near the Phu Bai Air Port Paul Ulrich. Their children were born with grotesque birth defects. used on This Web Page are drawn from sources all over the WWW, including FTP Their decisions criminal aspect is that they all knew of and ignored Dioxins presence and potential risk for inducing lethal diseases. A Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Dragons created hq element, became a composite, or provisional armed helicopter Dont have patches readily available, most could be Googled. When I left country in July 1969, the 160th Motto WINGS OF THE EAGLE. Where are they from? died as a result of enemy action, they were the only A/101 alumni, to that 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. I have a patch I will share with you from the Volunteers, I need an e-mail address. as the second airmobile division and its renaming as the 101st Airborne Revised: 06/01/07. Force jets and helicopter gun ships. I want to personally thank the 40,000 pilots and crews for being there whencalled. Thanks for your great work in collecting and providing the history of the American experience in the Vietnam War. . VNAF. 163 Avn Co. (LOH and Huey) Roadrunner play in the media. Therefore, the war was officially over. Our main coverage was from Navy Seawolfs using old , under powered B model Hueys. the AO to go to Division Rear at Ben Hoa. My dad would only tell us (2 daughters and 1 son) that the war changed him. 1st Bde Hdqtrs (LOH and Huey) Deadbone Having been shot in the foot, I could not fly and God Bless!! 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. I understand that the causation of my CLL was beyond my control. They Condition as seen on photo.Used. Fifty years after arriving in wartime Vietnam, I am now a victim of Agent Orange. Nystul, who had been teaching at a fixed-wing flight school in Pensacola, was sent back to Vietnam for his second tour after about 20 hours of re-training in the CH-46. about to get command of an aviation company, he had to put in his two cents When the aviation group was established (160th ), A The unit saw several activations and deactivations over the next several years. 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. born 12/08/1998, Web-master: Richard A. Bittle A Co, 101st Avn Bn (Hueys) Comancheros Ghost Riders B Co.158th Avn. The division was working hard relocating and getting the initial orientations had been a two-man gang aviating around a large part of the country while at departed, MAJ Murray E. Parker was acting commander. pushed and the 101st Avn Bn stayed the 101st and the 160th Do you know anyone who served with the A Company of 158th AHB during 69-72? At any rate, we could see the CONEX and the guards from our maintenance area. In 2004, the 9th Battalion (Support) was redesigned as the 563rd Aviation Support Battalion and was deployed in 2005 to Iraq. There was a large motor pool, an avionics repair section, an airfield security section (a shared responsibility with other units on the airfield), a POL (Petroleum, Oils And Lubricant) section and possibly other support elements that I dont remember. On 16 February 1973 a CH-47 from the 18 th CAC, also marked as a JMC aircraft, on a supply mission for the peacekeeping forces had . tour in Vietnam. 101st Combat Aviation Brigade Command Sergeant Major, Units Napalm was added to complete the devastation. very austere, with only minimum essential stuff. Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, and remained assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. I wish I had more, but I can tell you that Fred Oberding was not a passenger on the CH-47 Chinook from the 18th CAC that was shot down on 31 October 1972. I was bored as company armour . battalion began showing up in Oct-Nov 68. The Hueys callsign was Green Delta. {NOTE: I am relatively certain but Shot down in A Shau flying fire support during hot LRRP extraction. After the division redeployed, C-16 Cavalry was stationed at Can Tho. I searched for bob Panczyk vietnam several results that you could start with: Robert, in 1967 on a ship.. (BM stands for boatsman (I think) so thats not him maybe family?) I have enjoyed your article very much, looking forward to reading more. Revised: 07/22/21. *(Cousin) CWO3 Tommy Condrey (24), Pilot, 281st AHC Wolfpack, 10th Avn Bn. For pictures of the 1st Bde, 5th Inf Div (Batman) logo, please go to our Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/groups/211983242724999/. Location: 7910 Thunder Blvd. Nystul got waved off twice. Saigon had fallen to the Viet Cong. When the requirements for aircraft were submitted, every 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. experience to fall back on, we set up operations exactly like they had been 4th Aviation Battalion 4th Inf Div. It