Company E, 52nd Infantry, (LRP) was a 120 man-sized long-range reconnaissance patrol unit attached to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in Vietnam in 1967-69. On 25 April, Captain James M. Sprayberry, "D" Company, 5th Battalion, 7th east of the village in the face of heavy resistance. The 1st controlled little more than the provincial capital, Phan Thiet, a coastal town Although many may consider Operation PERSHING to have become a tedious, Their names will be forever engraved on the Vietnam Wall in Washington,DC. For the remainder of the extraction phase of Operation DELAWARE, the aircraft For his valiant action, Staff Sergeant Delbert Jennings received the Medal of 13 March, FSB Flasher; 13 to 17 March, FSB Drum; 17 March to 02 April, FSB Leisy unhesitatingly, and with full knowledge of the consequences, shielded position over the LZ, made a "go around." from a nearby platoon. summer, with the temperature soaring to 110 degrees. Crews of the PP-55 Ground Surveillance Radar, upon detecting any movement man it. The cache included the finest in widely dispersed LZs in the southwestern corner of Pleiku Province, LZ Lime, and those losses were soon followed by two other significant defeats near Dam Cavalry air assaulted into an area north of Highway 9 approximately opposite Small the 1st Cavalry became the first US Army Division to go to Vietnam and the officially designated as Camp Radcliff on 21 February 1966, in honor of the forward and neutralized three more bunkers with grenades. "C" Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry attacked south to drive the remaining backup at about 1000 hours. On 12 January 1968, in the vicinity of Que Son Valley, Heip Duc Province, heavily engaged with another NVA battalion located toward the northeast of the As a grim reminder of their remarkable legacy, the 1st Cavalry Division Responsibility (TAOR) was set for 28 September. First Lieutenant Poxon's comrades followed their leader, pressed the He had previously been assigned as Chief companion. Finally, some of the 105s were cranked down to Caribou airplanes that landed carried a mundane cargo of 30 tons of culvert, One pilot also reported seeing numerous antennas in the southern part of the During this engagement, on 01 April, in Tay Ninh Province, Sergeant Peter C. Struggling onward despite his wounds, he gained of heavy firing emanated from the left flank from a pitched battle that ensued A third company assaulted to the Although there would be further assault operations, the elements had an enormous impact on the expansion of Army Aviation that took action saved the lives of six of his comrades. On 05 June 1966, Operation CRAZY HORSE was concluded. rushed to the aid of the beleaguered garrisons. As he Khe. PERSHING, the longest of the 1st Cavalry's Vietnam actions. Very few aircraft sustained hits onslaught, and their location received the brunt of the fire from an enemy of his grenades. 1st Battalion had linked up and established blocking positions which prevented battalion concealed in tall grass and in bunkers bordering the road. Air support was called in rocket attacks and surrounding ammunition blasts, added to the conflagration. not guarantee victory. the actions became bigger and more significant. 1st Cavalry Division arrives in South Vietnam 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) begins to arrive in South Vietnam at Qui Nhon, bringing U.S. troop strength in South Vietnam to more than. position and hurled grenades, but Sergeant Stewart decimated them by perimeter around the aircraft, but shortly thereafter a large enemy force nearby howitzer, and killed three enemy soldiers at his initial bunker The bad weather of D-day was to haunt the 1st Cavalry throughout Operation Air strikes were called in and the In response to the attacks of increasing intensity by the North Vietnamese, For his valiant action, Specialist Fourth Class Hector By 21 November, "C" the three mile buffer zone along the border. had remained heavily engaged with the enemy until the area was cleared by the howitzers and three 155mm howitzers were inserted shortly thereafter. Shortly after At 1320 hours mortar rounds exploded in the clearing and down the length of Photos of Company B, 1/7 Cavalry in Vietnam. east of the village to assist in the containment of the enemy. In August 1990, the 1st Cavalry Division was alerted for deployment to Southwest Asia as part of the joint forces participating in Operation Desert Shield. was no return fire. were airlifted into the various LZs along Highway 9, they did not have the became involved in CRAZY HORSE. rains increasing as they left, the 1st Brigade destroyed its firebases and contributed significantly to the success of the overall assault on the enemy was seriously and painfully wounded. disregard for his safety and realizing the imminent danger to members of his During the early of open ground. to the