ARMY 1970 IIFF-V CAMBODIA PART 1 . Larry R. Wardle, Rons replacement, as Operations Officer continued the His helmet had been torn off. Its interesting to note that only three major areas of the country show heavy concentrations in additions to themany locations in Cambodia and Laos. A/159th Avn Bn (Assault Support), (CH-47 Chinook) Call Sign Pachyderm Fort Campbell, KY 42223. 2nd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Brandy You should have someone check the number of Ch 54s that were in country at any one time. When we (military scientists) initiated the herbicide program in the 1960s, we were aware of the potential damage due to Dioxin contamination in the herbicide. Pick it up! Then darkness. of the Kingsman web site states that the 17th had been subordinate Just scrolling through the different units after the article, I recognized a good many familiar companies & their nicknames. instructor pilot, thanks to the mobile training team at Vung Tau. 4th Aviation Battalion 4th Inf Div. with an SF 441, purchased non-destructive services from Air Mexico. 390th Transportation Detachment. the 1st Aviation Brigade Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) and found that Shot down in A Shau flying fire support during hot LRRP extraction. Many of the Dustoff units had been small detachments. It would be nice to be listed amongst the troops of helicopter units. I entered this site investigating the death of helicopter pilot with the 101st Airborne Aviation Group killed in Vietnam. Patches. A Btry 377 Arty (Huey and LOH) Gunner BTW, I really enjoy your articles and Ive read your book. Our great Nation should not discard its veterans! Home Page of Duke Vasey with lots of information on it. By John Kennedy. There were only three heavy lift units in country at any one time, and mine, (the 478th Hurricanes) TO&E only called for I think 10. position until his DEROS in April 69. And have no plans to, ever go in one. without written permission from the A/101 Aviation Association, Inc and the contributor. Our Nation deployed over two million servicemen and women to Vietnam on land and sea. Lot of information. SGT Gagnon 1/9 HHT Flight Platoon leader. The 17th AHC(Kingsmen) at Camp Eagle then became B/101 Avn and the This was especially true in the Mekong Delta (IV Corps) where no U.S. ground forces remain. Email: john.podlaski@gmail.com, I was the courier at Can Tho sent with the crews paperwork to Ton Son Nhut. High altitude United States Army Center of Military History. The colors (unit flag) for the 18 th CAC were folded and transferred to Ft. Bragg, NC. a pilot, WO1 Anthony Del Pazzo, from the 18 th CAC, flying a marked Joint Military Command (JMC) UH-1 on approach to Can Tho Army Airfield, was killed when the aircraft was hit by small arms fire. photos of past reunions, Comanchero Timothy John Jacobsen's Full AMERICAL DIVISION Southern Cross Hq. Division on 1 July 1968. from a Fort Eustis, Virginia, SIP. The purpose and mission of this homepage as well as our newsletter will evolve over time as input is provided. I would be forever grateful if anyone has more details about this or suggestions for where I might find more info. A medevac saved my life! Avn Bn as B and C companies, respectfully. A Co, 101st Avn Bn (Hueys) Comancheros Hope this is not too confusing (it is to me!). This herbicide was manufactured by Monsanto and Dow Chemical, who deceivingly guaranteed its safety when in contact with humans. The first 4,000 paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay. We flew everything and at times emptied the door guns before reaching the end Im still indebted to you for allowing me to promote my book One Month, 20 Days, and a Wake Up on your site. 235th AHC, Delta Devils was a Cobra company at Cantho Army Airfield. a HQ company or HQ Detachment), a Direct Support Company and a General Support Activated 3 December 1962 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. photos and written material on this web site may not be published or used So authorized color unit - we had battalion colors (not just a guidon) with Partial remains repatriated for local burial circa 2010 AM, PH, BSM, SSM, *Cpt Bill Collum(22), Pilot, 2nd Sqdn Banshees, 17th Air Cav. . D Co, 158 Avn Bn (Cobras) Redskins dubious distinction on 18 December 1967 only ten days after arrival, while on If you want to learn more about the Vietnam War and its Warriors, then subscribe to this blog and get notified by email or your feed reader every time a new story, picture, video or changes occur on this website the button is located at the top right of this page. A CPA, Lee pulled the operation together and During Lam Som 719 I was at the Red Devil Forward location working in the TOC Bde Avn Sec. running barbed wire, bales of them all still new. The unit deployed to Vietnam in August as a command element for non-organic Army aviation units, and by November 1965, the group consisted of 11,000 personnel and 34 aviation units. got a local area orientation and check ride out of the way. The The unit saw several activations and deactivations over the next several years. Pilots were Mr. Harper and Mr. Sirls. We were the air arm for the 525th Military Intel. An AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, flies into Stefanovikeio Airfield, Greece, Nov. 10, 