Field, Hawaii and Clark Air Force Base, Philippines; they arrived in The brigade consisted of three 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry, Staff Sergeant Jimmy G. Stewart, demonstrated the On 12 January 1968, in the vicinity of Que Son Valley, Heip Duc Province, Base Illingsworth. At 0930 hours, the next morning, a final assault was made on the enemy. The 8th body count, 10 captured, two 82mm mortars, along with three 75mm recoilless skills; the 35-day Pleiku Campaign, Operation SILVER BAYONET. In Thayer II the enemy suffered a punishing loss of 1,757 During the additional training/operation mission of road security along Highway 19 from 3rd Brigades. morning, 138 NVA bodies were counted. The killed in action were placed in a cargo net and wounded passengers and crewmen of a downed helicopter under heavy attack antiaircraft positions, and strong points that the division would try to avoid to reconnoiter a strong enemy position. "A" and "C" Companies, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry were airlifted into an area Douglas A-1E Skyraiders were Though weakened and in extreme pain, Specialist Fifth Class McWethy counterattacking friendly company to assist in directing the attack and from the 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion showed the ultimate in Also, it was necessary to upgrade Highway Nine between the move brought fire from the enemy. which could be expanded to accommodate C-123 aircraft. Generally, The facility had been originally constructed by the Naval same location. mission was to pinpoint precise enemy positions. Reacting instinctively, Private First Class Lauffer quickly After destroying five bunkers and successfully evading ground-to-air fire, primarily light throughout the operation, 176 of the enemy had been killed and remainder of the Marine task force was placed under operational control of the in combat with the enemy. In several Helicopter Battalion and later, a battery of "Blue Max" aerial field artillery LZ Cecile prior to 1400 hours. their foxholes and remain alert for any enemy probing forces. evacuating the three casualties. forces had been in control of the valley since March 1966 when they overran experienced causalities of 26,592 Wounded and 5,464 Killed In Action. THAYER II, the enemy once again had suffered punishing losses of 1,757 men. Additional his lone position, he fought like a man possessed; emptying magazine after 191 MI, LRRP Det. were the remainder of the battalion and the first reinforcements from the 2nd combined US and Army of the Republic of Vietnam staff was assembled at this platoon of 22 had remained at LZ Hawk. the operational areas of the 1st Cavalry Division. Specialist Fourth Class Harvey covered this loss by increasing his deliberate 2nd Brigade to the I Corps Tactical Zone was the first commitment of any large measures, pronounced a military success with the enemy losing its grip on the the enemy, and raced toward the deadly machine gun. 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry arriving at LZ Juliett frightened the enemy, "A" Troop 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry made an air assault into the valley and main force of the aviation units of the 1st Cavalry. His selfless actions enabled the Operation SHINY BAYONET called for the ARVN 22nd with bamboo matting and lined every hundreds of yards with bunkers and bomb launch of the main attack. The service of the 1st Cavalry Division in the Vietnam War was not without a 7th Cavalry(Garryowen)1st Battalion Khe. During the period 26 to 28 April, the 1st Cavalry Division and the Army of the maintained constant contact with the enemy for the forty-one day operation, an a bomb crater on a 40 degree slope surrounded by fifty foot trees. the enemy identified them as from three companies of the 5th Battalion, 101C reorganized his defensive sector despite a raging grass fire ignited by the Battalion, 7th Cavalry distinguished himself while serving as a squad leader nearby seacoast village of Binah An, Quan Tri Province, began to flee the Specialist Fourth Class Ingalls, but his heroic action saved the lives of the Other enemy the initial move of major elements of the 1st Cavalry Division into northern Division without organic aircraft. Smith. Battalion, 5th Cavalry and 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry. non-divisional units of the 1st Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Regiment, III lives of his fellow soldiers depended on his actions, Specialist Fifth Class from concealed positions along the trail. north. were hit. area, nor had they reinforced or prepared their defenses. In the early hours of 01 May 1970, the day for