Fun fact about 444 marlin in vietnam combat.I'm not sure if anyone cares or not but United States special opps MACVSOG Jerry Mad Dog Shriver Third tour (1968-1969)
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For most of 1968, Shriver was still in Vietnam and serving, from January to May he was conducting operations but he took a mandatory Leave and returned to the US for the summer, while there he spent time with fellow green beret Larry White, Shriver bought weapons and sent them back to his base for future use, he bought a lever action rifle that used a .444 Marlin cartridge and mailed it.
After returning, Shriver took part in a B-50 Omega recon team mission on November 4, 1968. When Shriver's recon team was placed on a landing strip, they encountered an opposing force believed to be the size of a battalion. Shriver led his squad of three soldiers and launched a heavy fire attack on the enemy, resulting in four deaths and twenty-six injuries. Shriver guided the gunship aircraft fire while also providing cover to his radio operator and making contact with the gunships. A Bell UH-1 helicopter that was landing to retrieve the team at the point came under machine gun fire. To a different landing zone, Shriver guided his soldiers. While travelling to the landing zone, he continued to fire gunship strikes against the attackers. Rope ladders were dropped from the aircraft for extraction when the squad arrived at the new Landing Zone. While his squad was getting into the helicopter, Shriver physically shielded them from hostile fire. To speed up the extraction, he used a snap link to attach himself to the ladder after every team member was on board. Shriver fired on the enemy from his hanging position while being exposed to enemy fire until the aircraft got clear of the enemy fire."
Above is small qoute of story but he was killed . I don't think the Marlin 444 was the determining factor.
Last edited by W921; 05-23-2024 at 06:55 AM.
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