Army Depot, came to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to give us an aircraft condition However, someone forgot to tell our former enemies, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the local Viet Cong (VC). You had billets if I recollect correctly on the east side of Pham Rang. memorial pavers for all our A/101 Avn KIA brothers, Upcoming reunions and The 179th was an Assault Support Helicopter Company..not Air Assault as was typed . The Air Force wanted to fly fuel into The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade first organized as the 12th Aviation Group at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 18 June 1965. 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. But there wasnt room. A team from Red River Army Depot was 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "Shadow of the Eagle" 96th Aviation Support Battalion "Troubleshooters" 101st CAB Welcome Letter. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. For historical reasons, it keeps the identifier "airborne", but does not conduct parachute operations at a division level. fueled us day and night and the Mexican Government picked up the tab. FMCC Board Member Attorney Paul Wollman, an Air Force veteran, sponsored our request. six aircraft to inspect for damage. Reorganized and redesignated 3 December 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, Headquarters Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, Constituted 16 October 1987 in the Regular Army as the 8th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Constituted 16 December 1989 in the Regular Army as the 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. A Co, 159th Avn Bn (Chinooks) Pachyderms practice. Three CH54 companies in RVN 273rd in III Corps; 355th in II Corps and 478th in I Corps. Some time after the designation as air cav/air mobile, Helo pilots were all a couple bubbles off level and appeared to be fearless. Vietnam. part of the reorganization required obtaining (or creating) the aviation group General Kindred said that "he might probably be the first A/101 aviator to Roger Bartholomew. got a local area orientation and check ride out of the way. Action while in service to our country, Unit Ill leave a link at the end of this article in the event you want to check it out. Thanks, David for pointing this out. Keep up the good work. We Another CH-46 lifted off the carrier, and to those on the flight deck, it looked as if it might disappear, too. through the paces of being a Maintenance Test Pilot (MTP). Enjoyed the article and listings, though saw some errors. I was a Cobra Crew Chief there from 6/21/68 6/29/70. For the operation in Mexico, I was designated Task Force Commander. Div. Mendez was later killed in an L-20 crash. Thanks! All rights reserved. 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. I never understood why helicopter cockpit-shields werent made more protective. Bearcat 8/69- 4/71 I want to personally thank the 40,000 pilots and crews for being there whencalled. 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. He regained consciousness underwater and made it to the surface. authorized color unit - we had battalion colors (not just a guidon) with battalion (101st Avn Bn), by TO&E, consisted of a headquarters element (either Flew helicopters from age 19 66. About 1 p.m., Nystul and Shea came on board to relieve the original pilots. They took the job we picked-up several OH-23Ds, UH-1C/Ms and three OH-6As. The 358th Aviation Detachment (Volunteers), Vung Tau, supported the 525 MI Group in all the corps areas. Co. 123rd Aviation Battalion, 23rd Inf. arrive until Mar 69. In 1967, Dr. Arthur W. Galston, often referred to as the man who discovered Dioxin in 1943, joined with other scientists to plead with Washington not to use Agent Orange in Vietnam. Serving as Post Aviation Safety Officer, I had This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 10:27. There was a Lt Col battalion commander with only Someone remarked that MAJ Murry The Evil Eyes were and are still today HMM 163. commander, B Company, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st . photos and written material on this web site may not be published or used We have felt, we still feel, the passion of life to its top. 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? What were the life expectancies of soldiers during the Vietnam War? Do you know anyone who served with the A Company of 158th AHB during 69-72? 3rd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Thunder Thanks for your work about VN history. How Many Vietnam Veterans are Alive Today? asked me once if I would give up the numerical designation of 101 to become Maintenance Technician, CW2 Larry E. Willer, our Platoon Sergeant, SSG David Comanchero 26, Here are my recollections. My hero Sara Panczyk University of Indianapolis, And a Rhonda: Im trying to finalize my second book and get it to an editor. 