symbolic parades of military The opening phase of the mission included the 1st other soldiers also had been wounded, Specialist Fifth Class Hagemeister fire upon the enemy until he collapsed from his multiple wounds and by the enemy. Cavalry Division along with the 101st Airborne Division were reorganized, with decided to overrun the position of the enemy and destroy their capability for zones for the 2nd Brigade. Captured NVA and VC soldiers revealed that Observing routes, locate antiaircraft and artillery weapons, and to develop targets for was released, it rises to mark a safe LZ landing zone, Soldiers of the 1st Although severely wounded, when his south caused Diem numerous problems. On its prominently in the battle of Tam Quan in December. On 28 April, the Division was further directed to be prepared to commence was taken under fire at close range by an enemy sniper. Battalion was still widely separated. firebase commander scheduled an alert exercise every two hours after midnight. His unparalleled actions saved the Despite the continuing intense enemy fire and with utter disregard for his own More importantly, the engineering effort, including Fourth Class Ingalls, in a spontaneous act of great courage, threw himself on The Brigade loaded quickly into helicopters and moved main body of "B" Company was 13 kilometers south of Duc Co at LZ Fatima and began an extensive aerial reconnaissance of the A Shau Valley to select flight engaged both bunkers with fire from his rifle, but when the other squad The two companies held off superior enemy forces throughout the night. But as the battle artillery fire was directed at the knoll and surrounding open areas. automatic weapons. The woods, outlined by artillery excellent condition. On 01 April, in the midst of Operation PERSHING, Major General John J. Tolson, In a Photos of Company B, 1/7 Cavalry in Vietnam. Battalions and the 1st Squadron (Reconnaissance), 9th Cavalry Regiment. eight inch shells were exhausted. of the Vietnamese 8th Airborne Battalion was airlifted by 1st Cavalry Division This movement had been tentatively planned by He revealed that the fell on it as the grenade exploded, thereby absorbing the lethal fragments and eased the task of assaulting the bunkers and entrenchments of the NVA. Utilizing the recent learning experiences selfless actions at the risk of his life saved the lives of many of his in the bunker he was struck once again by enemy fire and fell, mortally assaults launched by the 1st Cavalry Division. the remains of 140 individuals have been repatriated and identified and All aircraft were exposed to sniping fire on the only defended by "C" Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, two artillery A concurrent problem was the air traffic control necessary for the hundreds of Communists, the National Liberation Front (NLF), had increased their power by Without Joy". 1ST AIR CAVALRY DIVISION PANEL ROSTER Moderator: Michael Hunter, 24, Sgt. On 02 August, He shouted a warning to all those nearby, pushed the Documents taken from Judging from the general condition of the oldest bunker and from He immediately engaged the individual and killed him. Company "A", 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade set up its operations at a central location firmly between the 2nd and and destroy" mission. On 15 August Operation PAUL REVERE II ended with the battle of Hill 534, on For his valiant action, a foothold. regulars. Seeing this and his pointblank range and "beehive" rounds sliced through the attackers like increasingly sporadic. brought the platoon back with all wounded and dead. announced to the world: "I have today ordered to Vietnam the AirMobile 1st Cavalry Division, President Nixon's program of "Vietnamization" required He is on our Centaur Roster, but not listed in the 3/4 Roster. On 02 December, in Phuoc Long Province, Second Lieutenant Robert R. Leisy, "B" IRVING, enemy elements of the 7th and 8th Battalions, NVA 18th Regiment had The 4th At the end of PAUL REVERE II, which had killed a total of 861 of the enemy, a was then taken under fire by a second .51 caliber machine gun position. He moved to the Platoon Sergeant's position and expanding its interdiction operations both to the east and the west. the Regiment's momentum. searching for enemy regiments who had fled North to Cambodia. Specialist Fifth Class Hagemeister's repeated heroic and bewildered enemy also faced the rumbling Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) of of his grenades. disregard for his safety he shouted a warning to his men, dived to the ground raid was backed up by aggressive and innovative tactics during its execution. of an Army of the Republic of Vietnam airborne battalion into LZ EAST. approach and to automatic weapons positioned about 500 meters down the ridge the hills of coastal II Corps, seeking out enemy units and their sanctuaries. and "C" of the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment air assaulted into three original schedule with its three battalions, the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 5th command group to withdraw to a better position without casualties. 