M
Company 3/5 Operations
1966-71
Formed at Camp Pendleton, Ca. Dec. 1965. Initial officers-CO Capt. Pettengill, XO- Lt. Prince, Wpns Plt- Lt. Matthys, 1st Plt-Lt. Keker, 2d Plt-Lt. Murray, and 3rd Plt-Lt. Lindblom.
Spent one month on Okinawa
training and preparing to form the Special Landing Force for operations in
Vietnam. Spent another month of concentrated training in the jungles of the
Philippines.
Operation
Information from JD Murray
(Click pictures to enlarge)
M
Co. 3/5
Okinawa, '66
(Submitted by Rick Golbeck)
M
Co 3/5 Okinawa, Apr-May 1966
(Submitted by JD Murray)
M
Co. 3/5, 2nd Platoon
Okinawa '66
(Submitted by Rick Golbeck)
M
Co. 3/5, 2nd Platoon
Okinawa '66
(Submitted by JD Murray)
M Co. Operations
18-27
June '66
Operation DECKHOUSE I
Song Cau, Phu Yen, Vietnam
DECKHOUSE
I, April 1966, Search and Destroy Operation off the USS Princeton.
(Submitted by Stan Watson)
27-30
June '66
Operation NATHAN HALE
In support of the US Army, Vietnam
Memorial
Service for Killed In Action on DECKHOUSE I and NATHAN HALE
(Submitted by Chuck Greene)
16-18
July '66
Operation DECKHOUSE II
Gio Linh, Quang Tri, Vietnam
Picture page
"DECKHOUSE II was the operation along the STREET WITHOUT JOY along the coast. We jumped off into HASTINGS the day we left DECKHOUSE II. HASTINGS was to the west of DH II." JD
18-29
July '66
Operation HASTINGS
Cam Lo, Quang Tri, Vietnam
Completed our Special Landing Force mission and offloaded in Chu Lai, Vietnam.
Picture page
Left:
2nd Platoon, M Co. 3/5
Right:. 3rd Platoon, M Co. 3/5
(Submitted
by JD Murray)
M
Co. Command Group
(Submitted by JD Murray)
Left
to right front row: Arty Fo, JD, Fred Matthys (Wpns Plt), WO (with 81s I think)
Back Row: Air Off., Capt Pettengill CO, Al Mullinex XO
2 Aug. '66
Gen. Lou Walt, CG 1st MarDiv, visited 3/5 in Chu Lai for congrats on our performance
in HASTINGS.
Gen.Walt
presenting Purple Heart to Carlos Septien for HASTINGS
(Submitted by Carlos Septien)
6-15
Aug. '66
COLORADO
West of Tam Ky in the pineapple forest area
Map of
Operation COLORADO
(Submitted by JD Murray)
(Submitted by JD Murray)
Aug.
'66
Operation JACKSON
2nd Platoon M Co. 3/5
(Submitted by JD Murray)
(Submitted by JD Murray)
Sept.
'66
LtGen. Krulak (The Brute), CGFMFPAC, visited 3/5 in Chu Lai. His son was the
battalion Chaplain
5-15
Sept. '66
Operation NAPA
Northwest of Tam Ky
19
Sept. '66
3/5 TAOR expanded to include 2/5 TAOR to the north and west of Hill 49 in
Chu Lai
(Submitted by JD Murray)
21-26
Sept. '66
M Co. operations in SE sector of 3/5 TAOR-Chu Lai
28-30
Sept. '66
Operation MONTEREY
Operations in support of 1/5
2
Oct-1 Nov. '66
M Co. OPCON Chu Lai Defense Command--Defense of the Air Field
8-13
Nov. '66
Operation MUSTANG
Co. M operations west of Hill 49, sometimes called Operation STARVATION
Operation
MUSTANG (STARVATION)
(Submitted by JD Murray)
7-12
Dec. '66
Operation CORTEZ
M and K Cos. provided protection for downed aircraft in Que Son Valley.
(Submitted by JD Murray)
14
De. '66
1st Plt. hit BT434058 on Hill 76 (?) near Chu Lai after returning from CORTEZ.
15
Dec. '66
Co. M withdraws from BT434058 and 452038 (Hill 76)
2-5
Jan. '67
Operation GRAYHOUND
M Co(-) operation in TAOR
16-19
Jan. '67
Operation SHEPARD
30-31
Jan '67
Operation SPOILS
Two-day operation to support another unit in Quang Ngai province south of
Chu Lai,
before heading to Duc Pho and Operation DESOTO
1-23
Feb. '67
Operation DESOTO
Duc Pho in support of 3/7
Picture page
(Submitted by JD Murray)
19
Apr-17 May '67
Operation UNION
OPCON 1st Marines Que Son Valley
Picture page
Sea Tiger
Article about Operation UNION
(Submitted by Frank Jurney)
26
May-6 June '6 7
Operation UNION II
Que Son Valley
Picture page
Sea Tiger
article about UNION II
(Submitted by Frank Jurney)
15-24
June '67
Operation ADAIR
25
June-1 July '67
Operation CALHOUN
31
July-3 Aug. '67
Operation PIKE
11
Aug-28 Aug. '67
Operation COCHISE
M Co. security from Tam Ky to Hill 63
Picture page
4-15 Sept. '67
Operation SWIFT
Que Son Valley
Picture page
(Submitted by JD Murray)
22-28
Sept. '67
Operation SHELBYVILLE
Que Son Valley
6-17
Nov. '67
Operation ESSEX
Picture page
Aerial
map of Antenna Valley
(Submitted by "Blackcoat '3" 1/LT
Rob Whitlow, USMC, A.O. - 1st Marine Division)
28
Dec. '67-3 Jan. '68
Operation AUBURN
Picture page
Feb.-Apr.
'68
Operation HOUSTON
1-7
May '68
Operation HOUSTON II
Picture Page
18-31
May '68
Operation ALLEN BROOK
Picture Page
June-Oct.
'68
Operation MAMELUKE THRUST
Picture Page
28
Aug.-9 Sept. '68
Operation SUSSEX BAY
6-9
Oct. '68
Operation MAUI PEAK
10 Nov.-9 Dec. '68
Operation MEADE RIVER
The largest Marine air mobile operation of the war. Six infantry battalions
participated, including 3/5
6
Dec. '68-8 Mar. ' 69
Operation TAYLOR COMMON
Picture Page
26
May-7 Nov. 1969
Operation Pipestone Canyon
Goi Noi Island and Dodge City
18
July-13 Aug. '69
Operation DURHAM PEAK
Antenna Valley and the Que Son Mountains
20
Sept. '70
An Hoa Combat Base turned over to ARVNS
3rd
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