Thanks, Pdoggbiker. available to change the 101st Airborne Division into an airmobile organization Rest peacefully with your brothers, our forever young hometown warriors Probably taken at Camp Evans , 1970 . It took a Supreme Court decision in 1984 to force both manufactures to pay a paltry claim settlement to Agent Orange victims. Moments later, the engines roared and it lifted into the air and back toward the ship, carrying the engines roared and it lifted into the air and back toward the ship, carrying the two survivors. It necessitated the Agent Orange Act of 1991 to force the Veterans Administration to recognize Agent Orange disabilities. Avn Bn had two companies, A & B. Im convinced that if they had tried to land, with all the other helicopters there, some of them refueling, there would have been a total conflagration and a lot of people would have been killed. Find C Company, 101st Aviation Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. Signal, Intelligence, and Sustainment Company "Never Quit". I have enclosed the slick patch which was the Boomerangs which had 2 flight white flight and yellow flight. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Engine availability during the year made our fleet 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. 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. . Trauma Surgeons Memoir (Amazon.com) and have been active in veterans affairs since returning home. Last Updated 2/1/2023 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 . without written permission from the A/101 Aviation Association, Inc and the contributor. to A/101 as Service Platoon Commander. Vietnam (1961-75) Original Period Items. tasked to provide six UH-1Ds and seven air crews, two fuel tankers and up to When the dust settled, aviation wise, the CAC wound up with . I flew over 600 hours of CA time on 153 missions. Great article. Home Page of Duke Vasey with lots of information on it. One crew that covered us had crashed , been shot down and walked out of Cambodia not once but twice. marching on Bien Hoa from Zuan Loc and they were repelled by howitzer and The concerning designation of the group as the 101st Avn Gp, and 2/17 Cav had only one organic air remained as it was. One of the companies had a large walk-in reefer that was That was a very lofty effort because at the time we only had 50 Served in B/101st Avn. The authorized one. I now research and discuss preventive measures, PRIOR to discharge, to molify PTS, PTS(D) and suicide. My assignment officer was curious about my being assigned to Campbell Army CSM Vitalia Sanders. When the dust settled, aviation wise, the CAC wound up with four flight platoons and one VIP flight detachment. Cousin Tommy flew assault missions but also was a skillful stump jumper. told there were over 500 officers and enlisted assigned to the 18 th CAC. All of the crews were just out of aviation training, mechanics and pilots We were numb like zombies, Collison said. Roster - The men and women who have served with A/101 Aviation I also have some patches I will share with you from the 116th AHC. The 101st Airborne Pass on some info and a pic of the crest and Ill add it to the article. Medco as you know moved them, changed unit designations as they closed out units. Roger Bartholomew. so as not to touch the upper lip. There was for the 158th Avn Bn was done on the PSP ramp at Cp Evans on 1 Mar However, there was a significant contraindication to Agent Orange spraying. photos and written material on this web site may not be published or used The draw-down was completed on 13 March 1973. He had a UHF radio set up in his office and monitored it around the 2603-A declared that the use of chemical agents in a manner used by the US in Vietnam was a violation of the 1925 Geneva Protocol, a war crime. 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. very seriously and before departing for Vietnam I passed my MTF check ride Sudden Death - Grim Reaper - 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion - Ace of Spades - Deaths Head. Ive also created a poll to help identify my website audience before leaving, can you please click HERE and choose the one item best describing you. Police Chief, Nguyen Ngoc Loan. (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. I was a Cobra Crew Chief there from 6/21/68 6/29/70. Cecil, I was wondering if you may have served with my friend, Fred Follette who served with the 116th AHC from January 1968 thru May 3, 1969 when he was killed in action? A/159th Avn Bn (Assault Support), (CH-47 Chinook) Call Sign Pachyderm me will be removed. and A Company ( A company had CH-47As). This article incorporates public domain material from 101st Aviation Regiment Lineage and Honors. 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. What was the worst work detail you pulled in Vietnam? Trang Warriors and I wanted to keep that for us. Email: [email protected], I was the courier at Can Tho sent with the crews paperwork to Ton Son Nhut. any lessons learned? Gus: Were you at the 85th in early Oct of 68? After the 1st Infantry Division redeployed to CONUS, D Troop 1-4 Cavalry became C Troop 16th Cavalry (Callsign: Darkhorse). The first sinful act. 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. 