one C model Hog gunship, and a few enlisted people. Ill make the change immediately. The remaining personnel moved off base to facilities in Can Tho. in my maintenance area with several Navy Seals. weeks I would learn the subtle difference between a non-rated tour and rated Two of the KIAs were on that ill-fated CH-46 pictured above about to end in a deadly flaming crash. More immediately, uniformed forces were to the 160th Gp were the 101st Avn Bn, the 159th Great article. Assembly of our aircraft was done by civilian contractor personnel. (Visitthe VHPA museum in the near future at http://www.vhpa.org ). Constituted 1 July 1968 in the Regular Army as Company D, 101st Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division. I have enjoyed your article very much, looking forward to reading more. threatened to jail the LT in a CONEX at division headquarters or he had placed Good article. It took off at 6 a.m. for what would turn out to be about 17 hours of flying, interrupted a half-dozen times to land on the carrier to refuel. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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. I your visit to our web site, you are Visitor # 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. Memory being a notorious liar, I am always searching for historical information about the unit and I find that there is very little information out there. Visit: http://www.guskappler.com. When I There was a large motor pool, an avionics repair section, an airfield security section (a shared responsibility with other units on the airfield), a POL (Petroleum, Oils And Lubricant) section and possibly other support elements that I dont remember. The jungle canopy obscured enemy movements. Bruce Collison was a medic that night on board the Hancock. We also had a unit whose call sign was Blue Ghost. Only consistent is date of death. Oliver Wendell Holmes, A/101 Aviation Association, Inc - a IRC 501 ARMY 1971-72 H TROOP AIR 17TH CAVALRY NOV-JAN . And, if we had, we would have expected our own government to give assistance to veterans so contaminated. The troops derived the Agent Orange epithet from the orange stripe around the center of its fifty-five-gallon barrel. MIA 5/8/68 KIA (w/ Presumptive Finding of Death) body not recovered AM, PH, DFC w/ V device. All rights reserved. clock listening to everybodys operational traffic, and would not hesitate to That was before I was there. I do know that he was traumatized and looking back, he did have PTSD, which Im sure was never diagnosed and he wouldnt have admitted it anyway. Some images have been scanned from books and magazines. I never think words are sufficient to thank those of you who serve so I do use my voice to show support. about to get command of an aviation company, he had to put in his two cents During the Vietnam War, the 101st was redesignated an airmobile division, and later as an air assault division. 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. A/159th Avn Bn (Assault Support), (CH-47 Chinook) Call Sign Pachyderm 3rd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Thunder We flew everything and at times emptied the door guns before reaching the end The brigade had previously consisted of 1st and 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Glider Regiment, 164th Infantry Brigade and 82nd Infantry Division, since . I paid them a visit, MAJ George E. Day said "hell, Ill give you a box of CH-46s, Seaknights were (still are) USMC smaller version of the Armys CH-47 Chinook. I appealed to MAJ Paul Wise who commanded one of the GS companies The powers that be might have Thanks to all . Paratroopers were versatile in World War II, they were deployed to the . It would be nice to be listed amongst the troops of helicopter units. draftee, who knew how to operate. the Battle for Saigon or the "Defense of Bunker's Bunker." Several -54s were lost due to accidents and only one shot down in the Ashu Valley with the loss of all crew. Though at lane I did most of my Dustoff work out of Nha Trang. Avn Bn had two companies, A & B. When the ADC and all of the . But there wasnt room. 2/17 Cav had only one organic air Crew Chief Sgt. How do I know this, I served in HMM 163 as a Crew Cheif. 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile). I decided not to do that and purchased ASTM-1 from the Mexicans. until about the end of March 1969 because it did not have the necessary Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The helicopter flew good that day.. Copyright 1998-2003 A/101 AVN. Without any real guidance or of the warrants were from the class ahead.", MAJ Stone had assumed command and CW3 Carl Carrier and CW2 Bert Metcalf ran me 1st Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Deadbone Two comments, 1 on helicopter units , 1 on book reviews. Why theres not much about Darkhorse c/16 co.?Terry Lee Davidson dg fourhorsemen lift platoon 1972 October 1 to January 17 1973?? also aware that most of the division aircraft were grounded for various Far more decorated than hed ever let on. remained to facilitate the transfer. 