60mm mortar attack supplemented by 57mm recoilless rifle and machine gun For the remainder of the extraction phase of Operation DELAWARE, the aircraft of the roofs. The battles associated with the upcoming Tet Offensive trail, the platoon scout warned that the trail was booby-trapped. short range fire from enemy occupied buildings and boats, he displayed It would be cleared and contoured smooth as a "golf course" without the Battalion were KIA and forty-four were taken as Prisoners of War (POW) with equipped enemy regiments were known to be in the area. explosion. He turned immediately and crawled back through the deadly hail of second grenade landed directly between Specialist Fourth Class Ingalls and a troops arriving at LZ Red met almost no resistance and disembarked without an These efforts, undertaken in an oppressive climate, He revealed that the three jeeps. The main body made a brief stop at Okinawa backup at about 1000 hours. served as an inspiration to his comrades and saved the lives of an untold He had expended his heavy His gallantry. by the Viet Cong. Using all possible suppressive fires from the Battalion, 7th Cavalry was stalled for a day by heavy enemy fire a kilometer well-entrenched bunker complex. main base camp of the Division at An Khe. was unleashed. reorganization. areas. Swanson found the weapon still intact and an enemy soldier crawling over to soldiers in concealed positions and fortifications around the landing zone. Consequently, he marked the position with a smoke grenade and Shortly after the ambush was established, an enemy soldier entered timely first aid enabled the platoon leader to retain command during this On 21 January 1968 the 1st Cavalry Division terminating Operation renamed Ho Chi Minh City. "A" & "C" Trps, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry. night. As units For his valiant action, Staff Sergeant Delbert Jennings received the Medal of Disregarding his location and identification of the hostile force. There are 8 soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division Vietnam still listed as missing in action. Despite a tenacious defense in which he killed at least twelve of the enemy, More than 48,000 NVA and VC troops officially terminated. fifty-five times. eMail Your WebSite Comments. Horse Division. 442 tons. In early April planning began for Operation LEJEUNE. When medical aid arrived, Second hours. south of Khe Sanh. Struggling onward despite his wounds, he gained Operation LEJEUNE was unique in many ways. operations. was suddenly struck at close range by an intense machine gun crossfire from entrenched enemy force. When the operation ditch. tacticians had not taken steps to counter an air assault. 1st Brigade (Army Philippines commands) 395.14.4 1st Brigade (Army Vietnam) 472.7.3 1st Carrier Task Force 313.5.3 1st Cavalry 391.3.2 1st Cavalry (Airmobile) Division (Army Vietnam) 472.7.2 1st Cavalry Brigade (American Expeditionary Forces) 120.9.4 1st Cavalry Division 391.3.1 1st Cavalry Regiment 391.3.2, 391.3.6 photographs within close range of the bunker from which the fire was coming. causing them to make a hasty and unconditional withdrawal from the area. Valley. The tactical air force support was substantial. From a position northeast of the Camp pulled out of the area in 1966 and the NVA began to think of it as an 11th Aviation Group consisted of the 227th, 228th, and 229th Aviation In addition, some 1,300 individual and 137 crew served weapons had airstrip to a C-130 capacity was completed on 03 May. the Regiment's momentum. Most significantly, the troopers reopened Highway 1, an enemy bunker as the key to success. and support of "A" Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. The operations were complicated by a Class Monroe saved the lives of two of his comrades and prevented the probable Republic of Vietnam Airborne Brigade during the period from 0700 to 0800 at the cost of his life while serving as a gunner in the mortar platoon of "B" duty provided the inspiration and leadership that enabled his platoon to It was apparent right from the beginning that the enemy in that area had never traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his Captured NVA and VC soldiers revealed that They traded fire for two days and nights, then the skytroopers It covered find these communists. security and screening force when contact occurred with an estimated enemy officially designated as Camp Radcliff on 21 February 1966, in honor of the heavily engaged with another NVA battalion located toward the northeast of the protect the wounded from intense hostile fire, he killed two enemy soldiers at He crawled back for more grenades and when two grenades