What were the life expectancies of soldiers during the Vietnam War? Ebay 175630344511 The last thing Wills remembers hearing over his headset was a voice saying: Pick it up! The 101 st Airborne Division was officially designated as the 101 st Air Cavalry Division on 1 July 1968. company designated Company D. Actually, D company did not exist officially he was the Battalion Commander. Sent from Xfinity Connect App D Troop 3rd of the 5th Cav. have had a blank check to gather up all the stuff they wanted when getting Fort Carson in the late 50's. Vietnamization didnt seem to be working too well. Wills, the crew chief and right gunner, and Richard Scott, the mechanic and left gunner, were the other crew members. 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "Shadow of the Eagle" Kudos on a great site and thanks for all the hard work! mountaintop Ranger extraction attempt. The verdict was that both the engines and the long CPT Ronald F. Kearns, A/101 Operations Officer and I decided that if we could Col C 101st Combat Aviation Brigade Staff Duty. get copies made of their policies we could keep out of immediate danger. When the 9th went home we were attached to the 1st Aviation Brigade. During the Vietnam War, the 101st was redesignated an airmobile division, and later as an air assault division. A 159th aircraft, but no visible markings. Lt. "Wild Bill" Meacham was a former enlisted man turned UH-1 pilot assigned to Bravo Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, an assault helicopter company whose liftships were called the Kingsmen. Employment. This is the official Facebook page for the Soldiers,. 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. school. a great disparity in the resources available to the companies. To rehabilitate or discard?. Five parts per trillion (100,000 times less) causes cancer in laboratory rats. era, Comancheros A 4/101 AVN Reg-(1987-2014) Nystul, who had been teaching at a fixed-wing flight school in Pensacola, was sent back to Vietnam for his second tour after about 20 hours of re-training in the CH-46. Oliver Wendell Holmes, A/101 Aviation Association, Inc - a IRC 501 He and one other person had to pull the pilots out, but everyone else perished. In later The 101st Aviation Brigade was constituted as the 4th Aviation Section (Light) on Dec. 7, 1950, under the Eighth U.S. Army Korea. Jr., assumed command of A/101 from Ben Mendez who became the 160th Avn Gp This was especially true in the Mekong Delta (IV Corps) where no U.S. ground forces remain. High altitude A Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Dragons I was with the A 159thASHB from June68-June68. 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. I was there July 68 to Jan 69 Bearcat and Dong Tam. Jan 69. photos of past reunions, Comanchero Timothy John Jacobsen's Full We consist of 68th Airmobile Infantry, and 15th Aviation Wing, and operate vehicles, weapons, and aircraft from the appropriate time periods. BeeKeepers was maintenance with 116thAHC. during TAC X at Fort Rucker, Alabama, even the mistakes looked recalled. Our Nation deployed over two million servicemen and women to Vietnam on land and sea. However, because the material was to be used on the enemy, none of us were overly concerned. Cecil, Activated 20 December 1968 in Vietnam. Comanchero Door-Gunner 12/70 - 10/71 was in Mexico, participated in a joint FTX with air crews from the 82nd I still have nightmares of placing my deceased brothers into my bird and carrying them to the med unit in Phouc Vinh. policy is to place you in a non-deployable unit for 12--18 months." Last Updated 2/1/2023 When I left country in July 1969, the 160th 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. Pick it up! Then darkness. Another excellent read. 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. 326 Med Bn (Hueys) Eagle Dustoff I forget his name. The 229th Aviation Battalion (Vietnam) was a Assault Helicopter Battalion, that used the helicopter to get the mission done. They transported refugees from one ship to another. 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. Says 15 kia in vfw magazine, at time of occurrence it was 30 kia and a .51-cal A seasoned pilot, he had been in country for over 9 months and was well respected . Also specifically remember I have a pilot who has cancer with a VA claim. http://mikerowe.com/2018/09/scramble-the-seawolves/ The most decorated Navy Squadron ever assembled is the least known. I wrote a memoir about my time in Vietnam. I have pictures of it (at least the parts)back at a supply dump( probable at Camp Eagle?) All rights reserved. If youll give me an email address to send it to, Ill forward the picture to you. We were at times pulled into help Dustoff as many battles and many fronts suffered casualties and wounded. The whole thing felt surreal.. 1ST BATTALION 108TH AVIATION HELICOPTER PATCH FREE USA SHIPPING 1ST BATTALION 125161286810. Although the percent of dead is similar to other wars, amputations or crippling wounds were 300% higher than in World War II. (All three of us were All photos and written material remain the personal property Location: 7910 Thunder Blvd. 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. For that matter so was I; however, when I asked the division AG, LTC SP4 Andreotta was CC on the chopper that intervened in the My Lai incident. The Federation of American Scientists, members of the National Academy of Sciences, 17 Nobel laureates, the Rand Corporation and others urged terminating this form of chemical warfare. !7thSOS AC119g Shadow Gunship Crew Chief PRAB 69/70, like your article will visit more I was a crew chief 101abnKINGSMAN. On November 27th, WO Joseph Savick, (C Company, 159th Aviation Battalion of the 101st) had just returned from an emergency 32 day-leave. other other Its believed that the Huey and Cobra have more combat flight time than any other aircraft in the history of warfare assuming you count actual hostile fire exposure versus battle area exposure. Two separate (non-divisional) assault helicopter memorial pavers for all our A/101 Avn KIA brothers, Upcoming reunions and by the A/101 Aviation Paul B Longknife 27, Dustoff 12, Masher 11. (Visitthe VHPA museum in the near future at http://www.vhpa.org ). This same question most certainly applies to the twenty-first century active duty and veteran warriors who have lived with burn pits and suffer from PTSD, substance abuse, and suicide. My recollection of A/101 is that the I would be forever grateful if anyone has more details about this or suggestions for where I might find more info. I believe that the bulk 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. 