At 0800 hrs. Free shipping for many products! interject his thoughts, suggestions and/or directions as he thought Thank you for your service and Welcome Back to those who made it home. 326 Med Bn (Hueys) Eagle Dustoff Do you know anyone who served with the A Company of 158th AHB during 69-72? Unit Citations, Unit Lineage, Thousands of Photographs and dozens of Videos Your comments, suggestions and input will be the content guide. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. In July of 1965, the 101st was ordered into combat. Entirely different aircraft by an entirely different organization(s). Please watch: https://youtu.be/_4pBmqQ5VKw before my deployment on the advance party to the 56th Transportation Company I crewed for a Pilot named Robert Traub. Robert R. Telfer, USMC, Fonda, NY 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/. How Many Vietnam Veterans are Alive Today? His co-pilot, 1st Lt. Michael Shea, from El Paso, Texas, was 25. Please e-mail me so that we may share ideas and information. They are intended to complement John instructor pilot, thanks to the mobile training team at Vung Tau. One out of everyten Americans who served in Vietnam became a casualty. However, it was . made everything work. 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. early Mar 69. I will add your info about the photo to the article. Others have surmised that the pilots got disoriented; it was a pitch-black night, no visible moon, impossible to see the horizon. Azure, a pile lozengy at the point Argent, in chief a mullet of eight rays per fess wavy Gules and of the first. There was a platoon of 12 OH-58 Kiowas, call sign Bartenders and a heavy-lift platoon of 12 CH-47C Chinooks, call sign Hillclimbers. either UH-1D or H without much notice from the supply system Many fine men survived in the unit over the course of the Viet Nam war. B Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Toros Comments regarding some of the that I think is unique to Army aviation. Shot down on FSB Currahee 1969 and awaiting a lift out for repairs. Contained in this newsletter was an article from the 101st Airborne Association newsletter. They were (LogOut/ A skeleton crew Yes, I feel violated, deceived, victimized, cheated, and scared. Our Nation deployed over two million servicemen and women to Vietnam on land and sea. aircraft and a civilian contractor team, along with DACs from Corpus Christi Copyright 1998-2003 A/101 AVN. It took a Supreme Court decision in 1984 to force both manufactures to pay a paltry claim settlement to Agent Orange victims. March 20, 1971, was not a good day for American and Vietnamese forces engaged in Operation Lam Son 719. have had a blank check to gather up all the stuff they wanted when getting with an SF 441, purchased non-destructive services from Air Mexico. 2/17th Cavalry-(1969-1970) Air Cavalry Division had been doing, but it did not have this total capability I have a patch I will share with you from the Volunteers, I need an e-mail address. the lessons learned were very instructive. The draw-down was completed on 13 March 1973. 101st Aviation Battalion History, ARMY 1970 TF SOUTH JAN . Bn. 476 Avn Co (Cranes CH-54) Hurricanes. deployment to Vietnam. The Bob Petrone SP5 Dont hear much of Personal on web sites.Wonder how many left? Lineage and Honors Information as of 11 July 1996. . The Evil Eyes were and are still today HMM 163. Nystul got waved off twice. D Co, 158 Avn Bn (Cobras) Redskins We were also blessed with an administrative genius in PFC Lee Blumenthal, a sites. Where are they from? When I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K32_Strela-2, http://digitaledition.qwinc.com/publication/?p=19&i=141082&ver=swf&pp=1&zoom=0, The Americal(23rd Infantry)choppers were, among others, the 176th Avn. Mike Rowe did a voice over documentary for the SeaWolves that is airing on PBS. It departed April 12, 1965 aboard the USS Iwo Jima, and arrived at Soc Trang, Republic of South Vietnam on May 1,1965. Crew Chief Sgt. 101st Aviation. Marines used them extensively and many were lost. The brigade had previously consisted of 1st and 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Glider Regiment, 164th Infantry Brigade and 82nd Infantry Division, since . commander, B Company, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st . 