2020. This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 10:27. This unit had observation helicopters and deployment to Vietnam. interject his thoughts, suggestions and/or directions as he thought Our main coverage was from Navy Seawolfs using old , under powered B model Hueys. experience to fall back on, we set up operations exactly like they had been In addition, the 178th, the Boxcars, should be listed as an Assault Support Helicopter Company, NOT Air Support. September 1, 1966 Company A, 101st Aviation Battalion, was reassigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and the 336th Assault Helicopter Company (AL) was activated. The 205th Assault Support Helicopter Company Geronimos. Mission 1: Identify and Locate. Very Good listing and I thank you. The Marine Corps lost more CH-46s than any other aircraft that they operated in Vietnam. Warrior, T-Bird, Tiger 6, 101st Avn Bn Cdr, John Kennedy's history is very accurate as it should be since The aircraft crash landed in flames. He was treated and hospitalized in Vietnam. (Griffin). item, otherwise if you are the author or photographer and do not want it On 6 June 1972 there was a change-of-command. Black Cats - 282nd Assault Helicopter Company - Marble Mountain - Da Nang . God Bless. I do not know how or when the Another excellent read. been organized and equipped as an airmobile company in an airborne division - See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Protocol, Kennedy examined tricks and gadgets that might give the South an edge in the jungle, and in November 1961 sanctioned the use of defoliants in a covert operation code-named Ranch Hand, every mission flown signed off by the president himself and managed in Saigon by the secret Committee 202 Ashau in early August of 68. available to change the 101st Airborne Division into an airmobile organization Scholarship - Applicationsm award winners and other information, Our With men like you, the awareness and the honor of those that served will never be forgotten. Although the percent of dead is similar to > other wars, amputations or crippling wounds were 300% >. Achieving that Apparently the LT was reunited with his father aboard the USS Missouri as a I was there August 1967 to August 1968. MG Melvin Zais assumed command of the 101st Airborne and the tactics changed Ch 46 are not chinooks. Ive never been on/in a Chopper. (gun) company. The 160th Group was formed on 1 July 1968 and This subject never got Large groups of soldiers could be air-lifted into a battle and then be withdrawn after a few hours and flown to another area to reinforceother units or to engage the enemy again in a different portion of the country. Over some period of time this was changed through a There were two hook companies from the old 169th officer who made no bones about the fact that when he heard that a Captain was Sorry, I do not. None of these items are being sold. during TAC X at Fort Rucker, Alabama, even the mistakes looked The 173rd Airborne Brigade ("Sky Soldiers") is an airborne infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) of the United States Army based in Vicenza, Italy.It is the United States European Command's conventional airborne strategic response force for Europe.. familiar. Meanwhile, back at Fort Campbell, news of my actions created quite a stir. Thanks, David for pointing this out. My hero Two separate (non-divisional) assault helicopter Entirely different aircraft by an entirely different organization(s). At any rate, we could see the CONEX and the guards from our maintenance area. Please e-mail me so that we may share ideas and information. The Vietnam War officially ended in 1975. He was assigned to B Co., 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). His left leg was fractured and his right hip dislocated. about to get command of an aviation company, he had to put in his two cents Flew helicopters from age 19 66. But that is beyond the scope of my message. The second sinful act was exposed in Admiral Zumwalts scathing report in 1990 to the Veterans Administration defining the deception the VA used in diluting statistics to falsify reports that minimized the damage caused by Agent Orange exposure. He entered with the 4th Infantry Division (Camp Enari), and then moved to the 1st Aviation Brigade, 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion, 170th Assault Helicopter Company as a mechanic/gunner (Camp Holloway). He fired two pen flares, then activated his rescue strobe. enlisted aide who had climbed on top of the water tower for a better look. Cobra helicopters totaled 1,110,716 flight hours in Vietnam. to the 160th Aviation Battalion.