Seawolf Facts

  • The first Wolf gram was issued from FT Benning, GA in March 1967. The author was Lt Allen Weseleskey.
  • First year operations statistics:
      • 13,761,000 .762 rounds fired
      • 155,000 2.75 inch rockets fired
      800,000 rounds of fifty and thirty cal rounds fired
  • During TET of 1968, 275 M60 barrels burned out. The squadron had to borrow barrels from a Marine unit in Da Nang. HMN-165 flew the emergency barrels to HA(L)-3 in an H46.
  • HA(L)-3 was decommissioned in March,1972. Approximately 3000 men were rotated through the squadron. We have found, to date, 686 Wolves.
  • Operations statistics 1969-1971

    1969
    Total Flight Hours: UH1B
    Total Flight Hours: UH1L
    Enemy Killed (Confirmed/Probable)
    Enemy Structures (Destroyed/damaged)
    Enemy Sampans
    Enemy Junks    		 23,527
    318
    447/750
    1148/1783
    971/769
    44/55

    1970
    Total Flight Hours: UH1B
    Total Flight Hours: UH1L
    Enemy Killed (Confirmed/Probable)
    Enemy Structures (Destroyed/damaged)
    Enemy Sampans
    Enemy Junks    		 26,099
    7,874
    755/1,128
    1,120/1,210
    1,641/1,476
    7/4

    1971
    Total Flight Hours: UH1B
    Total Flight Hours: UH1L
    Enemy Killed (Confirmed/Probable)
    Enemy Structures (Destroyed/damaged)
    Enemy Sampans
    Enemy Junks    		 25,224
    9,599
    1,040/990
    593/1,057
    1,255/410
    37/24
  • The men of HA(L)-3 were awarded:
    5 Navy crosses
    31 Silver Stars
    2 Legion of Merit Medals
    5 Navy and Marine Corps Medals
    219 Distinguished Flying Crosses
    156 Purple Hearts
    101 Bronze Stars
    142 Gallantry Crosses
    Over 16,000 Air Medals
    439 Navy Commendation Medals
    228 Navy Achievement Medals
    6 Presidential Unit Citations
    2 Meritorious Unit Commendations
    1 Vietnam Meritorious Unit Commendation