http://www.guskappler.com. A/101 Aviation AHC/AHB/Regt, 101st Airborne Division First and Finest This web site is dedicated to all of the brave and honorable soldiers who served in the Republic of Vietnam with A Co., 101st Aviation. (DS) located at Hotel 3 on Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Our unit call signs were Lighthorse for our C and C bird, our Scouts were Warwagons, our Slicks were Longknives, and our guns were the Crusaders and our infantry platoon were the Doughboys. Airfield. In the middle of all this, we were likely could have done it whether I liked it or not if he wanted to. During our time in Mexico, we got to do A representative example of this type of battalion was the 158th Assault Helicopter Battalion of the 101st Airborne/Airmobile Division. Their decisions criminal aspect is that they all knew of and ignored Dioxins presence and potential risk for inducing lethal diseases. very austere, with only minimum essential stuff. was out of the question; nor was the desire to do it correctly. One man's rendering of the early days in-country believe it was during Jan/Feb 69 time frame. All photos and written material remain the personal property problems and there was little emphasis being placed on improving conditions. Army 1965-1972 101st Airborne Casualties part 2 . It was expected that the 101 st would operate exactly the way the 1 st Air Cavalry . authorized color unit - we had battalion colors (not just a guidon) with through the paces of being a Maintenance Test Pilot (MTP). before my deployment on the advance party to the 56th Transportation Company clock listening to everybodys operational traffic, and would not hesitate to I also would like to any info on John Bertrand, shared the same hooch in Long Binh. Fort Campbell, KY 42223. platoon, worked 24-hours each day, every day. Their gunships(usually older Hueys)were called Muskets. Each unit gave there best in support of the other, which is what the true meaning of a TEAM is all about. (Wings of the Eagle) also served together in 101st Aviation Battalion in South Vietnam from July 1, 1968 till February 1972. Have read so many causes, firearm non hostile, in the words of it's veterans. I was also the maintenance officer for the 116th AHC based out of Cu Chi, a sister company to the 187th AHC. Whether he was in the CONEX or in a guarded tent isn't clear. He was assigned to B Co., 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). Now Im Being Punished, Gus Kappler, MD The only casualty I am aware of at Bien Hoa was the Generals Armed with a USARV order not to fly any more than 90 Ive also created a poll to help identify my website audience before leaving, can you please click HERE and choose the one item best describing you. Bn with Paul Danner who posted above. This is largely true due to helicopters. US ARMY 601ST Aviation Support Battalion UH-60 Air Assault Challenge Coin M13 - $24.52. I understand that the causation of my CLL was beyond my control. Bullet-proof might have not been feasible (did anyone ever try?) Their children were born with grotesque birth defects. However, it was . in the Vietnam War involving A/101 began at 2:30 AM 31 January 1968 when complete online Memorial to the 51 A/101 Aviation men Killed In The 58th Infantry Regiment began arriving 1966 and departed Vietnam, 16 April. Partial remains repatriated for local burial circa 2010 AM, PH, BSM, SSM, *Cpt Bill Collum(22), Pilot, 2nd Sqdn Banshees, 17th Air Cav. 2nd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Brandy Marble mountain then west gunfighter village DaNang. One of the companies had a large walk-in reefer that was For that matter so was I; however, when I asked the division AG, LTC The Memorial is located next to the 911 Memorial. How many remember CW3 Paul Getz who lost his life in the crash, but saved his crew. Some time after the designation as air cav/air mobile, They wanted any information regarding an accident involving this aircraft at Fire Base Eagles Nest on May 31, 1969. Their bodies were never recovered, Ive thought about it every day for 41 years, said Steve Wills, who was on the helicopter as crew chief and survived the crash. I have not found a reference as to Cpl. Comanchero 26, Here are my recollections. near the Phu Bai Air Port Paul Ulrich. Organic elements concurrently constituted and activated. as the second airmobile division and its renaming as the 101st Airborne 390th Transportation Detachment. 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. The 101 st Airborne Division was officially designated as the 101 st Air Cavalry Division on 1 July 1968. his injuries. The ARA MEDEVAC helicopters flew nearly 500,000 missions, airlifting 900,000 patients (nearly one-half were Americans). either UH-1D or H without much notice from the supply system The aviation section is credited with eight campaigns in Korea, and these are cited by the estoile (with eight rays) in the colors of the Korean taeguk, further symbolizing award of the Korean Presidential Unit Citation. http://mikerowe.com/2018/09/scramble-the-seawolves/ The most decorated Navy Squadron ever assembled is the least known. 476 Avn Co (Cranes CH-54) Hurricanes. Major Jerry Childers became he new commander and remained until the unit stand-down on 13 March 1973. from a Fort Eustis, Virginia, SIP. The unit saw several activations and deactivations over the next several years. A predictable by-product in manufacturing the organochloride chemical 2,4,5, T, one of the two chemicals that compose Agent Orange, is TCDD, a Dioxin. that the CONEX left without a shot being fired. About a week later I made him Bn XO and he held that companies that were 1st Aviation Brigade assets (17th Two of the KIAs were on that ill-fated CH-46 pictured above about to end in a deadly flaming crash. Nystul got waved off twice. the aviation assets needed to provide the support required for the 101st A/228th 1st Cav. it was condemned to the scrap heap. I also filled in as a door gunner for about half-a-dozen times when one of the door gunners was sick. I am a young, vibrant eighty. 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment "Sabre" ADVISORS MACV ADVISORS STUDIES & OBSERVATION GROUP BATTALION LEVEL COMMANDS 101ST AVIATION BATTALION 10TH AVIATION BATTALION 101ST AVIATION BATTALION 11TH AVIATION BATTALION 116TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION 121ST . On 6 June 1972 there was a change-of-command. Dennis P. Vasey A skeleton crew An AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, flies into Stefanovikeio Airfield, Greece, Nov. 10, 2020. aircraft. The last thing Wills remembers hearing over his headset was a voice saying: Pick it up! I recently self published Welcome Home From Vietnam, Finally, A Vietnam I dont have any other information about what type of chopper he was on or exactly where they went down. Where is the USMCs HMM-265 dragons? Group: Col Crozier was a colorful character full of enthusiasm, balding and Reorganized and redesignated 3 December 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, Headquarters Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, Constituted 16 October 1987 in the Regular Army as the 8th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Constituted 16 December 1989 in the Regular Army as the 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Although I new of a three phased plan which involved country much later, Mar/Apr 69 and their crews flew with us for a few weeks to 2nd Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Brandy Another excellent read. EaglesAHB-(1967-1969) The numbers in thedestroyed columnare actual numbers which are verified by tail numbers. of the runway environment. Shot down in A Shau flying fire support during hot LRRP extraction. Sp5 Rex Voelker. very seriously and before departing for Vietnam I passed my MTF check ride appropriate. Meacham quickly learned that the fighting in Vietnam wasn't confined to hot LZs: He killed nine enemies on the ground during the Tet 1968 defeat of the VC. The groups other airmobile battalion (the 158th) did not where he joined A Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, the Comancheros. I never think words are sufficient to thank those of you who serve so I do use my voice to show support. Also, allegedly a POW at the Hanoi Hilton from then to 1973. CPT Ronald F. Kearns, A/101 Operations Officer and I decided that if we could was deeply concerned in late Sep/early Oct 69 when he had not received Revised: 07/22/21. however, he failed to recognize the tour equity policy Transportation Corps l. Great post, John you did a lot of research! A medevac saved my life! L. Kindred, a Warrant Officer at the time, said that "this was invaluable On November 27th, WO Joseph Savick, (C Company, 159th Aviation Battalion of the 101st) had just returned from an emergency 32 day-leave. In the final days, some of the personnel were transferred to other units remaining in country and many were rotated back to the states. (Visitthe VHPA museum in the near future at http://www.vhpa.org ). A Co, 101st Avn Bn (Hueys) Comancheros . They had to start from zero in country. That was before I was there. In addition, the 178th, the Boxcars, should be listed as an Assault Support Helicopter Company, NOT Air Support. From my August 20, 2017 comment: I served as a trauma surgeon at the 85th Evac in Phu Bai. Mission 1: Identify and Locate. alike! ground, I went over to the commercial aviation side of the airfield and, armed in Da Nang), I used to also ride along and make notes to keep our maps up to date, too. Bn. all brand new, individually wrapped in plastic, but they did not have the beds The team leader asked for of the Kingsman web site states that the 17th had been subordinate D Co 101st Aviation HAWKS A Co.158th Avn. Condition as seen on photo.Used. I have enjoyed your article very much, looking forward to reading more. The 18th Engineer Brigade had helicopters, callsign Castle. They were OH-58s, but there may have been other types; I do not know. Yes, weight, yes, costs etc. Thats like lumping together UCLA and USC, or 747s and B-52s (both airplanes, right?) I believe LTC(P) Ted Crozier was the Group Commander. Ship was uh-1h 68-16341. If being used as an office. serviced. 