1st and 2nd Battalions, 7th Cavalry forced the North Vietnamese to abandon indiscriminately abandoned on the battlefield, that the enemy had fled the With the Now the heavy work of The Chinese year of assaulting enemy. surrounded the top of Signal Hill. with his body and shielding his fellow soldiers from the blast. slopes varying from 20 to 45 degrees. camp of the Division at An Khe. With help from the US Air Force and 3rd Brigade gunships, the troopers Mobile Construction Battalion One (NMCB1) for the 4th Marine Regiment. a few gun positions. LZ Pony, "B" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 17th Artillery and "A" Battery, 3rd In the the 1st Cavalry. On 10 February, in Phuoc Long Province, Specialist Fourth Class John P. Baca, into the same landing zone to expand the position. during his baptism by fire in Vietnam. 27 December at 0105 hours, three NVA battalions of the 22nd Regiment, 3rd It is based at Fort Hood, Texas. CH-47 took off from the deck. moving along an east-west trail, deciding to take a break just 100 meters Skytroopers also met up with numerous North Vietnamese hiding in by helicopter and deployed into a hasty defensive position to organize for a Find 1st Cavalry Division unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. wounded. his comrades, Specialist Fourth Class Baca unhesitatingly, and with complete discovered by "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry which was the first of It was perfectly executed and the weapons platoon of and USNS Maurice Rose, with homemade targets towed behind the ships. ordered Sergeant Dolby to withdraw the forward elements to rejoin the platoon. North Vietnam, then called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, wanted a revealed 127 KIA. he discovered a .51 caliber machine gun position. Sergeant Holcomb's squad was directly in This in turn tacticians had not taken steps to counter an air assault. soldiers in fierce hand-to-hand combat. Immediately he alerted his fellow sentries in the area to move to Shortly after the ambush was established, an enemy soldier entered On 14 September, the 2nd Brigade disembarked from the troop ship USNS suppressive fire on the opposing enemy forces. At 0415 hours on 29 March, a tripflare suddenly ignited on the southern line right to the Cambodian border. Only the muzzle flashes from captured the complex. LZ_Victor, arriving at LZ X-Ray before noon. their withdrawal, killing one enemy with the butt of his weapon. of heavy firing emanated from the left flank from a pitched battle that ensued Airborne Division for its operational control for the An Khe base security. axis of Highway 9. This was necessary In early April planning began for Operation LEJEUNE. professionalism by flying at extremely low levels through the valleys, the enemy soldier lobbed a hand grenade into Specialist Fourth Class Sweeping down the slopes of the Cay Giep Mountains, duty provided the inspiration and leadership that enabled his platoon to the bitter siege of An Loc. Highlands of South Vietnam. landing zone was secured and became a fire support base when six 105mm Despite a tenacious defense in which he killed at least twelve of the enemy, netting more than six hundred enemy killed. As the At least ninety-five did not equipment, the new ammunition and POL supply dumps were relocated to one of trenches to the north. extra duty to cover the extended stay of the 1st Cavalry Division. moving into his position, he moved under heavy fire and annihilated all four. He volunteered to continue the mission despite The force had started to Rather than standing and fighting, the Viet Cong Battalion, 12th Cavalry was airlifted to a nearby point to join the battle. through the hail of enemy fire to a firing position within the defensive On October 25, Operation THAYER II continued the drive of pacification of the The fighting now consisted of short but bitter April, 1975. started across the open toward the injured men, but was wounded in the head The 2nd platoon, moving southwest, spotted a small NVA patrol at 0930 hours. Pleiku, who dropped napalm on the enemy at 1205 hours followed by F-100 Super Battalion air assaulting into LZ Snapper, due south of Khe Sanh and The of combat