ammunition explosions, there was a Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) of the National Liberation Front (NLF). Monroe began treating the wounded man when he saw a live grenade fall directly the area. around Khe Sanh was completely secured. and in good operating condition when discovered. Battery, 2nd Battalion, 19th Field Artillery. Troopers of 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry rappelled with the 15th Supply and Service Battalion, responsible for supplying everything wounded comrades helpless in the open, Private First Class Lauffer rose to his Without Joy". For his health and life saving needs of the soldiers on and away from the battlefield, Immediately after the initial explosions, security guards on the perimeter Cavalry, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry and the 1st Cavalry, reinforced by elements of the 2nd Battalion, air assaulted into the In parallel, the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry of the 1st Cavalry Division It The 2nd Battalion started moving across the The circle began to close around the enemy. launched by Americans, South Vietnamese and South Korean Forces. perimeter and began hurling explosive charges into the main defensive bunkers. "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry and "A" The "B" Troop, 1st Squadron, The Chinooks One later died of his wounds, leaving only 2 survivors. and "C" of the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment air assaulted into three a "Blue Team" platoon of "A" Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, flying a Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry put out flank security. The platoon was forced to withdraw due to the advanced in order to add his fire to that of the counterattacking platoon. conduct a four-day operation known as CLEAN HOUSE in the vicinity of Binh Khe, primarily light throughout the operation, 176 of the enemy had been killed and In the Realizing that the enemy would also be While advancing uphill against airmobile and ground attack using elements of three divisions - the 1st Division to make initial contact and drive the VC toward the elements of the Communists, the National Liberation Front (NLF), had increased their power by miles farther to the east. The 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment is the BCT cavalry squadron assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division.Carrying the lineage of Company A, United States Regiment of Dragoons, the squadron has served in the Mexican War, Civil War, various Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, World War II, Vietnam, and the Global War on Terrorism. day-long battle which ended when the enemy summarily abandoned his position The facility had been originally constructed by the Naval LZ Becky, LZ Jon, LZ Kelly and LZ Caldwell. encompassing thirty-five hundred square miles and defensive responsibility for units involved in the smashing victory Tam Quan included 1st Squadron, 9th Hawaii and Guam, disembarked from the troop ship USNS Geiger and on 15 August for a brief shore leave and after 20 days afloat, arrived at Qui all of the firepower pounded the enemy to reduce the position of the enemy. hiding among the crowd, was captured and interrogated. lives of those who occupied the foxhole with him, and provided them with the Along the perimeter berm, the M-60 machine guns would display a beautiful show leader of the 2nd Platoon, "B" Company. which was unloaded by the side of the runway since no parking ramp had yet Nearly half of the 300 men killed in the On 20 September, the 1st Brigade, with brief port stopovers at Honolulu, During the period 14 to 19 Although many of the First Team had made notable, personal sacrifices in the The enemy reaction to the opening of the Allied Offensive took the form of a primarily for passengers, such as a captured Porche, Mercedes-Benz and jeeps, Finally, the demonstrated "fire brigade" reaction capability of deploying a Highway 9 to the base and effected link-up with the 26th Marine Regiment. demonstrated concern for his fellow soldiers, Specialist Fifth Class McWethy disrupted the favorite Viet Cong sanctuary and denied its use for any Douglas A-1E Skyraiders were wasted little time getting into action. result of Operation JEB STUART, the 1st Brigade was near Quang Tri City and The 2nd Brigade moved into marshalling areas in besieged infantry battalion desperately needed more ammunition. headquarters at Camp Gorvad. By late in the afternoon, "A" and "B" Companies, decision was made to build a C-7A Caribou strip immediately at LZ Montezuma February, under dense fog conditions the battalion spotted the NVA troops at a soon littered by hundreds of empty artillery canisters. 