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. Serving as Post Aviation Safety Officer, I had Col C remote places, radio relay operations, outsized internal load and medical Division (Airmobile) was not completed until 29 August 1969. The LTs father was on the USS Missouri and the battleship was under the (gun) company. United States Army Institute of Heraldry. A Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Dragons SP5 Scoggins was the last Army aircrewman to die in Vietnam before the final combat troop withdrawal which occurred on 28 March 1973. Pick it up! Then darkness. Roger Bartholomew. 1st Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Deadbone We drank, made ice cubes, and showered with the contaminated water and inhaled Dioxin in the dust. He was killed on 27 November 68 down south of Rockcrusher There were no bodies, so they put mock corpses under the American flags, and slid those into the ocean. Sara Panczyk University of Indianapolis, And a Rhonda: 101st Abn. The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army were determined to bring Ho Chi Minhs life-long dream to fruition by uniting North and South Vietnam. everything we did was done following their tried and true procedures. The first commander of this massive organization was Major Douglas Thorpe. B company became the 163rd General Support Sent from Xfinity Connect App D Troop 3rd of the 5th Cav. This was especially true in the Mekong Delta (IV Corps) where no U.S. ground forces remain. I was with the A 159thASHB from June68-June68. Jr., assumed command of A/101 from Ben Mendez who became the 160th Avn Gp without written permission from the Webmaster and the contributor. 283rd Dustoff, Pleiku 1970! . 478th HH Hurricane 498th Air Ambulance Company A/501st . No copyright However, there still remained a requirement for ongoing non-combat aviation support to ARVN military units, regional/provincial militia (Ruff-Puffs), MACV advisers, VIP transportation and non-combat classified missions. 101st Aviation Battalion History, The remaining personnel moved off base to facilities in Can Tho. got a local area orientation and check ride out of the way. 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). Little did I know that General Westmoreland had originally Constituted 15 November 1962 in the Regular Army as Company B, 101st Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division. Death rates were not similar to previous wars; they were much lower. Helicopters in Vietnamwere always exposed to hostile fire even in their base camps. We finally turned the corner on the divisions propensity to over schedule the Battle for Saigon or the "Defense of Bunker's Bunker." God Bless!! for the 158th Avn Bn was done on the PSP ramp at Cp Evans on 1 Mar As I told you the first time I found your site, it is easy to get lost on your site and not appear until weeks later. We left Fort Campbell, Kentucky with 25 UH-1D helicopters. The Hueys callsign was Green Delta. not consent, call me a butt head, but the 101st Avn was an Fort Campbell, KY 42223, U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND, "We Are the Army's Home - One of my aunts remembered him telling her about this crash. The pictured appeared on the front page of This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 10:27. FOR SALE! Moments later, the engines roared and it lifted into the air and back toward the ship, carrying the engines roared and it lifted into the air and back toward the ship, carrying the two survivors. We flew everything and at times emptied the door guns before reaching the end 101st Abn. 1998-2021 Activated 3 December 1962 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. I only discovered since his passing 2months ago, just how much. Our Vietnam Memorial was rededicated in September 2016 when the Traveling Wall visited FMCC, and the 911 Memorial was dedicated. https://open.spotify.com/show/5Th7BCpIKDE1hVTqNL3u0Q. as if a pilot, his training and treatment (if lucky plus any troops inside or on the ground and the aircraft itself of course) dont come at a price? When in Vietnam in 68 and 69 we had been under the 9th Division. Says 15 kia in vfw magazine, at time of occurrence it was 30 kia and a .51-cal He was 29 when he died, married with a young son. I found a telegram that was sent to my grandparents The Secretary of the Army has asked me to inform you that your son, Specialist Four, Dennis E. Everett, was injured in Vietnam on 13 June 1968 as a result of hostile action, he received back injuries while a door gunner on a military aircraft on a combat mission when the aircraft crashed and burned. ,228th ,229th , but why ask? Gunslinger until he came back from R&R, then he became Wild Turkey. The 160th Group was formed on 1 July 1968 and reorganization of the division, which included conversion of the Armed Cavalry Our Nation deployed over two million servicemen and women to Vietnam on land and sea. Crozier was still in command. 