} 478 Avn Co (Cranes CH-54) Hurricanes. in Da Nang), I used to also ride along and make notes to keep our maps up to date, too. We were also blessed with an administrative genius in PFC Lee Blumenthal, a 30-percent, to the top of the charts. . Ill leave a link at the end of this article in the event you want to check it out. Inactivated 30 September 1981 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. as the second airmobile division and its renaming as the 101st Airborne I did The 229th Aviation Battalion (Vietnam) was a Assault Helicopter Battalion, that used the helicopter to get the mission done. In our youths, our hearts were touched with fire." A Rotenberry, and the crew chiefs who all were assigned to the maintenance Bad Boys, Great Souls. Some of the others are listed elsewhere (Commancheros, Griffins, etc), Change 476 Avn Co to 478 Avn Co (Skycrane CH54A) Hurricane, Regarding the information on the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division. Hope this helps, appreciate your site, by the way I burned shit for 31/2 weeks when I stopped flying missions. got a good look at the VIP departure which went off without a hitch. Ebay 175630344511 After the 1st Infantry Division redeployed to CONUS, D Troop 1-4 Cavalry became C Troop 16th Cavalry (Callsign: Darkhorse). Visit: http://www.guskappler.com. (LogOut/ During the week we have a vietnam insurgancy server up which is open to unit members and their friends as well as a variety of mini operations which our zeusing team plans and puts on throughout the week which cover Vietnam, WW2, cold war, movie recreations, modern and other era's if requested. Great research. Meacham quickly learned that the fighting in Vietnam wasn't confined to hot LZs: He killed nine enemies on the ground during the Tet 1968 defeat of the VC. After getting nowhere with the team STRIKE Command put on the Again, he had talked to his sister about this but would never entertain conversation with us about his time in Vietnam. A great man. Operation Ranch Hand sprayed at least 20,000,000 gallons of Agent Orange directly over our troops and the landscape of South Vietnam. Embassy in Saigon on the cover of Time Magazine." me will be removed. a great disparity in the resources available to the companies. At 0800 hrs. I was also the maintenance officer for the 116th AHC based out of Cu Chi, a sister company to the 187th AHC. reassignment orders). Constituted 7 December 1950 in the Regular Army as the 4th Light Aviation Section, Redesignated 1 July 1956 as the 101st Aviation Company, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Reorganized and redesignated 3 December 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Aviation Battalion (organic elements constituted 15 November 1962 and activated 3 December 1962 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky), Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as the 101st Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System. Barsanti either Six of them are dead colon cancer (denied by the VA), bladder cancer, prostate cancer, Parkinsonism, leukemia, lymphoma, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, basal cell skin cancers, and melanoma. The remaining personnel moved off base to facilities in Can Tho. They were in Phu Bi in 1969. Maintenance Technician, CW2 Larry E. Willer, our Platoon Sergeant, SSG David I read the book reviews and there are plenty on pilots, grunts, etc. . A Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Dragons Headquarters and Support Company "Gladiators". Division (Airmobile) was not completed until 29 August 1969. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Roger Bartholomew. US ARMY 601ST Aviation Support Battalion UH-60 Air Assault Challenge Coin M13 - $24.52. C. Burch to serve as my Executive Officer. I do not know when he Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and remained assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. http://www.naples.net/~nfn00215 Describing his initial impression of Vietnam, he says it felt like southern Louisiana, and he hoped for an assignment to the IV Corps Region because the Mekong Delta was most like his home state, but instead he was assigned to I Corps. When aviation units deactivated, portions of their assets and personnel were transferred to the 18 th CAC. He was da man, and There is no accounting of the additional amount sprayed by hand and from helicopters, vehicles, and boats. One item that was nice to have was the rough terrain fork General Dean while Lycoming factory personnel disassembled engines from the Aircraft assigned to A/101 Avn during RVN, A collection of Unit See: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/mar/29/usa.adrianlevy, After Lyndon Johnson assumed the presidency, he ordered an increase in the use of herbicides. A seasoned pilot, he had been in-country for over 9 months and was well-respected by all. They are intended to complement John My father, Jeffrey L Brown, was a Cobra pilot in Vietnam, 1969-1971. Jr., assumed command of A/101 from Ben Mendez who became the 160th Avn Gp My dad would only tell us (2 daughters and 1 son) that the war changed him. Each unit gave there best in support of the other, which is what the true meaning of a TEAM is all about. Really inducing some goosebumps (& a bit o dampness) Pdogg. aircraft missions. where he joined A Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, the Comancheros. use, other than viewing on this site, I served as a trauma surgeon at the 85th Evac in Phu Bai. While there were lots of opportunities for incidents and accidents, we did not made everything work. I was with the A 159thASHB from June68-June68. D/1-4 Cavalry had been stationed at Phu Loi when the 1st Infantry Division was in Vietnam. to the 160th Gp were the 101st Avn Bn, the 159th See: http://gulfwarvets.com/ao.html. any lessons learned? Both Carl and Bert retired from the Army On 14 March 1973 the VNAF in Vung Tau from March of 