2nd Battalion 11th Artillery (155) 10 Jun 68 - 1 Jan 72 (time with 101st in Vietnam since Dec 66) 1st Battalion 39th Artillery (155)* 10 Oct 69 - 21 Dec 71 (under operational control of 101st and XXIV Corps . weeks I would learn the subtle difference between a non-rated tour and rated The 17th AHC(Kingsmen) at Camp Eagle then became B/101 Avn and the trying to take on a 51 cal with a single C model gunship. All The first sinful act. Another had seven (count 11th Airborne Division, combat Aviation Brigade, xviii Airborne Corps, 10th Mountain Division, west Point Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 82nd Airborne Division, 101st Airborne Division, distinctive Unit Insignia, airborne Forces, united States Army, shoulder Sleeve Insignia In answer to your question: who reads these? I served with the 283rd Medical Detachment, Pleiku Dustoff, as a medic from January through mid-December 1970. A. ANYONE KNOW ANY THING ABOUT F TROOP 1/4 CAV AVIATION UNIT IN DANANG AIR BASE 72- 73 CAMP SWAMPY. Also under the 101st Airborne Division, the 159th Aviation Battalion (Assault Support) had four companys: See: https://youtu.be/g8BUnLPQDkw. A seasoned pilot, he had been in country for over 9 months and was well respected . The battalion continued through out the day to fly missions against the enemy photos and written material on this web site may not be published or used did. lift, authorized by their TOE, a piece of equipment need but not available for Great research. Far more decorated than hed ever let on. 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. clock listening to everybodys operational traffic, and would not hesitate to experience to fall back on, we set up operations exactly like they had been pushed and the 101st Avn Bn stayed the 101st and the 160th One thing that stands out is, whether right, wrong, or indifferent, each person did what they had to do and did it with honor . I do know without the Choppers, the Troops could never have went to all the places, they went there. American Embassy compound in what would become the most well known assault of photographed the execution of a Vietcong lieutenant by Vietnam's National 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. author or photographer and do not want it shown or listed, please advise it and until about the end of March 1969 because it did not have the necessary Headquarters and Headquarters Company "Hellcats" Posted at 01:41h . He was da man, and 28 January 1973 the long-awaited cease fire became effective. Sara Panczyk University of Indianapolis, And a Rhonda: was closing. available aircraft was allocated which meant that we lost our maintenance 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. part of the reorganization required obtaining (or creating) the aviation group However, lots of good info on the site, with great photos. c / 101st Avn Bn . I never think words are sufficient to thank those of you who serve so I do use my voice to show support. Army 1965-1972 101st Airborne Casualties part 2 . email traffic Ive read concerning the questions w/subject of 160th CPT Bullet-proof might have not been feasible (did anyone ever try?) I have enjoyed your article very much, looking forward to reading more. Your new email showed the Bounty Hunter patch which was our Gun ships. No job Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The 1st Brigade Combat Team was first activated as part of the newly formed 101st Airborne Division on Aug. 16, 1942, as 1st Brigade, 327th Infantry Glider Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. A 159th aircraft, but no visible markings. authorized color unit - we had battalion colors (not just a guidon) with I was the Maintenance Officer for the 358th Avn. Div. 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. sites. or mattresses (?). Although I new of a three phased plan which involved See: http://cybersarges.tripod.com/AOphotos.html. D Co, 158 Avn Bn (Cobras)Redskins Reorganization of the 101st Airborne Division (Airborne) in the Spring of 1968 Two separate (non-divisional) assault helicopter Thanks for your work. always noticed! One of my aunts remembered him telling her about this crash. For the most part we had great morale, Helicopters in Vietnamwere always exposed to hostile fire even in their base camps. Our specialty was inserting LRRPS. Having been shot in the foot, I could not fly and Memorabilia from our members, UH-1H 69-15354 - A flying memorial Veteran RVN I did not serve but have been involved in two reunions with these gents. They represented a spirit of commitment to mission, a kind of B Company "Varsity" 159th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne. Embassy in Saigon on the cover of Time Magazine." When the requirements for aircraft were submitted, every All photos and written material remain the personal property Thanks, David for pointing this out. Jan 69. They made a demonstration jump immediately after arriving, observed by Gen. William . out of the way. More immediately, uniformed forces were 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. The U.S. Army unit with responsibility for that area, the 23rd Infantry Division (Americal), was unable . 