September '69 - Command Chronology


Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364
Marine Aircraft Group 16
1st Marine Aircraft Wing, FMFPac
FPO San Francisco, California 96602
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Ser: 03A27569-
2 October 1969
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PART I
ORGANIZATIONAL DATA
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Staff Officers
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Commanding Officer LtCol. C. R. Dunbaugh
01-30 Sep. 1969
Executive Officer Maj. M. O. Martinerz
10-25 Sep. 1969
Maj. J. L. Pipa
26-30 Sep. 1969
Administrative Officer 2ndLt. J. Muschette, Jr.
01-30 Sep. 1969
Operations Officer Maj. G. W. Cox, Jr.
01-22 Sep. 1969
Maj. F. A. Gulledge, Jr.
23-30 Sep. 1969
Aircraft Maintenance Officer Maj. J. M. Davis, Jr.
01-30 Sep. 1969
Logistics Officer 1stLt D. E. Mac Harg
01-30 Sep. 1969
Aviation Safety/NATOPS Officer Maj. A. T. Common
01-14 Sep. 1969
1stLt. C. K. Butler
15-30 Sep. 1969
Flight Surgeon Lt. USN (MC) K. C. Peterson
01-30 Sep. 1969
Intelligence Officer 1stLt. J. D. Monaghan
01-22 Sep. 1969
1stLt. V. L. Dutton
23-30 Sep. 1969
Motor Transport Officer 1stLt. J. D. Harber
01-30 Sep. 1969
Sergeant Major SgtMaj. P. H. Stephenson
01-30 Sep. 1969
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Unit Location
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Marble Mountain Air Facility, DaNang, Republic of Vietnam, 1-30 Sep. 1969
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Average Monthly Strength
USMC
USN
OTHER
TOTAL
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Officer
49
1
0
50
Enlisted
169 
0
0
169 
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Important Visitors: None
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PART II
NARRATIVE SUMMARY
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1-5 September 1969 - HMM-364  flew  785  sorties  for  219.6  flight hours, lifted 98.6 tons of cargo,  1,019 troops/passengers, and expended  1,300 rounds of  .50 caliber ordnance.  Sixty-six Medevac missions carried  32 Emergency, 62 Priority and 80 Routine  evacuees.  Seven enemy fire incidents were  reported with YK-13 and YK-19 each receiving one hit.

6-10 September 1969 - HMM-364  flew  856 sorties for  217.9 flight  hours,  lifted 93.3  tons of cargo,  1,154 troops/passengers,  and expended  negative ordnance. Eighty-nine  Medevac missions carried 70 Emergency,  67 Priority, and 131 Rou- tine  evacuees.  One enemy  fire incident was  reported with no  aircraft receiving hits.

11-15 September 1969 - HMM-364  flew  796 sorties for  257.3 flight hours, lifted 45.1  tons of cargo,  1,270 troops/passengers,  and expended 1,000 rounds  of .50 caliber ordnance.  Sixty-six  Medevac missions carried 51 Emergency, 76 Priority and  47 Routine evacuees.  Eleven enemy  fire incidents were reported with YK-6 receiving 4 hits.

16-20 September 1969 - HMM-364  flew  811 sorties for  237.3 flight hours, lifted 36.1 tons of cargo,  1,047 troops/passengers,  and expended  1,750 rounds of .50 caliber ordnance.  One  hundred four  Medevac missions carried  72 Emergency, 79  Priority and  114 Routine evacuees.  Six enemy  fire incidents  were  reported with YK-9 and YK-18 each receiving one hit.

21-25 September 1969 - HMM-364  flew  764 sorties for  255.4 flight hours, lifted 44.4  tons of cargo,  1,163 troops/passengers, and expended  1,050 rounds  of .50 caliber  ordnance.  Ninety-nine  Medevac  missions  carried  50  Emergency,  180 Priority and  275 Routine evacuees.  Fifteen  enemy fire  incidents were  reported with YK-3 receiving one hit.

26-30 September 1969 - HMM-364  flew  598 sorties  for  178.3 hours,  lifted  9.7 tons of cargo,  914  troops/passengers, and  expended  100 rounds of  .50  caliber ordnance.   Sixty-three  Medevac missions carried 38 Emergency, 58 Priority and 99  Routine  evacuees.  Five  enemy  fire  incidents  were  reported  with YK-4 re- ceiving one hit.

To recap, HMM-364 flew 4,610 sorties for  1,365.8 flight hours, lifting 327.2 tons of  cargo,  6,567  troops/passengers,  468  Medevac  missions  which  carried  313 Emergency, 522 Priority and 746 Routine evacuees.  All  the above were flown in support of the following Operations and Units:  Pipestone Canyon, Victory Dra- gon, III MAF, 1st MarDiv, MAG-16 and HMM-364.

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PART III
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
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Personnel
Officer
Enlisted
Total
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Personnel Joined
5
22 
27
Personnel Joined
7
8
15
Administrative
Officer
Enlisted
Total
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Personnel Promoted
0
16 
16 
Personnel Reduced
0
0
0
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Casualties for the Month
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Name
SerNo
Service
KIA/WIA
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None
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Intelligence

The  Squadron Intelligence Section  received  and recorded intelligence informa- tion  on  a  daily  basis  for  adjacent  and   higher  headquarters  through   pilot debriefs, spot reports and intelligence documents.

During  this period there were  45 enemy fire incidents directed against squadron aircraft resulting in 7 aircraft being hit.

A  narrative summary  of section  activities is as  follows:   attended  briefings  at higher   headquarters,   conducting  liaison  with  adjacent  units,   briefing   and debriefing  pilots,  and routing of messages  and documents of intelligence  value to appropriate sections and personnel.

Logistics

NORS "G" Resume

AOCPs submitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
AOCPs completed. . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
AOCPs pending. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20 against 8 aircraft

NORS "N" Resume

ANFEs submitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95
ANFEs completed. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   67
ANFEs pending. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28 against 12 aircraft

Aircraft Damage

The following squadron aircraft received battle damage during this reporting period:

153379, 154012, 153355, 153333, 153996, 153365, 153952