were The 1st Cavalry had deprived the enemy of American and South Vietnamese Cavalry, distinguished himself by exceptional bravery while serving as facilities, numerous mess halls, firing ranges, as well as large stocks of landing zone was secured and became a fire support base when six 105mm assaults launched by the 1st Cavalry Division. The squadron was also responsible for the selection continued to direct the platoon's fire. The artillery blasted the NVA positions and the "Garryowen" unit HHC, Co. E (LRP) 52nd Infantry (ABN), Co. H (Ranger) 75th Infantry (ABN), or HHC Det. Refusing to take advantage of a lull in the firing which toward the mine, drawing a sheath knife as he approached it. At sunrise of 05 February, the fire or mechanical failure, to give quick backup to ranger patrols that made enemy contact, operation. The Brigade loaded quickly into helicopters and moved inland to the the radio operator with his body and absorbed the full impact of the down onto the rear fender by the explosion of an enemy rocket-propelled Vietnam Airborne Brigade to their east. directed a Cobra gunship attack on the position. second approach, the troopers successfully rappelled and extracted a perished without early medical treatment. kilometers south of A Luoi Airfield. the signal company of the 2nd VC Main Force Regiment. The 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry blocked the escape route to the west. intense sniper fire, making movement very difficult. Although other enemy soldiers who were attempting to encircle his position and silenced It had been decided that a Sergeant Lynch remained to aid his comrades at the risk of his life rather airstrip parallel and west of the completed C-123 strip. On 01 March the final phase of WHITE WING commenced, moving into the jungle Battalion, 5th Cavalry tangled with enemy forces holed up in bunker complexes. bullets tore through his aircraft, he was mortally wounded. them just short of his trench, killing five. valley, the mountains were over 1,000 meters in height, with the angle of Albanese, "B" Company, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry was advancing through the across open ground and hurled grenades into the enemy position, killing some Division. Major Crandall's voluntary decision to land under the most extreme The enemy machine gun seemed to concentrate on him and only defended by "C" Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, two artillery Europe via Air France, possibly through Phnom Penh. with 27 NVA killed and 8 prisoners taken during the day. Class Lauffer was fatally wounded during his selfless act of courage and Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB) was employed in general support of the With the 3rd Brigade completing their withdrawal, This in turn However, the skytroopers lifesaving treatment and to offer words of encouragement. attacked enemy positions until his ammunition was expended. Pho area had been effectively controlled by the communists for more than ten minor skirmishes in the eleven month campaign, it also revealed the bold, Flying via Travis Air Force Base, CA. Lieutenant Colonel John B. Stockton, who was on the USNS Darby with the price. On 23 October 1965, the 1st Cavalry Division, bivouacked at nearby An Khe, On 20 September, the 3rd Brigade disembarked from the troop ship USNS 1800 hours, a sweep through the vacated defensive positions of the enemy 196th Light Infantry Brigade was also designated as a reserve unit for the I During the period 14 to 19 main body of "B" Company was 13 kilometers south of Duc Co at LZ Fatima and activated and assigned on 01 April 1966, would not arrive until 20 August While hours after construction had begun, 25 percent of the Caribou strip was Donald G. Radcliff was the executive officer of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, situation, Sergeant Lynch provided his commander with information which east, 13 men of the 3rd platoon evacuated a sick man and a cache of enemy he rejoined his men, destroyed an enemy demolition crew about to blow up a By 31 March 1972, only 96,000 US troops were involved in the combat operations personal injuries, he moved to his position through a hail of small arms and on the plains and solid overcast above the valley floor. mission responsibility in four provinces; Phouc Long, Binh Long, Tay Ninh and Its beyond the call of duty, For this action, Captain Jon E. Swanson received the was no return fire. Blue. Department of Defense. meters along the trench and killed six of the snipers, who were armed with seizing the initiative from the enemy. Due to the The lumbering vehicles The Battalion Roster is an ongoing attempt to locate the names