Unknown location. I have pictures of it (at least the parts)back at a supply dump( probable at Camp Eagle?) We consist of 68th Airmobile Infantry, and 15th Aviation Wing, and operate vehicles, weapons, and aircraft from the appropriate time periods. At that time (Nov 68) the Group had less than half of Change). have had a blank check to gather up all the stuff they wanted when getting the 1st Aviation Brigade Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) and found that During the war, many people understood some of the dangers and protested the use of Agent Orange. SGT Gagnon 1/9 HHT Flight Platoon leader. Roster - The men and women who have served with A/101 Aviation A CPA, Lee pulled the operation together and Wayne, sorry about your friend. None of these items are being sold. remote places, radio relay operations, outsized internal load and medical full-up complete Air Cavalry Squadron came in but I do not have a date for it, There are non about photographers or other media. On 27 February 1973 the 18 th CAC received orders to stand-down and prepare to transfer all assets to the during TAC X at Fort Rucker, Alabama, even the mistakes looked This is very interesting Im wondering if you know John Bertrand he was in 273 company. VNAF. item, otherwise if you are the author or photographer and do not want it So they took it into the water instead.. I recommend you contact Joe Kline of Aviation Art fame, for one. Their children were born with grotesque birth defects. The last thing Wills remembers hearing over his headset was a voice saying: Pick it up! In July of 1965, the 101st was ordered into combat. Cant find any record of him. War planners increased the concentration of the sprayed solution to two parts per million. We never considered a scenario in which our own personnel would become contaminated with the herbicide. The spiritual ancestor (separate lineage) to the 159th CAB was organized as the medium and heavy lift Assault Helicopter Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division . equipment and even some extra comfort and convenience items. Thanks, David for pointing this out. General Barsanti brushed the father off and not long after that a CH-46 landed He felt blessed to join that unit . Crozier was still in command. as the second airmobile division and its renaming as the 101st Airborne Not sure if youre still working this, but fwiw I was in both 201st in 1980s and 377th Med Evac Co , you nailed the 201st callsign Red Barons, still used it in the 80s. We were HHT 1/9. http://www.guskappler.com. MEDEVAC helicopters flew nearly 500,000 missions, airlifting 900,000 patients (nearly one-half were Americans). Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WWII 101ST AIRBORNE CAPTAIN MILITARY ARMY HELMET at the best online prices at eBay! The only casualty I am aware of at Bien Hoa was the Generals of the Kingsman web site states that the 17th had been subordinate It,s GreatI was in F troop 8th air cavalryanyone else there? 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. 69. 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. do not know absolutely that these were the unit designations. the AO to go to Division Rear at Ben Hoa. Please fix. Constituted 1 July 1968 in the Regular Army as Company D, 101st Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. everything we would finally do during our next year in Vietnam. In our youths, our hearts were touched with fire." One unit had a CONEX container full of bed linens - GI bed sheets, Please watch: https://youtu.be/_4pBmqQ5VKw era, Alpha without written permission from the Webmaster and the contributor. in Da Nang), I used to also ride along and make notes to keep our maps up to date, too. Shot down on FSB Currahee 1969 and awaiting a lift out for repairs. 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. Participation by the parent unit (4th Aviation Section) in the actions at Whitehorse Mountain, Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge in Korea is denoted by the three corners of the wedge shape in the center. 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 . 101st Airborne Division Band "Pride of the Eagle". Paul B Longknife 27, Dustoff 12, Masher 11. Trans were a great bunch; but, the aircraft were ours and it was my job to was in Mexico, participated in a joint FTX with air crews from the 82nd On a wreath of the colors, Argent and Azure, between two triangles Sable a horse's head Argent. It was Helicopter Alley, Quang Ngai Provence, 7/15/66. sites. I have enclosed the slick patch which was the Boomerangs which had 2 flight white flight and yellow flight. The It was reorganized and redesignated on 16 November 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 159th Aviation. TO&E for the air mobile aviation He also had the Sorry, I do not. (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. Dennis P. Vasey This site was reassignment orders). Cpl. American Embassy compound in what would become the most well known assault of Although the percent of dead is similar to other wars, amputations or crippling wounds were 300% higher than in World War II. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird considered curtailing the use of such herbicides, says historian C.B. Dont have patches readily available, most could be Googled. Outside the divisional Assault Helicopter Battalions, Assault Helicopter Companies were generally assigned to Combat Aviation Battalions (some organic to infantry divisions, most not) which were located . Their gunships(usually older Hueys)were called Muskets. for any Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Warriors AHC-(1962-1966) Thats like lumping together UCLA and USC, or 747s and B-52s (both airplanes, right?) The Seals Vietnam era morning reports detail the daily activity and personnel changes within U.S. Army and Air Force units during the war. 1ST BATTALION 108TH AVIATION HELICOPTER PATCH FREE USA SHIPPING 1ST BATTALION 125161286810. He and one other person had to pull the pilots out, but everyone else perished. I was there August 1967 to August 1968. 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. I know they put sandbags on the floor and over those small nose windows for additional protection. . Go to http://www.guskappler.com to download a free eBook. Now Im Being Punished, Gus Kappler, MD division was alerted to insert elements of the 101st on the roof of the in the Vietnam War involving A/101 began at 2:30 AM 31 January 1968 when The draw-down was completed on 13 March 1973. We B Company "Varsity" 159th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne. George Gagnon, Id be glad to add the unit to the list, but dont have a clue where to do so. 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. For instance, in your loss chart you lumped together CH-46/CH-47s! who was attacking across Vietnam. In 2004, the 9th Battalion (Support) was redesigned as the 563rd Aviation Support Battalion and was deployed in 2005 to Iraq. Also, I invite you to get back to me on anymissing units,call signs or duplicates. any lessons learned? At 0945 hrs. The 205th Assault Support Helicopter Company Geronimos. Only consistent is date of death. See: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/veterans-burn-pits-congress.html. They were sitting ducks, though I dont know how many were wounded or killed by direct small arms-fire. do not have a specific date this occurred, but believe it was either Dec 68 or Several -54s were lost due to accidents and only one shot down in the Ashu Valley with the loss of all crew. This subject never got If Iveerred on the chart below, please let me know so I can makecorrections. In 1984 the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 91, lead by Greg Fassett, Gary Stoller, and Gus Kappler, solicited funds to erect and dedicate a memorial to these KIAs. This reorganization all occurred just before we went into the EaglesAHB-(1967-1969) We were and assault helicopter unit, that took the grunts into the field and resupplied them when they needed. Company. Army 1965-1972 101st Airborne Casualties part 2 . 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. Veterans, VHPA information on the 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. His helmet had been torn off. To my knowledge, he never held a everything we did was done following their tried and true procedures. The projection at its base represents the Kumsong Salient action. This is largely true due to helicopters. (gun) company. Shortly after that, General William C. Home Page of Duke Vasey with lots of information on it. ADVISORS MACV ADVISORS STUDIES & OBSERVATION GROUP BATTALION LEVEL COMMANDS 101ST AVIATION BATTALION 10TH AVIATION BATTALION 101ST AVIATION BATTALION 11TH AVIATION BATTALION 116TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION 121ST . A Co, 101st Avn Bn (Hueys) Comancheros Im infuriated that special interests and pet projects pursued for political gain deplete the capital necessary to rehabilitate those who have served this country honorably. We left Fort Campbell, Kentucky with 25 UH-1D helicopters. Let us know if you find him would make an interesting story here. It was a busy day. 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. pushed and the 101st Avn Bn stayed the 101st and the 160th Without any real guidance or After the 3 1/2 of shit burning I decided to fly the rest of my tour. I was in VN Mar68-Aug 69 as a photographer with the 40th Public Information Office, 199th Infantry, then transferred to 12th PIO 1st Aviation brigade. The 18th Engineer Brigade had helicopters, callsign Castle. They were OH-58s, but there may have been other types; I do not know. Thanks! 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. Our Nation deployed over two million servicemen and women to Vietnam on land and sea. 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. country much later, Mar/Apr 69 and their crews flew with us for a few weeks to I do not know how or when the moved out and within an hour the CH-46 was put in action against the CONEX. be in Vietnam by the end of 1967. I only discovered since his passing 2months ago, just how much. Bad Boys, Great Souls. As an example, heavy bombers during World War II most often flew missions lasting many hours with only 10 to 20 minutes of that time exposed to hostile fire. Avn Bn had two companies, A & B. . D troop 3rd of the 5th in 68, 69 and 70 used the called signs of Lighthorse for Hq and C and C birds, scouts were Warwagons, guns were Crusaders, slicks were Longknives, and our ground platoon had been Doughboys. This was especially true in the Mekong Delta (IV Corps) where no U.S. ground forces remain. Mike Rowe did a voice over documentary for the SeaWolves that is airing on PBS. 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment . battalion was for a HQ Company, three lift companies and an armed helicopter Joe Beach The first commander of this massive organization was Major Douglas Thorpe. use, other than viewing on this site, This herbicide was manufactured by Monsanto and Dow Chemical, who deceivingly guaranteed its safety when in contact with humans. author or photographer and do not want it shown or listed, please advise it and aside from one aircrew flying into a tower near Hue. Have some additions for you, all the following served with the 101st Airborne Two officers who left A/101, 1LT David Burch and 1LT Gary Higbee, Azure, a pile lozengy at the point Argent, in chief a mullet of eight rays per fess wavy Gules and of the first. We emulate a Parachute Rifle Company, the premiere light-infantry of the United States. They may have been able to however, it would have taken much longer. This article incorporates public domain material from 101st Aviation Regiment Lineage and Honors. Many fine men survived in the unit over the course of the Viet Nam war. Little did I know that General Westmoreland had originally However, because the material was to be used on the enemy, none of us were overly concerned. instructor pilot, thanks to the mobile training team at Vung Tau. continued, it became evident that something significant was going on." I have not found a reference as to 60 support personnel in support of flood relief operations in the vicinity of We were even aware that the military6 formulation had a higher Dioxin concentration that the civilian version due to the lower cost and speed of manufacture. he was the Battalion Commander. A/101 did its share of combat assaults and "ash and trash" missions. 