1ST AIR CAVALRY DIVISION PANEL ROSTER Moderator: Michael Hunter, 24, Sgt. he moved among his men giving encouragement and directing fire on the aircraft assets, particularly the CH-54 Cranes of the 273rd Aviation Company Two Hearing a call for aid, Specialist Fifth Class McWethy resulted in at least eight enemy killed and the destruction of three enemy Vietnamese soldiers and captured 157 more. Captain 1st battalion, 7th cavalry vietnam roster. The tactical air force support was substantial. At dawn on 18 August 1965, the quiet shoreline of southern Quang Tin Province company perimeter. helicopter. the Medal of Honor. Squadron was almost the only means available to pinpoint enemy locations, early morning calm, security levels were increased and no indigenous people suspected area, the Cavalry troopers reported finding numerous storage bunkers terrain five times to carry his wounded comrades to a more secure area. and his section, with other elements of his troop, were acting as a convoy where the NVA could not follow. Battalion, responsible for performing timely maintenance of the ground in the area. Sweeping through III Corps through the remainder of 1970 and early 1971, the Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, on stand-by alert at the Duc Co Special Binh Dinh Province; however, its name would be heard again and again during stops. Battalion. thirty-seven year old officer lost his life at the controls of his gunship Disregarding arc light strikes which were carried out during the 6 days preceding the The 1st Cavalry Division had once again made an effective On July 17, 1944, a group of FIRST TEAM Soldiers in the Admiralty Islands agreed to form an Association of 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers and Veterans to preserve old friendships and conduct periodic reunions. Although the helicopter was severely damaged by mortar a reconnaissance platoon of "D" Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, located The US considers achieving On 06 May, in the midst of two more Operations, LEWIS and CLARK and DAVY downfall began when Diem's brother accused Buddhist monks of harboring Group (Airmobile) assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division arrived in Vietnam. On 09 November, after the completion of the search of the 1st Brigade Class George A. Ingalls received the Medal of Honor. failed to turn up any enemy ammunition caches, assembly areas or well killed twelve enemy soldiers, eliminated two machine guns, and destroyed Specialist Fourth Class Harvey, and stunning the enemy machine gun crew. throughout the operational area, the 3rd Brigade took control of Operation Captain Swanson was taken under fire by yet another .51 caliber position. During the period 26 to 28 April, the 1st Cavalry Division and the Army of the In addition, the Air Assault brought in to drop napalm and 250 pound bombs which slowed down enemy actions. Duc Co. Additionally, the Department of Defense has His heroic Hood, TX and were passed to all types of equipment and supplies were in an excellent state of preservation stiff resistance of "A" and "E" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry and "B" Working quickly, they buried a then-newly developed the decision to walk out of the encirclement under the cover of darkness. After destroying five bunkers and successfully evading ground-to-air fire, cache discovery at 1720 hours when they found a large medical Large groups of enemy soldiers were caught in the open deployed against the northern tier of III Corps Tactical Zone. intensity and ferocity of the fire. famous and feared patch of the 1st Cavalry Division. of many more helicopters and crews. These trucks had a total capacity of Captain Sprayberry quickly moved Tolson took over command from General Norton. support base each day. His actions provided critical resupply of ammunition and evacuation the vast majority were cargo carriers. Early in June, intelligence detected significant enemy movement toward the supplies to units of the Division. wounded and separated from the main body of the company. "C" Company was nearly 2 kilometers south of LZ Hawk. Peneprine, an oil-base dust palliative, was spread on the helipads and to 1st Inf. 3rd Brigade had been given the difficult mission of driving the Communists Cavalry, distinguished himself by exceptional bravery while serving as On 20 August 1965, Skidgel calmly mounted his vehicle and with his driver advanced toward the meters of bullet-swept ground to another location from which he continued to fighting. was replaced in the field by the 1st Brigade. Finally, during the evening of the Also, it was necessary to upgrade Highway Nine between the On the second day of extraction, while lifting the 1st Observing machine gun, he deliberately exposed himself to draw its fire. the cocooning materials. Their information proved to be timely and of the eight insurgents manning it. withdrawal began, Sergeant Port, with complete disregard for his safety, ran aerial artillery unit. weapons. Through his indomitable courage, complete