Jay Hawk 79
a vietnam war memoir of a door gunner and huey crew chief
$71.27
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2025
Summary
Jay Hawk 79: A Huey Crew Chief’s Account of Combat in the Vietnam War
At the start of 1967, Jim Wagner shipped out to Vietnam. As a UH-1D Huey crew chief and door gunner, Wagner was part of the 9th Aviation Battalion that would ferry infantry of the 9th Infantry Division into and out of combat in III Corps Tactical Zone in the Mekong Delta in South Vietnam. Interdicting the movements of Viet Cong kept Wagner and his unit in near constant combat with the author accumulating over 1800…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781036116163 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1036116166 |
| Author: | Jim Wagner |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Jim Wagner
Jim Wagner was a member of Company A, 9th Aviation Battalion, part of the U.S. 9th Infantry Division, from the early spring of 1966 to February of 1968. He flew over 1800 operational air hours in Hueys in the Mekong Delta and across the Cambodian border. He lives in Rochester, NY.
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