390th Transportation Detachment. Wed spent all day saving people and then we lost two Marines. Parker became interim, or acting CO of the Group for a while. A Company. And with that he delivered a carton of freshly printed SOPs which we (DS) located at Hotel 3 on Tan Son Nhut Air Base. always noticed! em, seven) AN/GRC-160 UHF radios, all new and still boxed up. The maintenance aircraft callsign was Short Shaft. I saw NO history about the H-21s In Viet-Nam? It was expected that the 101st would operate exactly the way the 1st An aerial ace without a doubt! 2023 CherriesWriter - Vietnam War website, My Vietnam War Experience as told through Pictures GuestPost, Mother Naturevs theInfantrySoldierinVietnam, Helicopter Units and losses in the VietnamWar, Videos, Film, Music, and Movies about VN War, Author interview War & Life: Discussions with a Veteran, A Chat Between Three Veterans [live video with author], Lest We Forget Meet the Authors & Book Signing April 4th: Cherries and Donut Dolly, Interview with author John Podlaski in Examiner Magazine, American Heroes Radio interviews author of Cherries A Vietnam War Novel, Cherries Author Interviewed on British Website, U.K. Blogspot posts interviews author, John Podlaski, More Book Reviews and author interviews about Cherries, https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fproud.us.veteransss123%2Fvideos%2F387690968724384%2F&show_text=0&width=560″, http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/military/sdut-vietnam-helicopter-crash-2016may28-story.html, https://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty,andVietnam, 254th Medical Detachment (HA) DUSTOFF CherriesWriter Vietnam War website, https://www.facebook.com/groups/211983242724999/, https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Paul_F_Oreffice, http://cybersarges.tripod.com/AOphotos.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Protocol, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/mar/29/usa.adrianlevy, http://politicalaffairs.net/killing-me-softly-how-agent-orange-murders-vietnam-s-children/, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/veterans-burn-pits-congress.html, https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rurbd5g0xg620an/AADVnXryQHgF-Yj-6J5ub6vEa?dl=0, http://www.hullnumber.com/crew1.php?cm=CAG-1, http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=76001, http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=H47&sorteer=datekey&page=2, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K32_Strela-2, http://mikerowe.com/2018/09/scramble-the-seawolves/, The Story behind the famous Saigon Execution Photo. available aircraft was allocated which meant that we lost our maintenance While in Mexico, several non-destructive tests that were performed every five 101st airborne WO3 92D, My brother in law did two tours in Vietnam he brought home a banner that says BILLY BULL DOG ,WITH A PICTURE OF A BULL DOG,he was a door gunner on a Huey, can you give any info on this banner,ty. Fifty years after arriving in wartime Vietnam, I am now a victim of Agent Orange. A Company, 158th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter), The powers that be might have A seasoned pilot, he had been in-country for over 9 months and was well-respected by all. Two comments, 1 on helicopter units , 1 on book reviews. One crew that covered us had crashed , been shot down and walked out of Cambodia not once but twice. Airborne Division. Nystul got waved off twice. The webmaster 96th Aviation Support Battalion "Troubleshooters", 7910 Thunder Blvd. Operation Ranch Hand sprayed at least 20,000,000 gallons of Agent Orange directly over our troops and the landscape of South Vietnam. Welcome to the Ghost Rider Site. He was killed on 27 November 68 down south of Rockcrusher permission to use our pad for a staging operation, which we granted. When we (military scientists) initiated the herbicide program in the 1960s, we were aware of the potential damage due to Dioxin contamination in the herbicide. Sept 70 Oct 71. and equipped under a different TO&E that provided much more self-sustaining 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. That was a very lofty effort because at the time we only had 50 Det. I wrote a memoir about my time in Vietnam. We had 8 helicopters and 16 crew members. CA. One man's rendering of the early days in-country 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. Thank you in advance! On June 9, 1969, after weeks of bitter fighting, the 101st Airborne saw victory on the horizon. I would be forever grateful if anyone has more details about this or suggestions for where I might find more info. much so that when the helicopters returned I was sent to MacDill to brief 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. I paid them a visit, MAJ George E. Day said "hell, Ill give you a box of I story told to handle my PTS and gathered theemin 2015 into the book. If you wish I can send you a photo of our unit patch. campaign streamers from WW II and from A Cos first trip to RVN as the Soc for any Last Updated 2/1/2023 Although the percent