Zimmie in his prime. Roy Zimmerman Cpl. Roy Zimmerman, HMM-363, crew chief, late 1966, guessing Chu Lai, Dong Ha or Ky Ha not quite sure.      Dick Allen                     Cpl. T.L. Johnson Cpl. T.L. Johnson, Crewchief HMM-363. Flew with T.L. on many a mission and damn proud of it. In our idle hours we would construct elaborate shelters with our brothers to shield our cans. Believe this is KyHa also, again late 66.      Dick Allen                     SSgt. McKinney SSgt. McKinney, a career Marine from the Avionics crew 66/67. Don't recall where, maybe someone will recognize the back ground. A real trooper and great guy to work for.      Dick Allen                         Cpl. Mike McConnell: Cpl. Mike McConnell, Avionics dept. 66/67 I believe in Chu Lai/Ky Ha. Mike and I were also living in the same hooch when it got mangled in a rocket attack in Marble Mtn.      Dick Allen                         CPL John S. Wiseman HMM-363 KIA 23 APR 68: Cpl. John " BIG JOHN" S. Wiseman Crew Chief HMM-363 67-68. John was KIA by Sniper Fire while serving as a Crew Chief with HMM-363 aboard a UH-34D on 23 April 1968. John was well liked by all. This was a devastating loss for HMM-363.      Henry " HANK " Amparan Crew Chief HMM-363 67-68.                         HMM-363 USS IWO JIMA 1968: Taken in the Flight Crew Quarters just under the Flight Deck aboard the USS Iwo Jima March 1968, L to R CPL John Streeter, Cpl Dewey Steel, Cpl John S. Wiseman (KIA 23 April 68)      Henry " HANK " Amparan Crew Chief HMM-363 67-68.                         HMM-363 Phu Bai 1968: Sgt. Jim Hammontree and Cpl. John X. Olivarri with HMM-363 at Phu Bai in 1968. In the background are the 55 gallon drums filled with sand and water used as revetments to protect the Aircraft from incoming Rocket and Mortar attacks.      Henry " HANK " Amparan Crew Chief HMM-363 67-68.                         HMM-363 Phu Bai 1968: This is a great photo of CPL Hiram A. Hogg sitting inside the cabin door of our old and tired UH-34s. This photo shows the lack of time to perform normal maintenance like touch up paint as you can see from the cabin door. To the rear on the right is a GREASE BAG hanging up on the passenger seats. This bag held the Grease Gun and extra tubes of GREASE. The picture also clearly shows the wear on Hiram's flight helmet. Cpl Hiram A. Hogg was a Crew Chief from 67 - 68 with HMM-363.      Henry " HANK " Amparan Crew Chief HMM-363 67-68.                         HMM-363 Phu Bai 1968: Cpl Ernie Browitt HMM-363 Crew Chief USS IWO JIMA 1968.      Henry " HANK " Amparan Crew Chief HMM-363 67-68.                         HMM-363 LCPL HOWE 1968: LCPL Howe aboard the USS IWO JIMA with HMM-363 March 1968.      Henry " HANK " Amparan Crew Chief HMM-363 67-68.                         HMM-363 Cpl Wall 1968: The Heavy Maintenance Crew of HMM-363 at Phu Bai 1968.  This crew kept them Flying, shown here is CPL. Wall in the flight suit with CPL P.B. Mares(?) in the background with flack jacket on .      Henry " HANK " Amparan Crew Chief HMM-363 67-68.                         HMM-363 MMAF 1967: Joe Levellie taken at the HMM-363 hootch area across from the E club at MMAF.      Henry " HANK " Amparan Crew Chief HMM-363 67-68.                         HMM-363 Servo mix-up Phu Bai 68: CPL John X. Olivarri " OLLIE" next to what remains of the Aircraft after it flipped over and burnt in the revetment in Phu Bai 1968. Crew was 1st Lt Lancaster and SSGT Bob Knight, both survived.      Henry " HANK " Amparan Crew Chief HMM-363 67-68.                 HMM-363 long ride home 68: One of HMM-363s UH-34Ds taking the long way home VIA CH-53 in 1968.      Hank Amparan.                 HMM-363 Crash 1968: HMM-363s YZ-18 at Phu Bai in 1968 after an external ride home from a hard day in the war.      