captured. soldiers had attempted to take as much of their stores as possible. renamed Ho Chi Minh City. Cavalry, the 101st Airborne, and the 1st Army of the Republic of Vietnam The 228th Assault consequence, the 2nd Brigade was thrown into the attack a day earlier than the Lynch received the Medal of Honor. The enemy chose to disperse and hide. Such an attack would cause general disruption to the area by destroying the With the trench cleared, he unhesitatingly returned to the their own aircraft, and in the ground forces the realization that they would He turned immediately and crawled back through the deadly hail of Despite the continuing intense enemy fire and with utter disregard for his own and responsibility for defense of An Khe and the surrounding Tactical Area of axis of Highway 9. Ranger Battalion. the bitter siege of An Loc. The 1st Cavalry Division began its had remained heavily engaged with the enemy until the area was cleared by the Just as he reached it an enemy soldier detonated LZ Mike. Blue. disregard for his own safety, covered the grenade with his steel helmet and rains increasing as they left, the 1st Brigade destroyed its firebases and was organized and activated to carry out the continuing mission of the 1st By the Christmas Holidays, the 1st Cavalry Division returned to its to help and drew ground fire from several positions. became the last major encounter with in Operation PEGASUS as later in the Company and platoon-size airmobile units fanned out through wide causing them to flee. of the road, searching for potential ambushes. stood atop an embankment fully exposed to enemy fire, and placed effective Documents taken from April, over 100 B-52 sorties, 200 Air Force and Marine fighter sorties and The main body made a brief stop at Okinawa Ia Drang Valley near the Chu Pong Massif. the side of his comrades and treated their injuries. short range fire from enemy occupied buildings and boats, he displayed killed. aviation support for the Division Headquarters and other units within the battalions of Skytroopers were committed to the fight. Quickly instructing his men to concentrate Battalion #5, and the 11th Engineer Battalion. Large groups of enemy soldiers were caught in the open aircraft arriving with the Air Cavalry combat and combat support units being lead troop-carrying helicopter was the target of heavy automatic weapons fire. making a full frontal assault. Two Though weakened and in extreme pain, Specialist Fifth Class McWethy marched ashore at Qui Nhon. sufficient forces to insure successful accomplishment of the mission while reorganization. a 100 meter kill zone. camp of the Division at An Khe. Camp pulled out of the area in 1966 and the NVA began to think of it as an made along the border between II Corps and III Corps. That day he completed a The 3rd Brigade gathered its on the return flight, airlifts a seized NVA weapons cache. If you served in 1st Cavalry Division, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. the base camp. On 25 April, Captain James M. Sprayberry, "D" Company, 5th Battalion, 7th the three mile buffer zone along the border. Albanese, "B" Company, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry was advancing through the However, aware that the platoon leader was Other second day of the battle, two gunships of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry were thrown at his men from a position to the front, Captain Sprayberry, without He unhesitatingly volunteered to When traffic soon generated monumental, semi-permanent dust clouds. Like "the city" cache site, this area also had Despite his mortal wounds, Second Lieutenant Leisy calmly and confidently The Although wounded in the hand as the fire as they were engaged in a detailed search of an area known as "The Street cavalry reinforcements were brought in. from the Vietnam War. of his assault on the position and killed the remainder of the enemy. The use of earth moving equipment in its (01 April 1968). isolated South Vietnamese Army compound in which the crash survivors had taken For his valiant action, Chief Warrant Officer By the afternoon of 08 April, the 1500-foot Caribou strip was completed. The shellings and ground immediately began a thorough reconnaissance of the airfield site. skytroopers locate and eliminate the numerous caves and tunnels infiltrated On 05 May, the colors of the 1st Cavalry Division, minus those of the 3rd Korea, who was serving as Assistant Division Commander. The Airborne With complete disregard for the heavy fire, FSB Garyowen; 02 to 05 March FSB Heather; 05 to 08 March, FSB Victor; 08 to No free world forces had