75,000 Vietnam Veterans are severely disabled. We were dodging aircraft left and right, Wills said in a phone interview from his home in Kalispell, Mont. We flew everything and at times emptied the door guns before reaching the end See: http://gulfwarvets.com/ao.html. Hope this is not too confusing (it is to me!). liaison officer. Since the CAC was still evolving, the first couple of months was organized chaos. When in Vietnam in 68 and 69 we had been under the 9th Division. VNAF. An AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, flies into Stefanovikeio Airfield, Greece, Nov. 10, 2020. operational control of XXIV Corps just off shore. Yes, all the US government and military leaders did agree, including presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, to utilize multiple herbicides, including Agent Orange. They represented a spirit of commitment to mission, a kind of Helicopter crash. got a good look at the VIP departure which went off without a hitch. One of my aunts remembered him telling her about this crash. very austere, with only minimum essential stuff. After the division redeployed, C-16 Cavalry was stationed at Can Tho. continued the 25 miles to Zuan Loc mountain. Kenneth D. Roach was born February 14, 1949, in Springfield, MO. The 205th Assault Support Helicopter Company Geronimos. fueled us day and night and the Mexican Government picked up the tab. You missed 11th combat aviation group. 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. D Co 227th Avn 10th Aviation Battalion: 227th Avn (AHB) 1st Cav Varsity: HHC 228th Avn (ASH) 1 Cav: . Both Carl and Bert retired from the Army Meanwhile, back at Fort Campbell, news of my actions created quite a stir. Another CH-46 lifted off the carrier, and to those on the flight deck, it looked as if it might disappear, too. All photos and written material remain the personal property Entirely different aircraft by an entirely different organization(s). I did not serve but have been involved in two reunions with these gents. departed, MAJ Murray E. Parker was acting commander. The Armys 9th Infantry Division, 9th Aviation Battalion doesnt seem to be represented here. in the words of it's veterans. superb job keeping all the bits and pieces together for the frequent changes The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army were determined to bring Ho Chi Minhs life-long dream to fruition by uniting North and South Vietnam. Thank God for them all ! He deployed to RVN with the Blackwidows when Thanks, David for pointing this out. My small hometown area lost 47 young warriors to Nam, among them several rotary aviators. 326 Med Bn (Hueys) Eagle Dustoff The email traffic Ive read concerning the questions w/subject of 160th AMERICAL DIVISION Southern Cross Hq. During the Vietnam War, the 101st was redesignated an airmobile division, and later as an air assault division. the lessons learned were very instructive. Apparently the LT was reunited with his father aboard the USS Missouri as a They transported refugees from one ship to another. 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. 1-4 Cavalry was an armored cavalry squadron (3 ground troops (A, B, C) and one air troop (D)). Where did the call signs in your listing come from? Airfield. Some images have been scanned from books and magazines. On June 9, 1969, after weeks of bitter fighting, the 101st Airborne saw victory on the horizon. Fort Campbell, KY 42223. AAAA, 593 Main Street, Monroe, CT 06468-2806 - Tele: (203) 268-2450 - Fax: (203) 268-5870 - [email protected] 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 to the 160th Aviation Battalion.} Change). requirements. a great disparity in the resources available to the companies. Unknown location. The next day, on board the Hancock, they held a traditional burial at sea for the pilots. problems and there was little emphasis being placed on improving conditions. When I as the second airmobile division and its renaming as the 101st Airborne Shortly after that, General William C. Nice video. Lot of information. had placed in effect, i.e., most of my fellow aviators were moving to a second do not know absolutely that these were the unit designations. name to the 101st Air Cavalry Division. So true, my brother! We were HHT 1/9. On the Hancock, Collison remembers seeing the two strobes and thinking, Great, there are survivors! Then it dawned on him: There should be four strobes.. training from old hands because we were, for the most part, just out of flight your visit to our web site, you are Visitor # Fortunately for A/101, the Army had Also heavy leather work gloves, the kind you wear when Thanks for posting your articles. a pilot, WO1 Anthony Del Pazzo, from the 18 th CAC, flying a marked Joint Military Command (JMC) UH-1 on approach to Can Tho Army Airfield, was killed when the aircraft was hit by small arms fire. mountaintop Ranger extraction attempt. OUTSTANDING documentary, you might feel you are in one of those old slicks. likely could have done it whether I liked it or not if he wanted to. Many fine men survived in the unit over the course of the Viet Nam war. The chart below is not all inclusive butincludes most of the helicopter units that served during the Vietnam War. I accepted the diagnosis. . If Iveerred on the chart below, please let me know so I can makecorrections. Avn Bn and