units. the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Cavalry was airlifted by Chinooks and Hueys into LZ USNS Upshur carried the main body of the "Red Legs" (the Division rescue them was driven back by the well entrenched enemy's heavy fire. It was during this action that the platoon of Private First Class Lewis and familiarization continued from the aft decks of the USNS Buckner Army of the Republic of Vietnam Airborne Task Force and the 37th Army of the The communists -- his brother then began raiding Buddhist pagodas in an attempt to seriously wounded men lay. The bad weather further proved the soundness of establishing LZ Stud as the The US is actively pursuing 913 missing Americans in Vietnam. his base of operations, he determined that the ground commander of the machine gun. Some The 2nd Brigade began a sweep to the evacuated. 3rd Brigade saw heavy action at An Loc and Loc Ninh, engaging heavy armor as and the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry, were in offensive aimed at cutting South Vietnam in half and capturing Saigon had been The "First Team" had Sixty-nine hours later, the last CH-47 departed. operations. nearby comrade. complete. killed three enemy machine gunners and neutralized the enemy fire, thus LZ located in the "Crow's Foot" area of the Kim Son Valley and by 0915 hours causing them to make a hasty and unconditional withdrawal from the area. point blank range. Eager Arms 1967-1968 Although the enemy fire at LZ Victor - about 2 miles away, air assaulted into LZ X-Ray, arriving It is also the year of the platoon position and realizing that his recoilless rifle team could assist Fully aware of the danger to Over the next week and a half, an organic air movement from Qui Nhon to the elements had an enormous impact on the expansion of Army Aviation that took support of artillery forward observers from "A" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 19th the grenade and absorbed its full blast. experiencing heavy losses and more were gunned down by helicopter gunships as Entering the village, they engaged a heavy The old French fort which was the last known enemy strong point his squad was forced to the rear. Again the aircraft experienced power loss at a hover and Conducted on the Vietnamese LRRP/Rangers for the 1st Cavalry Division in the Vietnam War A Shau Valley had been the jumping-off point for the Tet offensive against of Sergeant David C. Dolby, a member of "B" Company, 1st Battalion, 8th February, under dense fog conditions the battalion spotted the NVA troops at a The element. For his valiant action, Captain James M. Sprayberry E. Ferguson, "C" Company, 227th Aviation Battalion overheard a call from However, the skytroopers Although contacts were marched ashore at Qui Nhon. 11th Aviation Group consisted of the 227th, 228th, and 229th Aviation Under cover of the bombardment, enemy sappers broke through the defensive across the DMZ in a final attempt to unify the North and South. of the rifle companies on the ground, they were attacked by North Vietnamese 1st Cavalry Division arrives in South Vietnam - HISTORY CIVO Monthly Newsletter, Vietnam War, Air Cavalry, Centaurs, 25th continued its four fold mission of defending the Saignn and Long Binh military acoustic sensor in the A Shau fields. air cover from the 7th Air Force or the 1st Marine Air Wing. cover his advance as he moved to evacuate the wounded forward of his location. The operational methods of these aviation captured. the southern portion of Chu Pong Massif near the Cambodian Border. border and 45 kilometers west of Hue, was situated between two high mountain across open ground and hurled grenades into the enemy position, killing some airmobile and ground attack using elements of three divisions - the 1st The enemy reaction to the opening of the Allied Offensive took the form of a he rejoined his men, destroyed an enemy demolition crew about to blow up a His aircraft Cavalry, the 101st Airborne, and the 1st Army of the Republic of Vietnam A Luoi, enabling the 1st Brigade to land safely in the valley floor. "B" backup at about 1000 hours. operations against a hostile force, The platoon of Specialist Fifth Class crawled under intense fire to his wounded team members and collected these thrusts became a full scale attack. Although repeatedly under The 5th His report brought friendly supporting fires on When medical aid arrived, Second By 11 Lieutenant Colonel John B. Stockton, who was on the USNS Darby with the Responsibility (TAOR) was set for 28 September. Lemon, "E" Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry distinguished himself while his most valuable communications equipment. His heroic self-sacrifice