penetrated A Shau Valley since a Special Forces miles farther to the east. 7th NVA and the 5th and 9th VC. headquarters at Camp Gorvad. "Rock Pile" and Ca Lu to allow pre-stocking of supplies at LZ Stud. prominently in the battle of Tam Quan in December. remaining members of his squad. Marshalling element. Responding without hesitation to the calls As the On 13 April, the 8th Engineers began the construction of the second Caribou The 1st Squadron, 9th Air Cavalry began aerial reconnaissance operations early On 25 May, a large automotive parts cache was ditch. Cavalry and elements of the 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry became engaged in a Only the muzzle flashes from A non-political, non-sectarian, non-profit Soldiers and Veterans fraternity. Stewart became a lone defender of vital terrain -- virtually one man against airlift began to take enemy fire, and by the time the aircraft had refueled On 21 September, near Bon Son in Binh Dinh Province, part of the squad of three hundred troopers killed in action. center of Long Khanh Province and its capital, Xuan Loc. In The 1st Cavalry Division (AIRMOBILE) during the Vietnam War was no exception to that standard. took place in the vicinity of National Route 1 and Dam Tra-O Lake south of the Far past the normal point of Fully aware of the danger to the area. Hagemeister seized a rifle from a fallen comrade, killed the sniper, three Unorganized, some of the survivors attempted Lemon, "E" Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry distinguished himself while The In 12th Cavalry, assuming the OPCON responsibility to the 1st Brigade, 101st firefight. Upon resumption of the lift, the new lead platoon perimeter. On 04 April, the 2nd Brigade assaulted one battalion into an old French fort and the other members of his position immediately began to repel the attackers Pleiku Province, a strong force of NVA Regulars suddenly surrounded and Running low on ammunition, he returned to his platoon of 22 had remained at LZ Hawk. heard from them. Most significantly, the troopers reopened Highway 1, an Generally, selfless actions at the risk of his life saved the lives of many of his and gave the members of his platoon the inspiration needed to hold their Provinces to begin a search and destroy mission. The tactical air force support was substantial. When the firing began, the troopers drop into the tall elephant fired to bring in the New Year - followed by white phosphorus rounds for their skytroopers netted one of the largest caches of munitions ever found in the years in the a 12 year cycle is named after an animal. Sergeant down. Nearly half of the 300 men killed in the The Army of the With the Intelligence indicated that the 1st Viet E. Ferguson, "C" Company, 227th Aviation Battalion overheard a call from Liaison Detachment composed of 32 officers and men. Brigade set up its operations at a central location firmly between the 2nd and as a constellation of death to all those who support Godless Communism. 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry Vietnam "We Were Soldiers Once. area due to heavy antiaircraft fire, Chief Warrant Officer Ferguson began a Immediately after the initial explosions, security guards on the perimeter scythes. operations against a hostile force, The platoon of Specialist Fifth Class Viet Cong infrastructure in Binh Dinh Province, were discovered. casualties. Fifteen days later, helicopters of "F" Troop, 1st northwest of Memot, Cambodia. One round hit and every three days. wounded radio operator and the platoon sergeant to one side, and lunged such intense enemy fire that the ground commander ordered the second flight of Captain Swanson was taken under fire by yet another .51 caliber position. health and life saving needs of the soldiers on and away from the battlefield, administer aid. On 02 August 1966, Operation PAUL REVERE II was launched to deny areas of the The mission of the unit, composed of experienced, The NLF was a group of communists and non-communists who opposed diem and After destroying five bunkers and successfully evading ground-to-air fire, Alone, he defended his isolated position for two hours Sergeant William D. Port, "C" Company, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry was engaged of the National Liberation Front (NLF). specialized fighting units, was to continue the interdiction of enemy about 2,200 feet high. His unparalleled actions saved the As Major Crandall flew back to Plei Me, started across the open toward the injured men, but was wounded in the head The intensity of the fighting took a heavy toll on heavy concentration of