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On 9 April 1969 a Marine Sikorsky CH-53A Sea Stallion helicopter (BuNo 153738) of HMH-462 crashed into the logistics support area at Vandegrift triggering a large fire. [4] Destruction of Vandegrift Combat Base, 26 September 1969. In October 1969 the base was handed over to the ARVN 2nd Division who dismantled it and used it to reinforce Camp ...
The 4th Marine Regiment based at Vandegrift Combat Base was given the mission of forcing the 246th Regiment back into the DMZ, occupying key terrain along the southern boundary of the DMZ and then patrolling inside the southern half of the DMZ. [1]: 52
around Vandegrift Combat Base: 23: 10 Jul 5: Operation Waiouru [3] 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment and 1st Armoured Regiment road clearing operation along Route 15: between Ba Ria and Phú Mỹ: Jul 12: Operation Williams Glade [5]: 159–60
[5]: 284 With the closure of Khe Sanh Combat Base in July 1968, Ca Lu and Landing Zone Stud, renamed Vandegrift Combat base were the westernmost Marine bases along the DMZ. [ 5 ] : 352 In September 1969 as part of the withdrawal of the 3rd Marine Division from South Vietnam, preparations began for the Marines to withdraw from Ca Lu and Vandegrift.
The three companies were within 1,000 meters of the South Vietnamese border by 1 March and were flown by helicopter to Vandegrift Combat Base on 3 March, officially ending operations in Laos. 2nd Battalion sustained eight killed and 33 wounded during the operation.
In August, he was reassigned to the 3rd Marine Division where he saw combat as a rifleman, M-79 Man with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on January 1, 1969. Noonan was killed in action on February 5, 1969, while participating in action against the enemy during Operation Dewey Canyon south of Vandegrift ...
The operation uncovered various PAVN supply caches and graves but saw only minor skirmishes with the PAVN. 2/4 Marines arrived at Vandegrift Combat Base on 16 October and left the operation, while the 3/4 Marines, joined by 3/9 Marines on 24 October, continued to sweep the hills north of Route 9 until the end of October with limited results.
During its time in Vietnam the unit provided air traffic and GCA services at the Đông Hà Combat Base, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Quảng Trị Combat Base and Vandegrift Combat Base. MATCU-62 departed Vietnam on 20 February 1970 relocating to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.