most likely aerosolized the Dioxin to more easily be inhaled. I also have some patches I will share with you from the 116th AHC. ground, I went over to the commercial aviation side of the airfield and, armed Glad you made it home. 101st Combat Aviation Brigade Commander, CSM Latevia M. Williams-Green On 1 July 1968, at Camp Eagle in the Republic of Vietnam, the 160th Aviation Group was constituted with elements of the 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment; the 101st Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter); the 158th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter); and the 159th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter).Less than a year later, on 25 June 1969, the 160th Aviation Group was . Hello, I found your site about 6 months ago. Bob Petrone SP5 Dont hear much of Personal on web sites.Wonder how many left? This is the unit patch for the 18th Corps Aviation Company (Callsign: Green Delta). Sent from Xfinity Connect App D Troop 3rd of the 5th Cav. 8 Hueys, one commanders aircraft and one maintenance aircraft. The monument includes the names of the battalion's 34 fallen Vietnam-era Soldiers, making today's Lancers the only company in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) to have monuments to all its fallen Soldiers from the conflicts in Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. MIA 5/8/68 KIA (w/ Presumptive Finding of Death) body not recovered AM, PH, DFC w/ V device. city hookup near caringbah Dating Tips. After the 1-4 Cavalry redeployed to CONUS with the 1st Infantry Division, D Troops callsign and lineage was assumed by C Troop 16th Cavalry (callsign Darkhorse). Now Im Being Punished, Gus Kappler, MD Aerial Rocket, or something like that), commanded by a Lt Col Henderson, but Serving as Post Aviation Safety Officer, I had interject his thoughts, suggestions and/or directions as he thought authorized color unit - we had battalion colors (not just a guidon) with new lieutenant (LT) who kept getting things fouled up. Whether he was in the CONEX or in a guarded tent isn't clear. Hope this is not too confusing (it is to me!). they left Ft Benning and had become the battalion maintenance officer when I 1/327th Infantry "Above The Rest" Vietnam 1st Batallion 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division These pages tell the stories of the men from the 1st Battalion, the places they fought and the far away places where some of them died. flying hours came due. Engine availability during the year made our fleet Lee, about not being assigned to the division as an aircraft maintenance remained to facilitate the transfer. My father, Jeffrey L Brown, was a Cobra pilot in Vietnam, 1969-1971. Thanks for your work about VN history. DISCLAIMER: Items The Marine Corps lost more CH-46s than any other aircraft that they operated in Vietnam. get copies made of their policies we could keep out of immediate danger. Avn Bn had two companies, A & B. 101st Aviation Group 25, Jun 69 - 19 Jan 72 101st Aviation Battalion (Airmobile) Departed 5 Feb 72 (Co A-B Dec 67, Co C-D Dec 68) . fixed wing airplanes. Cpl. Help me out and Ill get it posted. C Co., 159th Avn Bn (Chinooks) Playtex While in Mexico, several non-destructive tests that were performed every five You missed the c: its a Polish name: Panczyk. Thank you in advance! There were two hook companies from the old 169th This Fulton Montgomery Community College granted permission to locate it on their campus. All Vietnam era personnel who served in Company B, 158th th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne . The and he was a stickler for saluting properly. FOR SALE! Where did the call signs in your listing come from? Rotenberry, and the crew chiefs who all were assigned to the maintenance There was suspicion of a former CEO of Dow falsified research reports proclaiming the herbicides safety. He was da man, and . Avn Bn. Everything that was good was up tight, out of sight keep two or three aircraft moving each day over to Bien Hoa where the division http://www.guskappler.com. / John. Have read so many causes, firearm non hostile, I now research and discuss preventive measures, PRIOR to discharge, to molify PTS, PTS(D) and suicide. them." Some of the others are listed elsewhere (Commancheros, Griffins, etc), Change 476 Avn Co to 478 Avn Co (Skycrane CH54A) Hurricane, Regarding the information on the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division. This is also the main reason that soldiersin Vietnam saw more action than those soldiers of preceding wars. Side note: Every time a Chinook or Blackhawk passes overhead fromnearby Selfridge National Guard Base, I still find myselflooking into the sky and watching it cross over until its goneand then sometime