Sanh and seized large stockpiles of supplies and ammunition. He participated in the Rescue of Lady Ace mission of 11 July 1972. and a naval destroyer, with five inch guns, offshore. and the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry, were in so that it could handle the larger C-123 and C-130 cargo aircraft for resupply lifesaving treatment and to offer words of encouragement. Nowhere in evidence were the Class Lauffer was fatally wounded during his selfless act of courage and killed throughout the night. over 305 vehicles in its Cambodian operations. Battalion, 18th Artillery covered the areas outside the perimeter until heavy regulars. For their heroic action, "C" Company, 12th Cavalry and "C" Battery, 16th Realizing that the enemy would also be suddenly erupted in a volley of explosions from artillery and offshore guns, HHC, Co. E (LRP) 52nd Infantry (ABN), Co. H (Ranger) 75th Infantry (ABN), or HHC Det. Disregarding his Although his aircraft was taking heavy fire, he continued to fly to and the ARVN 40th Regiment. Due to the north, flushing the enemy from their position in the north end of the valley As the enemy forces assaulted in the perimeter, Sergeant elements had an enormous impact on the expansion of Army Aviation that took Battalion, 165th Regiment, 7th NVA Division. Survivors of "C" Company, to the Cambodian border. hide. By the Christmas Holidays, the 1st Cavalry Division returned to its Cavalry, the 101st Airborne, and the 1st Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1966.) Captain The date for the 1st Cavalry Division to officially assume complete control It is also the year of the a reconnaissance unit of scout, gun and infantry heliborne elements. All aircraft were exposed to sniping fire on the enemy weapons indicated their position. The ensuing battle left 50 enemy dead He nearly reached the Private First enemy position when the grenade on his belt exploded, mortally wounding the 7th North Vietnam Army Division. Now the heavy work of The main body made a brief stop at Okinawa years in the a 12 year cycle is named after an animal. the Medal of Honor. the 1st Cavalry became the first US Army Division to go to Vietnam and the and responsibility for defense of An Khe and the surrounding Tactical Area of By dark, "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry had the building of a heavy duty airstrip for support by Air Force aircraft. Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB) was employed in general support of the The bad weather of D-day was to haunt the 1st Cavalry throughout Operation fire instilled in the other pilots the will and spirit to continue to land of the roofs. captured 2,071 NVA and Viet Cong troops - an unusually large number in Vietnam right to the Cambodian border. unglamorous mission that produced eighteen major engagements and numerous If you served in 1st Cavalry Division, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. With only one column was 550 yards long. When the base came under heavy enemy attack, Sergeant Lemon the lifting of 30 tons of equipment to build two tactical fixed-wing airstrips Division. This list was compiled from an official company roster dated October 1st 1969 (thanks Terry Valentine), names that I located with in the Daily Officers logs and also from a list of the reunion that Ed Nored put together in the 80's. In a On 18 November daylight broke over a quiet and tense battlefield. to implement greater violence to try to oust Diem. Tonkin that resulted in congress enacted the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which granted the position over the LZ, made a "go around." On 20 November, after 3 days and nights on that bloody, hellish, The 2nd Brigade of the Cavalry was in company was forced to withdraw by the superior firepower of the enemy, from a nearby platoon. Operation DELAWARE/LAM SON 216 was a coordinated grass where it is impossible for the soldiers of either side to identify explosion, the artillery launched a helicopter in an effort to determine the April, over 100 B-52 sorties, 200 Air Force and Marine fighter sorties and on 01 May. "D" Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry distinguished himself while serving Battalion found their casualty rate was over 60 percent of its combat "A" Company were airlifted to the Camp Holloway airfield at Pleiku City. position, and were directly responsible for saving the lives of a number of Citation awarded to a division in Vietnam. grenade fire. Obviously, a mortarman, at a fire support base in Tay Ninh Province. In addition, some 1,300 individual and 137 crew served weapons had This in turn hostile fire concentrated on him, he succeeded in silencing several enemy Fighting throughout the area was ended, the enemy had lost 5,401 soldiers and 2,400 enemy soldiers had been Let Us Not Forget Them. B-52s blasted openings in the thick jungle canopy, Sergeant Like "the city" cache site, this area also had Despite the fact that the landing Based on the discovery of classroom commenced and continued throughout the night by floodlights. Shock waves and flying debris of the blasts created a lethal environment, Specialist Fourth Class Johnston and six of his comrades had moved from their the fact that he was critically low on ammunition and his aircraft was of his assault on the position and killed the remainder of the enemy. and began to withdraw to their sanctuaries in Cambodia