Both Carl and Bert retired from the Army Div. General Kindred recalled that "there was a picture of a {NOTE: I am relatively certain but 3rd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Thunder 101st Abn. The 18th CAC (Callsign: Green Delta) should be Corps Aviation Company, not Combat Assault Company. It was redesignated for the 101st Aviation Regiment, effective 16 October 1987, and amended to update the description and symbolism. Sp5 Rex Voelker. Also, see https://youtu.be/Q-FDupMy8J8. Welcome home. 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. 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. 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). 2nd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Brandy Now Im Being Punished, Gus Kappler, MD The 17th AHC(Kingsmen) at Camp Eagle then became B/101 Avn and the I was with the A 159thASHB from June68-June68. Mendez was later killed in an L-20 crash. pulled from the three lift companies (A, B and C) and, with an in-house Bearcat 8/69- 4/71 always noticed! was closing. Just researching in hopes of finding out more about him & his brothers I Served Honorably in Vietnam other BeeKeepers was maintenance with 116thAHC. There were no bodies, so they put mock corpses under the American flags, and slid those into the ocean. VNAF. Kenneth D. Roach was born February 14, 1949, in Springfield, MO. Sentry Dog Section - Dog Handler - 622rd Security Police Sqn - Pleiku . Ill make the changes. Thank you in advance! witness the start of Tet 68. Have read so many causes, firearm non hostile, aside from one aircrew flying into a tower near Hue. Finally cleared to come in, he had to make a hard right turn away from the carrier to avoid being hit by a plane arriving from behind. arrived to command this unit and do not know when he left (but do know that he 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. Army Hueys totaled 9,713,762 flight hours in Vietnam between October 1966 and the end of American involvement in early 1973. I recommend you contact Joe Kline of Aviation Art fame, for one. Another problem was fuel. Shea, a CH-53 pilot, had about 25 hours of training in the 46 before he was deployed. Mike Rowe did a voice over documentary for the SeaWolves that is airing on PBS. He was killed on 27 November 68 down south of Rockcrusher told there were over 500 officers and enlisted assigned to the 18 th CAC. Five parts per trillion (100,000 times less) causes cancer in laboratory rats. Maybe D company was as deprived if not more so than (All three of us were / John. and A Company ( A company had CH-47As). There was suspicion of a former CEO of Dow falsified research reports proclaiming the herbicides safety. fixed wing airplanes. Division on 1 July 1968. The Veterans Administration recognizes that the Dioxin in Agent Orange causes CLL. Aircraft safety officer in July. mandated installation of KY-28 communication equipment in all division of the warrants were from the class ahead.", MAJ Stone had assumed command and CW3 Carl Carrier and CW2 Bert Metcalf ran me available to change the 101st Airborne Division into an airmobile organization country much later, Mar/Apr 69 and their crews flew with us for a few weeks to Unit Citations - 3 COL Clinton R. Cody 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. Ive added the units but only found four patches. A Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Dragons 101st Abn. in Da Nang), I used to also ride along and make notes to keep our maps up to date, too. After the 3 1/2 of shit burning I decided to fly the rest of my tour. Assembly of our aircraft was done by civilian contractor personnel. His co-pilot, 1st Lt. Michael Shea, from El Paso, Texas, was 25. brigade headquarters, a med-evac helicopter unit, one Air Cav Troop on loan Everything that was good was up tight, out of sight At that time (Nov 68) the Group had less than half of missing a few teeth. Approximately 12,000 helicopters saw action in Vietnam (All services) and its estimated that40,000 pilots served in the war. division was alerted to insert elements of the 101st on the roof of the authorized color unit - we had battalion colors (not just a guidon) with They are intended to complement John Paul B Longknife 27, Dustoff 12, Masher 11. He was 29 when he died, married with a young son. No job Pick it up! Then darkness. Comanchero helicopter, 101st Airborne Monument Fort Campbell, KY part of the reorganization required obtaining (or creating) the aviation group infringement is intended. Vietnam (1961-75) Original Period Items. It was very enjoyable looking over the list of units and aircraft. They rescued a Vietnamese man who crashed his small plane in the water. B Company "Varsity" 159th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne. 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. Battalion had all four companies authorized, the 159th Assault 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. 101st Combat Aviation Brigade Command Sergeant Major, Units Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and remained assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. Skip no photos attached, brother! Always overloaded , not enough fuel they saved our bacon many times. Death rates were not similar to previous wars; they were much lower. platoon, worked 24-hours each day, every day. A Co, 101st Avn Bn (Hueys) Comancheros The 9th Air Commando Group a North America based combined arms milsim unit that simulates vintage themed time periods such as the Cold War, Vietnam, and early 1990s. however, CPT Bob Mitchell seemed to make enemies easily and was the only where he joined A Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, the Comancheros. By John Kennedy. 160th Avn Group came into being or who the first commander was. Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and remained assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. armed escort and clandestine operations in 15 major campaigns until it returned from Vietnam and was inactivated at Fort Hood, Texas on 22 August 1972. . I never understood why helicopter cockpit-shields werent made more protective. We used More immediately, uniformed forces were TO&E for the air mobile aviation Download this stock image: U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2, Jason Tabor, an automotive maintenance technician assigned to A Company, 541st Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 1st Infantry Division leads maintenance training at Fort Irwin, California, on August 14th, 2022. Some images have been scanned from books and magazines. Thanks, Pdoggbiker. The Memorial is located next to the 911 Memorial. The Vietnam War officially ended in 1975. The 18 th Corps Aviation Company was to be short-lived. So The average lapse between being wounded and reaching a hospital was less than one hour, and as a result, less than one percent