Description Operation Eagle Pull was the United States military evacuation by air of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 12 April 1975. At the beginning of April 1975, Phnom Penh, one of the last remaining strongholds of the Khmer Republic, was surrounded by the Khmer Rouge and totally dependent on aerial resupply through Pochentong Airport. With a Khmer Rouge victory imminent, the US government made contingency plans for the evacuation of US nationals and allied Cambodians by helicopter to ships in the Gulf of Thailand. Operation Eagle Pull took place on the morning of 12 April 1975 and was a tactical success carried out without any loss of life. Five days later the Khmer Republic collapsed and the Khmer Rouge occupied Phnom Penh.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
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Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember CDR Sperling (CO), RM1 Kennedy, RM1 Bennett, RMC Keene, RM2 Noel, RM3 Hill and others, can't remember thier names.
Memories Involved with Operation Eagle Pull. Aboard USS Lynde McCormick DDG-8. Assisted in the evacuation of our troops and refugees from Viet Nam. We were in standby status incase they needed us. Nothing came of it. Port visits included Subic Bay Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kauchung Tiawan, where I pulled off the message that made me RM-2 in Nov '74.