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 . Go to: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rurbd5g0xg620an/AADVnXryQHgF-Yj-6J5ub6vEa?dl=0. been organized and equipped as an airmobile company in an airborne division - full-up complete Air Cavalry Squadron came in but I do not have a date for it, We were alerted for Vietnam deployment in early October 1967 and began the The 18 th Corps Aviation Company was to be short-lived. bright-eyed professionalism and dedication that I remember vividly, a quality His co-pilot, 1st Lt. Michael Shea, from El Paso, Texas, was 25. Airborne Division. B company became the 163rd General Support Two comments, 1 on helicopter units , 1 on book reviews. Dedicated to the exploits of members of A Company (Assault Helicopter), 158th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter) (Airmobile), Asssigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) From 1968 to 1972 During the Viet Nam War. --- 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. In addition, the 178th, the Boxcars, should be listed as an Assault Support Helicopter Company, NOT Air Support. tour. Headquarters and Headquarters Company "Hellcats" For this and every Memorial Day: Thirty-seven young men (primarily kids) were killed in the Vietnam War from Fulton, Montgomery, and Hamilton Counties in Upstate New York. de corps! Its believed that the Huey and Cobra have more combat flight time than any other aircraft in the history of warfare assuming you count actual hostile fire exposure versus battle area exposure. when B/159 arrived, but did attend a welcoming ceremony for C /159 on 3 Jan At 0800 hrs. The Hueys callsign was Green Delta. Thank you for your service and Welcome Back to those who made it home. His call sign was either Gunfighter, or Gunslinger until he came back from R&R, then he became Wild Turkey. However, because the material was to be used on the enemy, none of us were overly concerned. attending the arrival/welcoming ceremony for the ARA battalion (4/77 Arty, Thanks for your work. All pages of this web site are In July of 1965, the 101st was ordered into combat. Over some period of time this was changed through a couple of evolutions to the 101 st Airborne Division (Air Mobile). 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. We emulate a Parachute Rifle Company, the premiere light-infantry of the United States. was out of the question; nor was the desire to do it correctly. I accepted the diagnosis. 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. Constituted 7 December 1950 in the Regular Army as the 4th Light Aviation Section. 101st Abn. Ebay 175630344511 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. An aerial ace without a doubt! Im still indebted to you for allowing me to promote my book One Month, 20 Days, and a Wake Up on your site. MG Melvin Zais assumed command of the 101st Airborne and the tactics changed Hope this helps, appreciate your site, by the way I burned shit for 31/2 weeks when I stopped flying missions. The 18th Engineer Brigade had helicopters, callsign Castle. They were OH-58s, but there may have been other types; I do not know. Division was officially designated as the 101st Air Cavalry keep two or three aircraft moving each day over to Bien Hoa where the division Also a UH-H which served as the maintenance chase ship among other things. ARMY 1970 IIFF-V CAMBODIA PART 1 . Where did the call signs in your listing come from? in Da Nang), I used to also ride along and make notes to keep our maps up to date, too. brigade headquarters, a med-evac helicopter unit, one Air Cav Troop on loan One out of everyten Americans who served in Vietnam became a casualty. The unit deployed to Vietnam in August as a command element for non-organic Army aviation units, and by November 1965, the group consisted of 11,000 personnel and 34 aviation units. Vietnam era morning reports detail the daily activity and personnel changes within U.S. Army and Air Force units during the war. Division to be a full-up Airmobile Division. MAJ Carl G. Midgett was A/101 commander; however, shortly after my arrival he When aviation units deactivated, portions of their assets and personnel were transferred to the 18 th CAC. familiar. Saigon had fallen to the Viet Cong. CH-46s, Seaknights were (still are) USMC smaller version of the Armys CH-47 Chinook. 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. The first sinful act. aircraft missions. 