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Stephen Wesley Pless (September 6, 1939 – July 20, 1969) was a major in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He earned the Medal of Honor as a UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" helicopter pilot for rescuing soldiers trapped by heavy enemy fire.
UH-1E helicopter pilot who attempted to evacuate wounded Marines, but his helicopter was shot down and he was killed. Alvin R. Gale † Marine Corps Private First Class Quảng Nam Province January 28, 1969 Radio operator Gary G. Gallagher Navy Yeoman Third Class Mekong Delta region October 10–11, 1968 SEAL Patrick Gallagher Marine Corps
Marine helicopters—VMO-6 flying the HO3S1 helicopter—made their combat debut in August 1950 during the Battle of Pusan Perimeter. [33] January 1951 saw the activation of HMR-161, the world's first helicopter transport squadron. [34] F-4 Phantom II from VMFA-314 returning to Chu Lai during the Vietnam War
Both helicopters burned, killing 10 men; the pilots, copilots, the squadron's flight surgeon, and five crewmen. It was unclear if the helicopters had been shot down or collided in mid-air. [3]: 120 On 3 January 1964 another squadron UH-34 was shot down by the VC 30 miles (48 km) west of Da Nang with no casualties.
October 1969 saw the departure of Marine Air Group 36 from the Republic of Vietnam. Due to the continued necessity for armed helicopter support, HML-367 remained in Vietnam and was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Forward) at Hue/Phu Bai. [6] The squadron supported almost every type of helicopter mission flown by Marines in Vietnam.
Heavy helicopter squadrons were first formed in 1966 when the Marine Corps began flying the heavy lift CH-53 Sea Stallion during the Vietnam War. [6] Each squadron is equipped with sixteen CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters. Their primary role is moving cargo and equipment with the secondary role of transferring troops ashore in an amphibious ...
2 CH-53D helicopters from HMH-362 coming into a landing zone. The squadron relocated from Santa Ana, California to Vietnam in 1962 as part of Marine Aircraft Group 36, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing. From 1969 through 1995 the squadron was located at Marine Corps Air Station New River, NC and was under MAG-26, 2d MAW, II MEF.
After his Vietnam service, Thompson was assigned to Fort Rucker to become an instructor pilot and later received a direct commission, attaining the rank of captain and retired as a major. [17] His other military assignments included Fort Jackson, South Korea, Fort Ord, Fort Hood and bases in Hawaii. He retired from the army in 1983.