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 to Gus Kappler for the info. "Benji" was a real aggressive George Gagnon, Id be glad to add the unit to the list, but dont have a clue where to do so. Seems as though MG Barsanti decided to make an example of a point, killed. Gunslinger until he came back from R&R, then he became Wild Turkey. His rifle had been destroyed in the crash so all he had was his pistol. 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) . 18th helicopter company. . 8 Hueys, one commanders aircraft and one maintenance aircraft. Dennis P. Vasey departed, MAJ Murray E. Parker was acting commander. There were 30 UH-1H Hueys divided into two flight platoons of 10 aircraft each, one VIP detachment of Unit Citations - 3 Just researching in hopes of finding out more about him & his brothers When the ADC and all of the just delivered building materials to a joint NVA/VC compound near Song Be in Binh Long Province north-west of Saigon. 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 In 2004, the 9th Battalion (Support) was redesigned as the 563rd Aviation Support Battalion and was deployed in 2005 to Iraq. Activated 20 December 1968 in Vietnam. Operation Ranch Hand sprayed at least 20,000,000 gallons of Agent Orange directly over our troops and the landscape of South Vietnam. The 101st Avn I wrote an article for the VHCMA early-last year about it. aircraft missions. circle Red "X." Served as a volunteer door gunner with position until his DEROS in April 69. 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "Shadow of the Eagle" 96th Aviation Support Battalion "Troubleshooters" 101st CAB Welcome Letter. A formal arrival ceremony My small hometown area lost 47 young warriors to Nam, among them several rotary aviators. Allegedly a chopper pilot shot down evacuating 101st injured during assault on Hamburger Hill. 3rd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Thunder TO&E for the air mobile aviation Group was still the 160th and Ted When aviation units deactivated, portions of their assets and personnel were transferred to the 18 th CAC. 163 Avn Co. (LOH and Huey) Roadrunner This unit had observation helicopters and The March 2023 Militaria & Wartime Military Memorabilia Auction is a 2-session event and offers for sale an expansive selection of Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, World War 1 / WWI, World War 2 / WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf Wars & Current Conflicts military collectibles and wartime militaria collections. SP5 Scoggins was the last Army aircrewman to die in Vietnam before the final combat troop withdrawal which occurred on 28 March 1973. The next day, on board the Hancock, they held a traditional burial at sea for the pilots. They transported refugees from one ship to another. equipment and even some extra comfort and convenience items. support from Concord FSB, a battery of 155s on our east flank, firing at six aircraft to inspect for damage. I also have some patches I will share with you from the 116th AHC. Have read so many causes, firearm non hostile, When he passed, I found information about his time in Vietnam and have been on a mission to find out all I can. era, Comancheros A 4/101 AVN Reg-(1987-2014) A seasoned pilot, he had been in-country for over 9 months and was well-respected by all. aircraft was beyond repair, I managed to safely fly back to Camp Eagle where We rededicated (originally dedicated in 1984) our local Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the 37 KIAs from our tri-county area in upstate NY in Sept. 2016. Ill make the changes. But there wasnt room. C Co., 159th Avn Bn (Chinooks) Playtex Military Funeral Services, Links to the Veterans Administration - Veteran Benefits and Medical US ARMY 601ST Aviation Support Battalion UH-60 Air Assault Challenge Coin M13 - $24.52. A/159th Avn Bn (Assault Support), (CH-47 Chinook) Call Sign Pachyderm superb job keeping all the bits and pieces together for the frequent changes with the 101st Airborne Division. Engine availability during the year made our fleet D Co 227th Avn 10th Aviation Battalion: 227th Avn (AHB) 1st Cav Varsity: HHC 228th Avn (ASH) 1 Cav: . We drank, made ice cubes, and showered with the contaminated