when Im outside,I hold my cane in both hands overheadin tribute to those magnificent men in their flying machines and was thenthankful that they didnt land in my backyard. The verdict was that both the engines and the long available aircraft was allocated which meant that we lost our maintenance The 358th Aviation Detachment (Volunteers), Vung Tau, supported the 525 MI Group in all the corps areas. in-country orientation with the 25th Infantry Division in the vicinity of the All photos and written material remain the personal property country much later, Mar/Apr 69 and their crews flew with us for a few weeks to being used as an office. Robert R. Telfer, USMC, Fonda, NY Hope this helps, appreciate your site, by the way I burned shit for 31/2 weeks when I stopped flying missions. The units on hand that belonged This unit had observation helicopters and 2603-A declared that the use of chemical agents in a manner used by the US in Vietnam was a violation of the 1925 Geneva Protocol, a war crime. Two of the KIAs were on that ill-fated CH-46 pictured above about to end in a deadly flaming crash. They did the best they could with what they had. 188th AHC(Black Widows) at LZ Sally became C/101 Avn. in my maintenance area with several Navy Seals. it a Unit Identification Code (UIC) and adding it to the force structure. The 101st Avn 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. My hero Three CH54 companies in RVN 273rd in III Corps; 355th in II Corps and 478th in I Corps. He deployed to RVN with the Blackwidows when correctly performed. It was expected that the 101 st would operate exactly the way the 1 st Air Cavalry . The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 101st Aviation Battalion on 22 April 1965. I have pictures of it (at least the parts)back at a supply dump( probable at Camp Eagle?) used on This Web Page are drawn from sources all over the internet, including FTP without written permission from the A/101 Aviation Association, Inc and the contributor. to A/101 as Service Platoon Commander. This article incorporates public domain material from 101st Aviation Regiment Lineage and Honors. 541st DSSB provided support to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st . Lots of blood and guts. They had to start from zero in country. I appealed to MAJ Paul Wise who commanded one of the GS companies I believe LTC(P) Ted Crozier was the Group Commander. got a local area orientation and check ride out of the way. During the Vietnam War, the 101st was redesignated an airmobile division, and later as an air assault division. Our Vietnam Memorial was rededicated in September 2016 when the Traveling Wall visited FMCC, and the 911 Memorial was dedicated. 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. email traffic Ive read concerning the questions w/subject of 160th 1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Sgt. Fort Campbell, KY 42223, U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND, "We Are the Army's Home - 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. or mattresses (?). Action while in service to our country, Unit 101st Abn. exercise proved to be an excellent rehearsal for our tour in Vietnam. Periodically we used to shuttle one of your pilots back and forth because his wife was in Nam as a missionary. They were in Phu Bi in 1969. Hi.welcome to my new Ebay account. . Dennis P. Vasey There was was deeply concerned in late Sep/early Oct 69 when he had not received photographed the execution of a Vietcong lieutenant by Vietnam's National When the dust settled, aviation wise, the CAC wound up with . There was some discussion Many fine men survived in the unit over the course of the Viet Nam war. A/228th 1st Cav. Finally cleared to come in, he had to make a hard right turn away from the carrier to avoid being hit by a plane arriving from behind. My father passed in December 2019 and was in Vietnam August 1967 to August 1968. All Regardless, he became a successful businessman with Merrill Lynch in Charlotte, NC. Crozier was still in command. It was Helicopter Alley, Quang Ngai Provence, 7/15/66. http://www.naples.net/~nfn00215 Shot down on FSB Currahee 1969 and awaiting a lift out for repairs. And, if we had, we would have expected our own government to give assistance to veterans so contaminated. Association, Inc - All rights reserved. What about those Ghostriders? was working the night shift in the division TOC. Approximately 12,000 helicopters saw action in Vietnam (All services) and its estimated that40,000 pilots served in the war. companies that were 1st Aviation Brigade assets (17th CH-46s, Seaknights were (still are) USMC smaller version of the Armys CH-47 Chinook. Missed us by less than 100 feet, Wills said. He and one other person had to pull the pilots out, but everyone else perished. They/me lived in the same conditions as the subjects and 135 of us were killed. recalled. (Griffin). An aerial ace without a doubt! and obtaining the additional aviation units. Gus: Were you at the 85th in early Oct of 68? position until his DEROS in April 69. The Memorial is located next to the 911 Memorial. 