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. Classified Not for public release to the general public And have no plans to, ever go in one. 101st CAB, Wing of Destiny. deployment to Vietnam. An airborne division aviation complete online Memorial to the 51 A/101 Aviation men Killed In COL Clinton R. Cody http://www.naples.net/~nfn00215 companies of the 159th, caused gross over utilization on the 101st late November 1967. They transported refugees from one ship to another. 163 Avn Co. (LOH and Huey) Roadrunner I read the book reviews and there are plenty on pilots, grunts, etc. At that time (Nov 68) the Group had less than half of Since the CAC was still evolving, the first couple of months was organized chaos. Maybe D company was as deprived if not more so than So true, my brother! I did through the paces of being a Maintenance Test Pilot (MTP). BTW, I really enjoy your articles and Ive read your book. 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. was out of the question; nor was the desire to do it correctly. infringement is intended. This herbicide was manufactured by Monsanto and Dow Chemical, who deceivingly guaranteed its safety when in contact with humans. era, Alpha 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 Hi John, Fort Campbell, KY 42223. other "strap hangers" started pouring-in, and the usual nightly madness 69, but it did not become fully operational on their own for another month. See: http://gulfwarvets.com/ao.html. available aircraft was allocated which meant that we lost our maintenance SGT Gagnon 1/9 HHT Flight Platoon leader. We were and assault helicopter unit, that took the grunts into the field and resupplied them when they needed. bright-eyed professionalism and dedication that I remember vividly, a quality One unit had a CONEX container full of bed linens - GI bed sheets, Its interesting to note that only three major areas of the country show heavy concentrations in additions to themany locations in Cambodia and Laos. Ch 46 are not chinooks. Five parts per trillion (100,000 times less) causes cancer in laboratory rats. policy is to place you in a non-deployable unit for 12--18 months." All, to varying degrees, were exposed to Agent Orange and other Rain Bow herbicides that contained Dioxin. equipment and even some extra comfort and convenience items. The eagle in flight represents Aviation. Keep up the good work. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 101st Aviation Battalion on 2 March 1965. Free shipping for many products! William Nystul, who grew up in Coronado. Have read so many causes, firearm non hostile, The first CO of D/101 was 2/17th Cavalry-(1969-1970) The Federation of American Scientists, members of the National Academy of Sciences, 17 Nobel laureates, the Rand Corporation and others urged terminating this form of chemical warfare. exercise proved to be an excellent rehearsal for our tour in 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. 96th Aviation Support Battalion "Troubleshooters", 7910 Thunder Blvd. Orson H. Case. He was assigned to B Co., 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). 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. but happen to notice the 377th absent from the listing; almost 100% sure the 377th was deployed to Vietnam. Later redesignated 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st ABD More History from a Veteran of the 163rd The 163rd AVN CO was stationed at Camp Eagle (between Hue and Phu Bai), circa 1969; Assigned to 160th AVN BN missing a few teeth. It was redesignated for the 101st Aviation Regiment, effective 16 October 1987, and amended to update the blazon and symbolism. Glad you made it home. Phoenix HHT, 2nd Squadron 17th Cavalry A Troop 2/17th Cav Assault B Troop 2/17th Cav Banshee C Troop 2/17th Cavalry Condors. have not found a date for that. I selected 1LT Hendry S. Robinson to be the Operations Officer and 1LT David ground, I went over to the commercial aviation side of the airfield and, armed These are some examples, but not all. High altitude point blank range into the sea of uniformed Vietcong, and the pounding by Air http://www.hullnumber.com/crew1.php?cm=CAG-1, But also a Sara: designated as the 163d Aviation Co. A good friend of mine is an old Warlord CC of B Co/123rd Avn Bn & another friend was a dust off pilot but I cant remember his unit (poor soul is in rough shape w/ PTSD doubt he remembers either). 476 Avn Co (Cranes CH-54) Hurricanes. The Historical A/101 Aviation units that have served This article incorporates public domain material from 101st Aviation Regiment Lineage and Honors. training from old hands because we were, for the most part, just out of flight A Company. He fired two pen flares, then activated his rescue strobe. On 14 March 1973 the VNAF A lesson learned at this point was that the Mexican 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment [ edit] HHC. Their children were born with grotesque birth defects. however, he failed to recognize the tour equity policy Transportation Corps We emulate a Parachute Rifle Company, the premiere light-infantry of the United States. He felt blessed to join that unit . Sp5 Rex Voelker. I passed through there about that time and wonder if you worked on me. 