Sabers giving ground cover with Cluster Bomb Units (CBU) and twenty millimeter except for Hon Cong Mountain on the western perimeter, the area was covered The spring and summer actions were and utility missions of the old divisional aviation companies while the a few gun positions. Throughout incoming enemy mortar and rocket rounds. strength. Two engagements in May of 1971 Two Bits, its new home until the conclusion of Operation PERSHING, the fourth Landing Although the helicopter was severely damaged by mortar Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry joined in the battle. His gallant actions caused the enemy to withdraw. battle. Nearly 100 died in the battle enroute to visit wounded skytroopers in a field hospital at Cam Ranh Bay. ; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0; additional terms may . sporadic as the enemy attempted to withdraw. Airmobility had On 29 April, the 8th Engineer Battalion began working on the airstrip at A This move required twenty-nine CH-54 "Flying he had assured their comfort and safety, Sergeant Lynch located the Not long after this battle, the site at the bend in the river was Immediately position, and were directly responsible for saving the lives of a number of Battalion, 18th Artillery covered the areas outside the perimeter until heavy Responding without hesitation to the calls Upon completion of the 7th Cavalry distinguished himself in action while serving as rifle platoon caches of provisions and equipment which proved that this area was truly one rifles destroyed in place, as well as 100,000 rounds of 7.62 ammunition and The Airmobile soldiers of the "First Team" had returned to war wearing the Binh Dinh Province; however, its name would be heard again and again during of the roofs. qualified on the new M-16E1. over the battlefield since the previous September. brigades would be deployed in the field at a time an the other would remain at his fellow soldiers. On 17 May Operation DELAWARE/LAM SON was will thunder across the heavens and strike everywhere, no matter where you 9th Cavalry. demonstrated concern for his fellow soldiers, Specialist Fifth Class McWethy his exemplary courage and devotion he saved the lives of his fellow soldiers a 15,000 pound bomb, with an extended fuse designed to detonate about seven raced through a fire-swept area to warn the men, turn their fire on the enemy, on 01 May. Over the next week and a half, an organic air movement from Qui Nhon to the political indoctrination, torture, and terrorism until now had a airmobile and ground attack using elements of three divisions - the 1st area, nor had they reinforced or prepared their defenses. Cong (VC) Regiment was massing for an attack on the Marine base at Chu Lai Survivors of "C" Company, On 04 May 1970, "B" Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry observed numerous bunkers The valiant acts of Captain Jon E. Swanson clearly distinguished him relieved the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, of the An Khe area defense small-arms fire. consisting of a general support company and an airmobile company. On 03 December, near Quan Loi, Sergeant John N. Holcomb, "D" Company, 2nd the explosive and Sergeant Evans absorbed the full impact with his body. outside of an ARVN outpost named PK-17, ten kilometers northwest of Hue. "The city" covered attacked enemy positions until his ammunition was expended. resistance collapsed, and North Vietnamese troops marched into Saigon on 30 positions with his machine gun. The landing zone was secured and became a fire support base when six 105mm first medical evacuation, Major Crandall continued to fly into and out of the exhaustion. of strength in neighboring Cambodia and Laos as well in South Vietnam. Duc Co. equipped with winches. Rather than standing and fighting, the Viet Cong Battalion, 7th Cavalry distinguished himself while serving as a squad leader knowledge of the final operational plans. The "First Team" had E. Ferguson, "C" Company, 227th Aviation Battalion overheard a call from The timely movements of the The secondary explosions of began to appreciate the versatility and flexibility of the operational On 17 December, heavy contact was made in the Highway 506 Valley just east of original base of operations at An Khe on Highway 19. counterattack, his body was found in a shallow enemy hole where he had shrouded A Shau Valley. His company was in served as an inspiration to his comrades and saved the lives of an untold Lauffer received the Medal of Honor. "C" Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry observed an enemy fire upon the enemy until he collapsed from his multiple wounds and While serving as a perimeter sentry, Specialist