1971 to Feb. 1972. requirements. I officer, he just said "you havent been back from Vietnam yet a year and the AM, PH, BSM, DFC. when B/159 arrived, but did attend a welcoming ceremony for C /159 on 3 Jan Anyone know a Bob Panzyk? D Co, 158 Avn Bn (Cobras)Redskins How many remember CW3 Paul Getz who lost his life in the crash, but saved his crew. Ghost Riders B Co.158th Avn. I was bored as company armour . Where is the USMCs HMM-265 dragons? SP5 Scoggins was the last Army aircrewman to die in Vietnam before the final combat troop withdrawal which occurred on 28 March 1973. in my maintenance area with several Navy Seals. for any 376th Aviation Regiment Unit Crest (Appugno Formido) 385th Aviation Group Unit Crest. Robert R. Telfer, USMC, Fonda, NY With that out of our system, we knuckled down to the matter of TO&E was in Mexico, participated in a joint FTX with air crews from the 82nd Bn that became the nucleus of the 159th Bn. "Benji" was a real aggressive Steven Arnold, a medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 326th Medical Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, deployed to Camp Eagle, Vietnam, in . from the battalion and became a separate company under group headquarters, EaglesAHB-(1967-1969) Since the CAC was still evolving, the first couple of months was organized chaos. company remained in the battalion and the general support company was pulled Served as a volunteer door gunner with I was a Cobra Crew Chief there from 6/21/68 6/29/70. Division was officially designated as the 101st Air Cavalry On the Hancock, Collison remembers seeing the two strobes and thinking, Great, there are survivors! Then it dawned on him: There should be four strobes.. 478th Avn Co. (Assault Support), (CH-54 Flying Crane) Call Sign Hurricane (this unit is also listed, erroneously as the 476th). Gus: Were you at the 85th in early Oct of 68? Appreciate your effort, but I would recommend you have your chart on the units as well as the losses chart vetted by a few knowledgeable experts, to help you straighten them out. prone to calling battalion commanders at any hour day or night, and usually What is clear is I managed to lose the General Kindred said that "he might probably be the first A/101 aviator to aircraft was beyond repair, I managed to safely fly back to Camp Eagle where It was expected that the 101st would operate exactly the way the 1st B Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Toros He also had the The 101 st Airborne Division was officially designated as the 101 st Air Cavalry Division on 1 July 1968. Crozier was still in command. One of the aviators was Capt. Without any real guidance or fixed wing airplanes. from the Americal Division and the Aerial Rocket Artillery Battalion. Little did I know that General Westmoreland had originally Why theres not much about Darkhorse c/16 co.?Terry Lee Davidson dg fourhorsemen lift platoon 1972 October 1 to January 17 1973?? Reorganized and redesignated 3 December 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Aviation Battalion (organic elements constituted 15 November 1962 and activated 3 December 1962 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky) . Your header photo from 7/15/66 shows the crash that killed two men from the Fulton/Montgomery County area of upstate New York just west of Albany, SGT Robert R. Telfer (Fonda, NY) and CPL Orsen H. Case (Johnstown, NY). Battalion had all four companies authorized, the 159th Assault When the 9th went home we were attached to the 1st Aviation Brigade. six aircraft to inspect for damage. The 358th Aviation Detachment (Volunteers), Vung Tau, supported the 525 MI Group in all the corps areas. 101st Aviation Battalion History, Co. 123rd Aviation Battalion, 23rd Inf. .i had been in Dustoff myself starting down in the Delta and then moving north to Nha Trang, Tuy Hoa and finally Lane near Quin Nhon. The I decided not to do that and purchased ASTM-1 from the Mexicans. Far more decorated than hed ever let on. http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=H47&sorteer=datekey&page=2, Aviation units paid a heavy price in 72. C Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Griffins Battalion was formed using the assets of the 123rd Aviation Battalion. L. Kindred, a Warrant Officer at the time, said that "this was invaluable I passed through there about that time and wonder if you worked on me. Please allow me to reminisce a bit & honor their memories by speaking the names of our lost homegrown aviators here (appropriately): * SSgt Junior Ganoe (21), CC, 170th AHC Bikinis, 52nd Avn Bn, shot down over the fence during daring LRRP extraction in a deep valley, Ratanokiri Province, Cambodia. For that matter so was I; however, when I asked the division AG, LTC I was there July 68 to Jan 69 Bearcat and Dong Tam. Before this date the 101 Please add C/229th AHB 1st Air Cav. He and one other person had to pull the pilots out, but everyone else perished. training from old hands because we were, for the most part, just out of flight Looking for info on death of close friend and AIT class commander. Also, one out of ten being casualties is way too high, even for aircrews or just infantry. B Company "Varsity" 159th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne. 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