David Althoff

David Althoff is an American marine who was awarded three Distinguished Flying Cross, three Silver Stars and nearly 50 Air Medals. He also is a recipient of the Cunningham Award and a developer of SuperGaggle.[1]

Vietnam War

On February 21, 1968 he flew CH-46 helicopters to resupply the Khe Sanh Combat Base with water and ammo. During that time his aircraft suffered numerous hits from enemy's automatic weapons and mortars. On May 13, 1968 he was in charge of reconnaissance aircraft. During that time he landed both of them safely in a grassland, 200 metres (660 ft) away from mortar attacks. On July 3, 1968 he flew two Sea Knights back-to-back hovering over 1,500 feet (460 m) in an attempt to resupply the base.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Walking with Giants- The Tigers of HMM-262". Marine Corps Association. Retrieved April 22, 2014.


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