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37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (37th ARRS)was a helicopter rescue squadron of the USAF.
History
On 2 February 1967, Detachment 1 38th ARRS operating HH-3s at Danang Air Base was redesignated the 37th ARRS[1].
The 37th ARRS remained at Danang until it was deactivated on 30 November 1972Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page)..
Operations and losses
- 6 February 1967, Jolly Green 05, HH-3E BuNo 65-12779 had rescued CAPT Lucius L. Heiskell[2] pilot of Nail 65 an O-1F FAC when it was hit by ground fire and crashed near the Mu Gia Pass, North Vietnam. Heiskell, the pilot, copilot and flight engineer were KIA-BNR[3][4][5], while the pararescueman Duane D. Hackney survived the crash and was rescued by Jolly Green 36.
- 16 February 1967, Jolly Green 56 took off to rescue the pilot of Dusty 71 an F-100 shot down over Laos. The helicopter received ground fire and the pilot CAPT Angelo Pullara[6], was hit and killed[11]. The helicopter returned safely to Saravane, Laos. The pilot was rescued by Jolly Green 37
- 9 November 1967, Jolly Green 26, Tail No 66-13279 was shot down over Laos
- 27 June 1972, Pararescueman SGT Charles D. McGrath was on a CSAR mission on Jolly Green 77 over North Vietnam. While penetrating dense jungle to rescue F-4 crewman, Captain Lynn A. Aikman, who had a broken leg, knee, elbow and jaw, SGT McGrath exposed himself to intense ground fire in order to drag the incapacitated Aikman to a suitable recovery area. Seeing JG73 crippled by the hostile fire, he directed air strikes against surrounding hostile ground forces until he was able to secure CAPT Aikman and himself to the penetrator of Jolly Green 57, the backup helicopter. Rising through constant accurate ground fire, he shielded CAPT Aikman with his own body until they were successfully recovered. McGrath and the pilot Capt Dale Stovall were both awarded the Air Force Cross[7].
Assignments
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Bases stationed
- Danang Air Base, South Vietnam (1967 - 1972)
Aircraft Operated
References
- ^ LaPointe, Robert (2001). PJs in Vietnam. Northern PJ Press. p. 274. ISBN 9780970867100.
- ^ "MAJ Lucius L Heiskell". The Virtual Wall.
- ^ "COL Patrick H Wood". The Virtual Wall.
- ^ "COL Richard A Kibbey". The Virtual Wall.
- ^ "CMS Donald J Hall". The Virtual Wall.
- ^ "CAPT Angelo Pullara". The Virtual Wall.
- ^ "SGT Charles McGrath, Air Force Cross". Military Times.