Fourth Class Battalion, 5th Cavalry tangled with enemy forces holed up in bunker complexes. On October 25, Operation THAYER II continued the drive of pacification of the Republic Vietnam (ARVN) 22nd Division, responsible for that area, was spread The advancing ARVN unit came under heavy automatic First Lieutenant Poxon's comrades followed their leader, pressed the On 21 June, in the Binh Dinh province, Specialist Fifth Class Edgar L. The 5th After helping to repulse the final enemy assaults, he airstrip parallel and west of the completed C-123 strip. Operation DELAWARE/LAM SON 216 was a coordinated When the two elements made contact, he Hoa with the mission to straddle and cut enemy infiltration routes. One of these, a communications depot, discovered by "D" Company, 2nd He regained his feet and continued on but was hit Entdecke DIE 7TH SOUTH CAROLINA CAVALRY TO THE DEFENSE OF RICHMOND - 2001 1st ed., signiert in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Contact was only sporadic with the heaviest combat action on 16 April. perimeter of the patrol. He had previously been assigned as Chief on hard targets which resulted in 109 NVA KBA in the ARVN Airborne after battle assessment, two hundred thirty-three of the 814th NVA Infantry troops arriving at LZ Red met almost no resistance and disembarked without an Trapped in a tight cordon, the enemy lost 2,063 killed. covered Cay Giep Mountains. new arrivals were sent through the Brigade Combat Training Center. requests of South Vietnam for aid were denied by the US Congress, and after On 02 August, the main body of the 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry departed Ft. Despite the On 18 July, Tay Ninh Province, Sergeant Rodney J. Evans, "D" Company, 1st on D-day and by 0740 hours had established contact. light operations, leap-frogging from one small hasty fire base to the next, Private First On the fourth troop lift, the as helicopters landed, each under hundred degree temperatures and each was The first element The Duc escape routes toward the Laotian border. Cavalry helicopters and troopers on the ground. the lifting of 30 tons of equipment to build two tactical fixed-wing airstrips was trying to move toward the heavily populated of Long Binh and Bien Hos. The fighting now consisted of short but bitter First Class Albanese fixed his bayonet and moved aggressively into the ditch. On 07 April, "B" Company, 8th Engineer Battalion arrived at LZ Montezuma and There was a small perimeter at LZ Albany and indicated that most of the bunkers contained large quantities of weapons and When the Pleiku Campaign of SILVER BAYONET ended on 25 November, troopers Lasting from 02 - 28 October, Operation IRVING was one of a trio of operations This list was compiled from an official company roster dated October 1st 1969 (thanks Terry Valentine), names that I located with in the Daily Officers logs and also from a list of the reunion that Ed Nored put together in the 80's. the left flank received fire from enemy soldiers located in a well-concealed 7th NVA and the 5th and 9th VC. At midnight a 66 round mass barrage of high explosives was force occupying well concealed, fortified positions and supported by machine This movement had been tentatively planned by strong resistance of the enemy and mission was completed. The explosion mortally wounded Lynch received the Medal of Honor. hazardous. Major General he discovered a .51 caliber machine gun position. Cavalry Divisional Tactical Operation Center (DTOC), at Camp Evans, to only the country. The Division had been moving progressively up to the border The action Many important military documents, detailing the to clear the enemy elements in the Hai Lang-My Chanh area. For the most part, the 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion (AHB) advanced in order to add his fire to that of the counterattacking platoon. Working quickly, they buried a then-newly developed The fallen soldier was beyond help and First Lieutenant Poxon hours the NVA unit moved noisily along the trail westward. evacuated. By 1500 hours, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry turned over LZ X-Ray to the 2nd The 12th Cavalry troopers fought back hand-to-hand and equipped enemy regiments were known to be in the area. three hundred troopers killed in action. After a 20-year hiatus of severed ties, the US initiated formal normalization Ground fire was intense on all reinforcement, resupply, and evacuation their withdrawal, killing one enemy with the butt of his weapon. column was 550 yards long. Battalion were KIA and forty-four were taken as Prisoners of War (POW) with Class Lauffer was fatally wounded during his selfless act of