UH-1F #63-13158 (Call sign "Green Hornet ?") from the 20th SOS at Ban Me Thuot, RVN crewed by Lt. Col. Frank Anthony DiFiglia (P), Capt. Walter C. Booth (CP/MO), TSgt. Jesse C. Bowman (FE), Sgt. Antonio Lopez Alho (AG) and Capt. Robert W. Fields (FS) crashed and burned near Duc My, RVN. Along with the crew killed, passengers Col. Donald G. Lepard, Col. J. B. Levesque and civilian Mr. Abb Greer were also killed. Two other crewmen, Sgt. James P. O'Gorman and Sgt. Joslin were critically wounded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/20th_Special_Operations_Squadron

1969 - March 26; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Caede (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), Ernest L. Long (FE) and Michael F. Dean (PJ), rescued a USN sailor, EN-2 Morace W. Fielden from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 27; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard J. Bouckout (P), Robert S. Morita (CP), Barry D. Hebert (PJ) and David L. Lange (PJ), rescued the crew of a B-57B (Call sign "Yellowbird 40"), Lt. Col. Richard Burkholder (P) and Lt. Col. Harold V. Wright (CP), after they had ejected from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft near Phu Cat AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 27; A HH-43B crewed by 1st Lt. Wayne A. Grant (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the co-pilot of a B-57B, Lt. Col. Harold V. Wright after he and his pilot, Lt. Col. Richard Burkholder, had ejected from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft near Phu Cat. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 29; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Charles P. Lowry (P), Bruce E. Prouse (CP), Billy R. Bloomer (FE) and John J. Eldridge (PJ), rescued the pilot of an F-4D (Call sign "Lariet 03"), Capt. William J. Popendorf, after he ejected from his small arms fire damaged aircraft near the village of Ban Topen, Laos. The WSO on this F-4D, 1st Lt. Frederick William Hess was MIA (later changed to presumptively KIA). "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - March 29; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Robert E. Booth (P), Martin E. Reichert (CP), Duane I. Beland (FE) and Stephen T. White (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-105D (Call sign "Detroit 01"), 1st Lt. Ronald A. Stafford, after he ejected from his AAA fire damaged aircraft about 25 miles SE of Saravan, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 29; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Johnny R. Johnson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP) and Brian D. Morris (FE), medevac'd troops in contact, Capt. Cliff E. Lambert, Capt. Serge Chenay, Capt. Joseph G. Conrad, Sgt. Paul W. Niehoff and Sgt. David Baker, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - March 29; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan I. Magia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - March 30; UH-1 helicopters from the 20th HS, crew's unkn except that Capt. Leo W. Thacker was a pilot on one of the UH-1's, extracted MACV SOG recon team, R. T. Hammer, that was deep in enemy territory and in a fire fight with superior force of enemy troops and had two team members wounded. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - April ??; Three U.S. Coast Guard 'exchange' helicopter pilots arrived at Da Nang AB, RVN for assignment with the 37th ARRS, as replacements for USCG Lt. Cmd. Lonnie Mixon, Lt. Jack Rittichier and Lt. Lance Eagan who arrived on 03 April 1968. They were Lt. Richard V. Butchka, Lt. James M. Loomis and Lt. Jg. Robert T. Ritchie.

http://uscgaviationhistory.aopero.org/images/U.S.%20Coast%20Guard%20Aviation%20in%20Vietnam.pdf