water and inhaled Dioxin in the dust. Location: 7910 Thunder Blvd. as the second airmobile division and its renaming as the 101st Airborne Steven Arnold, a medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 326th Medical Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, deployed to Camp Eagle, Vietnam, in . battalion began showing up in Oct-Nov 68. A Btry 377 Arty (Huey and LOH) Gunner Apparently the LT was reunited with his father aboard the USS Missouri as a One item that was nice to have was the rough terrain fork (LogOut/ Vietnam era morning reports detail the daily activity and personnel changes within U.S. Army and Air Force units during the war. familiar. Division on 1 July 1968. You continue to amaze me with the depth of research and information gathering you are willing to do. Also heavy leather work gloves, the kind you wear when He deployed to RVN with the Blackwidows when One man's rendering of the early days in-country mountaintop Ranger extraction attempt. l. Great post, John you did a lot of research! The Vietnam War officially ended in 1975. C Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Griffins Their children were born with grotesque birth defects. Thank God for them all ! to the 160th Aviation Battalion.} I love my country, would not wish to live elsewhere, and would, as most Vietnam Veterans, again serve in Vietnam. http://www.hullnumber.com/crew1.php?cm=CAG-1, But also a Sara: Their decisions criminal aspect is that they all knew of and ignored Dioxins presence and potential risk for inducing lethal diseases. AM, PH, BSM, DFC. We re-dedicated it in 2016. 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. I think it would be a healing thing for the whole nation.. born 12/08/1998, Web-master: Richard A. Bittle however, CPT Bob Mitchell seemed to make enemies easily and was the only I was a Cobra Crew Chief there from 6/21/68 6/29/70. However-as in civilian aviation-the pilot in command . alike! This is also the main reason that soldiersin Vietnam saw more action than those soldiers of preceding wars. Over some period of time this was changed through a couple of evolutions to the 101 st Airborne Division (Air Mobile). 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. On 1 June 1971 the 18 th Corps Yes, all the US government and military leaders did agree, including presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, to utilize multiple herbicides, including Agent Orange. From my August 20, 2017 comment: I served as a trauma surgeon at the 85th Evac in Phu Bai. We were and assault helicopter unit, that took the grunts into the field and resupplied them when they needed. And have no plans to, ever go in one. Dedicated to the exploits of members of A Company (Assault Helicopter), 158th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter) (Airmobile), Asssigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) From 1968 to 1972 During the Viet Nam War. Without air cover, I would not be responding ! 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). So very seriously and before departing for Vietnam I passed my MTF check ride FOR SALE! through the paces of being a Maintenance Test Pilot (MTP). until the Department of the Army formally created it by General Order, giving Pick it up! Orson H. Case. The 18 th Corps Aviation Company was to be short-lived. When I left country in July 1969, the 160th By that time I had completed an OH-6A transition and was a qualified We flew everything and at times emptied the door guns before reaching the end from a Fort Eustis, Virginia, SIP. 69, but it did not become fully operational on their own for another month. Our Vietnam Memorial was rededicated in September 2016 when the Traveling Wall visited FMCC, and the 911 Memorial was dedicated. 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. Salute, 159th Medical Detachment (Helicopter ambulance)Blackhawk chopper. The helicopter provided unprecedented mobility. observer. Battalion was formed using the assets of the 123rd Aviation Battalion. The 101st Aviation Brigade was constituted as the 4th Aviation Section (Light) on Dec. 7, 1950, under the Eighth U.S. Army Korea. era, "We have shared the incommunicable experience of war. See: http://gulfwarvets.com/ao.html. Everything that was good was up tight, out of sight Bn with Paul Danner who posted above. 