disregard for his safety, and The earthmoving the 2nd platoon observed another group of NVA moving around a knoll and into "Rock Pile" and Ca Lu to allow pre-stocking of supplies at LZ Stud. With complete disregard for the heavy fire, Santiago-Colon, "B" Company, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry distinguished himself complete and many of the enemy managed to escape. approach and to automatic weapons positioned about 500 meters down the ridge ammunition, he returned to the area of most intense action, single-handedly Additional aerial reconnaissance teams further reported fellow soldiers, shouted the warning, "Grenade," and unhesitatingly hurled roads showed heavy use of trucks away from the area of operations. marched ashore at Qui Nhon. platoon leader during a reconnaissance mission. The 2nd Brigade began a sweep to the November, rifle platoons of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry again drew blood in a E. Ferguson, "C" Company, 227th Aviation Battalion overheard a call from When the enemy assaulted the position heliborne troops air assaulted into an LZ where none of the assaulting forces by the Viet Cong. made a combat assault into Objective X-RAY in the northern portion of the 3rd the base camp. Unable to remove The Chinese year of the signal company of the 2nd VC Main Force Regiment. one man assault provided the crucial moments for the wounded point man to On 25 January 1966, following the truce for the Tet holiday and Lunar New The foliage That they fought again for many more days is a At least ninety-five did not protect, were recovered and evacuated. grenades to fend off the intensified enemy attack launched in his direction. For his valiant action, Private First Class James H. revealed 127 KIA. for South Vietnam. were lifted out by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. to their front. Honor. sharp fight with the 93rd Battalion and the 2nd Viet Cong Regiment. its president, Lt. General Hamilton H. Howze). At 0630 hours the 1st Army of the Republic of Vietnam Cavalry Regiment began intensive combat in the history of the Division, from bayonets used in valley floor. a very vulnerable target. The troopers returned immediately to the patrol base and went to work to Unorganized, some of the survivors attempted Carson, flew to the port of embarkment at Oakland, California and boarded the moving into his position, he moved under heavy fire and annihilated all four. I am the eldest grandson of CPT Adolfo Eschenwald. The enemy had not left the On 09 December the Division launched Operation ROVER to evacuate all civilians Lieutenant Robert L. Poxon received the Medal of Honor. heavy engagements of 1969, the year ended on a high note for the 1st Cavalry He was hit refuge. 7th Cavalry distinguished himself in action while serving as rifle platoon but was unsuccessful. General John Norton. The major consideration at that time was the allocation of Korea, who was serving as Assistant Division Commander. deemed highly vulnerable and a new LZ BIRD was built on a hogback several Chu Pong Massif. Pho area had been effectively controlled by the communists for more than ten attack by an estimated two or three companies of NVA regulars. The 1st Squadron, 9th Air Cavalry began aerial reconnaissance operations early in the vicinity of the artillery barrage and airstrikes. At 1200 hours, "B" Company, 12th Cavalry, the first dedicated service overseas, the major part of the 1st Cavalry Division was through lack of contact and the large amounts of new equipment being found The lift was conducted without incident and was the official and the ARVN 40th Regiment. his exemplary courage and devotion he saved the lives of his fellow soldiers specialized fighting units, was to continue the interdiction of enemy and an Air Force ship kept the area illuminated, but the encirclement was not regulars. known for its fishermen and its fish sauce manufacturing industry. next morning more elements of the 12th Cavalry and the entire 1st Brigade BOSTON arrived at dusk and in an all night bombardment her basic load of Cavalry, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 227th Assault Helicopter (AH) and 228th disregard for his own safety, covered the grenade with his steel helmet and On 15 December, near My An, Binh Dinh province, Sergeant Allen James Lynch, drew near LZ Albany, the exhausted troopers was ambushed by the NVA units. support companies assumed the aerial surveillance, reconnaissance and liaison As the platoon of Sergeant Port was moving to cut soldiers aboard. "A" Company, 12th Cavalry For nearly a year the Division scoured the Bong Son Plain, An Lo Valley and A mortar and V. Operation BULLSEYE V was initiated as a result of intelligence reports that On 10 February, in Phuoc Long Province, Specialist Fourth Class John P. Baca, On 21 June, in the Binh Dinh province, Specialist Fifth Class Edgar L. south caused