1969 - April 01; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), Kenneth P. Johnson (FE) and Theodore J. Polys (PJ), medevac'd three USN sailors, William L. Lowe, Roy N. Muzandan and Robert N. Kennedy from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 01; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS (Call sign "Jolly Green 04") crewed by Lt. Col. Henry E. Simpson Jr. (P), Capt. Robert A. Reichert (CP), TSgt. Charles D. Severns (FE) and Sgt. Donald M. Lester (AP), rescued the crew of a F-100F (Call sign "Misty 51"), Maj. Ronald G. Standerfer (P) and 1st Lt. Charles L. Veach (CP), after they ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft near the village of Ban Talan, Laos. High bird on this mission was HH-3E (Call sign "Jolly Green 27") crewed by Major Robert E. Booth (P), Capt. Robert E. Nash (CP), Sgt. Edgar W. Hooper (FE) and Sgt. Earnest D. Casbeer (PJ). http://www.rotorheadsrus.us/documents/93.html & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - April 02; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Leo M. Wright (P), Edwin L. Shobert Jr. (CP), Charles D. Severns (FE), Glenwood C. Wilkinson (PJ) and Thomas A. Dotson Jr. (AP), rescued the crew of a F-4D (Call sign "Flamingo 01"), Lt. Col. Cecil G. Foster and 1st Lt. Joseph P. McMahon, after they ejected from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft about 30 miles SW of Da Nang AB, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 02; HH-53C, (Call sign "Jolly Green 78"), from the 40th ARRS, and crewed by Capt. Cole (P), Jim Nash (PJ) and Donald Johnson (PJ) crashed about 10 miles south of Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. Crew was rescued. The helicopter was later recovered and apparently rebuilt. http://www.jollygreen.org/jltnc.htm

1969 - April 03; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 36"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Maj. Robert E. Smith (P), Capt. Marshall B. Nash (CP), Sgt. Tracey P. Brown (FE) and A1C Wayne L. Samuelson (PJ) rescued a USN A-6A (Call sign "Cupcake 507 Bravo") co-pilot, Lt. John F. Ricci, from near Ban Sang, Laos.

www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm & Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 03; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 19"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Capt. Donald L. Carty (P), Capt. Roger C. Gibson (CP), Sgt. Henry L. Burnett (FE), A1C Robert L. Harris (PJ) and A1C David M. Davidson (PJ) rescued a USN A-6A (Call sign "Cupcake 507 Alpha") pilot, Lt. Cmdr. Edward G. Redden from near Ban Sang, Laos. www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm  & Vietnam Air Losses by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 03; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Capt. Richard J. Harwood (P), Robert C. Heron Jr. (CP), Robert E. Smith (CP), Benjamin Selph (FE) and Arthur M Davis (PJ), medevac'd USA troop Dennis A. Wright, in Thailand. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - April 03; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Tom W. Brumfield Jr. (P), John E. Murray (CP), Brian D. Morris (FE) and Joel E. Talley (PJ), medevac'd USMC troops, J. W. Roney, T. A. Ross, Capt. S. M. Lambereth, Capt. J. F. Giles and LCpl. J. R. Wall, in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - April 03; A HH-53 from the 40th ARRS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), unsuccessfully attempted the rescue of a F-105D (Call sign "Hatchet 01") pilot, Maj. Peter Bugbee Christianson, when it was discovered he was KIA when his aircraft crashed. The helicopter crew was able to recover Maj. Christianson's body. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - April 04; UH-1 helicopters from the 20th HS, crew's unkn, extracted MACV SOG recon team, R. T. Trowell, that was deep in enemy territory and in a fire fight with enemy troops. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - April 05; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Johnny R. Johnson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP), William H. Sands (FE) and Samie J. Thompson (PJ), medevac'd John N. Edwards in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - April 05; UH-1 helicopters from the 20th HS, crew's unkn, extracted MACV SOG recon team, R. T. Pick, that was deep in enemy territory and in a fire fight with enemy troops and had two team members wounded. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - April 06; A HH-53B from the 40th ARRS at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, crewed by Capt. Dan L. Reeder (P), Capt. James P. O'Pry (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), made a first light rescue of the crew of a F-4D (Call sign "Dipper 01"), Capt. Randy Brandt and 1st Lt. Charles R. Koster, after they ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft about 35 miles north east of NKP near the village of Nam Theun, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson &

http://www.pjsinnam.com/vn_history/pdf_files/Chronology/1969.pdf & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 06; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Dwight C. Hageman (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - April 06; UH-1 helicopters from the 20th HS, crew's unkn except that Capt. Robert Bedell is know to have been the pilot of the extraction slick, extracted MACV SOG recon team, R. T. Pick, that was deep in enemy territory and in a fire fight with enemy troops. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - April 07; A HH-43F from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Dwight C. Hageman (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 07; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. John C. Acton Jr. (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued three ROK troops in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 09; A HH-53C from the 40th ARRS crewed by Capt. Donald L. Carty (P), G. Rynearson (CP), D. V. McEleod (FE), David M. Davidson (PJ) and George Schipper (PJ), rescued the crew of a USMC TA-4F, Maj. Robert S. Miecznikowski (P) and Capt. John J. Buffington (CP) after the ejected from their 37 mm AAA damaged aircraft near the A Shau Valley, RVN. One of the two Jolly Greens on this mission chopped off its refueling probe as it disconnected from the tanker and diverted to CH-113 for an emergency landing. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form & http://www.pjsinnam.com/vn_history/pdf_files/Chronology/1969.pdf

1969 - April 09; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Philip H. Kamman (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), Gerald H. Jones (FE) and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese child in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 09; A rescue helicopter, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued an A-1E pilot, when his aircraft was hit by ground fire while attacking a target near the village of Man Pho on the southern edge of the Plain of Jars, Laos, and he ejected, after flying back into Thailand, about fifty five miles northwest of Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 09; A UH-1 slick from the 20th SOS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (FE), was able to rescue a Long Range Reconnaissance team, with two wounded members that was pinned down and under mortar attack. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf

1969 - April 10; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), William F. Austin (CP), Ralphael C. Martin (FE) and Richard E. Evans (PJ), medevac'd Frederick Suttle in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - April 11; A HH-43B from Det. 2, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. W. B. Fredenberger (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), save three crew members, Maj. Otto Kovar Jr., Maj. Harry C. Wilderson and Maj. Hugh M. Morgan, from a RB-66. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - April 12; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Robert A. White (CP), John C. Regan Jr. (FE) and Theodore J. Polys (PJ) medevac'd Dennis M. Williams and Willet L. Thomas in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - April 12; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ronald L. Haglund (P), Bruce E. Prouse (CP), James K. Hall (FE) and Glenwood C. Wilkinson (PJ) rescued the pilot of a USN A-7 (Call sign "Jason 02") after the pilot, Lt. Mark A. Bunker, ejected from his aircraft after he had an engine flame out. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - April 12; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. John L. Debevec (P), Jack D. Cusano (CP), Gerald H. Jones (FE) and Richard C. Stiefken (PJ) medevac'd E-4 Robert L. Ellis, Art R. Ruby and Lawane D. Holtt in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - April 12; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Henry P. Fogg (P), Charles T. Wohlnick (CP), Leroy W. King (FE) and Richard E. Evans (PJ) medevac'd one Vietnamese boy in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - April 12; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), William F. Austin (CP), Leroy W. King (FE) and Richard E. Evans (PJ), medevac'd a Vietnamese boy in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - April 12; A HH-43F from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Thomas R. Scharf (P), Edward L. Coleman (CP), Gary D. McGrew (FE) and Roland C. Schmidt (PJ), rescued the WSO of a RF-4C (Call sign "Sage 13 Bravo"), Capt. Charles E. Mattern after he ejected in Lam Dong province in central RVN. The pilot of this aircraft, Capt. Arnold William Lamp was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 12; A UH-1P slick from the 20th SOS operating out of Duc Co, RVN, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), Sgt. Eric Roberts II (FE/AG) and unkn (FE), was able, after several attempts, to rescue a Long Range Reconnaissance team after a sustained battle. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf

1969 - April 13; UH-1F #65-7937 (Call sign "Green Hornet ?") from the 20th SOS at Ban Me Thuot, RVN, crewed  by Capt. John E. Johnson (P), Capt. James Oliver Lynch (CP), SSgt. Harry W. Mattox (FE/AG) and Sgt. Isidro Arroyo (AG), was extracting a reconnaissance team from near Pleiku, RVN when Capt. James O. Lynch (P) was hit and killed by enemy ground fire. Capt. Johnson was wounded but managed to land in a nearby clearing. The aircraft came to rest with its tail boom broken and its skids ripped out from under it. Sgt. Arroyo, although wounded in the back, helped move the dead and wounded pilots to a rescue UH-1P slick. Unable to board the rescue UH-1P because there was no room, Arroyo waited on the ground for another slick, crewed by Maj. Massey (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FM/AG) and unkn (AG), to pick him up. The wrecked UH-1F was destroyed in place. Sgt. Isidro Arroyo was awarded the 1969 Cheney Award for his actions during this and a previous 13 February 1969 mission.

