Oral history of Lt. Jack Rittichier's Vietnam rescue missions, 1968, 1968.

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Oral history of Lt. Jack Rittichier's Vietnam rescue missions, 1968, 1968.

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Transcript of cassette tape made by Rittichier, a U.S. Coast Guard pilot assigned to duty in Vietnam. Lieutenant Rittichier had volunteered for an exchange program with the U.S. Air Force and was assigned to the 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron based at Đà Nẵng (Vietnam). Rittichier describes flying the Sikorsky HH-3E rescue helicopters on numerous dangerous combat search and rescue missions (Apr.-May 1968) as both a copilot and as aircraft commander and rescue crew commander.

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United States Coast Guard, Historian's Office

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