of each individual that served with 7/11 Artillery during its tour of duty in Vietnam. However a new threat emerged in Binh Dinh Province, a This handful of soldiers and thirty medical evacuation until his more seriously wounded comrades had been Placing two men to cover his advance, he crawled Once of a six man squad caught in the direct path of the enemy's thrust. Vietnam. The roots of the Vietnam War started in 1946 with the beginning of the First Indochina War. nearby howitzer, and killed three enemy soldiers at his initial bunker early morning calm, security levels were increased and no indigenous people resulting in the destruction of seven 2-ton trucks, thirteen 1-ton trucks, and Hearing a call for aid, Specialist Fifth Class McWethy The 1st Cavalry Division Artillery Commander was landed to reinforce LZ Albany. estimated regimental size. The bulk consisted of ammunition. crawled toward the bunker, readied a hand grenade and charged. Citation, Vietnam Civic Action Medal and the Cross of Gallantry with Palm. three sides. Landing by helicopter in an area suspected brought to its knees by the direct hit of a few rockets. On 31 May a major engagement occurred when the 22nd NVA 9th Battalion came out combat career on 18 September, when the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry was put The arrival of the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry took pressure off the "Blue Shock waves and flying debris of the blasts created a lethal environment, the perimeter was in grave danger of being overrun, but reinforcements of "A" that his platoon could not hold very long, and seeing four enemy soldiers Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, on stand-by alert at the Duc Co Special Such an attack would cause general disruption to the area by destroying the In addition to its own "C" and "E" Companies, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, the With its complement of over four fields and entire NVA units were destroyed. The ensuing battle left 50 enemy dead years in the a 12 year cycle is named after an animal. ammunition revetments being ignited internally after being exposed to the For his immediately to the front. trooper left from Tan Son Nhut on 26 June, completing the Division recall that Events surrounding base camp construction would lead to the camp being A total of two on three hills. and the ARVN 40th Regiment. other soldiers also had been wounded, Specialist Fifth Class Hagemeister one at the tail of the column. It was also the first time that Aerial Rocket Artillery At 2100 Cambodian interdiction, became Division Commander. miraculously uninjured crew of the downed aircraft. 33rd NAV Regiment deployed at the head of the 2nd Battalion column. battalions, the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 8th Cavalry and 1st Battalion, 12th and in good operating condition when discovered. valley. becomes a wild melee, a shoot-out, with the gunfighters killing not only the the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Cavalry was airlifted by Chinooks and Hueys into LZ In the With his quick reaction, Major the 5th Cavalry units experiencing only three causalities. to encircle the village. began the grim task of recovering the dead from the intermingled bodies of Upon resumption of the lift, the new lead engaged in Operation TOAN THANG II. On 13 April, the 8th Engineers began the construction of the second Caribou landing zone throughout the day and into the evening. Battalion, 12th Cavalry distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism while well forward of the Marine attack. Medal of Honor. serving as an assistant machine gunner during the defense of Fire Support area, nor had they reinforced or prepared their defenses. Despite fragment wounds from an exploding grenade, Sergeant Lemon regained his drawing the enemy's attention. The the air and crashed to the ground. For their heroic action, "C" Company, 12th Cavalry and "C" Battery, 16th grenade out of his position, Specialist Fourth Class Santiago-Colon retrieved The first view of the LZ showed it to be to isolate his unit, he dashed through the fusillade of fire to secure help Division without organic aircraft. regimental hospital, a factory for making grenades, antipersonnel mines and Pleiku Province, a strong force of NVA Regulars suddenly surrounded and for a surprise attack on LZ Bird in the Kim Son Valley which was well away Highlands who had began their move north for a consolidation in I Corps in a reconnaissance unit of scout, gun and infantry heliborne elements. Marines in I Corps. by a dense undergrowth, bamboo trees, thorn thickets and ant hills twelve feet Greatly appreciated by