http://www.virtualwall.org/dl/LynchJ001a.htm & http://en.wikipedia.org/20th_Special_Operations_Squadron

1969 - April 14; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Tom W. Brumfield Jr. (P), John E. Murray (CP), Brian D. Morris (FE) and Sammie J. Thompson (PJ), medevac'd Raymond L. Murphy in RVN. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 14; A HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Johnny R. Johnson (P), Henry E. Hooke (CP), Brian D. Morris (FE), Sammie J. Thompson (PJ), Lawrence E. Boykin (PJ) and George S. Gladu (PJ), medevac'd an F-4 crew member, Richard C. McCarthy after his F-4 slid into a barrier crew bunker in RVN. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 14; A CH-3E of the 20th SOS "Pony Express" at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, crewed by Capt. G. R. Belanger (P), unkn (CP) unkn (FE) and unkn (FE), preformed an emergency exfiltration of a wounded SGU team member deep in enemy territory. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1969 - April 16; HH-3E, (Call sign "Jolly Green 17"), from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, NKP, Thailand and crewed by Capt. Edward W. Heft (P), Capt. Marshall B. Nash (CP), Sgt. D. A. Scott (FE) and A1C Robert L. Harris (PJ) rescued a F-4D (Call sign "Pintail 01") crew, Maj. Dennis W. Winkels (P) & Capt. Richard P. Anderson (CP) from about 10 miles NE of Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. www.jollygreen.org/Research/JohnMorse/john_morse-nkp-missions.htm & "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson

1969 - April 16; A HH-43 from Det. 6, 38th ARRS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and Roland C., Schmidt (PJ), attempted the rescue of the two man crew of a 0-2A, Capt. William O. Burkett and Capt. Leon J. Pierce in RVN but they were both KIA. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 16; A HH-3E from Det. 1, 40th ARRS, crewed by Thomas E. Reinhardt (P), William J. Warwick (CP), Robert E. Hunt (FE), Richard G. Beasley (PJ) and Steven D. Brooks (PJ), medevaced USA troop, Larry E. Martin, in Thailand. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 17; A UH-1 slick from the 20th SOS, crewed by Capt. Robert B. Swenck (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (FE), rescued a Long Range Reconnaissance team. Capt. Swenck is know to have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions on the mission. No other details are known at this time.

ttp://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf

1969 - April 18; A HH-43B from Det. 3, 38th ARRS, crewed by Ernest L. Nevile (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the crew of a RF-4C, Capt. Jack Bartholomew (P) and Capt. B. Fred Doyle (NAV) after they ejected from their aircraft about 10 miles east of Ubon RTAFB, Thailand. Their aircraft was damaged by enemy ground fire flying at 3,500 feet near the town of Ban Topen, Laos. Capt. Bartholomew managed to fly the aircraft back across Laos into Thailand before they had to eject. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 18; A HH-43B from Det. 1, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. John C. Acton Jr. (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd Gary L. Champion in RVN. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 20; A HH-43B from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Juan H. Magia (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 21; UH-1F #63-13152 of the 20th SOS crewed by Maj. Dale L. Eppinger (P), unkn (CP), Sgt. James R. Woodbury (AG) and unkn (FE/AG) was shot down and lost while attempting the rescue a seven man, long range reconnaissance patrol, near Duc Co, RVN. After and all day battle three U.S. Army LOH helicopters were able to land in the landing zone and rescue the UH-1F crew members and the team. Maj. Eppinger was awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions during this mission, others known to have received awards for their actions during this battle are Sgt. James R. Woodbury, awarded the Silver Star and Maj. Russ Simonetta (P), SSgt. Paul R. Johnson (AG), Sgt. Michael J. Hagquist (AG), SSgt. Clarence F. Burdick (AG), Maj. Carroll Rands (P), Maj. John B. Walker (AG), Capt. Edward B. Connerat Jr. (AG), Capt. James W. Foster (P), Capt. Theodore C. Sharpe, SSgt. Barron C. Cornell (AG), SSgt. Leroy Milton Jr. (AG) and SSgt. Robert G. Strong (AG) all received the Distinguished Flying Cross for their actions during this action. No other details are available at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.) & http://www.helis.com/database/accidents/?org=133&f2mod=545 &

