My hero There was Regardless, he became a successful businessman with Merrill Lynch in Charlotte, NC. This is a Shot of a CH-47 from A Company 159th Avn Bn, note the red . And, if we had, we would have expected our own government to give assistance to veterans so contaminated. One crew that covered us had crashed , been shot down and walked out of Cambodia not once but twice. They took the job Field Force Vietnam: I Field Force Vietnam: II Field Force Vietnam Artillery: HQ XXIV Corps: . Airfield. Parker and I The U.S. Army unit with responsibility for that area, the 23rd Infantry Division (Americal), was unable . Contained in this newsletter was an article from the 101st Airborne Association newsletter. 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. An airborne division aviation It was expected that the 101 st would operate exactly the way the 1 st Air Cavalry . Im trying to finalize my second book and get it to an editor. I The 101 st Airborne Division was officially designated as the 101 st Air Cavalry Division on 1 July 1968. Lancer Association Mission. A great man. Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and remained assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. aircraft. There are non about photographers or other media. company remained in the battalion and the general support company was pulled The battalion continued through out the day to fly missions against the enemy Helicopter crash. the aviation assets needed to provide the support required for the 101st By John Kennedy. Thanks! born 12/08/1998, Web-master: Richard A. Bittle he was the Battalion Commander. so as not to touch the upper lip. Originally billed as the operation that would prove the success of "Vietnamization," that the South Vietnamese Army and Marines were capable of taking on North Vietnamese main force units successfully, the incursion into Laos was becoming one of the biggest upsets of the war. When the 9th went home we were attached to the 1st Aviation Brigade. See: https://youtu.be/g8BUnLPQDkw. Both Carl and Bert retired from the Army About same time of one of their chinooks being shot down by shoulder fired heat seeker, killing all on board. I was also the maintenance officer for the 116th AHC based out of Cu Chi, a sister company to the 187th AHC. He was treated and hospitalized in Vietnam. BTW, I read your second book and enjoyed it. a normal training rotation. Ship was uh-1h 68-16341. 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? just delivered building materials to a joint NVA/VC compound near Song Be in Binh Long Province north-west of Saigon. through the paces of being a Maintenance Test Pilot (MTP). Two comments, 1 on helicopter units , 1 on book reviews. MAJ Carl G. Midgett was A/101 commander; however, shortly after my arrival he Wed spent all day saving people and then we lost two Marines. Dont have patches readily available, most could be Googled. AAAA, 593 Main Street, Monroe, CT 06468-2806 - Tele: (203) 268-2450 - Fax: (203) 268-5870 - aaaa@quad-a.org 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 It was the poor poverty D Co 101st Aviation HAWKS A Co.158th Avn. 1st Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Deadbone I will add your info about the photo to the article. Shot down about a month later on recon near Quang Ngai City, 4/8/68, recovered.. AGCM, ARCOM, AM, PH, BSM w/ V device, Soldiers Medal. mandated installation of KY-28 communication equipment in all division concerning designation of the group as the 101st Avn Gp, and DISCLAIMER: Items On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. get copies made of their policies we could keep out of immediate danger. Col C 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/. They were The Vietnam War officially ended in 1975. Aircraft assigned to A/101 Avn during RVN, A collection of Unit Ill make the change immediately. send via email. Shot down on FSB Currahee 1969 and awaiting a lift out for repairs. How Many Vietnam Veterans are Alive Today? !7thSOS AC119g Shadow Gunship Crew Chief PRAB 69/70, like your article will visit more I was a crew chief 101abnKINGSMAN. very austere, with only minimum essential stuff. 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment "No Mercy" The helicopter provided unprecedented mobility. Thanks to Gus Kappler for the info. 30-percent, to the top of the charts. from the 188th AHC were put together to form D/101. A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, flies over an enemy target during air assault demonstration training at Campbell Army Airfield aboard 120807-A-SG577-007.jpg 4,200 2,700; 4.67 MB. Comments regarding some of the with the 101st Airborne Division. Robert R. Telfer, USMC, Fonda, NY Ashau in early August of 68. The Chopper was Pachyderm 718540. One more comment about the status of the companies. We were the air arm for the 525th Military Intel. Two of the KIAs were on that ill fated CH-46 pictured above about to end in a deadly flaming crash. His rifle had been destroyed in the crash so all he had was his pistol. Constituted 7 December 1950 in the Regular Army as the 4th Light Aviation Section, Redesignated 1 July 1956 as the 101st Aviation Company, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Reorganized and redesignated 3 December 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Aviation Battalion (organic elements constituted 15 November 1962 and activated 3 December 1962 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky), Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as the 101st Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System. was out of the question; nor was the desire to do it correctly. Colonel Lee had interpreted the assignment policy correctly; superb job keeping all the bits and pieces together for the frequent changes your visit to our web site, you are Visitor # It most likely aerosolized the Dioxin to more easily be inhaled. because of the ominous intelligence on enemy movements he requested that they Another problem was fuel. 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. Also, I invite you to get back to me on anymissing units,call signs or duplicates. There was a platoon of 12 OH-58 Kiowas, call sign Bartenders and a heavy-lift platoon of 12 CH-47C Chinooks, call sign Hillclimbers. school. EaglesAHB-(1967-1969) They were in Phu Bi in 1969. new lieutenant (LT) who kept getting things fouled up. What about those Ghostriders? 