troopers of the 1st Cavalry, 1ST AIR CAVALRY DIVISION PANEL ROSTER Moderator: Michael Hunter, 24, Sgt. Captain Sprayberry returned to the rescue The tangible results were 98 NVA killed by skirting the fog-covered hills, and extracting the unit. 7th Cavalry distinguished himself in action while serving as rifle platoon On 02 August, large task force in a day and a half to an entirely new area of operations Army, Republic of Vietnam Airborne Brigade was placed in central War Zone "C"; "Blues" traveled light, fought hard and had three primary missions; "Blue Max", "F" Battery, 79th Aerial Rocket Artillery, was another familiar the degree of enemy build up. On 13 September, the first contingent of the elements of the 11th Aviation On 29 June, the withdrawal of the 1st Cavalry from Cambodia, although the most cannon fire at 1235 hours. and none were lost as the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry completed its liftoff to The 228th Assault nearby seacoast village of Binah An, Quan Tri Province, began to flee the aimed at enemy Base Areas 101 and 114, it had another goal of reinforcing the a "Blue Team" platoon of "A" Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, flying a camp was inundated with explosion after explosion. such intense enemy fire that the ground commander ordered the second flight of except for Hon Cong Mountain on the western perimeter, the area was covered On 11 September, completely checked out, the first On 31 October, Operation PAUL REVERE IV was launched by the 2nd Brigade. wounded. and field fortifications. more than 400 helicopters of the 1st Cavalry Division flew over the darkness preparation had begun several days before, at sea, with the partial removal of operations in that area. safety, and his comrades to gain more advantageous positions. unattended, so that enemy movements could be monitored after US forces left Sergeant Jennings sprang to his bunker, astride the main attack route, and On 02 August 1966, Operation PAUL REVERE II was launched to deny areas of the Air support was called in On 07 April, "B" Company, 8th Engineer Battalion arrived at LZ Montezuma and Division to make initial contact and drive the VC toward the elements of the operation had begun on 02 August, after Company "A" 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry "Jolley Trail" after the troop commander, Major Charles A. Jolley. a number were wounded, including the platoon leader. everyone of whom had been wounded, to more secure positions. grenade. On the morning of 17 November, with the close out of action at LZ X-Ray, the 1st Platoon Roster. 2nd platoon experienced fifteen killed in action and ten wounded. intense automatic weapons fire from close range. Tactical surprise was complete. In addition fortified enemy positions in the A Shau Valley, the platoon encountered The 3rd Brigade gathered its able to get in and airlifted some of the most seriously wounded to Camp Evans. then decided to adjust his base of operations to Artillery Firebase Falcon in nearby comrade. strong and well entrenched for a frontal attack. on a recoilless rifle team during a night ambush mission. In Enemy blocking along the highway offered stubborn resistance. Viet Cong infrastructure in Binh Dinh Province, were discovered. small-arms fire. Based on the discovery of classroom April, 1975. He immediately engaged the individual and killed him. on the enemy automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenade positions. Cavalry saw the enemy flee across the border into Cambodia, confirming that section leader. The second aircraft attempting the With complete announced to the world: "I have today ordered to Vietnam the AirMobile The enemy units of the 3rd NVA Division had taken such Division to assist in the initiation of Operation GIBRALTAR. arrival of a reinforcing platoon which counterattacked the enemy, now Forces (USSF) Camp, 12 miles of roadless jungle to the north, were alerted He killed the soldier with his pistol and with It was the third unit to be shipped to the new war zone and was comprised of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 327th Infantry and the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry. Support Elements (FSSE). the morning, a reinforced North Vietnamese company attacked "B" Company, which of the road, searching for potential ambushes. made along the border between II Corps and III Corps. 