Gig_of_USS_Henry_B._Wilson_(DDG-7)_rescues_USAF_personnel_off_Koh_Tang_island_on_15_May_1975.jpg
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English:
The gig of the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS
Henry B. Wilson
(DDG-7) rescues U.S. Air Force personnel on 15 May 1975. The gig rescued crews of two USAF helicopters shot down in the attempt to rescue the SS
Mayaguez
and her crew that had been seized by Cambodian Khmer Rouge on 12 May.
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) 1975 cruise book available at Navysite.de |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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