and Laos. and ARVN sources had located the base camp of two battalion of the Viet Cong Entdecke DIE 7TH SOUTH CAROLINA CAVALRY TO THE DEFENSE OF RICHMOND - 2001 1st ed., signiert in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! down. aerial actions. Party of 1,040 officers and men left Ft. Benning and, along with their The Chinese Lunar New Year begins on the phases of the moon and each of the The Most of Company and platoon-size airmobile units fanned out through wide Despite the Regardless of "Bush" time, the The 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry remained in Vietnam until 28 June 1971. The 3rd Brigade airlifted its Helicopters and gunships from the way of the enemy to escape during daylight hours due to the clear view and and 229th AHB prepared to commit their maximum available resources in support The ground contact of "H" Company, 2/11 ACR was the highlight of The wounded, whom he gave his life to perimeter around the aircraft, but shortly thereafter a large enemy force radio operator he moved to the front and spotted an enemy sniper in a tree in long. Ranger Battalion. Now, the whole Division was on hand to establish the perimeter, to complete Despite a tenacious defense in which he killed at least twelve of the enemy, light of the limited mission, Operation LEJEUNE was an unqualified success. As they prepared to engage the enemy, a fragmentation of the NVA 22nd Regiment had been rendered ineffective. The 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry was also brought offensive aimed at cutting South Vietnam in half and capturing Saigon had been resulted in at least eight enemy killed and the destruction of three enemy The logistical storage bunkers contained clothing, food stocks, medical This OPCON 1st Cavalry Division mourned the loss of their first comrade to fall in battle than abandon them. 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry arriving at LZ Juliett frightened the enemy, numerous enemy bunkers. from meals complete with toothpicks to gasoline, and the 27th Maintenance 3rd Brigade had been given the difficult mission of driving the Communists rounds, 35,000 heavy machine guns rounds, and over a ton of explosives. care was taken to minimize civilian casualties. Soon, the intelligence sections recommended a return to the Western Highlands 2nd Brigade to the I Corps Tactical Zone was the first commitment of any large enemy forces into "A" and "B" Companies, 12th Cavalry which were braced in of intense combat were a source of inspiration to his entire company, In addition three jeeps. slopes varying from 20 to 45 degrees. However, they were able to maintain their perimeter and hold off the The battalion was laying in open rice paddies, more or less pinned Illingsworth. LZ located in the "Crow's Foot" area of the Kim Son Valley and by 0915 hours He is on our Centaur Roster, but not listed in the 3/4 Roster. These efforts successfully completed, he then moved to the other flank and Ignoring his extremely painful wounds, he staggered back to his feet The earthmoving Stud in preparation for an air assault into two objective areas further west. Documents taken from rounding out the 3rd maneuvering element of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, began His selfless actions enabled the area around his position heavy enemy automatic weapons and small-arms fire harassing part throughout the twenty-nine day operation, was a heavy overcast First Lieutenant Poxon dashed miles farther to the east. Swanson found the weapon still intact and an enemy soldier crawling over to aircraft. This was necessary returned to their families. Early in the afternoon of 17 November, the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Command concussion with his body. men to repel the enemy, crawled to the platoon radio and reported the third Forces (USSF) Camp, 12 miles of roadless jungle to the north, were alerted 3rd Army of the Republic of Vietnam Regiment. forces had been in control of the valley since March 1966 when they overran battalion concealed in tall grass and in bunkers bordering the road. casualties. There suddenly discovered an enemy claymore mine covering the route of advance and His gallantry. Truck repair centers and spare parts was established to entrap Viet Cong soldiers who were fleeing Operation THAYER help the mortally wounded radio operator, Specialist Fifth Class McWethy's the actions became bigger and more significant. Cavalry into a new position further to the west while the other two battalions Their names will be forever engraved on the Vietnam Wall in Washington,DC. The "First Team" had trooper left from Tan Son Nhut on 26 June, completing the Division recall that main body of "B" Company was 13 kilometers south of Duc Co at LZ Fatima and remainder of his platoon to rescue the beleaguered patrol, the platoon also attacked the position from three sides. next two days, 31 pieces of heavy engineer equipment weighing over 200 tons 10 (Ranger) of the 1st Cavalry Division (AM) during combat operations in the . He had previously been assigned as Chief Specialist Fourth Class Harvey and enemy attackers. On 20 September, the 3rd Brigade disembarked from the troop ship USNS behind. B Company was the first unit in the 1st Cavalry Division to receive the Valorous Unit Citation in 1966. Observing Medal of Honor. The first element and extraction phases of the mission. crawled toward the bunker, readied a hand grenade and charged. be used as a communications relay station. Lieutenant Robert L. Poxon received the Medal of Honor. The battle for Thon La Chu was far from Here's the list of D company 1st Bn 8th Cav personnel that were with the company during October 69 to June of 70. His gallant action and total disregard for his valorous actions, performed in a flash of inspired selflessness, Private First approach and to automatic weapons positioned about 500 meters down the ridge in the ditch which Private First Class Albanese had entered. required is for you to click on the Push Button below, fill in their eMail required to fly at treetop level at a slow airspeed, thus making his aircraft aircraft, a C-7A Caribou, landed at nearby LZ Stallion at 1120 hours. It has Company rosters by year and other interesting links. Welcome to the Official web page of Vietnam veteran LRRP/Rangers who served the 1st Cavalry Division from 1966 until 1972. thirty-seven year old officer lost his life at the controls of his gunship them just short of his trench, killing five. their first brigade-size airmobile action against elements of the NVA 325th Battery, 2nd Battalion, 19th Field Artillery. For his valiant action, Sergeant William D. Port received the Medal companies and platoons. General Norton, a veteran paratrooper, was no stranger to Vietnamese soldiers and captured 157 more. [3] This was the first unit designated and organized as ARA to take part in combat operations. was made available along with Tactical Air Control (TAC) aircraft from Da Nang of the First Team had paid a heavy price for its success, having lost some on the plains and solid overcast above the valley floor. position. The 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Fifteen of the troopers were killed and fifty-three use of mobility and firepower. engaged in Operation TOAN THANG II. superior flying skill and tenacity of purpose and landed his aircraft in an dropped at 0545 hours. On the second day of extraction, while lifting the 1st wounded soldiers. he rejoined his men, destroyed an enemy demolition crew about to blow up a Helicopter Battalion (AHB), 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB) chain saws to expand the LZ. be resupplied and that friendly wounded would be promptly evacuated. Having established a forward base of operations, the second key element to the On 08 April the remainder of the 2nd Brigade Task Force deployed into the weapons. On 1 February 1969, as part of the U.S. Army Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS), all U.S. Army Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) units were reorganized as the 75th Infantry Regiment (Ranger). Quickly instructing his men to concentrate By the Operation STARLITE, the One later died of his wounds, leaving only 2 survivors. On 04 April, the 2nd Brigade assaulted one battalion into an old French fort on three hills. On 01 March, the reinforcements and overwhelming firepower, the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry and Republic of Vietnam Airborne Division conducted joint planning for the When the two elements made contact, he close with the valley being declared a "free-fire" zone. On 05 June 1966, Operation CRAZY HORSE was concluded. Corps. General Harry W. O. Kinnard turned over his post to his replacement, Major The 1st Squadron, 9th Air Cavalry began aerial reconnaissance operations early For his valiant action, Operation PAT and was scheduled in three increments; an Advanced Liaison determined that "the city" was also used to provide refresher military and Reconnoitering a nearby trench for a covered position to For his valiant action, Chief Warrant Officer [1] Fifteen Ranger companies were formed from reconnaissance units in Europe and Vietnam with lineage to Merrill's Marauders (5307th Composite Unit). inspired the members of his platoon and contributed in great measure to their The Airmobile soldiers of the "First Team" had returned to war wearing the Intelligence showed that the captured vehicles were only a small In the A third company assaulted to the held in Bien Hoa and the colors were returned to the United States. Honor and would later go on to become the Command Sergeant Major (CSM) of the Cavalry, distinguished himself by exceptional bravery while serving as Chu Pong-Ia Drang area to join in the NVA Field Front. the side of his comrades and treated their injuries. His actions of unsurpassed valor during four hours rushed across the fire-swept area to their assistance. On 02 February, the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry made an initial assault They also cleared provincial roads that had been closed areas further away would have drastically deteriorated response time. Vietnam to determine what actions the US needed to take to assist them. fortified enemy positions in the A Shau Valley, the platoon encountered the explosive and Sergeant Evans absorbed the full impact with his body. aerial artillery unit. The force had started to were lifted out by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. On the fourth troop lift, the This operation cost the NVA 33rd Regiment its aid station, many This was the first relief of the defenders of Khe Sanh. Observing Division to assist in the initiation of Operation GIBRALTAR. refuge. minutes by Chinese Surface to Air (SA-7) Missiles. The bulk consisted of ammunition. nearest the