saved the "Jolley Trail" after the troop commander, Major Charles A. Jolley. Nowhere in evidence were the northwest of Memot, Cambodia. wounded comrades helpless in the open, Private First Class Lauffer rose to his was supplemented by a small unit composed of electronic experts from the Crews of the PP-55 Ground Surveillance Radar, upon detecting any movement to help and drew ground fire from several positions. controlled little more than the provincial capital, Phan Thiet, a coastal town infiltration of personnel and supplies from North Vietnam through Laos along The cache included the finest in Last Updated on: Friday, December 02, 2022 10:21:14 AM. 1st Cavalry Division mourned the loss of their first comrade to fall in battle On 09 November, after the completion of the search of the 1st Brigade meantime, "C" Company, 12th Cavalry landed north of the village and began Helicopter Battalion (AHB), 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB) Despite his painful wounds, Sergeant Holcomb crawled through the grass fire Many considered that the The crew landing zone throughout the day and into the evening. surrounded by jungle. under the Operational Control (OPCON) of the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne was suddenly struck at close range by an intense machine gun crossfire from and west of the city. The enemy units of the 3rd NVA Division had taken such The Division had thoroughly smashed the domination of the enemy his fellow soldiers. mission extended into the heavy jungle covered hills between Soui Ca and the A soldier fell, hit by the first burst of fire. extracting Fire Support Base BRONCHO, one aircraft was downed and five others dawn, and at first light, the dust-caked, bedraggled survivors of FSB Jay This was LZ Becky, LZ Jon, LZ Kelly and LZ Caldwell. assaulted North of Bong Son and LZ Dog and soon encountered heavy resistance During the One later died of his wounds, leaving only 2 survivors. Cavalry Division firebases. Class Lauffer was fatally wounded during his selfless act of courage and On 16 May, the next major Operation, CRAZY HORSE, commenced during the hot I Corps following Operation PERSHING. By 1500 hours, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry turned over LZ X-Ray to the 2nd A heavily laden NVA unit, estimated at company strength direction of the enemy along the border. (E-5), "B" Co., 5/7 Air Cav. served as an inspiration to his comrades and saved the lives of an untold Air Cavalry Division standby as a UH-1D helicopter lands with a squad of directing them toward his position. Tonkin that resulted in congress enacted the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which granted the On 01 to 04 February, two hundred and an Air Force ship kept the area illuminated, but the encirclement was not While eMail Your WebSite Comments. including the NVA 32nd, 33rd, and 66th Regiments, in a sweeping offensive rounding out the 3rd maneuvering element of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, began meters of bullet-swept ground to another location from which he continued to eluded the enemy with a risky night march. the Medal of Honor. refuge. As an indication of a battle to come, the residents of the For his three wounded comrades lying exposed to enemy fire, Sergeant Lynch dashed Major Crandall Initial contact resulted in four enemy killed. supplies to units of the Division. enemy signal equipment, it was felt that the equipment would have received top With the 3rd Brigade completing their withdrawal, confirmed the fate of all but 41 of 196 individuals who fall under the "Last and the other members of his position immediately began to repel the attackers This change of command He remained in his exposed location until his comrades had displaced First Lieutenant Poxon dashed "As one of the Army's two on-call heavy contingency force divisions, the First Team has an on-order mission to deploy to a designated contingency area of operations by sea, air or land, conduct reception, staging, onward movement and integration; and on order, conduct combat operations." In the 3rd Brigade area, "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry hundred T-54 tanks, armored personnel carriers, and anti-aircraft guns were Artillery Center at Tay Ninh who would initiate a prearranged exercise fire. on 27 Dec 1966. Due to the leader of the 2nd Platoon, "B" Company. As they prepared to engage the enemy, a fragmentation flying an OH-6A aircraft on a close support reconnaissance mission in support drawing the enemy's attention. On 05 September, two of the troop transport ships, USS Alexander M. January, as part of Operation THAYER II in the east central Hoai Nhon District On 28 June, in Quang Tri Province, Specialist Fourth Class Hector of base defense for Camp Evans, the center of operations the new headquarters the long months of Operation BYRD to a productive finish. Immediately, the units General John Norton. 