Mayday

A Saga of the Big Mothers

Jw Jones

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Johnny W Jones
09 May 2023

Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Six had been in existence for a decade when it was thrust in the front lines of the Vietnam War. Its crews had been trained in the locating and tracking of Soviet submarines. However, the North Vietnamese did not possess a submarine capability.

A combat search and rescue service was needed. As the war increased in intensity and scope-and with the fast attack aircraft being lost to increasing North Vietnamese anti-aircraft fire-it became a high priority to return those pilots to service that could be rescued.

Enter Helicopter Anti-Submarine Six, or HS-6 in Navy abbreviation. Its sonarmen were given a cursory four-hour familiarization course on the M-60 machine gun and the rest of the needed learning would happen on the battlefield as ""on-the-job training"" and a literal trial-by-fire.

Author JW Jones joined HS-6 a month prior to their joining the Air Group aboard the USS Kearsarge and its deployment to the Gulf of Tonkin. Using his personal experience, Jones recounts stories of heart-breaking loss and unfettered hope amid the brutality of war.

MAYDAY, taking its name from the pilots' call indicating trouble, chronicles the rescues this squadron performed, the problems they faced, and the losses incurred. It is the story of selfless sacrifice in the face of overwhelming adversity; the story of ordinary Americans performing extraordinary feats to bring their fellow Americans home.

By: Jw Jones
Imprint: Johnny W Jones
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9798822910690
Pages: 322
Publication Date: 09 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Johnny W Jones, listed on his squadron's flight logs as JW Jones, spent his early years in Coldwater, Kansas, Liberal Kansas and Burkburnett, Texas. He dropped out of high school at the age of 17 and entered the US Navy. Jones would serve two deployments with HS-6 in Vietnam prior to being transferred to HC-7, the Sea Devils, in 1968. After his discharge, he worked a variety of jobs prior to graduating Midwestern State University with a BA in history. He is now retired and resides in Ellis County, Texas, where he pursues his new profession of a full-time grandfather.