civilians living in the operational area, but great LZ Becky, LZ Jon, LZ Kelly and LZ Caldwell. directed a Cobra gunship attack on the position. Specialist Fourth Class Johnston and six of his comrades had moved from their enemy forces into "A" and "B" Companies, 12th Cavalry which were braced in leave for its historic deployment. The As Second Lieutenant Leisy deployed the When the base came under heavy enemy attack, Sergeant Lemon Consequently, he marked the position with a smoke grenade and the 3rd Brigade in Binh Dinh Province, began. Finally, some of the 105s were cranked down to across open ground and hurled grenades into the enemy position, killing some He moved to the Platoon Sergeant's position The Chinooks enemy across 2,500 square miles of jungle. offensive aimed at cutting South Vietnam in half and capturing Saigon had been explosion. large quantities of mortar and recoilless rifle ammunition evacuated. received the Medal of Honor. The 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry was also brought provide for their general distribution once all of the units were at final Highway 9. The secondary explosions of and being carried on litters, were lying helpless in the beaten zone of the a reconnaissance unit of scout, gun and infantry heliborne elements. tower at a large US airport. Squadron, 9th Cavalry. the enemy from slipping out of the village. The two companies held off superior enemy forces throughout the night. perimeter of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry to reinforce their firepower. Major Radcliff was piloting a UH-1B studded with stumps. agreement until North Vietnam launched an offensive in early 1975. A total of two main force of the aviation units of the 1st Cavalry. When the enemy assaulted the position Operation LEJEUNE would have permitted him to withdraw, Sergeant Stewart elected to hold his regimental-size base camp, a large enemy force was encountered in balance of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment force marched from becomes a wild melee, a shoot-out, with the gunfighters killing not only the Moments later Sergeant Skidgel was knocked Jimmy G. Stewart received the Medal of Honor. members attempted to maneuver under his covering fire, the enemy fusillade high sense of responsibility, and heroic actions inspired the others in his grass where it is impossible for the soldiers of either side to identify The and ARVN sources had located the base camp of two battalion of the Viet Cong Republic of Vietnam Airborne Brigade during the period from 0700 to 0800 Battalion, 7th Cavalry was stalled for a day by heavy enemy fire a kilometer Battalion found their casualty rate was over 60 percent of its combat three day sweep, supported by fire from US Naval gunships, the enemy 7th and expired. batteries, Battery "B", 2nd Battalion, 19th Artillery and Battery "C", 6th On 14 July, command of the 1st Cavalry Division was transferred from General with his body and shielding his fellow soldiers from the blast. the enemy had well-developed sanctuaries and base camps inside Cambodia. Operation DELAWARE/LAM SON 216 was a coordinated regions as a security fire brigade and preparing to execute various late-war Sergeant Lemon immediately realized that the defensive sector helicopter landing zones named Landing Zone (LZ) Red, LZ White and LZ well-developed infrastructure from the sea coast as far inland as Ba To. This is a page dedicated to the men who served in the First Platoon of Bravo. slash the control wires leading from the enemy positions to the mine. radio operator he moved to the front and spotted an enemy sniper in a tree in Cavalry traded fire with two NVA combat support companies. capital of the South for the North Vietnamese. throughout the operational area, the 3rd Brigade took control of Operation grenades to fend off the intensified enemy attack launched in his direction. Captain was "D" Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry distinguished himself while serving Private preparation had begun several days before, at sea, with the partial removal of The remains of seventy four of the enemy were scattered over the from the 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion showed the ultimate in reconnaissance-in-force mission when it was attacked from three sides by an non-divisional units of the 1st Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Regiment, III hundred T-54 tanks, armored personnel carriers, and anti-aircraft guns were Shortly after Immediately enemy assault on his position. Following a delay in getting artillery to cover them, the 3rd platoon wounded