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*On September 20, 1965, [[Kaman Aircraft|Kaman]] [[HH-43 Huskie]] BuNo 62-4510, callsign ''Dutchy 41'' on a CSAR for ''Essex 04'', an [[F-105]]D piloted by Capt Willis E. Forby, over [[North Vietnam]]. The HH-43 was hit by ground fire and crashed in the jungle. Captain Thomas J. Curtis, Sergeant William A. Robinson, and Crew chief Arthur Black were all captured by the [[North Vietnam|North Vietnamese Army]] and taken to a [[POW camp]] in North Vietnam. They were later released during [[Operation Homecoming]]. 1LT [[Duane W. Martin]], was captured by the [[Pathet Lao]] and taken to a POW camp in [[Laos]]. On June 29, 1966, Martin, LTJG[[Dieter Dengler]] and other prisoners overpowered their guards and escaped. Martin was later attacked and killed by a Laotian villager<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewall-usa.com/info.asp?recid=32580
*20 September 1965, [[Kaman Aircraft|Kaman]] [[HH-43 Huskie]] BuNo 62-4510, callsign ''Dutchy 41'' on a CSAR for ''Essex 04'', an [[F-105]]D piloted by Capt Willis E. Forby, over [[North Vietnam]]. The HH-43 was hit by ground fire and crashed in the jungle. Captain Thomas J. Curtis, Sergeant William A. Robinson, and Crew chief Arthur Black were all captured by the [[North Vietnam|North Vietnamese Army]] and taken to a [[POW camp]] in North Vietnam. They were later released during [[Operation Homecoming]]. 1LT [[Duane W. Martin]], was captured by the [[Pathet Lao]] and taken to a POW camp in [[Laos]]. On June 29, 1966, Martin, LTJG [[Dieter Dengler]] and other prisoners overpowered their guards and escaped. Martin was later attacked and killed by a Laotian villager<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewall-usa.com/info.asp?recid=32580
|title=CAPT Duane W Martin
|title=CAPT Duane W Martin
|work=The Virtual Wall}}</ref>, while Dengler was eventually rescued.
|work=The Virtual Wall}}</ref>, while Dengler was eventually rescued.
*6 November 1965, [[CH-3]]E BuNo 63-09685 on CSAR for CAPT McKnight pilot of ''Sandy 14'' an [[A-1]]E over North Vietnam was hit by ground fire. 3 of the crew (became POWs while the 4th crewman was rescued. This was the first Jolly Green loss in combat.


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Revision as of 15:36, 12 February 2010

38th Rescue Squadron
38th Rescue Squadron Patch
Active14 November 1952 - 18 September 1957
30 June 1965 - 1 July 1971
1 July 1978 - 15 February 1996
1 May 2001 - Present
LandVereinigte Staaten
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypSearch and Rescue
Part ofAir Combat Command
23d Air Force
347th Rescue Group
Garrison/HQMoody Air Force Base
Decorations DUC
PUC
AFOUA w/ V Device
ROK PUC
RVGC w/ Palm

The 38th Rescue Squadron (38 RQS) is part of the 347th Rescue Group at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. It operates various fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft conducting search and rescue missions.

Mission

The 38 RQS trains, equips, and employs combat-ready pararescue and supporting personnel worldwide in support of U.S. national security interests and NASA. This squadron provides survivor contact, treatment, and extraction during combat rescue operations, and uses various fixed/rotary wing insertion/extraction assets and employs by any means available to provide combat and humanitarian search, rescue, and medical assistance in all environments.[1]

History

The 38th conducted search, rescue, and recovery in Japan and adjacent waters from 1952-1957 including supporting operations in Korea and adjacent waters from 1952-1953. It operated 14 search and rescue detachments in Vietnam and Thailand from, 1965-1971. The squadron provided light-lift helicopter operations east of the Mississippi River from 1978-1980. It also flew rescue helicopter operations in South Korea and adjacent waters from 1981-1995.[2]

Operations[2]

Vietnam War

  • 20 September 1965, Kaman HH-43 Huskie BuNo 62-4510, callsign Dutchy 41 on a CSAR for Essex 04, an F-105D piloted by Capt Willis E. Forby, over North Vietnam. The HH-43 was hit by ground fire and crashed in the jungle. Captain Thomas J. Curtis, Sergeant William A. Robinson, and Crew chief Arthur Black were all captured by the North Vietnamese Army and taken to a POW camp in North Vietnam. They were later released during Operation Homecoming. 1LT Duane W. Martin, was captured by the Pathet Lao and taken to a POW camp in Laos. On June 29, 1966, Martin, LTJG Dieter Dengler and other prisoners overpowered their guards and escaped. Martin was later attacked and killed by a Laotian villager[3], while Dengler was eventually rescued.
  • 6 November 1965, CH-3E BuNo 63-09685 on CSAR for CAPT McKnight pilot of Sandy 14 an A-1E over North Vietnam was hit by ground fire. 3 of the crew (became POWs while the 4th crewman was rescued. This was the first Jolly Green loss in combat.

Lineage[2]

  • 38th Air Rescue Squadron (1952 - 1966)
  • 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (1966 - 1989)
  • 38th Air Rescue Squadron (1989 - 1994)
  • 38th Rescue Flight (1994 - 2001)
  • 38th Rescue Squadron (2001 - Present)

Assignments[2]

Bases stationed[2]

Aircraft Operated[2]

References

Notes

  1. ^ 347 RQG Fact Sheet
  2. ^ a b c d e f AFHRA 38 RQS Page
  3. ^ "CAPT Duane W Martin". The Virtual Wall.

Bibliography

See also

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