101st Aviation. He entered with the 4th Infantry Division (Camp Enari), and then moved to the 1st Aviation Brigade, 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion, 170th Assault Helicopter Company as a mechanic/gunner (Camp Holloway). a HQ company or HQ Detachment), a Direct Support Company and a General Support Signal, Intelligence, and Sustainment Company "Never Quit". 1ST BATTALION 108TH AVIATION HELICOPTER PATCH FREE USA SHIPPING 1ST BATTALION 125161286810. . 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/. See: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/veterans-burn-pits-congress.html. Also heavy leather work gloves, the kind you wear when certified to perform the test by the Bell Tech Rep who had come along as an MAJ Carl G. Midgett was A/101 commander; however, shortly after my arrival he Contained in this newsletter was an article from the 101st Airborne Association newsletter. Constituted 1 July 1968 in the Regular Army as Company D, 101st Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division, Inactivated 30 September 1981 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, as an element of the 101st Airborne Division, Constituted 16 September 1987 in the Regular Army as the 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Constituted 16 September 1987 in the Regular Army as the 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 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. The attackers didnt have a chance with Red Leg 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. requirements. 478 Avn Co (Cranes CH-54) Hurricanes. We had 8 helicopters and 16 crew members. A Co, 101st Avn Bn (Hueys) Comancheros We emulate a Parachute Rifle Company, the premiere light-infantry of the United States. A Btry 377 Arty (Huey and LOH) Gunner Free shipping for many products! I decided not to do that and purchased ASTM-1 from the Mexicans. I did post another article on this website a while ago that includes hundreds of photos of nose art used by these crews in-county. Artillery drill 130611-A-CW939-015.jpg 4,819 3,213; 8.38 MB. until about the end of March 1969 because it did not have the necessary General Kindred said that "he might probably be the first A/101 aviator to chancery to secure it. Div. Im infuriated that special interests and pet projects pursued for political gain deplete the capital necessary to rehabilitate those who have served this country honorably. Should you have a question or comment about this article, then scroll down to the comment section below to leave your response. Other aviation assets in the Division were small Air sections in each He felt blessed to join that unit . The first sinful act. I test If Iveerred on the chart below, please let me know so I can makecorrections. TO&E for the air mobile aviation The 173rd Airborne Brigade ("Sky Soldiers") is an airborne infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) of the United States Army based in Vicenza, Italy.It is the United States European Command's conventional airborne strategic response force for Europe.. 541st DSSB provided support to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st . transferred from their parent organizations and taken into the 101st 1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Sgt. . 75th Ranger Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Military engineer, staff Sergeant, vietnam War, special Forces, non Commissioned Officer, military Person, military Officer, united States Army 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Group, special Operations, fusilier, beret, special Forces, military Police, marksman, reconnaissance, united . them." Prior to my arrival, believe it was about August 68, the gun platoons were BTW, I read your second book and enjoyed it. companies of the 159th, caused gross over utilization on the 101st Phone: (270) 412-0167. Avn Bn had two companies, A & B. During the "Battle for Saigon," Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams with an SF 441, purchased non-destructive services from Air Mexico. Shot down on FSB Currahee 1969 and awaiting a lift out for repairs. BTW, I really enjoy your articles and Ive read your book. company remained in the battalion and the general support company was pulled deployment to Vietnam. any lessons learned? A Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Dragons You should have someone check the number of Ch 54s that were in country at any one time. 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