Hank Amparan.                 HMM-363 PHU BAI BARRACKS 1968: Hard working Marines of HMM-363s Flight Line. These were all SSGT Larry Powell's boys. John X. Olivarri " OLLIE" is sitting on the left and Henry " Hank" Amparan is seated in the middle without a shirt on. I think that is Cpl Howe (?) with the sunglasses on. In the background is William "Bill" Bostick. Can anyone ID the others?      Hank Amparan                 HMM-363 YZ-7 FEET WET 1968: HMM-363 YZ-7 Feet wet.      Hank Amparan                 HMM-363 1968: Hank Amparan of a HMM-363 a Crew Chief catching some rest between hot flights.  Crew Chiefs along with everyone else, worked long hard hours.  Most were involved with Aircraft Maintenance both prior to and after flying.  Average work day could be 12 to 18 hrs. 6 to 7 days a week, depending on the Operational load at the time.  The worst was the Spring of 68 (TET) or during large scale Operations , no one got enough sleep!      Hank Amparan                 HMM-363 CPL. John Streeter 1968: CPL. John Streeter crewing as a gunner in HMM-363s UH-34Ds 1968.      Hank Amparan                 HMM-363 Henry "Hank" Amparan 67-68: Henry "Hank" Amparan and someone sleeping in the background.  This photo shows the landing light on the landing gear. Henry "Hank" Amparan was a Crew Chief and senior maintenance mech.      Hank Amparan                 HMM-363 CPL John Streeter: CPL John Streeter smoking a cigar at Phu Bai in 1968.  Cpl Streeter was a solid Air Crewman always dependable. John flew a lot as Cpl John S. Wiseman's (KIA 23 APR 68) gunner. Cpl Streeter was on R&R when CPL Wiseman was killed.      Hank Amparan                 HMM-363 DAWN in Vietnam 68: This photo was taken from the Crew Chiefs view. It appears to be DAWN just after a section take off.      Hank Amparan                 HMM-363 MMAF 67 SGT. Jim Hammontree: SGT. Jim Hammontree at MMAF in 67. The Hueys in the background belong to the Armys BLACK CAT Squadron. Sgt Hammontree did his first tour with HMM-163 in 65, then a little time with HMM-361 in 65 and his second tour with HMM-363 67-68.      Hank Amparan                 HMM-363 USS IWO JIMA 68: CPLs Delaney and John X. Olivarri " OLLIE". The photo was taken in the Flight Crew Quarters, forward of the Island and just one deck below the Flight Deck at the Bow of the ship. These quarters were set aside for Flight Crews to enable them to make a quick reaction for General Quarters of Flight Quarters. HMM-363 was aboard the USS IWO JIMA in the Spring of 1968. We boarded just after TET in Feb 68.      Hank Amparan                 Refueling the UH-34Ds: CPL Hiram A. Hogg (HMM-363) refueling a UH-34D. The UH-34Ds had three fuel cells (Bags realy) that needed to be fueled separately. Each Fuel tank had its own fuel cap. All were on the Cabin door side.  One was forward of the Landing gear next to the Oil fill cap. Two were aft of the cabin door. These two seen here being filled required the Cabin door to be closed to gain access to the fuel filler caps. This was risky if you had an aircraft full of Med Evacs that could not get out in the case of a fire. Usually we had all passemgers and crew with the exception of the Pilot and Co-Pilot get out of the aircraft. This was not possible if there were Med Evacs.      Hank Amparan                 HMM-363 Phu Bai 68: CPLs Dick WALL, John STREETER, and Hiram HOGG of HMM-363s Flight Line at the rear of the barracks area in Phu Bai 1968.  This photo shows MAMASAN just after she has hung up the laundry along side the barracks next to the sandbag bunkers.  Also showing is the concern for FIRE in these dry wooden barracks as you see all the RED fire barrels.      Hank Amparan