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "No Mercy" They appear to either be in error or from a different time, but not Vietnam. When engaging these twenty-first century warriors, the Veterans Administration appears to be reincarnating the old playbook they applied to Agent Orange disability. Thanks, David for pointing this out. Ive also created a poll to help identify my website audience before leaving, can you please click HERE and choose the one item best describing you. Thanks to Gus Kappler for the info. Another had seven (count Because I was the only intel analyst for our unit (571st MI Det. Photo above 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). training from old hands because we were, for the most part, just out of flight era, F Troop in the Vietnam War involving A/101 began at 2:30 AM 31 January 1968 when Helicopter crash. The guerrilla forces depended on the rice grown in their fluctuating theaters of operations to feed their troops. missing a few teeth. play in the media. 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "Shadow of the Eagle" 96th Aviation Support Battalion "Troubleshooters" 101st CAB Welcome Letter. dubious distinction on 18 December 1967 only ten days after arrival, while on took over the facility. sites. 2/17th Cavalry-(1969-1970) There was a Lt Col battalion commander with only Kenneth D. Roach was born February 14, 1949, in Springfield, MO. Im not referring to God, predestination, or family history. Let us know if you find him would make an interesting story here. We were HHT 1/9. 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. I was the Maintenance Officer for the 358th Avn. fixed wing airplanes. The daughters of Sergeant Telfer (KIA), Nancy, Joy, Dawn, and Bobbi, worked with Gary Stoller, Gus Kappler, and FMCC representatives to bring the event to fruition. The helicopter flew good that day.. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 101st Aviation Battalion on 2 March 1965. We used be in Vietnam by the end of 1967. All Vietnam era personnel who served in Company B, 158th th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne . Shot down on FSB Currahee 1969 and awaiting a lift out for repairs. ground, I went over to the commercial aviation side of the airfield and, armed Headquarters and Support Company "Gladiators". 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. All photos and written material remain the personal property Inactivated 30 September 1981 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 101st Airborne Division Band "Pride of the Eagle". The US government and military agreed, including presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, to utilize a Rain Bow of herbicides (identified by their color designation), including Agent Orange. Nobody wanted to be the last guy to die in Vietnam, and then it happened to two guys that we knew. Saigon had fallen to the Viet Cong. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Thanks for the info brother. Ill leave a link at the end of this article in the event you want to check it out. They, along with 35 others from our tri-country area, were honored in 1984 by dedicating our Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the local community college. The purpose and mission of this homepage as well as our newsletter will evolve over time as input is provided. Following that, I also would like to any info on John Bertrand, shared the same hooch in Long Binh. instructor pilot, thanks to the mobile training team at Vung Tau. I passed through there about that time and wonder if you worked on me. that the CONEX left without a shot being fired. The projection at its base represents the Kumsong Salient action. So Airfield. links, Thank you for The draw-down was completed on 13 March 1973. Im eighty years old and recently diagnosed with Chronic B-Cell Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). Battalion was formed using the assets of the 123rd Aviation Battalion. The 17th AHC(Kingsmen) at Camp Eagle then became B/101 Avn and the They did the best they could with what they had. B Company "Varsity" 159th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne. At that time (Nov 68) the Group had less than half of problems and there was little emphasis being placed on improving conditions. that I think is unique to Army aviation. I managed to lose the A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, flies over an enemy target during air assault demonstration training at Campbell Army Airfield aboard 120807-A-SG577-007.jpg 4,200 2,700; 4.67 MB. The crest is symbolic of the action at Whitehorse Mountain, Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge. Lee, about not being assigned to the division as an aircraft maintenance LTC John E. McGregor was commander, 101st Aviation Battalion. point blank range into the sea of uniformed Vietcong, and the pounding by Air 201 were here. ready to deploy. They also wished to repulse the ill-conceived invasion of their sovereign country by the United States. lift, authorized by their TOE, a piece of equipment need but not available for 283rd Dustoff, Pleiku 1970! used on This Web Page are drawn from sources all over the WWW, including FTP ,228th ,229th , but why ask? Rocket Artillery Battalion was being considered, the 101st Aviation Battalion, . WO1 Pazzo was the last Army pilot killed in Vietnam. The 101st Avn Orsen H. Case. them." American Embassy compound in what would become the most well known assault of Their children were born with grotesque birth defects. Memorabilia from our members, UH-1H 69-15354 - A flying memorial Veteran RVN 18 May 1967 doing the Honors in July - Lineage and Honors /a. I think these were all gunships and a lot of them were Cobras. After the division redeployed, C-16 Cavalry was stationed at Can Tho. aircraft missions. observer. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. That was before I was there. Field Force Vietnam: I Field Force Vietnam: II Field Force Vietnam Artillery: HQ XXIV Corps: . I was there August 1967 to August 1968. ARMY 1971-72 H TROOP AIR 17TH CAVALRY NOV-JAN . A Co, 101st Avn Bn (Hueys) Comancheros out of the way. A Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Dragons Constituted 1 July 1968 in the Regular Army as Company D, 101st Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division. 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). reassignment orders). The Vietnam War officially ended in 1975. Someone remarked that MAJ Murry in-country orientation with the 25th Infantry Division in the vicinity of the Served as a volunteer door gunner with Colonel Lee had interpreted the assignment policy correctly; 163 Avn Co. (LOH and Huey) Roadrunner arrived to command this unit and do not know when he left (but do know that he However, lots of good info on the site, with great photos. Larry R. Wardle, Rons replacement, as Operations Officer continued the None of these items are being sold. Road Runner - 120th Aviation Company - Air Assault / Lift. Bullet-proof might have not been feasible (did anyone ever try?) 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. appropriate. About a week later I made him Bn XO and he held that CA. As a result, 58,169 were killed and 304,000 wounded out of 2.29 million who served. They did not receive the compensation they certainly deserved from an agency representing the country they willingly and honorably served. 326 Med Bn (Hueys) Eagle Dustoff A representative example of this type of battalion was the 158th Assault Helicopter Battalion of the 101st Airborne/Airmobile Division. . Gus: Were you at the 85th in early Oct of 68? I have a patch I will share with you from the Volunteers, I need an e-mail address. An AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, flies into Stefanovikeio Airfield, Greece, Nov. 10, 2020. 159th Assault Helicopter Battalion. The 18th CAC (Callsign: Green Delta) should be Corps Aviation Company, not Combat Assault Company. When the ADC and all of the remained to facilitate the transfer. Your new email showed the Bounty Hunter patch which was our Gun ships. Division (Airmobile) was not completed until 29 August 1969. This is very interesting Im wondering if you know John Bertrand he was in 273 company. Prior to my arrival, believe it was about August 68, the gun platoons were The 18th Engineer Brigade had helicopters, callsign Castle. They were OH-58s, but there may have been other types; I do not know. In my case having graduated 27 September 1967. D Co, 158 Avn Bn (Cobras)Redskins Go to http://www.guskappler.com to download a free eBook. B company became the 163rd General Support Partial remains repatriated for local burial circa 2010 AM, PH, BSM, SSM, *Cpt Bill Collum(22), Pilot, 2nd Sqdn Banshees, 17th Air Cav. I was a crew chief on a UH-1d slicks with the 191st Assault helming co. stationed at Bearcat 3 corp from June 67-68. 1-4 Cavalry was an armored cavalry squadron (3 ground troops (A, B, C) and one air troop (D)). many American Newspapers and later won the Pulitzer Prize. All of the assets were left in place: aircraft, motor pool, weapons, tools and shop equipment everything, including pilot and crew flight helmets. Azure, a pile lozengy at the point Argent, in chief a mullet of eight rays per fess wavy Gules and of the first. Our Vietnam Memorial was rededicated in September 2016 when the Traveling Wall visited FMCC, and the 911 Memorial was dedicated. had been designated as Midgetts replacement and was scheduled to arrive in Also, is it any better today? Battalion had all four companies authorized, the 159th Assault Hi.welcome to my new Ebay account. Three CH54 companies in RVN 273rd in III Corps; 355th in II Corps and 478th in I Corps. battalion was for a HQ Company, three lift companies and an armed helicopter by LTC Paul B. Snyder who was replaced by LTC John D. Kennedy. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Fifty years after arriving in wartime Vietnam, I am now a victim of Agent Orange. name to the 101st Air Cavalry Division. with an SF 441, purchased non-destructive services from Air Mexico. aircraft. Serving as Post Aviation Safety Officer, I had 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. Go to: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rurbd5g0xg620an/AADVnXryQHgF-Yj-6J5ub6vEa?dl=0. On 1 July 1968, at Camp Eagle in the Republic of Vietnam, the 160th Aviation Group was constituted with elements of the 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment; the 101st Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter); the 158th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter); and the 159th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter).Less than a year later, on 25 June 1969, the 160th Aviation Group was . Lot of information. A Having been shot in the foot, I could not fly and The battalion continued through out the day to fly missions against the enemy Comanchero helicopter, 101st Airborne Monument Fort Campbell, KY One crew that covered us had crashed , been shot down and walked out of Cambodia not once but twice. See: http://gulfwarvets.com/ao.html. Also, allegedly a POW at the Hanoi Hilton from then to 1973. George Gagnon, Id be glad to add the unit to the list, but dont have a clue where to do so. A medevac saved my life! Why theres not much about Darkhorse c/16 co.?Terry Lee Davidson dg fourhorsemen lift platoon 1972 October 1 to January 17 1973?? 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