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. Contained in this newsletter was an article from the 101st Airborne Association newsletter. Many of the Dustoff units had been small detachments. In early May 1969, the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong were threatening Tam Ky, the capital of Quang Tin province in northern South Vietnam. his injuries. One out of everyten Americans who served in Vietnam became a casualty. 449th Aviation Brigade Unit Crest. Acapulco, Mexico for an unspecified time. They wanted any information regarding an accident involving this aircraft at Fire Base Eagles Nest on May 31, 1969. March 19, 1965 it was reorganized. I was with the A 159thASHB from June68-June68. Please watch: https://youtu.be/_4pBmqQ5VKw Their gunships(usually older Hueys)were called Muskets. From my August 20, 2017 comment: I served as a trauma surgeon at the 85th Evac in Phu Bai. people were more intelligent and professional than others I met, they thrived MG Melvin Zais assumed command of the 101st Airborne and the tactics changed 1-4 Cavalry was an armored cavalry squadron (3 ground troops (A, B, C) and one air troop (D)). However-as in civilian aviation-the pilot in command . Where did the call signs in your listing come from? The Chopper was Pachyderm 718540. photos and written material on this web site may not be published or used and never got things cross threaded. Mendez was later killed in an L-20 crash. Hi.welcome to my new Ebay account. activation of the 160th Aviation Group (later the 101st Aviation Group) and See: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/veterans-burn-pits-congress.html. I recently self published Welcome Home From Vietnam, Finally, A Vietnam The average lapse between being wounded and reaching a hospital was less than one hour, and as a result, less than one percent ofthose woundeddied of their wounds within thefirst 24 hours. Aerial Rocket, or something like that), commanded by a Lt Col Henderson, but A CPA, Lee pulled the operation together and daily tests and I began each day by downgrading the Red "X" condition to a I love my country, would not wish to live elsewhere, and would, as most Vietnam Veterans, again serve in Vietnam. You missed 11th combat aviation group. the 160th. The 101 st Airborne Division was officially designated as the 101 st Air Cavalry Division on 1 July 1968. Prior to my arrival, believe it was about August 68, the gun platoons were interject his thoughts, suggestions and/or directions as he thought He was killed on 27 November 68 down south of Rockcrusher 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. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Protocol, Kennedy examined tricks and gadgets that might give the South an edge in the jungle, and in November 1961 sanctioned the use of defoliants in a covert operation code-named Ranch Hand, every mission flown signed off by the president himself and managed in Saigon by the secret Committee 202 Im eighty years old and recently diagnosed with Chronic B-Cell Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). 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 . VNAF. See: http://cybersarges.tripod.com/AOphotos.html. division was alerted to insert elements of the 101st on the roof of the Group. Wayne, sorry about your friend. The 101st Airborne infringement is intended. Aviation Company was formed at Can Tho Army Airfield in IV Corps, Republic of South Vietnam. The 229th Aviation Battalion (Vietnam) was a Assault Helicopter Battalion, that used the helicopter to get the mission done. Teal blue and white are the colors formerly used by Aviation units. I also filled in as a door gunner for about half-a-dozen times when one of the door gunners was sick. This is also the main reason that soldiersin Vietnam saw more action than those soldiers of preceding wars. This reorganization all occurred just before we went into the At any rate, we could see the CONEX and the guards from our maintenance area. 101st Aviation Battalion helicopter landing on the roof of the American If All Vietnam era personnel who served in Company B, 158th th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne . alike! 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. CARENTAN II, DELAWARE/LAMSON 216 and NEVADA EAGLE which continued beyond my Helicopters in Vietnamwere always exposed to hostile fire even in their base camps. and A Company ( A company had CH-47As). Others have surmised that the pilots got disoriented; it was a pitch-black night, no visible moon, impossible to see the horizon. A/101 did its share of combat assaults and "ash and trash" missions. Thank you for your service, Welcome Home. Trans were a great bunch; but, the aircraft were ours and it was my job to very seriously and before departing for Vietnam I passed my MTF check ride Its part of military lore that no man is left behind, but the evacuation task force had orders to move on. Someone remarked that MAJ Murry The next day, on board the Hancock, they held a traditional burial at sea for the pilots. asked me once if I would give up the numerical designation of 101 to become You are all held in the highest regard by us grunts and others who were in harms way. Marines used them extensively and many were lost. When aviation units deactivated, portions of their assets and personnel were transferred to the 18 th CAC. This is largely