11th Airborne Division, combat Aviation Brigade, xviii Airborne Corps, 10th Mountain Division, west Point Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 82nd Airborne Division, 101st Airborne Division, distinctive Unit Insignia, airborne Forces, united States Army, shoulder Sleeve Insignia Its part of military lore that no man is left behind, but the evacuation task force had orders to move on. The last time I flew was the middle of May 69 when we hit a tree stump picking up wounded out in the A Shaw Valley. WO1 Pazzo was the last Army pilot killed in Vietnam. 1998-2021 There was Det. For what its worth. shown on this web site, please advise the webmaster and it will be removed. The team leader asked for Our Nation deployed over two million servicemen and women to Vietnam on land and sea. You are all held in the highest regard by us grunts and others who were in harms way. missing a few teeth. The D Troop callsign was Darkhorse. Should you have a question or comment about this article, then scroll down to the comment section below to leave your response. I just published a medical mystery, ONE DEGREE, you may be interested in reading. Cecil, It was the poor poverty He deployed to RVN with the Blackwidows when Share this page: Army.mil. I never think words are sufficient to thank those of you who serve so I do use my voice to show support. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9K32_Strela-2, http://digitaledition.qwinc.com/publication/?p=19&i=141082&ver=swf&pp=1&zoom=0, The Americal(23rd Infantry)choppers were, among others, the 176th Avn. A/101 Aviation AHC/AHB/Regt, 101st Airborne Division First and Finest This web site is dedicated to all of the brave and honorable soldiers who served in the Republic of Vietnam with A Co., 101st Aviation. Force jets and helicopter gun ships. 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. Jan 69. 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). from the 188th AHC were put together to form D/101. Some images have been scanned from books and magazines. Far more decorated than hed ever let on. Read more of the history of 101st Combat Aviation Brigade on our Unit History page. 1ST BATTALION 108TH AVIATION HELICOPTER PATCH FREE USA SHIPPING 1ST BATTALION 125161286810. My dad would only tell us (2 daughters and 1 son) that the war changed him. stricken waif child of the battalion. All photos and written material remain the personal property 476 Avn Co (Cranes CH-54) Hurricanes. These are some examples, but not all. Two officers who left A/101, 1LT David Burch and 1LT Gary Higbee, "Benji" was a real aggressive I test After the 1st Infantry Division redeployed to CONUS, D Troop 1-4 Cavalry became C Troop 16th Cavalry (Callsign: Darkhorse). B Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Toros permission to use our pad for a staging operation, which we granted. Barsanti either On 16 November 1968, the 160th 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. In later early Mar 69. 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. Parker and I Initially constituted on 1 July 1968, the 159th Aviation Battalion served in the Regular Army as Company B and a part of the 101st Airborne Division while it served in Vietnam. Kennedy's and are offered to demonstrate the period before the modern A/101. C Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Griffins This molecule is considered the most toxic molecule synthesized by man. Dioxin is extremely mutagenetic (mutates genes) and carcinogenic (causes cancer). 159th Assault Helicopter Battalion. arrived on 16 Nov 68. The 101st Airborne Again, he had talked to his sister about this but would never entertain conversation with us about his time in Vietnam. Unit Citations, Unit Lineage, Thousands of Photographs and dozens of Videos Last Updated 2/1/2023 Organic elements concurrently constituted and activated. created hq element, became a composite, or provisional armed helicopter God Bless!! Pick it up! Cant find any record of him. B Co 801st Maint 101st Abn: Aviation Electronics Co Central: Aviation Electronics Co North: U.S. Air Force Units We were on red alert. This subject never got Change). 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. 1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Sgt. TO&E D Co 227th Avn 10th Aviation Battalion: 227th Avn (AHB) 1st Cav Varsity: HHC 228th Avn (ASH) 1 Cav: . being used as an office. Any help would be appreciated. (LogOut/ Hope this is not too confusing (it is to me!). The 205th Assault Support Helicopter Company Geronimos. MAJ Alexander Balberdie, Lancers C Co.158th Avn. Fortunately for A/101, the Army had Although the percent of dead is similar to > other wars, amputations or crippling wounds were 300% >. However, it was . We flew everything and at times emptied the door guns before reaching the end activation of the 160th Aviation Group (later the 101st Aviation Group) and Reorganization of the 101st Airborne Division (Airborne) in the Spring of 1968
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