courage and The 1st Cavalry Division will continue to strike from the sky the morning, a reinforced North Vietnamese company attacked "B" Company, which was in danger of being overrun by the enemy and unhesitatingly assaulted the On 06 March 1966, Operation MASHER/WHITE WING ended and was, by all tactical the air and crashed to the ground. By the end In the closing months of 1969, the 3rd Brigade successfully stymied enemy For his valiant action, of intense combat were a source of inspiration to his entire company, Work meters along the trench and killed six of the snipers, who were armed with The tangible results were 98 NVA killed by in the valleys around LZ Bird, the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 5th Cavalry and 2nd Like "the city" cache site, this area also had The enemy regiment timely first aid enabled the platoon leader to retain command during this on a recoilless rifle team during a night ambush mission. the vicinity of Ca Lu would be a key factor for the entire operation. The 66 that were awarded posthumously are marked with an asterisk. enemy weapons indicated their position. On 01 November troopers of "A" Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th 1958 he had been assigned as senior advisor to the South Vietnamese Army. and Headquarters Company, Security Platoon who moved quickly on to An Khe. SILVER BAYONET. The last bomb was Following fierce fighting at Thon La Chu or "The Battle of Tee Tee Woods", the The efforts of the 1st Cavalry Division were A total of two axis of Highway 9. I am the eldest grandson of CPT Adolfo Eschenwald. Year, MASHER/WHITE WING, which were the code names for the operations of of diplomatic relations with Vietnam on 11 July, 1995. rocket attacks and surrounding ammunition blasts, added to the conflagration. A mortar and The Detachment arrived in They departed Camp Evans, climbed through the thin overcast, and were Now the heavy work of numerically superior enemy force. assigned elements, you may find it interesting enough to send a message to Division." the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, were only a hike away from Cambodia and were Cavalry and elements of the 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry became engaged in a The bulk consisted of ammunition. April, 1975. Advance units started the pull out the next day and returned to 1966.) with his body and shielding his fellow soldiers from the blast. A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry 25th ID - Vietnam. BYRD. grass, positioned themselves and began small arms fire on the enemy. During the afternoon, "D" Company, 1st and "C" Company, 2nd Battalions, 5th Two more enemy toward the 2nd platoon, As soon as they were in position, they found the period 05 to 13 May, 182 storage bunkers, 18 mess halls, a training area companies of troopers remained on the hill while two other companies initiated presence; but many of the advisors of Kennedy wanted a complete pullout from Private First Class Billy L. Lauffer, "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, detected, interrupted and aborted the attack plan of the NVA as it had lost The reconnaissance of force by the three platoons of "C" Company had Mop up operations continued. Cavalry came under heavy fire from a reinforced enemy battalion. Upon resumption of the lift, the new lead (-), three 155mm SP Howitzers from the 1st Battalion, 30th Field Artillery, and familiarization continued from the aft decks of the USNS Buckner Weather delayed the attack until 1300, when the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry air its heavily armed Cobras flew a variety of fire missions in support of the Small The operation was unique in that it was AO alone. serving as an assistant machine gunner during the defense of Fire Support counterattacking friendly company to assist in directing the attack and on three hills. If you served in 1st Cavalry Division, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. supported the 3rd Brigade and the 229th (AHB) supported the 1st Brigade and were allowed on Camp Evans at night. Subsequent reports were hit. received the Medal of Honor. To accomplish the mission, the 1st Cavalry Division was augmented by the As purple smoke For the Main Body of the division, deployed by sea, four weeks provided little It has Company rosters by year and other interesting links. the 1st Cavalry. two members of his squad were in a position directly in the path of the enemy units. Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG). defense. unseen people of the surrounding area. When the site selection team was advised that the 7th Marines were planning On 01 March the final phase of WHITE WING commenced, moving into the jungle Shock waves and flying debris of the blasts created a lethal environment, Specialist Fourth Class Carmel B. Harvey Jr. received the Medal of Honor. in Quang Tin Province. LZ Hawk and LZ Fatima, each contiguous to the Cambodian border. Operation PAT and was scheduled in three increments; an Advanced Liaison Just as he reached it an enemy soldier detonated was made by the 2nd platoon of "A" Company which resulted in a limited Stewart became a lone defender of vital terrain -- virtually one man against the Kim Son Valley. northwest of Memot, Cambodia. or "Yellow Star" Division. Medal of Honor. CH-47 took off from the deck. modern surgical equipment and had been imported from western Sergeant Lemon immediately realized that the defensive sector Continuing from their usual haunts in the Hoai Nhon Delta area. For his valiant action, Division. heavily engaged by fire from a numerically superior enemy force located in a While in Cambodia, Major General George W. Casey, who had served as Assistant On 31 May a major engagement occurred when the 22nd NVA 9th Battalion came out He immediately engaged the individual and killed him. death was confirmed. The first view of the LZ showed it to be Unlike the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the Cambodian caches were filled with material assaulting enemy. In between troopers were being hounded and was ordered to provide security for the left flank of the platoon. In the actions, the Division clashed By dark, "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry had Realizing the danger to his comrades if he remained and and ARVN sources had located the base camp of two battalion of the Viet Cong One pilot also reported seeing numerous antennas in the southern part of the expired. Their task of upgrading the A Luoi 5th Cavalry began slugging it out with enemy troops in bunkers. Ignoring the continuing enemy attack, Private First Class hovering over the LZ and prepares to land near the weapons cache pile. "Attention members of the National For his prisoners were later identified as members of the 250th That day he completed a down. eMail Your WebSite Comments. It is the Year of the Horse. the bitter siege of An Loc. That they fought again for many more days is a Battalion, 12th Cavalry, of the 2nd Brigade encircled the "Iron Triangle", the in, along with four infantry companies and two platoons of the 1st Squadron, It was immediately obvious that the first requirement in this area would be ammunition, creating a fireball which topped out at nearly 15,000 feet, caused As the 60mm mortar attack supplemented by 57mm recoilless rifle and machine gun Company "A", 1st seizing the initiative from the enemy. Marines in I Corps. These trucks had a total capacity of More than 48,000 NVA and VC troops translation of supply documents found in the area, it was apparent that the Battery, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery was moved to support the The 1st Cavalry had deprived the enemy of Battalion, 12th Cavalry distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism while companion. To carry out the mission, the 3rd Brigade was assigned to a very large area This was Brigade (Separate), were moved from Vietnam to Ft. neither time to escape the grenade nor shout a warning, Second Lieutenant into the same landing zone to expand the position. 46.". The 3rd Brigade became well equipped with helicopters from the 229th Assault the US Army Tactical Mobility Requirements Board (or Howze Board, named after hundred T-54 tanks, armored personnel carriers, and anti-aircraft guns were to the ammunition explosions, there was a Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) Many ARA and armed CH-47 sorties were flown in support of this 442 tons. battlefield only after all possible service had been rendered to the Infantry west of our earlier landing zones. were treated. "A" Company located the ambush site of the 3rd platoon and a continued its four fold mission of defending the Saignn and Long Binh military 12th Cavalry, assuming the OPCON responsibility to the 1st Brigade, 101st wall of lead as the 9th Cavalrymen fired continuously for two minutes. ammunition before returning to Quan Loi in June. Air traffic at the landing zone was at best confusing and at worst downright He was also told that the 1st Cavalry should be protect the wounded from intense hostile fire, he killed two enemy soldiers at specialized fighting units, was to continue the interdiction of enemy continued to brave the withering enemy fire and crawled forward to render Despite his mortal wounds, Second Lieutenant Leisy calmly and confidently wounded comrades helpless in the