true due to helicopters. In July of 1965, the 101st was ordered into combat. This unit had observation helicopters and that I think is unique to Army aviation. YT-14 was on search and rescue duty off the carrier Hancock that day, ready to swoop in if other helicopters crashed and the crews needed to be pulled from the water. The 205th Assault Support Helicopter Company Geronimos. information is known about the originator a credit is placed near that 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. Please allow me to reminisce a bit & honor their memories by speaking the names of our lost homegrown aviators here (appropriately): * SSgt Junior Ganoe (21), CC, 170th AHC Bikinis, 52nd Avn Bn, shot down over the fence during daring LRRP extraction in a deep valley, Ratanokiri Province, Cambodia. However, it was . Last Updated 2/1/2023 I was stationedat Quang Tri, with 1/5 Inf Bde Avn Section from June 1970 thru April 1971. . Two officers who left A/101, 1LT David Burch and 1LT Gary Higbee, When I reported as a Captain to A/101 on 1 September 1967, the division was in I searched for bob Panczyk vietnam several results that you could start with: Robert, in 1967 on a ship.. (BM stands for boatsman (I think) so thats not him maybe family?) Over some period of time this was changed through a 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. school. They may have been able to however, it would have taken much longer. *Charlie Company, 101st Aviation Battalion (Wings of the Eagle), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky (7/76 - 10/81). On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Cherries A Vietnam War Novel wrote: Casualty rates are suspect here. Parker and I The UN General Assembly passed this resolution by a vote of 80 to 3. See: http://politicalaffairs.net/killing-me-softly-how-agent-orange-murders-vietnam-s-children/. A silver color metal and black enamel eagle .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1+18 inches (2.9cm) in height overall, with wings elevated, between the wings a three-segmented red scroll inscribed "WINGS" at the top, "OF THE" in the middle and "EAGLE" on the lower scroll in silver letters. The Hueys callsign was Green Delta. send via email. aircraft was strafed by heavy small arms fire, setting the aircraft of fire. Bad Boys, Great Souls. Aviation Group was commanded by Colonel Ted Crozier. appropriate. Pick it up! By John Kennedy. Dead bodies began at the perimeter and When the 9th went home we were attached to the 1st Aviation Brigade. Photo above 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). We had 8 helicopters and 16 crew members. C/159th Avn Bn (Assault Support), (CH-47 Chinook) Call Sign Playtex Finally cleared to come in, he had to make a hard right turn away from the carrier to avoid being hit by a plane arriving from behind. They had to start from zero in country. I Served Honorably in Vietnam until the Department of the Army formally created it by General Order, giving photos of past reunions, Comanchero Timothy John Jacobsen's Full USMC, Johnstown, NY. born 12/08/1998, Web-master: Richard A. Bittle My dad would only tell us (2 daughters and 1 son) that the war changed him. 478th HH Hurricane 498th Air Ambulance Company A/501st . The Memorial is located next to the 911 Memorial. Two of the KIAs were on that ill fated CH-46 pictured above about to end in a deadly flaming crash. MEDEVAC helicopters flew nearly 500,000 missions, airlifting 900,000 patients (nearly one-half were Americans). On 27 February 1973 the 18 th CAC received orders to stand-down and prepare to transfer all assets to the Door gunners exited just as chopper was hit, before it tumbled down mountainside, flattened & inverted, lodged in trees for many hours w/ pilots pinned inside. company remained in the battalion and the general support company was pulled The Vietnam War officially ended in 1975. March 20, 1971, was not a good day for American and Vietnamese forces engaged in Operation Lam Son 719. Company (A and B companies, respectfully). other It necessitated the Agent Orange Act of 1991 to force the Veterans Administration to recognize Agent Orange disabilities. This evasion of responsibility was a callous decision by our government and its politicians to discard and not help our warriors. On 16 November 1968, the 160th On 1 July 1968, I also have some patches I will share with you from the 116th AHC. in the words of it's veterans. The US Army in Vietnam . . He was da man, and mountaintop Ranger extraction attempt. CSM Vitalia Sanders. My recollection of A/101 is that the On a wreath of the colors, Argent and Azure, between two triangles Sable a horse's head Argent. with the 101st Airborne Division. 1st Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Deadbone I just published a medical mystery, ONE DEGREE, you may be interested in reading. used on This Web Page are drawn from sources all over the WWW, including FTP The attackers didnt have a chance with Red Leg He remembers the pilot telling the crew, Somebody is going to die up here tonight.. Action while in service to our country, Unit couple of evolutions to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Mobile). 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