Stein Collectors International

A 1-liter limited edition stein, #385 of 400, marked “Ugly Angels, USMC HMH-362 from Soc Trang to Al Anbar”, signed by Ron Campbell. This character stein is based on the unit’s shoulder patch. The “Ugly Angels”, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMH-362), trace their history to April 30, 1952, when they were activated as Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 362 (HMR-362), Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16), Air Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, at Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, California. Over the next ten years, the unit was deployed to Japan and later to Vietnam, where it was ultimately re-designated as Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMM-362). During the squadron’s first deployment to Vietnam, in support of Operation SHUFLY between April and July 1962 under the command of Lt. Col. Archie Clapp, the squadron earned the nickname “Archie’s Angels”, which later evolved into the enduring nickname and call sign “Ugly Angels.”