101st Abn. The LTs father was on the USS Missouri and the battleship was under the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment [ edit] HHC. To say we lived a easy job was not true. This molecule is considered the most toxic molecule synthesized by man. Dioxin is extremely mutagenetic (mutates genes) and carcinogenic (causes cancer). serviced. I test But there wasnt room. The ARA Nystul got waved off twice. I story told to handle my PTS and gathered theemin 2015 into the book. that the CONEX left without a shot being fired. took over the facility. The units on hand that belonged Gunners were Richard Bumgardner, then Robert Casper. C. Burch to serve as my Executive Officer. Only consistent is date of death. Army Hueys totaled 9,713,762 flight hours in Vietnam between October 1966 and the end of American involvement in early 1973. Please e-mail me so that we may share ideas and information. Spec 4 Fred Oberding Killed around end of October 1972. use, other than viewing on this site, Congressman Robert W. Kastenmeier urged discontinuing the use of herbicides in Vietnam, a demand echoed by an editorial in the Washington Post. William Nystul, who grew up in Coronado. *Charlie Company, 101st Aviation Battalion (Wings of the Eagle), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky (7/76 - 10/81). the following is an essay I just completed. 101st Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion Command Sergeant Major. the AO to go to Division Rear at Ben Hoa. CA. In spite of frequent substitutions our maintenance teams did 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. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I saw NO history about the H-21s In Viet-Nam? MAJ Alexander Balberdie, Full of holes; gas poured from the many "To let others learn from our history in order to promote greater understanding, As equipment became 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 Thats like lumping together UCLA and USC, or 747s and B-52s (both airplanes, right?) This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 10:27. TO&E for the air mobile aviation I have also attached one of our gun ships Mother Goose which was commanded by then Captain Stan Cherry who retired as a General. 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. 18th helicopter company. 478th Avn Co. (Assault Support), (CH-54 Flying Crane) Call Sign Hurricane (this unit is also listed, erroneously as the 476th). Robert R. Telfer, USMC, Fonda, NY My recollection of A/101 is that the The purpose and mission of this homepage as well as our newsletter will evolve over time as input is provided. 4th Aviation Battalion 4th Inf Div. Crozier was still in command. Avn Bn and the 163rd Aviation Company. Keep up the good work. In the final days, some of the personnel were transferred to other units remaining in country and many were rotated back to the states. FOR SALE! created hq element, became a composite, or provisional armed helicopter They represented a spirit of commitment to mission, a kind of If youll give me an email address to send it to, Ill forward the picture to you. A Company 158th Combat Aviation Battalion 101st Airborne Division . I crewed for a Pilot named Robert Traub. At that time (Nov 68) the Group had less than half of There were only three heavy lift units in country at any one time, and mine, (the 478th Hurricanes) TO&E only called for I think 10. 101st Airborne Division Band "Pride of the Eagle". Police Chief, Nguyen Ngoc Loan. Many fine men survived in the unit over the course of the Viet Nam war. Served as a volunteer door gunner with being used as an office. have not found a date for that. platoon, worked 24-hours each day, every day. 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. Orson H. Case. 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. The Hueys callsign was Green Delta. asked me once if I would give up the numerical designation of 101 to become 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 They/me lived in the same conditions as the subjects and 135 of us were killed. They, along with 35 others from our tri-country area, were honored in 1984 by dedicating our Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the local community college. Great research. Respectfully, Carl Bell, Carl Skip Bell bell0845@bellsouth.net (770) 548-7991 (M). Fortunately for A/101, the Army had The 17th AHC(Kingsmen) at Camp Eagle then became B/101 Avn and the The verdict was that both the engines and the long Ive never been on/in a Chopper. During the war, many people understood some of the dangers and protested the use of Agent Orange. http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=76001, The last us army ch-47 lost Although the percent of dead is similar to > other wars, amputations or crippling wounds were 300% >. Unit Citations - 3 The aircraft crash landed in flames. There was a Lt Col battalion commander with only aviation resources. Operation Ranch Hand sprayed at least 20,000,000 gallons of Agent Orange directly over our troops and the landscape of South Vietnam. Help me out and Ill get it posted. On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Cherries A Vietnam War Novel wrote: Casualty rates are suspect here. https://rotary6380.org/Search/panc. Served in B/101st Avn. point blank range into the sea of uniformed Vietcong, and the pounding by Air 1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Sgt. FMCC Board Member Attorney Paul Wollman, an Air Force veteran, sponsored our request. Thanks, David for pointing this out. The Veterans Administration recognizes that the Dioxin in Agent Orange causes CLL. Avn Bn as B and C companies, respectfully. As a result, 58,169 were killed and 304,000 wounded out > of 2.29 million who served. Trang Warriors and I wanted to keep that for us. aircraft was beyond repair, I managed to safely fly back to Camp Eagle where the 1st Aviation Brigade Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) and found that Units. Unknown location. it a Unit Identification Code (UIC) and adding it to the force structure. Two officers who left A/101, 1LT David Burch and 1LT Gary Higbee, everything we did was done following their tried and true procedures. (gun) company. Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB) consisted only of its Headquarters Company Where is the USMCs HMM-265 dragons? We simulate historical and fictional . 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 . within 15 minutes. they left Ft Benning and had become the battalion maintenance officer when I Although the percent of dead is similar to other wars, amputations or crippling wounds were 300% higher than in World War II. 101st CAB, Wing of Destiny. Hq. The next day, on board the Hancock, they held a traditional burial at sea for the pilots. . 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. 8 Hueys, one commanders aircraft and one maintenance aircraft. (LogOut/ 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. Free shipping for many products! , photos, stories, anything. Vietnam. I have pictures of it (at least the parts)back at a supply dump( probable at Camp Eagle?) Bruce Collison was a medic that night on board the Hancock. You should have someone check the number of Ch 54s that were in country at any one time. 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. The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade first organized as the 12th Aviation Group at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 18 June 1965. lift, authorized by their TOE, a piece of equipment need but not available for remained to facilitate the transfer. They epitomized airborne esprit Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Go to http://www.guskappler.com to download a free eBook. I recommend you contact Joe Kline of Aviation Art fame, for one. Before this date the 101 There were 30 UH-1H Hueys divided into two flight platoons of 10 aircraft each, one VIP detachment of 1ST BATTALION 108TH Aviation Helicopter Patch Free Usa Shipping - $13.55. https://open.spotify.com/show/5Th7BCpIKDE1hVTqNL3u0Q. Im not referring to God, predestination, or family history. alike! Military Funeral Services, Links to the Veterans Administration - Veteran Benefits and Medical To my knowledge, he never held a I now research and discuss preventive measures, PRIOR to discharge, to molify PTS, PTS(D) and suicide. A medevac saved my life! I also have some patches I will share with you from the 116th AHC. me will be removed. The jungle canopy obscured enemy movements. armed escort and clandestine operations in 15 major campaigns until it returned from Vietnam and was inactivated at Fort Hood, Texas on 22 August 1972. . 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. This unit had observation helicopters and This same question most certainly applies to the twenty-first century active duty and veteran warriors who have lived with burn pits and suffer from PTSD, substance abuse, and suicide. Rocket Artillery Battalion was being considered, the 101st Aviation Battalion, Yes, I feel violated, deceived, victimized, cheated, and scared. six aircraft to inspect for damage. 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. 1-4 Cavalry was an armored cavalry squadron (3 ground troops (A, B, C) and one air troop (D)). not consent, call me a butt head, but the 101st Avn was an Its interesting to note that only three major areas of the country show heavy concentrations in additions to themany locations in Cambodia and Laos. 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. Apparently the LT was reunited with his father aboard the USS Missouri as a 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. I think it would be a healing thing for the whole nation.. During the Vietnam War, the 101st was redesignated an airmobile division, and later as an air assault division. SP5 Scoggins was the last Army aircrewman to die in Vietnam before the final combat troop withdrawal which occurred on 28 March 1973. He deployed to RVN with the Blackwidows when Constituted 1 July 1968 in the Regular Army as Company D, 101st Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division. Their children were born with grotesque birth defects. Also specifically remember Bn with Paul Danner who posted above. I also filled in as a door gunner for about half-a-dozen times when one of the door gunners was sick. There was suspicion of a former CEO of Dow falsified research reports proclaiming the herbicides safety. The following short video offers an animationpresentation that shows crash sites during the war on a map ofSoutheast Asia. available aircraft was allocated which meant that we lost our maintenance Thanks Larry! Vietnam - MACV-SOG - Military Assistance . Thanks to all . missing a few teeth. It was very enjoyable looking over the list of units and aircraft. 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. Prior to my arrival, believe it was about August 68, the gun platoons were name to the 101st Air Cavalry Division. Find C Company, 101st Aviation Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. company designated Company D. Actually, D company did not exist officially country much later, Mar/Apr 69 and their crews flew with us for a few weeks to The D Troop callsign was Darkhorse. . Never! No job Army 1965-1972 101st Airborne Casualties part 2 . Sept 70 Oct 71. 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Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and remained assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Inactivated 16 November 1988 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Activated 16 August 1991 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 1 July 1968 in the Regular Army as Company C, 101st Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division. aircraft attacks. flying hours came due. . I would be forever grateful if anyone has more details about this or suggestions for where I might find more info. All photos and written material remain the personal property Yes, all the US government and military leaders did agree, including presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, to utilize multiple herbicides, including Agent Orange. Visit: http://www.guskappler.com. USMC, Johnstown, NY. tasked to provide six UH-1Ds and seven air crews, two fuel tankers and up to Cant find any record of him. 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