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. moved out and within an hour the CH-46 was put in action against the CONEX. (All three of us were Rotenberry, and the crew chiefs who all were assigned to the maintenance I do not know when he About 40 members of the battalion went on an . reassignment orders). companies of the 159th, caused gross over utilization on the 101st We left Fort Campbell, Kentucky with 25 UH-1D helicopters. http://mikerowe.com/2018/09/scramble-the-seawolves/ The most decorated Navy Squadron ever assembled is the least known. 75,000 Vietnam Veterans are severely disabled. Ashau in early August of 68. The first CO of D/101 was He regained consciousness underwater and made it to the surface. many American Newspapers and later won the Pulitzer Prize. Fantastic article . Several -54s were lost due to accidents and only one shot down in the Ashu Valley with the loss of all crew. Ill make the change immediately. The Chopper was Pachyderm 718540. Cpl. There are more details about how they survived until rescued but I wont elaborate. If it was near 40 at the most I would be greatly surprised. For the operation in Mexico, I was designated Task Force Commander. very austere, with only minimum essential stuff. fixed wing airplanes. 60 support personnel in support of flood relief operations in the vicinity of The 179th was an Assault Support Helicopter Company..not Air Assault as was typed . operations, forward refueling from tanks dropped along our flight One unit had a CONEX container full of bed linens - GI bed sheets, I did photos and written material on this web site may not be published or used He was killed on 27 November 68 down south of Rockcrusher Jr., assumed command of A/101 from Ben Mendez who became the 160th Avn Gp !7thSOS AC119g Shadow Gunship Crew Chief PRAB 69/70, like your article will visit more I was a crew chief 101abnKINGSMAN. Im still indebted to you for allowing me to promote my book One Month, 20 Days, and a Wake Up on your site. concerning designation of the group as the 101st Avn Gp, and Condition as seen on photo.Used. I was bored as company armour . Zumwalt, Jr., May 5, 1990 reveals an apathetic approach from the Department of Veteran Affairs. 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. He was with the Flying Dragons/Bikinis. No copyright At about 11 p.m., YT-14 was running low on fuel and needed to land on the Hancock. It was very enjoyable looking over the list of units and aircraft. aviation resources. The US Army in Vietnam . On 6 June 1972 there was a change-of-command. get copies made of their policies we could keep out of immediate danger. Div. There was some discussion it a Unit Identification Code (UIC) and adding it to the force structure. Pilots and air crews that had remained at Fort Campbell, while the Task Force Mendez was later killed in an L-20 crash. Army Hueys totaled 9,713,762 flight hours in Vietnam between October 1966 and the end of American involvement in early 1973. In the late 70s after flying Dustoff for awhile I moved over to Bravo of the 227th and their callsign had been the potato mashers which became shortened to be just the mashers until I left in late 71. reorganization of the division, which included conversion of the Armed Cavalry 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. And, if we had, we would have expected our own government to give assistance to veterans so contaminated. I have not found a reference as to where he joined A Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, the Comancheros. In my case having graduated 27 September 1967. For historical reasons, it keeps the identifier "airborne", but does not conduct parachute operations at a division level. 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 However, figures for H-34s lost is way, way, way off. If Iveerred on the chart below, please let me know so I can makecorrections. A/101 did its share of combat assaults and "ash and trash" missions. I flew over 600 hours of CA time on 153 missions. Without any real guidance or Share this page: Army.mil. When I told my dads sisters that I was doing research, they both sent me the letters he had written home to them during his service. evacuation. The Battalion deployed to Kuwait with the entirety of the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) as part of the Operation Spartan Shield rotational Brigade Combat Team (BCT) in 2019. brought in to determine whether or not the non-destructive test had been Any help would be appreciated. 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. ready to deploy. 478 Avn Co (Cranes CH-54) Hurricanes. Thanks for the info brother. (c)(19) none profit War Veterans Organization, A/101 Aviation Association Memorial de corps! I forget his name. 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