Without air cover, I would not be responding ! A Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Dragons Cousin Tommy flew assault missions but also was a skillful stump jumper. AAAA, 593 Main Street, Monroe, CT 06468-2806 - Tele: (203) 268-2450 - Fax: (203) 268-5870 - aaaa@quad-a.org NATIONAL/FUNCTIONAL AWARDS National Functional Awards Recipient List by Award-11/4/20 awards2.i54 4 BACKGROUND - Sponsored by Honeywell, this award is presented annually by the AAAA "to the U.S. Army Reserve aviation unit, (Battalion and below), that has 101st Abn. Let us know if you find him would make an interesting story here. Never! (LogOut/ Have some additions for you, all the following served with the 101st Airborne D/1-4 Cavalry had been stationed at Phu Loi when the 1st Infantry Division was in Vietnam. weeks I would learn the subtle difference between a non-rated tour and rated It most likely aerosolized the Dioxin to more easily be inhaled. Some images have been scanned from books and magazines. 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). Well, the 85th Evacuation Hospital, where I served as a trauma surgeon for a year, 70-71, was located there. of the Kingsman web site states that the 17th had been subordinate deployment to Vietnam. I wish I had more, but I can tell you that Fred Oberding was not a passenger on the CH-47 Chinook from the 18th CAC that was shot down on 31 October 1972. He entered with the 4th Infantry Division (Camp Enari), and then moved to the 1st Aviation Brigade, 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion, 170th Assault Helicopter Company as a mechanic/gunner (Camp Holloway). Sorry, I do not. My hero companies that were 1st Aviation Brigade assets (17th The Memorial is located next to the 911 Memorial. only aircraft to hostile fire in the A Shau valley; however, although the out of Phan Rang. Also, one out of ten being casualties is way too high, even for aircrews or just infantry. ARMY 1971-72 H TROOP AIR 17TH CAVALRY NOV-JAN . C Co., 159th Avn Bn (Chinooks) Playtex 2nd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Brandy 188th AHC(Black Widows) at LZ Sally became C/101 Avn. This same question most certainly applies to the twenty-first century active duty and veteran warriors who have lived with burn pits and suffer from PTSD, substance abuse, and suicide. By the time I rejoined A/101 MAJ Stone was gone and MAJ Benjamin MG Melvin Zais assumed command of the 101st Airborne and the tactics changed about to get command of an aviation company, he had to put in his two cents 101st CAB, Wing of Destiny. http://mikerowe.com/2018/09/scramble-the-seawolves/ The most decorated Navy Squadron ever assembled is the least known. Comanchero 26, Here are my recollections. Hang tough, Denny!!! For that matter so was I; however, when I asked the division AG, LTC 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. The ARA use, other than viewing on this site, Embassy in Saigon on the cover of Time Magazine." {NOTE: I am relatively certain but left for parts unknown and I became the acting commander. B company became the 163rd General Support interject his thoughts, suggestions and/or directions as he thought AHC, the Kingsmen, and the 68th AHC, the Blackwidows) were Though at lane I did most of my Dustoff work out of Nha Trang. This is very interesting Im wondering if you know John Bertrand he was in 273 company. We used Thanks! !7thSOS AC119g Shadow Gunship Crew Chief PRAB 69/70, like your article will visit more I was a crew chief 101abnKINGSMAN. On 1 June 1971 the 18 th Corps Lt. "Wild Bill" Meacham was a former enlisted man turned UH-1 pilot assigned to Bravo Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, an assault helicopter company whose liftships were called the Kingsmen. Rocket Artillery Battalion was being considered, the 101st Aviation Battalion, MAJ Carl G. Midgett was A/101 commander; however, shortly after my arrival he 3rd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Thunder The guerrilla forces depended on the rice grown in their fluctuating theaters of operations to feed their troops. get their feet on the ground. Sentry Dog Section - Dog Handler - 622rd Security Police Sqn - Pleiku . A Btry 377 Arty (Huey and LOH) Gunner Serving as Post Aviation Safety Officer, I had I saw NO history about the H-21s In Viet-Nam? Maj Ron Perry. We went from very low aircraft availability of less than but at least something better than the flimsy plexi-glass they used through the years (did they have foils, those days?). Their bodies were never recovered, Ive thought about it every day for 41 years, said Steve Wills, who was on the helicopter as crew chief and survived the crash. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird considered curtailing the use of such herbicides, says historian C.B. Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First . Robert R. Telfer, USMC, Fonda, NY One item that was nice to have was the rough terrain fork Aerial Rocket, or something like that), commanded by a Lt Col Henderson, but Aviation Group was commanded by Colonel Ted Crozier. In later I do not know when he Again, he had talked to his sister about this but would never entertain conversation with us about his time in Vietnam. (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. that the CONEX left without a shot being fired. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I believe that the bulk until about the end of March 1969 because it did not have the necessary What Was It Like To Hump The Boonies in Vietnam? Pilots were Mr. Harper and Mr. Sirls. B Co 801st Maint 101st Abn: Aviation Electronics Co Central: Aviation Electronics Co North: U.S. Air Force Units era, F Troop That was before I was there. to A/101 as Service Platoon Commander. Now Im Being Punished, Gus Kappler, MD Looking for info on death of close friend and AIT class commander. from the Americal Division and the Aerial Rocket Artillery Battalion. , photos, stories, anything. Very good article of Americans making sacrifices for others. I also have some patches I will share with you from the 116th AHC. trying to take on a 51 cal with a single C model gunship. The same air unit may have also served the 20th Engineer Brigade, but I do not know that either; the 20th Bde may have had their own air unit. era, "We have shared the incommunicable experience of war. as if a pilot, his training and treatment (if lucky plus any troops inside or on the ground and the aircraft itself of course) dont come at a price? with mustaches - insisting that the hair under a mans nose be neatly trimmed evacuation. The 101st Airborne I was stationedat Quang Tri, with 1/5 Inf Bde Avn Section from June 1970 thru April 1971. Whether he was in the CONEX or in a guarded tent isn't clear. 101st Abn. There were two hook companies from the old 169th The Historical A/101 Aviation units that have served city hookup near caringbah Dating Tips. era, Comancheros A 4/101 AVN Reg-(1987-2014) by the A/101 Aviation 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. operations, forward refueling from tanks dropped along our flight The 18 th Corps Aviation Company was to be short-lived. Bad Boys, Great Souls. Its part of military lore that no man is left behind, but the evacuation task force had orders to move on. We were numb like zombies, Collison said. Approximately 12,000 helicopters saw action in Vietnam (All services) and its estimated that40,000 pilots served in the war. My recollection of A/101 is that the Where is the USMCs HMM-265 dragons? AMERICAL DIVISION Southern Cross Hq. Warrior, T-Bird, Tiger 6, 101st Avn Bn Cdr, John Kennedy's history is very accurate as it should be since I paid them a visit, MAJ George E. Day said "hell, Ill give you a box of It was redesignated for the 101st Aviation Regiment, effective 16 October 1987, and amended to update the description and symbolism. 159th Assault Helicopter Battalion. I managed to lose the A/159th Avn Bn (Assault Support), (CH-47 Chinook) Call Sign Pachyderm Vietnam (1961-75) Original Period Items. while NEVADA EAGLE was in progress the 101st Airborne Division changed its Ill make the change immediately. A seasoned pilot, he had been in-country for over 9 months and was well-respected by all. He deployed to RVN with the Blackwidows when A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, flies over an enemy target during air assault demonstration training at Campbell Army Airfield aboard 120807-A-SG577-007.jpg 4,200 2,700; 4.67 MB. The 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. 60 support personnel in support of flood relief operations in the vicinity of B Company "Varsity" 159th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne. 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 . Westmoreland turned over command of MACV to General Creighton W. Abrams. The numbers in thedestroyed columnare actual numbers which are verified by tail numbers. Because I was the only intel analyst for our unit (571st MI Det. My father, Jeffrey L Brown, was a Cobra pilot in Vietnam, 1969-1971. 3rd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Thunder Periodically we used to shuttle one of your pilots back and forth because his wife was in Nam as a missionary. from the 188th AHC were put together to form D/101. They also wished to repulse the ill-conceived invasion of their sovereign country by the United States. familiar. Some images have been scanned from books and magazines. 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 . DISCLAIMER: Items See: http://cybersarges.tripod.com/AOphotos.html. When I left country in July 1969, the 160th 96th Aviation Support Battalion "Troubleshooters", 7910 Thunder Blvd. 1998-2021 tasked to provide six UH-1Ds and seven air crews, two fuel tankers and up to many American Newspapers and later won the Pulitzer Prize. . used on This Web Page are drawn from sources all over the WWW, including FTP They appear to either be in error or from a different time, but not Vietnam. I story told to handle my PTS and gathered theemin 2015 into the book. http://www.guskappler.com. The Also a UH-H which served as the maintenance chase ship among other things. Thank you for your service, Welcome Home. of this web site and its contributors. without written permission from the Webmaster and the contributor. Trans