http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=452 &

http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3600

1969 - April 21; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. William F. Austin (P), Daniel A. Nicholson (CP), Gwendold G. Nelson (FE) and Cole E. Panning (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 21; Five CH-3E's and three UH-1F's from the 20th SOS at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand were tasked to infiltrate a 215 man SGU assault force on a hill to gain a position over a main road that was controlled by enemy forces. The mission was led my Maj. Fred Forby with another helicopter piloted by Capt. John O'Nell. The remaining helicopter crew members are unkn at this time. The mission was a success however Capt. O'Nell's helicopter was hit by enemy fire, wounding one of the SGU troops. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf

1969 - April 22; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Charles P. Lowry (P), Bruce E. Prouse (CP), James E. Jenereaux (FE) and John J. Eldridge (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100D (Call sign "Sun Valley 61"), 1st Lt. R. C. Detwiler, after he ejected from his AAA damaged aircraft about 25 miles east of Saravan, Laos. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 23; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Robert A. White (CP), Kenneth P. Johnson (FE) and Michael F. Dean (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-100D, 1st Lt. Robert M. Hargett, after he ejected from his small arms fire damaged aircraft about 12 miles west of Binh Thuy, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 23; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), Morgan A. Downing (CP), Robert J. Christian (FE) and Michael E. Fish (PJ), medevac'd Gerald A. Leary in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1968 - April 24; Four UH-1P gunship helicopters from the 20th HS "Green Hornets", crew's unkn, were involved, along with U. S. Army slicks and gunships, in support of a CCS Hatchet Force reinforced with Recon Teams that were in ferce battle with enemy forces near Mimot, Cambodia. Of the five Americans and 25-30 Montagnards on the ground in this battle, three Americans were killed or MIA's and about half of the Montagnards were killed and virtually all the other survivors were wounded. Hatched Force and Recon Team Americans listed as KIA or MIA in this action are 1st Lt. Gregory Michael Harrigan, Medic Sgt. Ernest C. Jamison and SFC Jerry "Mad Dog" Michael Shriver. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1968 - April 27; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Thomas D. Precious (P), Leslie E. Johnson (CP), Archelaus Whitehead Jr. (FE), Lonnie N. Davidson (PJ) and Charles Caton (FS), were involved in a rescued of USCG sailor, R. D. Heilesen, in RVN. No other details are available at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1968 - April 27; CH-3E's of the 20th SOS "Pony Express" from Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, crew's unknown, inserted a SGU team in an LZ after crossing a road that was heavily defended by 37mm and 57mm anti-aircraft guns. Their crossing was covered by eight F-4 fighter aircraft that attacked the enemy guns at the road crossing point, allowing the helicopter to cross and successfully insert the team. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1968.pdf

1969 - April 29; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Phillip H. Kamman (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), Kenneth P. Johnson (FE) and Theodore J. Polys (PJ), rescued four USN sailors, Corles R. Julien, Bobby L. Creager, Alton M. Woolard and Rafael Compor in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - April 30; A HH-43 from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Tom W. Brumfield Jr. (P), John E. Murray (CP), Kenneth R. Jones (FE), Joel E. Talley (PJ), George S. Gladu (FF) and Roger D. Elam (PJ), deployed their FSK in an attempt to save the crew of a badly damaged RF-4C that had flipped over when attempting a gear up landing at Da Nang AB, RVN. Both of the crew, Maj. Glenn Allyn Gorden (P) and Maj. Francis Ernest Stewart (NAV) were KIA in the crash. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - May 01; A HH-43B from Det. 11, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Daniel A. Nicholson (P), William F. Austin (CP), Leonard T. Hess (FE) and Cole E. Panning (PJ), medevac'd Francis J. Harmon in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - May 02; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Anthony F. Argo (P), Homer H. Howell Jr. (CP), Charles L. Manes (FE) and Eugene L. Nardi (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USN A-7A (Call sing "Canyon Passage 413"), Lt. Cdr. William J. O'Conner, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft near the A Shau Valley, RVN. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - May 02; A HH-43B from Det. 2, 38th ARRS, crewed by R. M. Viscarra (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the crew of a F-105F (Call sign "Dallas 02") when they ejected from their aircraft near Takhli AB, Thailand when their aircraft had an engine failure. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - May 02; A CH-3E from the 20th SOS at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, crewed by Maj. Donald Burger (P), Capt. Gordon Lowery (CP) Sgt. M. Laite (FE) and Sgt. S. Wing, airlifted a crashed Thai U-10 aircraft from the crash site in a valley near Ban Lao, Thailand to Maung Nan, Thailand. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf

1969 - May 03; A HH-53 from the 40th ARRS, crewed by Lt. Col. Chester R. Ratcliffe Jr. (P), James P. O'Pry (CP), Ralph Frazier (FE), John E. Wilson (PJ), David M. Davison (PJ) and Timothy (AP), medevac'd one foreign military troop in Laos. No other details are known at this time. "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - May 04; A HH-53 from the 40th ARRS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), unkn (PJ) and unkn (PJ), unsuccessfully attempted the rescue of a F-100C (Call sign "Litter 22") pilot, Capt. Michael T. Adams, after he ejected from his automatic weapons fire damaged aircraft near Ban Nathom Mai, Laos. Capt. Adams was KIA during the ejection, his body was located and recovered by the PJ on the HH-53. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - May 04; UH-1's of the 20th SOS "Green Hornets", crews unkn, rescued an MACV SOG recon team that was completely surrounded by enemy forces after 20th SOS gunships were able to suppress most of the enemy fire. No other details are known at this time. "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - May 05; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Cecil A. Jessee (CP), John G. Regan Jr. (FE) and Michael F. Dean (PJ), medevac'd one USN sailor, E4 Edward Jordan. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - May 06; Two UH-1's slicks of the 20th SOS, one crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (FE) and the other crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (FE), rescued an seven man reconnaissance team that was completely surrounded by enemy forces after 20th SOS gunships were able to suppress most of the enemy fire. Slick two landed under fire to pick up one wounded team member and four others with slick lead landing to pick up the rest of the team. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf & "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - May 07; A HH-43F from Det. 13, 38th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Richard J. Bouckhout (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), medevac'd one Vietnamese in RVN. No other details are known at this time. JRCC Save Form & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - May 07; A UH-1 slick of the 20th SOS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (FE), after 20th SOS gunships were able to suppress most of the enemy fire, rescued a reconnaissance team that was receiving enemy fire on three sides. The slick landed in a low hover in the LZ and picked up the team and as they were departing they began to receive enemy fire, but they were not hit.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf

1969 - May 08; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Anthony F. Argo (P), Homer H. Howell Jr. (CP), Walter A. Swenson (FE), Eugene L. Nardi (PJ) and Jimmy L. Lester (AP), unsuccessfully attempted to rescue the crew of a F-4C (Call sign "Boxer 31"), Maj. William James Brashear (P) and 1st Lt. Henry Gerald Mundt (WSO), after the ejected from their AAA damaged aircraft near the village of Ding, Laos. Although two parachutes were reported and one of the SAR aircraft spoke to one of the crewmen on his survival radio, neither Maj. Brashear nor Lt. Mundt could be located and they were declared KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - May 08; A UH-1 slick of the 20th SOS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and SSgt. Ronald J. Keersmacekers (FE), after 20th SOS gunships were able to suppress most of the enemy fire, rescued a reconnaissance team while under fire that was in contact with enemy forces. The pilot of one of the gunships on this mission, Capt. Byers, was wounded in the leg on one of his gunship passes.

http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf & "Secret Green Beret Commandos In Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey, USA (Ret.)

