File: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
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current20:27, 30 December 2018Thumbnail for version as of 20:27, 30 December 2018472 × 467 (119 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=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.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/ddg7-75/095.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/ddg7-75/index_01...

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