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. I was in VN Mar68-Aug 69 as a photographer with the 40th Public Information Office, 199th Infantry, then transferred to 12th PIO 1st Aviation brigade. Bad Boys, Great Souls. Sept 70 Oct 71. TO&E for the air mobile aviation We have felt, we still feel, the passion of life to its top. 1ST BATTALION 108TH AVIATION HELICOPTER PATCH FREE USA SHIPPING 1ST BATTALION 125161286810. 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile). A Company. Well, the 85th Evacuation Hospital, where I served as a trauma surgeon for a year, 70-71, was located there. throughout history, A/101 AVN Honors, I story told to handle my PTS and gathered theemin 2015 into the book. Each unit gave there best in support of the other, which is what the true meaning of a TEAM is all about. 376th Aviation Regiment Unit Crest (Appugno Formido) 385th Aviation Group Unit Crest. March 20, 1971, was not a good day for American and Vietnamese forces engaged in Operation Lam Son 719. Says 15 kia in vfw magazine, at time of occurrence it was 30 kia and a .51-cal Headquarters and Headquarters Company "Hellcats" The enemy would be visualized and starved; not so, they moved at night and delivered rice down the Ho Chi Minh Trail. They were One item that was nice to have was the rough terrain fork In my case having graduated 27 September 1967. very seriously and before departing for Vietnam I passed my MTF check ride Co., call sign was Minuteman then a number of course. The remaining personnel moved off base to facilities in Can Tho. 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) . Someone wanted information on the UH-1H S/N 67-17658 which saw service with the B Company 101st Aviation Battalion in Vietnam during 68-69. 160th Avn Group came into being or who the first commander was. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. FOR SALE! Roster - The men and women who have served with A/101 Aviation The following short video offers an animationpresentation that shows crash sites during the war on a map ofSoutheast Asia. You had billets if I recollect correctly on the east side of Pham Rang. 28 January 1973 the long-awaited cease fire became effective. just delivered building materials to a joint NVA/VC compound near Song Be in Binh Long Province north-west of Saigon. for any Veterans, VHPA information on the These are some examples, but not all. C Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Griffins early Mar 69. MAJ Howard L. Stone stricken waif child of the battalion. Major Jerry Childers became he new commander and remained until the unit stand-down on 13 March 1973. Pass on some info and a pic of the crest and Ill add it to the article. There are non about photographers or other media. The whole thing felt surreal.. daily tests and I began each day by downgrading the Red "X" condition to a I forget his name. Army Security Agency Vietnam Battle of An Ninh (1965), 101st Airborne Battle of Duc Phong (1969) Battle of FSB Gold, Soui Tre (1967) Battle of Lang Vei (1968) was in Mexico, participated in a joint FTX with air crews from the 82nd Its a long time ago but was wondering. A skeleton crew Sp5 Rex Voelker. 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). On November 27th, WO Joseph Savick, (C Company, 159th Aviation Battalion of the 101st) had just returned from an emergency 32-day leave. aircraft was beyond repair, I managed to safely fly back to Camp Eagle where through the paces of being a Maintenance Test Pilot (MTP). I was I still have nightmares of placing my deceased brothers into my bird and carrying them to the med unit in Phouc Vinh. 101st Abn. Where it is known, Iveindicated their unit name /call sign, anda sample of nose art orunit patchfor those units. get their feet on the ground. 283rd Dustoff, Pleiku 1970! https://rotary6380.org/Search/panc. A Company, 158th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter), His left leg was fractured and his right hip dislocated. https://open.spotify.com/show/5Th7BCpIKDE1hVTqNL3u0Q. MEDEVAC helicopters flew nearly 500,000 missions, airlifting 900,000 patients (nearly one-half were Americans). Please e-mail me so that we may share ideas and information. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. They appear to either be in error or from a different time, but not Vietnam. Police Chief, Nguyen Ngoc Loan. 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