Seawolf Combat missions, SEAWOLF Door Gunner AVIATION MACHINIST’S MATE (Jet) 2ND CLASS VINCENT PAONE, DET 6, Submitted by fellow Gunner Petty Officer Dan Higgins who was on the first mission and on the ground helping on the second. Edited by AECS Bill Rutledge Highly combat decorated Petty Officer Vincent Paone was assigned to HA(L)-3 Seawolf Detachment 6 from Feb 68 …

Battle at Ha Tien 23 March 1969, Da Dung Mountain AreaOther articles with limited information have been written about these two difficult days in the lives of these brave pilots and gunners from Detachment Three. As other articles I have written, I write this to add to our history and to pay tribute to those that fought these horrific battles, …

AMSC KENNETH E. WHEELER, USN was assigned to Helicopter Attack (Light) Three, Seawolves, Republic of Vietnam from Dec 1970 to Dec 1971 as a Combat Aircrew Doorgunner/NATOPS Evaluator and Aircrew Trainer. He first served on Det-3 at Ca Mau, RVN as the Det petty officer in charge, doorgunner and crewchief on the Navy two helo fire team, providing close attack …

Sampan Insertion Not long after POINC Robert Hunt was wounded some time in 1969, while flying as a door gunner in the U.S. Army Loach (also know as a SPERM to us Seawolf doorgunners), I had the opportunity to replace him. Operations would use the Loach as part of a Hunter/Killer Team, with the Loach flying low level, and I …

ADJ3 Douglas D. Taylor, USN, was assigned to Helicopter Attack, Light, 3 (HAL-3) “Seawolves” from August 1971 through February 1972. His formal training for this assignment began in February of 1971 attending various flight, survival, and weapons training schools. He arrived in Binh Thuy, RVN in Aug. ’71 to become familiarized with his duty assignments as gunner/crew chief trainee of …

AVIATION ELECTRICIANS MATE, AIRMAN, BARRY SOLOMON U.S.N. was assigned to Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three, Seawolves, Republic of Vietnam from September 1970 through September 1971 as a Combat Aircrew Door Gunner/Crew Chief. After being in country for five days and due to a shortage of gunners, he was sent to Detachment 9 where he served as a Door Gunner/Crew Chief …

I arrived in Vung Tau and reported to HA(L)-3 on 24 May 1967. After checking in I was assigned to, along with all the commissary men, to the Army 765th Consolidated Mess. As Petty Officer First Class, I was senior to the Mess Sargent and I was put in charge of the mess. Needless to say this mess was well …

This is a war story about a brave warrior from Helicopter Attack Squadron Light 3, Detachment 6 Seawolf Crew Chief/Gunner Joe (Jose) Ramos, who hailed from McAllen, Texas. This story takes place in late July or early August 1970; Joe was gone most of the month of August for his extension leave, so I think I have the timing right. …

ADJ2 MADISON H. FREEMAN, U.S.N. was assigned to Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three, Seawolves, Republic of Vietnam,from December 1969 to August 1971 as a combat aircrew door gunner/crew chief. First serving in Binh Thuy and then sent to Detachment 3 at Ca Mau, RVN, Where he served as a Door Gunner/Crew Chief on a Navy UH1B Huey Helicopter Fire Team …

I was the POinC of Det 8, and had flown 500+ missions in 6 months off the Hunterdon County and out of the Rach Gia Short Strip. We had a bunch of great guys, OinCs Chris Thomas, Jerry Weber and pilots Bill Beltz, Butler, Jim Curtis, Rick Harmon, Gary Findley, Ken Lowe, Kevin Delaney(ADM), Mike McNaul and Tom Parret. The …