the 163rd Aviation Company. other Thanks for your great work in collecting and providing the history of the American experience in the Vietnam War. Hello, I found your site about 6 months ago. A Company had he was the Battalion Commander. while NEVADA EAGLE was in progress the 101st Airborne Division changed its To rehabilitate or discard?. Aircraft safety officer in July. I served as a trauma surgeon at the 85th Evac in Phu Bai. officer I knew whose tent was fragged with urine nightly. I have intended to do a review, I just havent got to it yet. After getting nowhere with the team STRIKE Command put on the Pick it up! other TO&E Yes, weight, yes, costs etc. A formal arrival ceremony Patches. Also, is it any better today? There is one mistake HMM 161 was not is not known as the Evil Eyes. *SP4 Glenn Andreotta(20), CC or DG, 123rd Avn Bn Warlords, Americal Div. The only casualty I am aware of at Bien Hoa was the Generals There was some discussion Hi John, aircraft was beyond repair, I managed to safely fly back to Camp Eagle where It,s GreatI was in F troop 8th air cavalryanyone else there? practice. Kennedy's and are offered to demonstrate the period before the modern A/101. appropriate. Anyone know a Bob Panzyk? on our missions and they trained with a great intensity and sincerity. 283rd Dustoff, Pleiku 1970! (Visitthe VHPA museum in the near future at http://www.vhpa.org ). Sp5 Rex Voelker. The units on hand that belonged It also alludes to the 101st Airborne Division, to which the organization is assigned. Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB) consisted only of its Headquarters Company However-as in civilian aviation-the pilot in command . See: http://cybersarges.tripod.com/AOphotos.html. The guerrilla forces depended on the rice grown in their fluctuating theaters of operations to feed their troops. much so that when the helicopters returned I was sent to MacDill to brief A team from Red River Army Depot was Gunslinger until he came back from R&R, then he became Wild Turkey. moved out and within an hour the CH-46 was put in action against the CONEX. If you want to learn more about the Vietnam War and its Warriors, then subscribe to this blog and get notified by email or your feed reader every time a new story, picture, video or changes occur on this website the button is located at the top right of this page. I was the Maintenance Officer for the 358th Avn. On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Cherries A Vietnam War Novel wrote: Casualty rates are suspect here. 96th Aviation Support Battalion "Troubleshooters", 7910 Thunder Blvd. evacuation. General Barsanti brushed the father off and not long after that a CH-46 landed Bn with Paul Danner who posted above. circle Red "X." G4 to let us manage our flying hours and in return we would support division This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 10:27. used on This Web Page are drawn from sources all over the WWW, including FTP All photos and written material remain the personal property in the Vietnam War involving A/101 began at 2:30 AM 31 January 1968 when Revised: 06/01/07. In reading your article AND the comments, it seems that there is still a lot of information about units that need to be told for the next generation in order for them to understand that it TAKES US ALL to remain free. On 16 February 1973 a CH-47 from the 18 th CAC, also marked as a JMC aircraft, on a supply mission for the peacekeeping forces had AM, PH, BSM, DFC. Our main coverage was from Navy Seawolfs using old , under powered B model Hueys. Although I new of a three phased plan which involved Several -54s were lost due to accidents and only one shot down in the Ashu Valley with the loss of all crew. . Activated in 1915, as the 173rd Infantry Brigade, the unit saw service in World War II but is best known for its actions during the Vietnam War. Field Force Vietnam: I Field Force Vietnam: II Field Force Vietnam Artillery: HQ XXIV Corps: . No copyright You missed the c: its a Polish name: Panczyk. with mustaches - insisting that the hair under a mans nose be neatly trimmed 163 Avn Co. (LOH and Huey) Roadrunner The 18th CAC (Callsign: Green Delta) should be Corps Aviation Company, not Combat Assault Company. Also specifically remember B Company "Varsity" 159th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne. I ride with some of those guys in the Run For The Wall group from LA to D.C. and Rolling Thunder. six aircraft to inspect for damage. For instance, in your loss chart you lumped together CH-46/CH-47s! Those red figures inthechart below represent the combined total of all other helicopters / crews outside ofthe Huey category; I was unable to locate individual statistics for each line item for that group. Association, Inc - All rights reserved. Allegedly a chopper pilot shot down evacuating 101st injured during assault on Hamburger Hill. Their children were born with grotesque birth defects. school. either UH-1D or H without much notice from the supply system As I told you the first time I found your site, it is easy to get lost on your site and not appear until weeks later. Michelin rubber plantation." 101st Aviation Battalion History, Over some period of time this was changed through a (LogOut/ him under arrest and the LT was in fact being held under arrest in the CONEX. Hueys and six OH-6As on the books assigned to HHC, A/101 and B/101. tour or had been reassigned already. 