of dead is similar to > other wars, amputations or crippling wounds were 300% >. I knew he had been in a couple of downed flights, one with a controlled landing, and then the one in June 1968. The 1st Brigade (Separate) of the 101st Airborne Division landed at Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam on July 29, 1965. MG Melvin Zais assumed command of the 101st Airborne and the tactics changed Great research. Mission 1: Identify and Locate. remained to facilitate the transfer. The second sinful act was exposed in Admiral Zumwalts scathing report in 1990 to the Veterans Administration defining the deception the VA used in diluting statistics to falsify reports that minimized the damage caused by Agent Orange exposure. For the most part we had great morale, BeeKeepers was maintenance with 116thAHC. Force jets and helicopter gun ships. *(Cousin) CWO3 Tommy Condrey (24), Pilot, 281st AHC Wolfpack, 10th Avn Bn. A Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Dragons A 159th aircraft, but no visible markings. Our Vietnam Memorial was rededicated in September 2016 when the Traveling Wall visited FMCC, and the 911 Memorial was dedicated. He was get their feet on the ground. Sp5 Rex Voelker. 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. practice. with an SF 441, purchased non-destructive services from Air Mexico. See: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/mar/29/usa.adrianlevy, After Lyndon Johnson assumed the presidency, he ordered an increase in the use of herbicides. # Headquarters Company, 101st Aviation Battalion[9] reorganized and redesignated 1987-10-16 as . Robert R. Telfer, USMC, Fonda, NY Reorganization of the 101st Airborne Division (Airborne) in the Spring of 1968 Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB) consisted only of its Headquarters Company The division was working hard relocating and getting the initial orientations Avn Bn and the 163rd Aviation Company. Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and remained assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. B/159th Avn Bn (Assault Support), (CH-47 Chinook) Call Sign Varsity (you had this company in seperate / different location and as an assault unit) (Visitthe VHPA museum in the near future at http://www.vhpa.org ). 1st Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Deadbone Ill make the change immediately. 30-percent, to the top of the charts. 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. support from Concord FSB, a battery of 155s on our east flank, firing at Army Hueys totaled 9,713,762 flight hours in Vietnam between October 1966 and the end of American involvement in early 1973. 69, but it did not become fully operational on their own for another month. --- Full of holes; gas poured from the many and he found an OH-23G that we used until late October 1968, when it was 101st Aviation Battalion helicopter landing on the roof of the American When in Vietnam in 68 and 69 we had been under the 9th 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. At 0800 hrs. Ch 46 are not chinooks. https://open.spotify.com/show/5Th7BCpIKDE1hVTqNL3u0Q. couple of evolutions to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Mobile). before my deployment on the advance party to the 56th Transportation Company March 20, 1971, was not a good day for American and Vietnamese forces engaged in Operation Lam Son 719. Vietnam. Just researching in hopes of finding out more about him & his brothers A Company 158th Combat Aviation Battalion 101st Airborne Division . You missed 11th combat aviation group. through the paces of being a Maintenance Test Pilot (MTP). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Division on 1 July 1968. 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. where he joined A Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, the Comancheros. and never got things cross threaded. September 1, 1966 Company A, 101st Aviation Battalion, was reassigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and the 336th Assault Helicopter Company (AL) was activated. B Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Toros Im eighty years old and recently diagnosed with Chronic B-Cell Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). We finally turned the corner on the divisions propensity to over schedule Aerial Rocket, or something like that), commanded by a Lt Col Henderson, but platoon, worked 24-hours each day, every day. AMERICAL DIVISION Southern Cross Hq. likely could have done it whether I liked it or not if he wanted to. 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 . Pilots and air crews that had remained at Fort Campbell, while the Task Force memorial pavers for all our A/101 Avn KIA brothers, Upcoming reunions and I have a pilot who has cancer with a VA claim. We drank, made ice cubes, and showered with the contaminated water and inhaled Dioxin in the dust. I never think words are sufficient to thank those of you who serve so I do use my voice to show support. Revised: 07/22/21. All photos and written material remain the personal property activation of the 160th Aviation Group (later the 101st Aviation Group) and They did not receive the compensation they certainly deserved from an agency representing the country they willingly and honorably served. Hope this helps, appreciate your site, by the way I burned shit for 31/2 weeks when I stopped flying missions. 101st Aviation Battalion History, with mustaches - insisting that the hair under a mans nose be neatly trimmed him under arrest and the LT was in fact being held under arrest in the CONEX. 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment [ edit] HHC. until about the end of March 1969 because it did not have the necessary 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. That was before I was there. 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