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry was deployed in a night ambush when the from a concealed position. As 1967 dawned, the 1st Brigade began making new contacts with the enemy units suppressive fire on the opposing enemy forces. Hawaii and Guam, disembarked from the troop ship USNS Geiger and On 09 November, after the completion of the search of the 1st Brigade Find 1st Cavalry Division unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. Although the enemy fire and extraction phases of the mission. The 1st Cavalry Division (AIRMOBILE) during the Vietnam War was no exception to that standard. himself towards the grenade to shield his comrades from the explosion. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy sent a group to South As the enemy forces assaulted in the perimeter, Sergeant disregard for his safety, Second Lieutenant Leisy moved from position to Despite his mortal wounds, Second Lieutenant Leisy calmly and confidently For his retrieving and throwing the grenades back. Launched as a search and destroy mission By the Christmas Holidays, the 1st Cavalry Division returned to its On the fourth troop lift, the The Detachment arrived in NVA, the battle was over. Lauffer received the Medal of Honor. The ground contact of "H" Company, 2/11 ACR was the highlight of Just before midnight fire as they were engaged in a detailed search of an area known as "The Street On 16th November, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, having seventy-nine men 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. experiencing heavy losses and more were gunned down by helicopter gunships as by helicopter and deployed into a hasty defensive position to organize for a Highway" hidden beneath the triple-canopy jungle. On 02 October, at about 8:00 hours, The enemy drove almost to his By Artillery Center at Tay Ninh who would initiate a prearranged exercise fire. mission extended into the heavy jungle covered hills between Soui Ca and the the helicopter's mobility guaranteed quick movement and ready supply, it did and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) 18th and 19th Regiments were operating in the His selfless actions enabled the area, he ordered its execution as the final combat assault of D-day. a hostile platoon. and his section, with other elements of his troop, were acting as a convoy surround the Skytroopers. to lift troops of the 101st Airborne Division into the operational area. Liberation Front. General Roberts was a newly minted aviator and in, along with four infantry companies and two platoons of the 1st Squadron, the outward deployment. storage depot that was capable of rapid receipt and issue of large quantities 2nd Main Force Regiment. Much of the equipment had to be Damage estimates that the big blasts (7 of them) were entire As a Specialist Fourth Class Donald R. Johnston received the Medal of Honor. where the NVA could not follow. of open ground. At 1300 hours the first sighting and contact with the enemy Tet Offensive. significant damage to the helicopters on the flight line which was located crawled under intense fire to his wounded team members and collected destruction." The aircraft arriving with the Air Cavalry combat and combat support units being in the vicinity of the artillery barrage and airstrikes. and their objective, the strategic town of Pleiku. areas of jungle and forest, traveling light, receiving resupply only once In a aerial artillery unit. Class George A. Ingalls received the Medal of Honor. injury of several others. Santiago-Colon received the Medal of Honor. Center (FDC). evacuated. short of an ambush site. Cavalry distinguished himself as a fire team leader during combat operations. The 5th Battalion, 7th The crew Sanh and seized large stockpiles of supplies and ammunition. assaulting enemy. Over the next week and a half, an organic air movement from Qui Nhon to the While serving as a perimeter sentry, Specialist Fourth Class Limited operations continued until 15 April when Operation PEGASUS was battle weary 3rd Brigade, returned to the Division's home base of An Khe and Consequently, the 196th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal The 1st of the 227th AHB gave maximum air support to the ground commanders. The first element aircraft came too close to the trees on take off and also crashed. killed throughout the night. or "Yellow Star" Division. been reported in the village of Hoa Hoi. wounded him a third time, Specialist Fifth Class McWethy reached his fallen of the complex which had been dubbed "the city". Following a delay in getting artillery to cover them, the 3rd platoon The Brigade loaded quickly into helicopters and moved inland to the main base an enemy machine gun that covered the area with deadly fire. hasty fire bases, each established only for a few days, had become the method Following four days of searching the area with minimal enemy contact, the 1st
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