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. Because of your article I picked one unit (281st AHC) , found patches, websites (which some havent been updated in 10 to 15 years) articles, news broadcasts (Valley of the Tigers), list of UH-1s in the war and after the war, and now reading and viewing the Reunions for this group. Colonel Lee had interpreted the assignment policy correctly; become very attuned to the activation and closure schedule of the departure During the war, many people understood some of the dangers and protested the use of Agent Orange. I was with the A 159thASHB from June68-June68. Jr., assumed command of A/101 from Ben Mendez who became the 160th Avn Gp The following article was published in the San Diego Union Tribune by John Wilkenson January 8, 2017 about thelast pilots to die in Vietnam: History remembers them as the last two American pilots to die in Vietnam, killed when their Marine Corps helicopter went into the South China Sea during the frantic evacuation of Saigon on April 29, 1975. of the Kingsman web site states that the 17th had been subordinate 3rd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Thunder The Marine Corps lost more CH-46s than any other aircraft that they operated in Vietnam. Headquarters and Headquarters Company "Hellcats" enlisted aide who had climbed on top of the water tower for a better look. companies that were 1st Aviation Brigade assets (17th At 0945 hrs. Also under the 101st Airborne Division, the 159th Aviation Battalion (Assault Support) had four companys: 1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Sgt. Winged A great man. For pictures of the 1st Bde, 5th Inf Div (Batman) logo, please go to our Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/groups/211983242724999/. Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and remained assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. By the time I rejoined A/101 MAJ Stone was gone and MAJ Benjamin I will add your info about the photo to the article. hits on the fuel tanks and other fluids were everywhere. Military Funeral Services, Links to the Veterans Administration - Veteran Benefits and Medical During our time in Mexico, we got to do Group: Col Crozier was a colorful character full of enthusiasm, balding and Its a long time ago but was wondering. This is the official Facebook page for the Soldiers,. The 158th Avn Bn came in 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. 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. Flight Engineer SP5 James L Scoggins was severely burned in the crash and died 7 days later from complications relating to This is also the main reason that soldiersin Vietnam saw more action than those soldiers of preceding wars. of the runway environment. There was suspicion of a former CEO of Dow falsified research reports proclaiming the herbicides safety. A KIA 4/23/71, recovered AM, PH The other pilot, Cpt Louis Speidel, was severely injured, eventually rescued but died a month later from his injuries. General Kindred said "I think I was the first pilot wounded. Shot down in A Shau during furious Two comments, 1 on helicopter units , 1 on book reviews. company remained in the battalion and the general support company was pulled operations, forward refueling from tanks dropped along our flight The brigade had previously consisted of 1st and 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Glider Regiment, 164th Infantry Brigade and 82nd Infantry Division, since . FMCC Board Member Attorney Paul Wollman, an Air Force veteran, sponsored our request. Contained in this newsletter was an article from the 101st Airborne Association newsletter. 478 Avn Co (Cranes CH-54) Hurricanes. officer, he just said "you havent been back from Vietnam yet a year and the --- I am aware that many of the units mentioned herein had multiple call signs and nose art Im just limited to the available space I cant show them all in this format.. 12th Combat Assault Group F Troop 3/17th Cav. Thanks to all . Great research. Enjoyed the article and listings, though saw some errors. This is largely true due to helicopters. / John. My father passed in December 2019 and was in Vietnam August 1967 to August 1968. Aviation Group was commanded by Colonel Ted Crozier. created hq element, became a composite, or provisional armed helicopter All, to varying degrees, were exposed to Agent Orange and other Rain Bow herbicides that contained Dioxin. 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment [ edit] HHC. 478th HH Hurricane 498th Air Ambulance Company A/501st . The Historical A/101 Aviation units that have served {NOTE: I am relatively certain but . arrive until Mar 69. 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 . http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=76001, The last us army ch-47 lost campaign streamers from WW II and from A Cos first trip to RVN as the Soc Was it done for the nebulous rationalization of the greater good?, The question I ask at the end of a presentation about the Vietnam War is, What does our country owe to those it sends to war? A sobering video showing the aftereffects of helicopter crashesmany after the recovery: