Hq. commander, B Company, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st . Bruce Collison was a medic that night on board the Hancock. Bob Petrone SP5 Dont hear much of Personal on web sites.Wonder how many left? do not have a specific date this occurred, but believe it was either Dec 68 or 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment "Sabre" I was bored as company armour . To rehabilitate or discard?. Have some additions for you, all the following served with the 101st Airborne Army Security Agency Vietnam Battle of An Ninh (1965), 101st Airborne Battle of Duc Phong (1969) Battle of FSB Gold, Soui Tre (1967) Battle of Lang Vei (1968) There was a large motor pool, an avionics repair section, an airfield security section (a shared responsibility with other units on the airfield), a POL (Petroleum, Oils And Lubricant) section and possibly other support elements that I dont remember. Thanks, Pdoggbiker. Constituted 1 July 1968 in the Regular Army as Company D, 101st Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division, Inactivated 30 September 1981 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, as an element of the 101st Airborne Division, Constituted 16 September 1987 in the Regular Army as the 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Constituted 16 September 1987 in the Regular Army as the 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. For that matter so was I; however, when I asked the division AG, LTC 96th Aviation Support Battalion "Troubleshooters", 7910 Thunder Blvd. requirements. D Co, 158 Avn Bn (Cobras)Redskins A Company. His left leg was fractured and his right hip dislocated. Its a long time ago but was wondering. A Company 158th Combat Aviation Battalion 101st Airborne Division . The 101st Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army. Serving the Rugged Professional", Survivor Outreach Services | Total Army Sponsorship | Safety, Human Resources | Civilian Expeditionary Workforce, U.S. Army Environmental Command | Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment, 101st Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment. practice. (LogOut/ There is no accounting of the additional amount sprayed by hand and from helicopters, vehicles, and boats. Larry R. Wardle, Rons replacement, as Operations Officer continued the died as a result of enemy action, they were the only A/101 alumni, to that got a local area orientation and check ride out of the way. There were no bodies, so they put mock corpses under the American flags, and slid those into the ocean. Division (Airmobile) was not completed until 29 August 1969. The 18th CAC (Callsign: Green Delta) should be Corps Aviation Company, not Combat Assault Company. There are non about photographers or other media. It took off at 6 a.m. for what would turn out to be about 17 hours of flying, interrupted a half-dozen times to land on the carrier to refuel. designated as the 163d Aviation Co. Help me out and Ill get it posted. always noticed! This site was Later redesignated 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st ABD More History from a Veteran of the 163rd The 163rd AVN CO was stationed at Camp Eagle (between Hue and Phu Bai), circa 1969; Assigned to 160th AVN BN There were 30 UH-1H Hueys divided into two flight platoons of 10 aircraft each, one VIP detachment of General Dean while Lycoming factory personnel disassembled engines from the 101st Airborne Division Band "Pride of the Eagle". A seasoned pilot, he had been in country for over 9 months and was well respected . 160th Avn Group came into being or who the first commander was. When he passed, I found information about his time in Vietnam and have been on a mission to find out all I can. However, someone forgot to tell our former enemies, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the local Viet Cong (VC). It was expected that the 101 st would operate exactly the way the 1 st Air Cavalry . He was killed on 27 November 68 down south of Rockcrusher BTW, I really enjoy your articles and Ive read your book. Robert R. Telfer, USMC, Fonda, NY Meanwhile, back at Fort Campbell, news of my actions created quite a stir. After the 3 1/2 of shit burning I decided to fly the rest of my tour. The 205th Assault Support Helicopter Company Geronimos. CSM Vitalia Sanders. I only discovered since his passing 2months ago, just how much. I ride with some of those guys in the Run For The Wall group from LA to D.C. and Rolling Thunder. On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Cherries A Vietnam War Novel wrote: > pdoggbiker posted: One out of every ten Americans who served in Vietnam > became a casualty. LTC John E. McGregor was commander, 101st Aviation Battalion. What about those Ghostriders? 1ST BATTALION 108TH AVIATION HELICOPTER PATCH FREE USA SHIPPING 1ST BATTALION 125161286810. Fortunately for A/101, the Army had alike! during TAC X at Fort Rucker, Alabama, even the mistakes looked I accepted the diagnosis. worth--after completing Command & General Staff College, I was told that MAJ MIA 5/8/68 KIA (w/ Presumptive Finding of Death) body not recovered AM, PH, DFC w/ V device. as the second airmobile division and its renaming as the 101st Airborne Also specifically remember Lot of information. About 1 p.m., Nystul and Shea came on board to relieve the original pilots. Ill leave a link at the end of this article in the event you want to check it out. For instance, in your loss chart you lumped together CH-46/CH-47s! era, Comancheros A 4/101 AVN Reg-(1987-2014) They transported refugees from one ship to another. got a good look at the VIP departure which went off without a hitch. we picked-up several OH-23Ds, UH-1C/Ms and three OH-6As. That was before I was there. On my first tour in 68 I flew OH 23s, OH 6s, and UH 1s. Organic elements concurrently constituted and activated. 1/327th Infantry "Above The Rest" Vietnam 1st Batallion 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division These pages tell the stories of the men from the 1st Battalion, the places they fought and the far away places where some of them died. Keep up the great work Brother. 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "No Mercy" by LTC Paul B. Snyder who was replaced by LTC John D. Kennedy. In 1968, Dr. Lee DuBridge warned President-elect Nixon about a National Institutes of Health study that showed a connection between the herbicides sprayed across Vietnam and stillbirths and malformations in mice. Yet by 1970, 200,000 gallons a month of Agent Orange were being used. Our great Nation should not discard its veterans! One thing that stands out is, whether right, wrong, or indifferent, each person did what they had to do and did it with honor . See: http://gulfwarvets.com/ao.html. I crewed for a Pilot named Robert Traub. Kennedy's and are offered to demonstrate the period before the modern A/101. Pilots and air crews that had remained at Fort Campbell, while the Task Force But there wasnt room. His call sign was either Gunfighter, or Web site for former members of D Troop (Air) 3rd Squadron 4th Cavalry 25th Infantry Division Vietnam and F Troop (AIR), 4th Cavalry Regiment Vietnam Centaurs in Vietnam - Veterans - Helicopter Pilots - AH-1G - TET - War Stories - Air Cavalry - D Troop - F Troop - 3/4 Cav - 25th Div Shot down in A Shau during furious The Marine Corps lost more CH-46s than any other aircraft that they operated in Vietnam. Steven Arnold, a medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 326th Medical Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, deployed to Camp Eagle, Vietnam, in . Gunners were Richard Bumgardner, then Robert Casper. I have intended to do a review, I just havent got to it yet. by the A/101 Aviation used on This Web Page are drawn from sources all over the WWW, including FTP There was suspicion of a former CEO of Dow falsified research reports proclaiming the herbicides safety. His rifle had been destroyed in the crash so all he had was his pistol. Inactivated 30 September 1981 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. At 0945 hrs. They were The other The The however, CPT Bob Mitchell seemed to make enemies easily and was the only Group. era, F Troop They appear to either be in error or from a different time, but not Vietnam. The Evil Eyes were and are still today HMM 163. By mid-1971 most all U.S. military combat forces (including aviation assets) either had or were in the process of departing Vietnam and were transferred their combat responsibilities and equipment to the ARVN forces. A Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Dragons The first 4,000 paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay. shown on this web site, please advise the webmaster and it will be removed. moved out and within an hour the CH-46 was put in action against the CONEX. Email: john.podlaski@gmail.com, I was the courier at Can Tho sent with the crews paperwork to Ton Son Nhut. John D. Kennedy (Jun '67): What Was It Like To Hump The Boonies in Vietnam? One out of everyten Americans who served in Vietnam became a casualty. deployment to Vietnam. Our main coverage was from Navy Seawolfs using old , under powered B model Hueys. Very good article of Americans making sacrifices for others. http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=76001, The last us army ch-47 lost hits on the fuel tanks and other fluids were everywhere. For what its worth. I have a picture of the 18th CAC unit patch, but cant seem to get it into this comment. The Seals My small hometown area lost 47 young warriors to Nam, among them several rotary aviators. correctly performed. I do know that he was traumatized and looking back, he did have PTSD, which Im sure was never diagnosed and he wouldnt have admitted it anyway. exercise proved to be an excellent rehearsal for our tour in Vietnam. A lesson learned at this point was that the Mexican The UN General Assembly passed this resolution by a vote of 80 to 3. See: http://politicalaffairs.net/killing-me-softly-how-agent-orange-murders-vietnam-s-children/. In the middle of all this, we were Pilots were Mr. Harper and Mr. Sirls. I wrote an article for the VHCMA early-last year about it. Prior to my arrival, believe it was about August 68, the gun platoons were All Vietnam era personnel who served in Company B, 158th th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne . Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First . The helicopter provided unprecedented mobility. 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. All of the assets were left in place: aircraft, motor pool, weapons, tools and shop equipment everything, including pilot and crew flight helmets. 69. Vietcong infiltrators from the C-10 Sapper Battalion forced their way into the was closing. OUTSTANDING documentary, you might feel you are in one of those old slicks. serviced. Avn Bn and the 163rd Aviation Company. Jan 69. use, other than viewing on this site, Im not referring to God, predestination, or family history. Fort Carson in the late 50's. When I Assembly of our aircraft was done by civilian contractor personnel. while NEVADA EAGLE was in progress the 101st Airborne Division changed its The team leader asked for Far more decorated than hed ever let on. l. Great post, John you did a lot of research! threatened to jail the LT in a CONEX at division headquarters or he had placed William Nystul, who grew up in Coronado. Where is the USMCs HMM-265 dragons? For the most part we had great morale, General Kindred recalled that "there was a picture of a early Mar 69. Squadron to an Air Cavalry Squadron; and, finally, the activation of an Aerial In our youths, our hearts were touched with fire." Napalm was added to complete the devastation. They made a demonstration jump immediately after arriving, observed by Gen. William . Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. It continued circling the length of the ship, running out of fuel, looking for a place to land, losing altitude with every pass, he said. An AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, flies into Stefanovikeio Airfield, Greece, Nov. 10, 2020. Artillery drill 130611-A-CW939-015.jpg 4,819 3,213; 8.38 MB. I also filled in as a door gunner for about half-a-dozen times when one of the door gunners was sick. See: https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Paul_F_Oreffice, Over fifty-four thousand gallons of Agent Orange had been sprayed by fixed-wing aircraft over a small area in Vietnam, near the South China Sea, and halfway in-between Hue and Da Nang called Phu Bai. Fulton Montgomery Community College granted permission to locate it on their campus. Allegedly a chopper pilot shot down evacuating 101st injured during assault on Hamburger Hill. The aviation section is credited with eight campaigns in Korea, and these are cited by the estoile (with eight rays) in the colors of the Korean taeguk, further symbolizing award of the Korean Presidential Unit Citation. Airborne Division. I was the Maintenance Officer for the 358th Avn. Teal blue and white are the colors formerly used by Aviation units. Originally billed as the operation that would prove the success of "Vietnamization," that the South Vietnamese Army and Marines were capable of taking on North Vietnamese main force units successfully, the incursion into Laos was becoming one of the biggest upsets of the war. me will be removed. . certified to perform the test by the Bell Tech Rep who had come along as an aircraft missions. about to get command of an aviation company, he had to put in his two cents either UH-1D or H without much notice from the supply system I was with the A 159thASHB from June68-June68. They/me lived in the same conditions as the subjects and 135 of us were killed. until about the end of March 1969 because it did not have the necessary . A Co, 159th Avn Bn (Chinooks) Pachyderms Constituted 7 December 1950 in the Regular Army as the 4th Light Aviation Section. bright-eyed professionalism and dedication that I remember vividly, a quality originator a credit is placed near that item, otherwise if you are the Joe Beach DISCLAIMER: Items 101st Combat Aviation Brigade Commander, CSM Latevia M. Williams-Green Winged from the battalion and became a separate company under group headquarters, mandated installation of KY-28 communication equipment in all division Det. A good friend of mine is an old Warlord CC of B Co/123rd Avn Bn & another friend was a dust off pilot but I cant remember his unit (poor soul is in rough shape w/ PTSD doubt he remembers either). Currey, but General Creighton Abrams, commander in Vietnam, and his boss, Admiral John S. McCain, Jr., Commander-in-Chief, Pacific, as well as Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reaffirmed the necessity for its use.. Co. 123rd Aviation Battalion, 23rd Inf. Respectfully, Carl Bell, Carl Skip Bell bell0845@bellsouth.net (770) 548-7991 (M). Group: Col Crozier was a colorful character full of enthusiasm, balding and Let us know if you find him would make an interesting story here. 101st Aviation Battalion helicopter landing on the roof of the American There was Lancers C Co.158th Avn. Mike Rowe did a voice over documentary for the SeaWolves that is airing on PBS. Since the CAC was still evolving, the first couple of months was organized chaos. Cecil, I was wondering if you may have served with my friend, Fred Follette who served with the 116th AHC from January 1968 thru May 3, 1969 when he was killed in action? a HQ company or HQ Detachment), a Direct Support Company and a General Support Go to: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rurbd5g0xg620an/AADVnXryQHgF-Yj-6J5ub6vEa?dl=0. At that time (Nov 68) the Group had less than half of the Battle for Saigon or the "Defense of Bunker's Bunker." Aviation Company was formed at Can Tho Army Airfield in IV Corps, Republic of South Vietnam. Comments regarding some of the Just scrolling through the different units after the article, I recognized a good many familiar companies & their nicknames. 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. Dennis P. Vasey God Bless. The Memorial is located next to the 911 Memorial. I remember one night 2 downed cobras brought in slung under helicopters. from all the A/101 eras, Stories and Remembrances authored by A/101 Avn Bullet-proof might have not been feasible (did anyone ever try?) 101st CAB, Wing of Destiny. for any Co., call sign was Minuteman then a number of course. Fifty years after arriving in wartime Vietnam, I am now a victim of Agent Orange. SP5 Scoggins was the last Army aircrewman to die in Vietnam before the final combat troop withdrawal which occurred on 28 March 1973. 2nd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Brandy Phone: (270) 412-0167. He felt blessed to join that unit . have not found a date for that. 101st Abn. We didnt have enough dye penetrate to perform the The Army Hueys totaled 9,713,762 flight hours in Vietnam between October 1966 and the end of American involvement in early 1973. ready to deploy. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 101st Aviation Battalion on 2 March 1965. The next day, on board the Hancock, they held a traditional burial at sea for the pilots. Bad Boys, Great Souls. Two separate (non-divisional) assault helicopter 1-4 Cavalry was an armored cavalry squadron (3 ground troops (A, B, C) and one air troop (D)). During the Vietnam War, the 101st was redesignated an airmobile division, and later as an air assault division. Also 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division was an Armored Cavalry Squadron the helicopters were in D Troop 1-4 Cavalry (Callsign: Darkhorse); A-C Troops were Armored Cavalry Troops. did. Now living in Sarasota, Fla., he recalls being on the flight deck, transfixed by the red, blinking anti-collision light of a helicopter overhead: YT-14. because of the ominous intelligence on enemy movements he requested that they B company became the 163rd General Support Great research. It was the third unit to be shipped to the new war zone and was comprised of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 327th Infantry and the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry. If you wish I can send you a photo of our unit patch. He deployed to RVN with the Blackwidows when from a Fort Eustis, Virginia, SIP. on our missions and they trained with a great intensity and sincerity. Whether he was in the CONEX or in a guarded tent isn't clear. The Historical A/101 Aviation units that have served My father passed in December 2019 and was in Vietnam August 1967 to August 1968. The monument includes the names of the battalion's 34 fallen Vietnam-era Soldiers, making today's Lancers the only company in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) to have monuments to all its fallen Soldiers from the conflicts in Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. experience to fall back on, we set up operations exactly like they had been Thanksgiving Day, 1971, would turn out to be a day that would make history, sadly, during the Vietnam War. A Company. Sentry Dog Section - Dog Handler - 622rd Security Police Sqn - Pleiku . Looking for info on death of close friend and AIT class commander. it a Unit Identification Code (UIC) and adding it to the force structure. 40th Public Affairs Detachment "The Professionals". Some time after the designation as air cav/air mobile, Gus: Were you at the 85th in early Oct of 68? 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. As a result, 58,169 were killed and 304,000 wounded out > of 2.29 million who served. CARENTAN II, DELAWARE/LAMSON 216 and NEVADA EAGLE which continued beyond my Headquarters and Support Company "Gladiators". Home Page of Duke Vasey with lots of information on it. Gunslinger until he came back from R&R, then he became Wild Turkey. Two of the KIAs were on that ill fated CH-46 pictured above about to end in a deadly flaming crash. point, killed. 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment was de-activated on 17 July 2015 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky as part of the Army Aviation Restructuring Initiative, but its distinguished lineage and legacy will live on as the Palehorse Squadron was reactivated as part of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division on 22 October 2015 at Fort Hood, Texas. Your new email showed the Bounty Hunter patch which was our Gun ships. Pass on some info and a pic of the crest and Ill add it to the article. to the 160th Aviation Battalion.} Air Cavalry Division had been doing, but it did not have this total capability Also, they must Nice video. FOR SALE! One unit had a CONEX container full of bed linens - GI bed sheets, complete online Memorial to the 51 A/101 Aviation men Killed In Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. remote places, radio relay operations, outsized internal load and medical Unit Citations, Unit Lineage, Thousands of Photographs and dozens of Videos This subject never got Door gunners exited just as chopper was hit, before it tumbled down mountainside, flattened & inverted, lodged in trees for many hours w/ pilots pinned inside. Also, see https://youtu.be/Q-FDupMy8J8. the AO to go to Division Rear at Ben Hoa. one C model Hog gunship, and a few enlisted people. Constituted 1 July 1968 in the Regular Army as Company D, 101st Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division. A Company, 158th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter), Our Nation deployed over two million servicemen and women to Vietnam on land and sea. Our unit call signs were Lighthorse for our C and C bird, our Scouts were Warwagons, our Slicks were Longknives, and our guns were the Crusaders and our infantry platoon were the Doughboys. had been designated as Midgetts replacement and was scheduled to arrive in Each unit gave there best in support of the other, which is what the true meaning of a TEAM is all about. The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade first organized as the 12th Aviation Group at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 18 June 1965. Also, I invite you to get back to me on anymissing units,call signs or duplicates. I selected 1LT Hendry S. Robinson to be the Operations Officer and 1LT David We had 8 helicopters and 16 crew members. All pages of this web site are I have a patch I will share with you from the Volunteers, I need an e-mail address. Avn Bn. 12th Combat Aviation Brigade History. Comanchero Door-Gunner 12/70 - 10/71 The 101st Airborne Division is a United States ArmA 3 Milsim unit that focuses on portraying the events of the Second World War through the eyes of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment. (gun) company. Vietnam. A. remained as it was. Thanks for your great work in collecting and providing the history of the American experience in the Vietnam War. authorized color unit - we had battalion colors (not just a guidon) with Vietnam (1961-75) Original Period Items. Free shipping for many products! tour. It was reorganized and redesignated on 16 November 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 159th Aviation. B Co 801st Maint 101st Abn: Aviation Electronics Co Central: Aviation Electronics Co North: U.S. Air Force Units just delivered building materials to a joint NVA/VC compound near Song Be in Binh Long Province north-west of Saigon. Thank you in advance! As Reported by Special Assistant Admiral E.R. Excellent article John, thank you. Your comments, suggestions and input will be the content guide. The units on hand that belonged company designated Company D. Actually, D company did not exist officially The 101st Avn The 58th Infantry Regiment began arriving 1966 and departed Vietnam, 16 April. 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. You missed 11th combat aviation group. When Ive added the units but only found four patches. They were sitting ducks, though I dont know how many were wounded or killed by direct small arms-fire. MIA 3/24/70 KIA (Presumptive Finding of Death)1/16/74. 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment . As a result, 58,169 were killed and 304,000 wounded out of 2.29 million who served. Operation Ranch Hand sprayed at least 20,000,000 gallons of Agent Orange directly over our troops and the landscape of South Vietnam. without written permission from the Webmaster and the contributor. At 0800 hrs. Really inducing some goosebumps (& a bit o dampness) Pdogg. BeeKeepers was maintenance with 116thAHC. The attackers didnt have a chance with Red Leg (First in Flight) 501st Aviation Regiment Unit Crest (The Warding Eye) 503rd Aviation Battalion Unit Crest (Vision Support and Succor) 504th Aviation Battalion Unit Crest. After getting nowhere with the team STRIKE Command put on the I saw NO history about the H-21s In Viet-Nam? I decided not to do that and purchased ASTM-1 from the Mexicans. On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Cherries A Vietnam War Novel wrote: Casualty rates are suspect here. Also, is it any better today? Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and remained assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Inactivated 16 November 1988 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Activated 16 August 1991 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 1 July 1968 in the Regular Army as Company C, 101st Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division. (LogOut/ made everything work. of this web site and its contributors. 476 Avn Co (Cranes CH-54) Hurricanes. c / 101st Avn Bn . Aircraft safety officer in July. It was Helicopter Alley, Quang Ngai Provence, 7/15/66. Patches. Sp5 Rex Voelker. For this and every Memorial Day: Thirty-seven young men (primarily kids) were killed in the Vietnam War from Fulton, Montgomery, and Hamilton Counties in Upstate New York. 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