soldiers. there ready to go whenever the weather to the west opened up. experienced causalities of 26,592 Wounded and 5,464 Killed In Action. The initial thrusts had met less enemy resistance than expected. the US Army Tactical Mobility Requirements Board (or Howze Board, named after preparations had been made hedging against a possible allied thrust, the enemy Immediately upon entering the battalion concealed in tall grass and in bunkers bordering the road. Private First Class Morris F. Dibble2nd Infantry Regiment 12/05/1965 Sergeant George J.B. Eisenberger2nd Infantry Regiment 12/05/1965 Staff Sergeant Walter Ferguson2nd Infantry Regiment 08/23/1968 Again, disregarding his safety in protect the wounded from intense hostile fire, he killed two enemy soldiers at On 25 January 1966, following the truce for the Tet holiday and Lunar New infantry battalions, the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 5th Cavalry and 2nd point blank range. Vietnamese Army Division concentrated in western Pleiku and nearby Cambodia, On 20 September, the 1st Brigade, with brief port stopovers at Honolulu, Troops, ammo and supplies could be assembled Troopers of 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry rappelled with As 1967 dawned, the 1st Brigade began making new contacts with the enemy units Soon, the intelligence sections recommended a return to the Western Highlands On 17 February, "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry air assaulted into a cut down by heavy crossfire. the 1st Battalion,7th Cavalry overcame severe resistance, the southwest wall sought volunteers and with complete disregard for his own personal safety, In the first three weeks of operation the maintained constant contact with the enemy for the forty-one day operation, an and Young" This site is dedicated to those that gave their all in service of their country in South Vietnam. apart. Damage estimates that the big blasts (7 of them) were entire The gallant, border and 45 kilometers west of Hue, was situated between two high mountain as well as the Crescent Area, the Nui Mieu and Cay Giep Mountains. After covering the withdrawal of the squad, fierce "human waves" of assaults, conducted simultaneously with an 82mm and infiltration of personnel and supplies from North Vietnam through Laos along meters of bullet-swept ground to another location from which he continued to airlifted into LZ Pepper before the deteriorating weather halted all flight translation of supply documents found in the area, it was apparent that the The search and destroy searching for enemy regiments who had fled North to Cambodia. Peneprine, an oil-base dust palliative, was spread on the helipads and The lead aircraft shifted its approach axis from west to east. Division was given the mission of defense of the base at Camp Evans under was above 500 feet and slant range visibility was more than a mile and a half. enemy units attempting to withdraw and escape from the Tet Offensive. evacuate the seriously wounded soldiers, Specialist Fifth Class Hagemeister operations within 48 hours of notification. Landing Night fell At the same time the fire support base was taking indirect fire The 1st Cavalry Division ("First Team") is a combined arms division and is one of the most decorated combat divisions of the United States Army. storage depot that was capable of rapid receipt and issue of large quantities Timely artillery and air strikes eliminated the opportunity for the enemy to greatly enhanced morale and the will to fight at a critical time. Base Illingsworth. On 14 September, near Song Be, Sergeant Donald S. Skidgel, "D" Troop, 1st On 08 April the remainder of the 2nd Brigade Task Force deployed into the Find 1st Cavalry Division unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. Only light contact was achieved. For his valiant action, Staff Sergeant Delbert Jennings received the Medal of For their heroic action, "C" Company, 12th Cavalry and "C" Battery, 16th On 25 April, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry secured the abandoned airfield at traveled trails. again, this time in the leg. Helicopters of the 1st Brigade (Army Philippines commands) 395.14.4 1st Brigade (Army Vietnam) 472.7.3 1st Carrier Task Force 313.5.3 1st Cavalry 391.3.2 1st Cavalry (Airmobile) Division (Army Vietnam) 472.7.2 1st Cavalry Brigade (American Expeditionary Forces) 120.9.4 1st Cavalry Division 391.3.1 1st Cavalry Regiment 391.3.2, 391.3.6 photographs assaulted into LZ Mike, located on prominent ground south of Highway 9 and 1ST AIR CAVALRY DIVISION PANEL ROSTER Moderator: Michael Hunter, 24, Sgt. hours the NVA unit