RTB Joe Roberts
Joseph Thomas Roberts, 78, of York died March 16, 2018 at York Hospital in York, PA. He was the husband of the late Frederica Bergdoll Roberts. Born May 12, 1939 in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Remembrances
Captain John A “Jack” House
On June 30, 1967, Captain Jack House was flying a Recon insert near Hue Phu Bai when his aircraft, with a total of 11 Marines on board, encountered heavy ground fire on the approach to the LZ. Captain House aborted … Continue reading →
First day of Operation Hastings, by John Long
I was the crew chief for helicopter #167, which developed an internal leak in the ramp control valve and was downed at Phu Bai on the 14th. By the time we were able to get the hydraulic shop to bring … Continue reading →
First Day of Operation Hastings, by Chuck Johnson
Memories of Hastings (and everything else) are increasingly hazy and fragmentary, but here is what still stands out in what’s left of my mind. On 14 July 1966, the night before the first day of Operation Hastings, there was a … Continue reading →
First day of Operation Hastings, by Tim Bastyr
July 15, 1966, is a day that all of us remember. That day is a “MUST” for a Remembrance. Throughout June and the first two weeks of July, I spent most of my time flying out of Dong Ha doing … Continue reading →
Rolo Langenfeld Addendum, by John Long
I remember a night mission. Can’t remember if we were bringing ammo, retrieving wounded, or what, but the young, inexperienced copilot was flying into the LZ on a dark night, in the hills and jungle. The closer we got, the … Continue reading →
RTB Major General Gregory A. Corliss
Major General Gregory A. Corliss, Sr. commanded HMM-265 as a major in 1965 and retired from the Marine Corps on July 1, 1985. General Corliss was born on April 14, 1930, in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He graduated from Whitman College, Walla … Continue reading →
Remembering Rolo Langenfeld, by Chuck Johnson
Captain Richard H. Langenfeld was always just “Rolo.” He was one of the old salts when HMM-265 left New River for Vietnam on USS Boxer in April, 1966, since he, along with Bob Mills and a few others, already had … Continue reading →