1 May:  With Operation Osage in the final phase the squadron flew a total of fourteen missions.  Eight of these missions were flown to resupply all of the battalion’s companies.  Five administrative and liaison were made.
     On two medevac missions seven fatally wounded Marines were withdrawn from the objective area and flown to the U.S. Navy Hospital Ship, the USS REPOSE, which was located in Da Nang harbor.  Sixteen wounded Marines were also evacuated and flown to the USS PRINCETON for preliminary medical treatment, they were further transferred by helicopter to the USS REPOSE.  The largest tactical lift of the day took 3.2 hours to complete and involved 4 aircraft.  Eighty two Marines were retracted from AU065175 and flown to the USS PRINCETON.  During the morning the supply ship USS SACRAMENTO rendezvoused with the Amphibious Task Group.  Supplies for the USS ALAMO as well as the USS PRINCETON were flown to the PRINCETON by two USS SACRAMENTO CH-46 helicopters.  From the flight deck of the PRINCETON five HMM-364 aircraft transported 58,322 lbs. of stores to the USS ALAMO (LSD-33), in a ship to ship resupply effort.  The total flight time for the day was 31.7 hours.

2May:  Operation Osage drew to a close as twelve squadron aircraft affected a 410 man Marine helicopter retraction of Companies Bravo and Charlie from coordinates AU802050 and ZD178065.  Simultaneously the remaining Marines ashore were withdrawn over White beach by amphibious landing craft.
     While the helibourne retraction was in progress sniper fire was received in the pick up zone at coordinates AU828061 and AU828054.  The pick up zone was promptly changed to a more secure area.  Meanwhile Major Micheels who had been assigned as Tactical Air Controller Airborne for the period of the retraction directed close air support strikes on the target.  F-8U and F-4B aircraft from Mag-11 stationed at Da Nang air base participated in dropping several napalm bombs.  They also delivered 20mm cannon on the suspect target area.  While marking their targets, Major Micheels’ aircraft received small arms fire but sustained no hits.
  During the final phase of the beach withdrawal the Tactical Air Controller Airborne directed further air strikes on a ridge line overlooking White beach at coordinates ZD175059.  This action was undertaken as a precautionary move to discourage further harassment.

3 May:  With all the squadron aircraft board and during the early morning hours the USS PRINCETON departed the waters off the coast of Hue Phu Bai where she had remained during Operation Osage.  The ship proceeded south along the coast of Vietnam and by daylight was at anchor off the coast near the Chu Lai Marine base.

4 – 8 May:  Flew various administrative and liaison flights from the USS PRINCETON which remained off the coast of South Vietnam in the vicinity of the Chu Lai complex.  During this time the 1st Battalion 5th Marines was offloaded and remained at Chu Lai.

9 May:  At 0300 hours the Princeton departed for White Beach, Okinawa for the purpose of embarking a new Battalion Landing Team, the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.

10 – 31 May:  Was spent en route to both Okinawa and Subic Bay.  Several administrative and training flights were conducted in preparation for loading the new BLT.