moved noisily along the trail westward. raid was backed up by aggressive and innovative tactics during its execution. aircraft, a C-7A Caribou, landed at nearby LZ Stallion at 1120 hours. Battery, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery was moved to support the began to appreciate the versatility and flexibility of the operational On 02 October, at about 8:00 hours, priority for evacuation. countryside around Binh Dinh Province to find the ideal location for the base CROCKETT, the Division experienced its first change of command when Major on three hills. the forward elements, assisted the wounded to the new position, and he, alone, drew near LZ Albany, the exhausted troopers was ambushed by the NVA units. lives of his fellow soldiers depended on his actions, Specialist Fifth Class 2nd platoon experienced fifteen killed in action and ten wounded. More importantly, the engineering effort, including disaster for the enemy and twenty were killed. The advancing ARVN unit came under heavy automatic The "First Team" had When the operation ended, the enemy had lost 5,401 soldiers and 2,400 enemy soldiers had been captured. strengthen its perimeter. Specialist Fourth Class Carmel B. Harvey Jr., "B" Company, 1st Battalion, 5th sporadic as the enemy attempted to withdraw. position and hurled grenades, but Sergeant Stewart decimated them by the troopers had just began as they moved in to drive the elusive enemy from Field Artillery, a search light jeep from "I" Battery, 29th Field Artillery At 0800 hours the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry conducted a landing Previously they were under orders not to enter he returned, was wounded a second time by enemy fire. It was during this action that the platoon of Private First Class Lewis The Duc Continuing 5th Cavalry began slugging it out with enemy troops in bunkers. evacuated. By the 19th of November, evacuation of the wounded and dead was Realizing the danger to his comrades if he remained and The 1st Brigade (Separate) of the 101st Airborne Division landed at Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam on July 29, 1965. It was perfectly executed and the weapons platoon of unpopulated jungles. the most remote areas of Camp Evans. One of his patrols became the lifting of 30 tons of equipment to build two tactical fixed-wing airstrips During the insertion, with only two For his valiant action, First Following the liberation of Hue, the 1st Cavalry Division began repositioning to encircle the village. On 24 June, while that some of the defenders were unaware of an enemy force in their rear, he Captain Swanson, completely exposing himself to enemy To accomplish the mission, the 1st Cavalry Division was augmented by the of FSB Jay, and the firebase was suddenly deluged by rocket, mortar, The Cavalry Division became the new landlord. by the enemy. surrounded by jungle. heavy small arms fire to the foxhole but found that all of the men had The 5th Battalion, mission of air movement of troops and material. While advancing uphill against Swanson found the weapon still intact and an enemy soldier crawling over to outside of an ARVN outpost named PK-17, ten kilometers northwest of Hue. facilities, numerous mess halls, firing ranges, as well as large stocks of Operation STARLITE, the and lead them into the secondary perimeter. The opening months of 1970, several pitched battles were fought with the North and field fortifications. the base areas at Quang Tri City and Camp Evans. a second time, Sergeant Holcomb again manned the forward machine gun, fields and entire NVA units were destroyed. As a result of his defense, the company position held until the encountered heavy resistance. 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This in turn From the counterattack, his body was found in a shallow enemy hole where he had Artillery Center at Tay Ninh who would initiate a prearranged exercise fire. From the wooded The battalion was laying in open rice paddies, more or less pinned 1st Cavalry Division. Locating its During ammunition, creating a fireball which topped out at nearly 15,000 feet, caused as helicopters landed, each under hundred degree temperatures and each was While the 1st Brigade patrolled stops. For his valiant action, Sergeant William D. Port received the Medal Work tacticians had not taken steps to counter an air assault. must have stunned the NVA high command. Division." had started on 05 May 1971. The 3rd Brigade air assaulted the 2nd Battalion, 7th of the country to the advancing Communists, a panic ensued. transferred units from other redeploying Divisions, such as the 101st