July '68 - Command Chronology


Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364
Marine Aircraft Group 36
1st Marine Aircraft Wing, FMFPac
FPO San Francisco, California 96602
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5 August 1968
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PART I
ORGANIZATIONAL DATA
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STAFF OFFICERS
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Commanding Officer LtCol. Joseph R. Dobratz, Jr.
1-31 July 68
Executive Officer Maj. Harold B. Roth, Jr.
1-31 July 68
Administrative Officer Maj. Ernest C. Cunningham
1-31 July 68
Aviation Safety Officer Capt. Phillip R. Hemming
1-31 July 68
Flight Surgeon Lt. USN Charles P. Greenwood
1-31 July 68
Aircraft Maintenance Officer Maj. Lawrence P. Reiman
1-31 July 68
Intelligence Officer 1stLt. Peter J. Dunev
1-31 July 68
Logistics Officer Maj. Fred E. Lacey
1-31 July 68
Motor Transport Officer 1stLt. William R. Choate, Jr.
1-31 July 68
Operations Officer Capt. Wesley H. Birt
1-  4 July 68
Maj. David L. Elam
5-31 July 68
NATOPS Officer Maj. John C. Morrison
1-31 July 68
First Sergeant 1stSgt. Charles Stroud
1-31 July 68
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UNIT LOCATION
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HMM-364, 1-31 July 1968, Phu Bai, Republic of Vietnam
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AVERAGE MONTHLY STRENGTH
USMC
USN
OTHER
TOTAL
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Officer
49
1
0
50
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Enlisted
162 
1
0
163 
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IMPORTANT VISITORS
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None
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PART II
NARRATIVE SUMMARY

21 July 1968 - During  mission  #78, in support of the  1st Recon. Bn., YK-13 received  enemy  fire while going  into a zone at  YC987987.   The Crew Chief and both gunners were wounded,  fire was returned,  and the aircraft  made a precautionary landing at  ZD048032.   The aircraft was later returned to base.

23 July 1968 - One  CH-46 from  HMM-364,  while on a routine  test hop was diverted by  Phu Bai  DASC to pick up  two ARMY pilots who had been shot down at YD876226.  The pilots were delivered to LZ Eagle; no enemy fire was received.

Marine  Medium  Helicopter  Squadron  364,  sustaining numerous hits from enemy fire, and hampered on occasion by adverse weather, flew 1,319.7 flight hours,  carrying  11,103  troops/passengers  and  628.95  tons of  cargo.   The Majority of the hours flown and the troops and cargo lifted was in support of the various phases of  OPERATIONS  MAMALUKE THRUST,  HOUSTON, MAMALUKE/POCOHONTAS   FOREST,   LANCASTER II,   NAPOLEON SALINE,  and  ALLEN BROOK.   This  squadron  also  carried  289 medical evacuees during the month of July.

PART III
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

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PERSONNEL
Enlisted
Officer
Total
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Personnel Joined
4
6
10
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Personnel Dropped
9
5
14
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ADMINISTRATIVE
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Personnel Promoted
4
1
5
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Personnel Reduced
0
0
0
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CASUALTIES FOR THE MONTH
Ser. No.
Rank
Service
WIA/KIA
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Officers - None
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Enlisted
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Johnson, G. A.
1666411
SSgt.
USMC
WIA
Carter, C. R.
1686646
SSgt.
USMC
WIA
Mardula, J. E.
2206300
Cpl.
USMC
WIA
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INTELLIGENCE
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The intelligence unit recorded enemy activity on a daily basis through squad- ron and adjacent and  higher commands.   For the month of July. this squad- ron logged  1,319.7 hours of flight.   During this time,  there were 20 fire inci- dents resulting in 7 aircraft sustaining hits.  One of these incidents resulted in three  WIAs (minor) for the squadron.   Phu Bai received  negative  incoming for  the this  month.   Among the reports obtained by  the intelligence unit of HMM-364  were  1 air burst and  3 spot reports plus  accomplishing 33 recon inserts and 25 recon extracts.
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LOGISTICS

AOCP Resume

AOCPs submitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
AOCPs completed. . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
AOCPs pending. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    5 against 6 aircraft

ANFE Resume

ANFEs submitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
ANFEs completed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
ANFEs pending. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5

OPERATIONAL STATISTICS

Total flight hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,319.7
Total tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,256
Total sorties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,159
Total troops/passengers. . . . . . . . . . . . 11,103 
Total tons of cargo lifted. . . . . . . . . . . . .  628.95
Total medical evacuees carried . . . . . . . .  289

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE

The  following  squadron  aircraft  were  damaged  during  the month of July 1968.

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Side Number
Bu. Number
Type Damage
Repaired By
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YK-2 
154018
Battle
HMM-364
YK-3 
153365
Battle
HMM-364
YK-11
153361
Battle
HMM-364
YK-13
154797
Battle
H&MS-36
YK-18
153997
Battle
HMM-364
YK-20
153990
Battle
HMM-364
YK-11
153361
Flight Incident
HMM-364
YK-1 
153364
Accident*
FAWPRA
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*YK-1 was dropped while being carried externally by a CH-53 helicopter.

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