1966-67 Wayne Shaw Combat Art
Wayne W. Shaw was a lieutenant when the squadron went to Vietnam aboard USS Boxer in April 1966. Educated as an architect, he also is a talented artist. During his time in Vietnam he was affiliated with the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Artist program, which holds the copyright on works that he produced during that era. He left the Marine Corps after completing his obligated service and had a successful career as an architect.
CH-46s lifting from USS Okinawa (LPH-3) with flight of four overhead (watercolor, 1966)
CH-46 landing on carrier (watercolor)
CH-46 lifting from carrier (pen and ink sketch, 12 Jun 1966)
Flight of four CH-46s flight of four CH-46s (pen and ink sketch, 28 Jun 1966)
CH-46 externaling 105mm howitzer (pen and ink sketch, 26 Jul 1966
Huey in banked turn above burning house (watercolor)
CH-46 high above Perfume River heading home to Marble Mountain (watercolor, 1986)
CH-46 low near palace (watercolor, 1986)
CH-46 dropping parachutists (watercolor, 4 Nov 1966
CH-46 in rice paddy loading wounded with bullet splashes all around
CH-46 delivering 105 mm howitzer near runway (watercolor, 4 Dec 1966)
CH-46 holding single-wheel touchdown to load/unload (watercolor, 4 Dec 1966)
CH-46 unloading troops in paddy with napalm in background (watercolor, 15 Nov 1966)
CH-46 in hard turn above boats (watercolor, 24 Oct 1966)
Two 46s above large home (watercolor, 27 Sep 1966
CH-46 flying low near civilians on road (watercolor, 15 Nov 1966)
Two CH-46s above jagged mountain peaks (charcoal, 9 Oct 1966)
WW-I Boeing F4B3
WW-II Corsairs