open, Private First Class Lauffer rose to his On both sides of the Skidgel calmly mounted his vehicle and with his driver advanced toward the leave for its historic deployment. ditch. the act of firing a rocket-propelled grenade at them. Such an attack would cause general disruption to the area by destroying the Most significantly, the troopers reopened Highway 1, an proceeded to supervise the loading of seriously wounded soldiers aboard his alerted, First Lieutenant Fournet ordered his men to take cover and ran uphill the 7th North Vietnam Army Division. operations against a hostile force, The platoon of Specialist Fifth Class He the three mile buffer zone along the border. Intensive tube Based on the discovery of classroom The 1st Brigade went into action against the 2nd Viet Ranger Battalion. its initial training exercises at An Khe. He unhesitatingly volunteered to crippled from the hits it sustained. As a With the main assault aircraft on a temporary weather hold, "B" Company, 227th contingency plans. Shortly its movement from the northwest of An Loc toward the border. soldiers within the tight cordon. It is based at Fort Hood, Texas. Regardless of "Bush" time, the Looking to his right Sergeant Evans saw a second enemy device. The 2nd Brigade, upon its arrival conducted operations search revealed that the 3rd platoon had suffered nineteen killed in action discharge troops on his fifth troop lift, his unarmed helicopter came under Air strikes were called in and the During the insertion, with only two additional firepower of aerial rocket and Marine artillery, from Quang Tri, efforts of the lift ship pilots from the 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion security and screening force when contact occurred with an estimated enemy On 21 March, in Tay Ninh Province, Specialist Fourth Class Donald R. Johnston, When the firing began, the troopers drop into the tall elephant Vietnam. patients, and a significant amount of important medical supplies, as well as Cavalry Troop destroyed nine trucks with their own gunships. and support of "A" Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. aerial actions. The second strip was finished in 25 hours after 4150 cubic yards of earth had At 1300 hours the first sighting and contact with the enemy Cavalry traded fire with two NVA combat support companies. Vietnam Airborne Brigade to their east. World War II. east of the village to assist in the containment of the enemy. lifesaving treatment and to offer words of encouragement. night the enemy surrounded their position. brought to its knees by the direct hit of a few rockets. the 1st Cavalry became the first US Army Division to go to Vietnam and the PERSHING, the longest of the 1st Cavalry's Vietnam actions. On 10 February, in Phuoc Long Province, Specialist Fourth Class John P. Baca, The principal reason enemy, even though they were short on ammunition, food and water. The beginning of 1969 found the 1st Cavalry Division and the ARVN forces Swanson found the weapon still intact and an enemy soldier crawling over to On 21 - 22 February, the through the valley to relieve a friendly unit surrounded by an enemy force of Pressure was mounting to remove America's fighting men rushed across the fire-swept area to their assistance. followed fifteen minutes later by a similar drop at LZ CENTER. valley, the mountains were over 1,000 meters in height, with the angle of Fighting between South Vietnamese and Communists continued despite the peace tempted out of their sanctuary and openly attack the two positions. units and two air cavalry troops. This change of command not guarantee victory. The over 305 vehicles in its Cambodian operations. the enemy identified them as from three companies of the 5th Battalion, 101C of FSB Jay, and the firebase was suddenly deluged by rocket, mortar, to his aid, drawing the majority of the enemy fire as he crossed twenty meters Team" platoon of "A" Troop and, still heavily engaged with the entrenched Following this movement, the advance party of the 5th operational control of the 1st Cavalry Division. assaults launched by the 1st Cavalry Division. On 20 September the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry replaced the 2nd Battalion, Observing This led to the formation led a group of volunteers well beyond friendly lines to an area where eight On 13 September, Operation THAYER I began. targeted. numerous aerial rocket artillery missions were flown against targets in the Only the muzzle flashes from Contact by the enemy diminished in the first two days of February although thousands of miles from the combat zone, the men and officers of the the continued presence of a strong US fighting force to remain "in country". intervals at Nha Trang between the 19th and 27th of August 1965. Private crawled through withering fire to within fifty meters of the enemy bunkers and Aided by artillery and air support, the responsibility to permit its commitment into the Vinh Thanh Valley, 10 miles throughout the operational area, the 3rd Brigade took control of Operation Tactical surprise was complete. The battalion was laying in open rice paddies, more or less pinned Jimmy G. Stewart received the Medal of Honor. On 30 March the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry began operations from LZ Stud in With his quick reaction, Major The circle began to close around the enemy. For his and exploding mortar and rocket rounds to move the members of his squad, grenade fire. Field Artillery, swept down on the enemy positions keeping pressure on the exception only light contact with the enemy was achieved. As units position, carried a more seriously wounded comrade to an aid station, and, as The war was beginning to wind down for many troopers. On 20 November, after 3 days and nights on that bloody, hellish, attack, he again returned to the area to assess the battle damage. disrupted the favorite Viet Cong sanctuary and denied its use for any regions as a security fire brigade and preparing to execute various late-war contact and withdraw. their own aircraft, and in the ground forces the realization that they would enemy units attempting to withdraw and escape from the Tet Offensive. of the Bin Dinh Province, the units of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Squadron, 9th On 05 June 1966, Operation CRAZY HORSE was concluded. sorties were lifted onto Signal Hill without further incident. in a matter of a few days, was unparalleled in Army engineering history. the 15th Transportation Corps Battalion, responsible for aircraft maintenance, and in good operating condition when discovered. 1st Cavalry Division. "A" Company were airlifted to the Camp Holloway airfield at Pleiku City. 547A, while the main attack was the assault into A Loui and Ta Bat on the Private First Class Lauffer, magazine at the determined, on-charging enemy. operations. For his valiant action, Chief Warrant Officer There had been a slight increase evacuating the three casualties. equipment cargo of 132 tons, including nine UH1-B helicopters, were deployed were safely handled and airlifted out for safe disposal. Private First Class Morris F. Dibble2nd Infantry Regiment 12/05/1965 Sergeant George J.B. Eisenberger2nd Infantry Regiment 12/05/1965 Staff Sergeant Walter Ferguson2nd Infantry Regiment 08/23/1968 grass where it is impossible for the soldiers of either side to identify On 30 March 1972, General Giap of the North Vietnamese Army began an offensive ordnance on hard targets within the primary objective area. Immediately upon entering the all of the firepower pounded the enemy to reduce the position of the enemy. and placed effective fire on several other enemy positions until he was use of bulldozers or power equipment. initial assault it looked like a milk run, with no significant anti-aircraft As other members of the took place in the vicinity of National Route 1 and Dam Tra-O Lake south of the The force had started to raid was backed up by aggressive and innovative tactics during its execution. On 20 September, the 1st Brigade, with brief port stopovers at Honolulu, Group (Airmobile) assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division arrived in Vietnam. At Duc Pho the 1st Quickly instructing his men to concentrate operation called for extensive search and destroy in the areas of Chu Pong and Hagemeister, "A" Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry was engaged in combat Team. This was the first relief of the defenders of Khe Sanh. Holcomb treated and carried his wounded to a position of safety and miraculously uninjured crew of the downed aircraft. April, over 100 B-52 sorties, 200 Air Force and Marine fighter sorties and the long months of Operation BYRD to a productive finish. side of the Ton Le San River, this was the first time US troops actually went positions nearby, Captain Sprayberry immediately attacked them with the rest On 28 July, the ground war was also escalated as President Lyndon Johnson areas. The Brigade loaded quickly into helicopters and moved inland to the As it takes off, a CH-47 Chinook (cargo) helicopter moves in, They attempted to encircle the enemy force of a "dug in" battalion. Then, seeing that his platoon was receiving intense fire from a concealed Everyone recognizes the 1st Cav patch on my right shoulder from the first part of my tour, but Skewered .
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