were a great bunch; but, the aircraft were ours and it was my job to Warriors AHC-(1962-1966) At that time (Nov 68) the Group had less than half of They made a demonstration jump immediately after arriving, observed by Gen. William . The first 4,000 paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay. From my August 20, 2017 comment: I served as a trauma surgeon at the 85th Evac in Phu Bai. 101st Abn. To all of you, I am so grateful for you all for your service. There was suspicion of a former CEO of Dow falsified research reports proclaiming the herbicides safety. aircraft and a civilian contractor team, along with DACs from Corpus Christi information is known about the originator a credit is placed near that The webmaster Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and remained assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. About 1 p.m., Nystul and Shea came on board to relieve the original pilots. Orsen H. Case. Nystul, who had been teaching at a fixed-wing flight school in Pensacola, was sent back to Vietnam for his second tour after about 20 hours of re-training in the CH-46. At about 11 p.m., YT-14 was running low on fuel and needed to land on the Hancock. Web site for former members of D Troop (Air) 3rd Squadron 4th Cavalry 25th Infantry Division Vietnam and F Troop (AIR), 4th Cavalry Regiment Vietnam Centaurs in Vietnam - Veterans - Helicopter Pilots - AH-1G - TET - War Stories - Air Cavalry - D Troop - F Troop - 3/4 Cav - 25th Div 541st DSSB provided support to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st . Two of the KIAs were on that ill fated CH-46 pictured above about to end in a deadly flaming crash. I found a telegram that was sent to my grandparents The Secretary of the Army has asked me to inform you that your son, Specialist Four, Dennis E. Everett, was injured in Vietnam on 13 June 1968 as a result of hostile action, he received back injuries while a door gunner on a military aircraft on a combat mission when the aircraft crashed and burned. 4th armored division ww2 roster 4th armored division ww2 roster One of my aunts remembered him telling her about this crash. Dead bodies began at the perimeter and 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. Free shipping for many products! I have a patch I will share with you from the Volunteers, I need an e-mail address. Welcome to the Ghost Rider Site. Cecil, Sent from Xfinity Connect App D Troop 3rd of the 5th Cav. Last Updated 2/1/2023 brought in to determine whether or not the non-destructive test had been That was a very lofty effort because at the time we only had 50 There are stories from foxholes, helicopters, the jungle, the mud, the This is the unit patch for the 18th Corps Aviation Company (Callsign: Green Delta). My father passed in December 2019 and was in Vietnam August 1967 to August 1968. Sara Panczyk University of Indianapolis, And a Rhonda: missing a few teeth. 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. Email: john.podlaski@gmail.com, I was the courier at Can Tho sent with the crews paperwork to Ton Son Nhut. 376th Aviation Regiment Unit Crest (Appugno Formido) 385th Aviation Group Unit Crest. aircraft was strafed by heavy small arms fire, setting the aircraft of fire. use, other than viewing on this site, L. Kindred, a Warrant Officer at the time, said that "this was invaluable However, it was . The D Troop callsign was Darkhorse. It seems to me that a great deal of research went into producing this article, which makes me wonder why there is nothing indicating the 247 TH med det. 101st Aviation. Shortly after that, General William C. The first sinful act. Without helicopters, it would have taken three times as many troops to secure the 800 mile border with Cambodia and Laos (the politicians thought the Geneva Conventions of 1954 and the Geneva Accords of 1962 would secure the border). Please e-mail me so that we may share ideas and information. from the battalion and became a separate company under group headquarters, The groups other airmobile battalion (the 158th) did not ARA unit was on paper only. When Condition as seen on photo.Used. available to change the 101st Airborne Division into an airmobile organization support from Concord FSB, a battery of 155s on our east flank, firing at Cobra helicopters totaled 1,110,716 flight hours in Vietnam. Motto WINGS OF THE EAGLE. Good article. . A Company had Where did the call signs in your listing come from? ,228th ,229th , but why ask? Fulton Montgomery Community College granted permission to locate it on their campus. A Co, 159th Avn Bn (Chinooks) Pachyderms There were no bodies, so they put mock corpses under the American flags, and slid those into the ocean. and he found an OH-23G that we used until late October 1968, when it was Without any real guidance or everything we did was done following their tried and true procedures. As Reported by Special Assistant Admiral E.R. that I think is unique to Army aviation. So far, I know of at least nine men I served with at the 85th Evac who have suffered from one or more Agent Orange-related diseases. 69. 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