1969 - May 09; UH-1P #63-13163 of the 20th SOS at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, crewed by Capt. Davids (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE), autorotated to a safe landing about 8 miles southeast of Udorn after it suffered an engine failure while on a local FCF flight. The helicopter was left under guard until May 13, 1969 when a replacement engine had been received from Nha Trang AB, RVN and had replaced the bad engine. The helicopter was test flown and returned to Udorn RTAFB, Thailand.   http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf

1969 - May 10; A CH-3E from the 20th SOS at Udorn, crewed by Maj. Fred Forby (P), unkn (CP), SSgt. McLaskey, was leading a mass exfiltration mission with five CH-3E's and three UH-1F's when his aircraft developed a main transmission oil leak while deep in enemy territory. Maj. Forby landed at a friendly CV site where SSgt. McLaskey determined that the garlock seal on the transmission oil pump was the cause of the leak and that it would require replacement. Guards were brought in to guard the helicopter and the next day a flight crew and maintenance crew consisting of Sgt's Barber and McLaskey were flown into the site, made the repairs in a hour and half and the CH-3E was flown back to Udorn RTAFB, Thailand.  http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf 

1969 - May 11; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Joseph R. Hall Jr. (P), Martin E. Richert (CP), James S. Thibodeau (FE) and Dennis C. Palmer (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USMC F-4B (Call sign "Manual 42"), 1st Lt. Gary L. Bain, after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft in southern Laos near the village of Ban Kate, Laos. The co-pilot, 1st Lt. William Cornelius Ryan, was KIA. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - May 11; A HH-43F from Det. 10, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Ralph L. Gaede (P), Cicil A. Jessee (CP), Kenneth P. Johnson (FE) and Michael F. Dean (PJ), rescued two USN sailors, O3 James Greene, E4 Raymond D. Rathburn and one Vietnamese troop from a patrol river boat in RVN. No other details are known at this time. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe

1969 - May 12; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by Capt. Charles P. Lowry (P), Bruce E. Prouse (CP), James H. Jenereaux (FE) and Robert H. Fields (PJ), rescued the pilot of a USMC F-4J (Call sign "Love Bug 232 Alpha"), 1st. Lt. Dean H. Matzko (P) after he and his co-pilot, 1st Lt. Patrick E. Daly, ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft about 10 miles off the coast of Da Nang AB, RVN.  "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - May 12; A HH-3E from the 37th ARRS, crewed by John G. Kakacek (P), Robert T. Ritchie (CP), Billy R. Bloomer (FE), Eugene L. Nardi (PJ) and Michael F. Orcutt (AP), rescued the co-pilot of a USMC F-4J (Call sign "Love Bug 232 Bravo"), 1st Lt. Patrick E. Daly (P) after he and his pilot, 1st. Lt. Dean H. Matzko, ejected from their ground fire damaged aircraft about 10 miles off the coast of Da Nang AB, RVN.  "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form

1969 - May 12; A UH-1 slick of the 20th SOS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (FE), after 20th SOS gunships were able to force enemy forces to stop their pursuit, rescued a reconnaissance team that had been discovered and was being chased by enemy forces. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf

1969 - May 12; A CH-3E from the 20th SOS at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, crewed by Lt. Col. E. L. MacQuarrie (P), Lt. Col. McCluney (CP), unkn (FE), rescued nine passengers from a U. S. Army UH-1 that had made and emergency landing about 60 miles southwest of Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. The four man UH-1 crew stayed with their helicopter to guard it and attempt to repair the engine. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com/documents/20thSOS/1969.pdf 

1969 - May 13; For the second day in a row a UH-1 slick of the 20th SOS, crewed by unkn (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (FE), after 20th SOS gunships were able to force enemy forces to stop their pursuit, rescued another reconnaissance team that had been discovered and was being chased by enemy forces.

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1969 - May 14; A HH-43B from Det. 5, 38th ARRS, crewed by Maj. Lester B. Langston (P), unkn (CP), unkn (FE) and unkn (PJ), rescued the pilot of a F-105F (Call sign "Mantis"), Maj. Alfred M. Yahanda (no co-pilot aboard), after he flew his ground fire damaged aircraft back into Thailand before he ejected about five miles from Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. "Vietnam Air Losses" by Chris Hobson & "PJ's in Vietnam" by Robert L. LaPointe & JRCC Save Form