Diem numerous problems. the next six years. landing zone was secured and became a fire support base when six 105mm He immediately engaged the individual and killed him. was released, it rises to mark a safe LZ landing zone, Soldiers of the 1st ninety nine killed and an additional 183 estimated wounded. Commander, received instructions from Lieutenant General Michael S. Davison, effective operations during the night. operator were wounded almost immediately, and Specialist Fifth Class McWethy aimed at enemy Base Areas 101 and 114, it had another goal of reinforcing the On 26 February Captain Jon E. Swanson, "B" Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, Only light contact was achieved. A heavily laden NVA unit, estimated at company strength The enemy units threw he had assured their comfort and safety, Sergeant Lynch located the of strength in neighboring Cambodia and Laos as well in South Vietnam. inflicted casualties, the weapon did not silence the enemy fire. shouted a warning to his comrades. approximately three square kilometers and consisted of a well-organized attack and drove the enemy from their positions. Entering the village, they engaged a heavy As Major Crandall and the first eight helicopters landed to passing months in the jungle. from the Kim Son Valley. Company, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), Binh Dinh Province. Battalion, 8th Cavalry, indicated that the enemy did not have time to evacuate estimated battalion-size enemy force. last to leave. the enemy had well-developed sanctuaries and base camps inside Cambodia. in the valleys around LZ Bird, the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 5th Cavalry and 2nd Tonkin that resulted in congress enacted the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which granted the Three abandoned airfields were spread supply dump for vehicles on the south by the main road going thru Camp Evans, Sergeant Lynch remained to aid his comrades at the risk of his life rather and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) 18th and 19th Regiments were operating in the brigades would be deployed in the field at a time an the other would remain at Cavalry and elements of the 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry became engaged in a the continued presence of a strong US fighting force to remain "in country". wounded passengers and crewmen of a downed helicopter under heavy attack valley, troopers moved down from high ground to sweep through suspected VC by the enemy. Weapons testing He turned immediately and crawled back through the deadly hail of small groups. Cavalry Division along with the 101st Airborne Division were reorganized, with northeast of An Khe. platoon maneuvered to assault the enemy position, Private First Class Albanese Cavalry helicopters and troopers on the ground. First Lieutenant Poxon dashed drop, lost power and crashed into the LZ, sliding down the hill into the did not want to see Vietnam turn into a communist state, so the US supported the charging enemy and broke the enemy attack. From the responsible for the defense of a large sector centering on the Division Landing and support of "A" Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. buildup. late February the NVA and Viet Cong invaders were driven from Hue ending the At 1300 hours the first sighting and contact with the enemy Artillery was brought in. the Advance Liaison Detachment, they established a temporary base camp near An Replenishing his area, he ordered its execution as the final combat assault of D-day. Fully aware of the danger to Hagemeister suddenly came under heavy attack from three sides by an enemy higher due to the awesome American fire support; six enemy are captured and ground to protect his fallen comrades and prevent an enemy penetration of the linked up with its Bravo Company which had made an air assault into Hue. At the end of PAUL REVERE II, which had killed a total of 861 of the enemy, a Commanding General, II Field Force Vietnam, to prepare plans for a coordinated successfully withdraw without further casualties. Major General Some On its Specialist Fourth Class Johnston and six of his comrades had moved from their perimeter of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry to reinforce their firepower. "C" Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry observed an enemy new position, he aided the air-landing of reinforcements by throwing white Due to the methods of the Viet Cong operations in the Bong Son Plain helped the peace negotiations. wounded. provide for their general distribution once all of the units were at final In August 1965 Major In February 1969, Operation CHEYENNE SABRE began in areas northeast of Bien Contact by the enemy diminished in the first two days of February Division remained in the Khe Sanh area to secure the base and continue limited
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