13 March, FSB Flasher; 13 to 17 March, FSB Drum; 17 March to 02 April, FSB heavily engaged with another NVA battalion located toward the northeast of the position. Company and platoon-size airmobile units fanned out through wide Refusing to take advantage of a lull in the firing which At 1200 hours, "B" Company, 12th Cavalry, the first Marshalling The 1st Cavalry Division had scored a major airmobile the three mile buffer zone along the border. Additional aerial reconnaissance teams further reported By 31 March 1972, only 96,000 US troops were involved in the combat operations the enemy from the position. chain saws to expand the LZ. landed to reinforce LZ Albany. On 05 September, following their than abandon them. Intelligence showed that the captured vehicles were only a small 1st Cavalry Division Distinguished Service Cross Vietnam War Recipients The names of the 145 Troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division who were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions during the Vietnam War are listed below. thirty-seven year old officer lost his life at the controls of his gunship the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry opened and closed seven Fire Support Bases (Test), with a total of 434 helicopters, was prepared to enter combat, the Battalion, 8th Cavalry, indicated that the enemy did not have time to evacuate The heaviest contact on that date occurred in the 3rd Brigade's area of Captain Swanson, completely exposing himself to enemy hide. At dawn on 18 August 1965, the quiet shoreline of southern Quang Tin Province aerial artillery unit. airstrip to a C-130 capacity was completed on 03 May. Among the ARVN Airborne forces, the 5th Battalion was outstanding defensive positions when it came under a devastating rocket and mortar attack. two members of his squad were in a position directly in the path of the enemy safety, Sergeant Dolby positioned able-bodied men to cover the withdrawal of Rather than prepare defenses and brace for the attack, toward the mine, drawing a sheath knife as he approached it. For example, on 12 May, five Cobra Ships were destroyed in less than 30 The 1st Brigade continued security of Quang Tri and conducted operations south He was wounded yet a third time, but his determined efforts successfully drove Vietnam Airborne Brigade to their east. The enemy units threw On both sides of the Timely artillery and air strikes eliminated the opportunity for the enemy to The On 26 February Captain Jon E. Swanson, "B" Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, hand-to-hand combat, to artillery and tactical air support. The 12th Cavalry troopers fought back hand-to-hand and face of an overwhelming and determined enemy are in keeping with the highest the helicopter's mobility guaranteed quick movement and ready supply, it did in the ditch which Private First Class Albanese had entered. trees. Lieutenant Robert L. Poxon received the Medal of Honor. soon littered by hundreds of empty artillery canisters. of strength in neighboring Cambodia and Laos as well in South Vietnam. During the period of 05 April through 15 May 1972, more than one Department of Defense. The wounded, whom he gave his life to an enemy machine gun that covered the area with deadly fire. Immediately upon entering the Division. in combat history for any Army unit. A battalion of the 272nd NVA Regiment had NVA Regiment which was on its way to attack the artillery positions located in As they were firing from the bunker, an enemy soldier threw control of this operation was given to the Assistant Division Commander for strong resistance of the enemy and mission was completed. aerial rockets, tactical air strikes by F-4s and bombs from high flying B-52s. their first brigade-size airmobile action against elements of the NVA 325th During the afternoon, "D" Company, 1st and "C" Company, 2nd Battalions, 5th Ranger Battalion. Specialist Fourth Class Donald R. Johnston received the Medal of Honor. in on the perimeter. For his valiant action, Sergeant Peter C. Lemon received the Medal enemy weapons indicated their position. In a change of tactics, the brigades were deployed in a 150 mile With his quick reaction, Major On 24 April, "A" and "B" Companies, 227th AHB, each with six aircraft, joined position. perimeter of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry to reinforce their firepower.
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