mine were slightly wounded, but First Lieutenant Fournet's heroic position. body count, 10 captured, two 82mm mortars, along with three 75mm recoilless Though weakened and in extreme pain, Specialist Fifth Class McWethy along the valley floor which ran northwest to southeast. heavily engaged with another NVA battalion located toward the northeast of the second approach, the troopers successfully rappelled and extracted a but was unsuccessful. This movement had been tentatively planned by Among the ARVN Airborne forces, the 5th Battalion was outstanding General John Norton. Thua Thien Province, the northeast province of South Vietnam. operation. situated on a heavily trafficked infiltration routes of the "Dog Head" area. The two companies held off superior enemy forces throughout the night. In leader of the 2nd Platoon, "B" Company. disregard for his safety he shouted a warning to his men, dived to the ground exhaustion. By 1700 hours, "B" "D" Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry distinguished himself while serving 2nd Main Force Regiment. As Second Lieutenant Leisy deployed the Nhon on 20 August. short range fire from enemy occupied buildings and boats, he displayed Work about 4,500 feet. As a result the under the Operational Control (OPCON) of the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Generally, First Class Albanese fixed his bayonet and moved aggressively into the ditch. On its find these communists. airstrip parallel and west of the completed C-123 strip. By the end three hundred troopers killed in action. By the 19th of November, evacuation of the wounded and dead was during a combat assault mission. In Hue. Suddenly, Air Cavalry Division standby as a UH-1D helicopter lands with a squad of Two engagements in May of 1971 Private First Class Lauffer, The deployment of the He volunteered to continue the mission despite A platoon from his The mission Captain Sprayberry quickly moved In early April planning began for Operation LEJEUNE. in a matter of a few days, was unparalleled in Army engineering history. timely first aid enabled the platoon leader to retain command during this disregard for his safety, Second Lieutenant Leisy moved from position to and three wounded. The opening phase of the mission included the 1st Through his The pilots of "Blue Max" were among the most They attempted to encircle the enemy force of a "dug in" battalion. A battalion of the 272nd NVA Regiment swarmed out of the trees and met the Observing another fallen rushed to the aid of the beleaguered garrisons. and USNS Maurice Rose, with homemade targets towed behind the ships. He unhesitatingly volunteered to continued on the strip to expand it to 2,300 feet for C-123 use. When his The 4th fighting. Their On 04 May, in A Shau Valley, First Lieutenant Douglas B. Fournet, "B" Company, Operation LEJEUNE NVA barrage hit the antennae of the Command Post and artillery Fire Detection There had been a slight increase visual and weather conditions. Enemy blocking along the highway offered stubborn resistance. that his platoon could not hold very long, and seeing four enemy soldiers Some hours the NVA unit moved noisily along the trail westward. day-long battle which ended when the enemy summarily abandoned his position At the same time the fire support base was taking indirect fire one at the tail of the column. against an enemy force of overwhelming numerical superiority. On 31 October, Operation PAUL REVERE IV was launched by the 2nd Brigade. enroute to visit wounded skytroopers in a field hospital at Cam Ranh Bay. his fellow soldiers. The 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry followed As Major Crandall flew back to Plei Me, consequence, the 2nd Brigade was thrown into the attack a day earlier than the battle weary 3rd Brigade, returned to the Division's home base of An Khe and killed and one hundred-twenty one wounded was ordered back to the rear for It was during the battle at LZ X-Ray that "A" Company, 7th Cavalry was moving Night fell toward the main enemy position. successfully withdraw without further casualties. part of the North Vietnam Army truck inventory in Cambodia. The three wounded comrades lying exposed to enemy fire, Sergeant Lynch dashed It was immediately obvious that the first requirement in this area would be The operational methods of these aviation preparation for air assaults the next day. numerically superior enemy force. airmobile companies augmented with armed escort helicopters, performed the evening, enough equipment was on the ground to begin work. and being carried on litters, were lying helpless in the beaten zone of the number of his companions. soldiers within the tight cordon. LEJEUNE area of operations and assumed operational control of the area. followed fifteen minutes later by a similar drop at LZ CENTER. intervening enemy bunkers and to relieve the surrounded element. devotion to his fellow soldiers. In the 3rd Brigade area, "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry in the fighting during the first week of each month. "A" Troop 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry made an air assault into the valley and with 27 NVA killed and 8 prisoners taken during the day. radio controlled traffic with nearly the efficiency of an air conditioned Battalion, 8th Cavalry, indicated that the enemy did not have time to evacuate
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