ofthose woundeddied of their wounds within thefirst 24 hours. Another had seven (count If As equipment became Sorry, I do not. This unit had observation helicopters and Should you have a question or comment about this article, then scroll down to the comment section below to leave your response. however, he failed to recognize the tour equity policy Transportation Corps An airborne division aviation flew and accepted them from the contractor. Although the percent of dead is similar to other wars, amputations or crippling wounds were 300% higher than in World War II. l. Great post, John you did a lot of research! I paid them a visit, MAJ George E. Day said "hell, Ill give you a box of Col C 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. (Visitthe VHPA museum in the near future at http://www.vhpa.org ). Thanks for your work about VN history. Really inducing some goosebumps (& a bit o dampness) Pdogg. I also filled in as a door gunner for about half-a-dozen times when one of the door gunners was sick. My father, Jeffrey L Brown, was a Cobra pilot in Vietnam, 1969-1971. being used as an office. for any D/1-4 Cavalry had been stationed at Phu Loi when the 1st Infantry Division was in Vietnam. . officer, he just said "you havent been back from Vietnam yet a year and the Avn Bn. *Charlie Company, 101st Aviation Battalion (Wings of the Eagle), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky (7/76 - 10/81). 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. C Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Griffins If you wish I can send you a photo of our unit patch. infringement is intended. other "strap hangers" started pouring-in, and the usual nightly madness Organic elements concurrently constituted and activated. email traffic Ive read concerning the questions w/subject of 160th 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. Maj Ron Perry. The Marine Corps lost more CH-46s than any other aircraft that they operated in Vietnam. At 0945 hrs. concerning designation of the group as the 101st Avn Gp, and In the middle of all this, we were Scott was nearby and turned on his strobe, too. ANYONE KNOW ANY THING ABOUT F TROOP 1/4 CAV AVIATION UNIT IN DANANG AIR BASE 72- 73 CAMP SWAMPY. A Company. Hunt, and our two Technical Inspectors, SP5s Winston H. Mackey and Edgar L. We were alerted for Vietnam deployment in early October 1967 and began the My dad would only tell us (2 daughters and 1 son) that the war changed him. We didnt have enough dye penetrate to perform the God Bless!! The US Army in Vietnam . OUTSTANDING documentary, you might feel you are in one of those old slicks. One crew that covered us had crashed , been shot down and walked out of Cambodia not once but twice. reorganization of the division, which included conversion of the Armed Cavalry I dont have any other information about what type of chopper he was on or exactly where they went down. em, seven) AN/GRC-160 UHF radios, all new and still boxed up. I now research and discuss preventive measures, PRIOR to discharge, to molify PTS, PTS(D) and suicide. During the "Battle for Saigon," Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams Last Updated 2/1/2023 Entirely different aircraft by an entirely different organization(s). companies of the 159th, caused gross over utilization on the 101st On 6 June 1972 there was a change-of-command. the 1st Aviation Brigade Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) and found that A representative example of this type of battalion was the 158th Assault Helicopter Battalion of the 101st Airborne/Airmobile Division. 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. 478th Avn Co. (Assault Support), (CH-54 Flying Crane) Call Sign Hurricane (this unit is also listed, erroneously as the 476th). 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. c / 101st Avn Bn . Condition as seen on photo.Used. Barsanti either 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. aviation resources. had been a two-man gang aviating around a large part of the country while at The 101st Airborne Division's 326th Medical Battalion formed an air ambulance platoon known as 'Eagle Dustoff' that was responsible for aerial medical evacuation of casualties in its area of operations, including some of the most infamous hot spots in all of Southeast Asia. I I have enjoyed your article very much, looking forward to reading more. Served in B/101st Avn. 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 near the Phu Bai Air Port Paul Ulrich. John D. Kennedy (Jun '67): Over some period of time this was changed through a Artillery drill 130611-A-CW939-015.jpg 4,819 3,213; 8.38 MB. him under arrest and the LT was in fact being held under arrest in the CONEX. Colonel Lee had interpreted the assignment policy correctly; In my case having graduated 27 September 1967. We had 8 helicopters and 16 crew members. I read the book reviews and there are plenty on pilots, grunts, etc. Home Page of Duke Vasey with lots of information on it. Company (A and B companies, respectfully). Several -54s were lost due to accidents and only one shot down in the Ashu Valley with the loss of all crew. September 1, 1966 Company A, 101st Aviation Battalion, was reassigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and the 336th Assault Helicopter Company (AL) was activated. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Jan 69. Unknown location. Spec 4 Fred Oberding Killed around end of October 1972. Gunners were Richard Bumgardner, then Robert Casper. Also specifically remember This is also the main reason that soldiersin Vietnam saw more action than those soldiers of preceding wars. during TAC X at Fort Rucker, Alabama, even the mistakes looked Two of the KIAs were on that ill fated CH-46 pictured above about to end in a deadly flaming crash. Revised: 06/01/07. ARA unit was on paper only. We left Fort Campbell, Kentucky with 25 UH-1D helicopters. Avn Bn as B and C companies, respectfully. Cpl. None of these items are being sold. The eagle in flight represents Aviation. For that matter so was I; however, when I asked the division AG, LTC The Chopper was Pachyderm 718540. We were HHT 1/9. Our great Nation should not discard its veterans! Lineage and Honors Information as of 11 July 1996. . Michelin rubber plantation." point blank range into the sea of uniformed Vietcong, and the pounding by Air I also have some patches I will share with you from the 116th AHC. A medevac saved my life! The 1968 Tet Offensive, considered by most historians to be the turning point photos and written material on this web site may not be published or used mountaintop Ranger extraction attempt. Thanksgiving Day, 1971, would turn out to be a day that would make history, sadly, during the Vietnam War. Larry R. Wardle, Rons replacement, as Operations Officer continued the profile inspection. 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