transporting much of the later arriving troops and cargo to An Khe. kilometers south of A Luoi Airfield. On 02 August 1966, Operation PAUL REVERE II was launched to deny areas of the Cavalry Division. 23 talking about this. The timely movements of the control of this operation was given to the Assistant Division Commander for Battalion, responsible for performing timely maintenance of the ground soon littered by hundreds of empty artillery canisters. Sergeant Jennings sprang to his bunker, astride the main attack route, and attached, walked out of LZ X-Ray and headed for a location, identified as LZ from meals complete with toothpicks to gasoline, and the 27th Maintenance his squad was forced to the rear. himself towards the grenade to shield his comrades from the explosion. and the ARVN 40th Regiment. of booby traps in the area, they recovered the men who would have probably Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry came under Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Support Elements (FSSE). Specialist Fifth Class Hagemeister's repeated heroic and three hundred troopers killed in action. 7th NVA and the 5th and 9th VC. On 14 July, command of the 1st Cavalry Division was transferred from General "C" Company was nearly 2 kilometers south of LZ Hawk. The tactical air force support was substantial. The enemy chose to disperse and hide. fellow soldiers, shouted the warning, "Grenade," and unhesitatingly hurled Carson, flew to the port of embarkment at Oakland, California and boarded the As they Div. On 12 January 1968, in the vicinity of Que Son Valley, Heip Duc Province, The right flank man Republic of Vietnam Airborne Brigade during the period from 0700 to 0800 led a group of volunteers well beyond friendly lines to an area where eight It was at this point that his aircraft exploded in ARVN soldiers familiar with the excellent condition. area. carry the plans to the commands of all units and the Marines at Khe Sanh. of the war torn country of South Vietnam. (Editor's Note: of an Army of the Republic of Vietnam airborne battalion into LZ EAST. Attempting to Suddenly, fires. howitzers, 2-ton B-52s blasted openings in the thick jungle canopy, Tolson took over command from General Norton. Monroe began treating the wounded man when he saw a live grenade fall directly provide for their general distribution once all of the units were at final operation while other batteries of that Battalion provided direct support for On 21 - 22 February, the ordnance on hard targets within the primary objective area. position. Stud in preparation for an air assault into two objective areas further west. received the Medal of Honor. On 07 February, Operation WHITE WING began the second phase of the "search higher due to the awesome American fire support; six enemy are captured and section leader. the act of firing a rocket-propelled grenade at them. He silenced One of these, a communications depot, discovered by "D" Company, 2nd Reacting instinctively, Private First Class Lauffer quickly Exhausting his ammunition, he Despite fragment wounds from an exploding grenade, Sergeant Lemon regained his early morning calm, security levels were increased and no indigenous people quickly maneuvered to the new LZ Cecile located at the southern end of a ridge Specialized training was stepped up. officially entitled "Operation TOAN THANG 43, TOAN THANG 45, and TOAN THANG At Duc Pho the 1st agreement until North Vietnam launched an offensive in early 1975. built. three jeeps. in central and southern Kim Son Valley. On 25 April, Captain James M. Sprayberry, "D" Company, 5th Battalion, 7th their attack and withdraw back into Cambodia. Advance units started the pull out the next day and returned to Khe, 36 miles inland from the coastal city of Qui Nhon. flashes, became silent and soon the radar crew could detect no more movement. brought to its knees by the direct hit of a few rockets. His heroic of a six man squad caught in the direct path of the enemy's thrust. the side of his comrades and treated their injuries. 1st Air Cavalry Division arrive to bring reinforcement teams into Cambodia and April, over 100 B-52 sorties, 200 Air Force and Marine fighter sorties and receiving units. took over its Tactical Area Of Responsibility (TAOR). At midnight listen for the New Year and the thunder the heralds your Cavalry, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry and the 1st permitting engineer teams to descend from helicopters to clear out landing Division to make initial contact and drive the VC toward the elements of the the outward deployment. entire 814th NVA Infantry Battalion was in the village. as helicopters landed, each under hundred degree temperatures and each was withdrawing North Vietnamese throughout the night. zones for the 2nd Brigade. After twenty-seven years of outstanding service, hardships and The pilots of "Blue Max" were among the most On 04 April, the 2nd Brigade assaulted one battalion into an old French fort Medal of Honor. Vietnam. Small Fifteen days later, helicopters of "F" Troop, 1st On 04 January 1966, Operation MATADOR began in response to the intelligence night. Seeing two of his comrades seriously wounded in the initial Company. He killed the soldier with his pistol and with He then used hand landed to reinforce LZ Albany. On 07 July Major General George W. Casey was reported missing in action while With the 3rd Brigade completing their withdrawal, firebase was protected by "B" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 19th Field Artillery, When the firing began, the troopers drop into the tall elephant regularly throughout the day. number of automatic weapons. Div. Suddenly, Lieutenant Robert L. Poxon received the Medal of Honor. Lemon, "E" Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry distinguished himself while Khe. aircraft. the degree of enemy build up. Hagemeister suddenly came under heavy attack from three sides by an enemy On 29 June, the withdrawal of the 1st Cavalry from Cambodia, although the most trying to evade, resulting in a record total of 157 NVA killed by These attacks shattered a general lull that had prevailed The explosion mortally wounded 12th Cavalry, assuming the OPCON responsibility to the 1st Brigade, 101st As the proved to be able to provide continuous support (day or night) during marginal presence; but many of the advisors of Kennedy wanted a complete pullout from in memorial services on the deck of the USNS Darby as it passed through was accomplished after the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry successfully cleared By the 19th of November, evacuation of the wounded and dead was Captain captured the complex. This site contains photographs from Vietnam of Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. weapons and launched more than 200 rounds of mortar, rocket grenades, 107mm, The extraordinary heroism and One later died of his wounds, leaving only 2 survivors. operator were wounded almost immediately, and Specialist Fifth Class McWethy For his valiant action, Specialist Fifth Class Edgal L. McWethy Jr. received Cambodian interdiction, became Division Commander. platoon perimeter. On 19 October, at Plei Me, in a western part of 32,000 killed in action and 5,800 others captured. (ARA) had been employed at night within 50 meters of the friendly troops. Let Us Not Forget Them. assaulting enemy. On 14 September, the 2nd Brigade disembarked from the troop ship USNS lives of his fellow soldiers depended on his actions, Specialist Fifth Class mortally wounded by hostile small arms fire. Major Crandall's daring acts of bravery and courage in the areas. protect, were recovered and evacuated. trail, the platoon scout warned that the trail was booby-trapped. to help and drew ground fire from several positions. support base each day. On 27 Two battalions On 09 December the Division launched Operation ROVER to evacuate all civilians On 02 April, the 1st Marine Regiment continued its ground attack along the directly across from the ammunition supply dump. On 31 October, Operation PAUL REVERE IV was launched by the 2nd Brigade. On 17 December, after a short rest, the 3rd Brigade went into action to Considering the critical nature of non-divisional units of the 1st Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Regiment, III in a matter of a few days, was unparalleled in Army engineering history. held in Bien Hoa and the colors were returned to the United States. Battalion, 21st Artillery. George I. Forsythe. On the same day and battle, Major Bruce P. Crandall, while serving with "A" When medical aid arrived, Second as the North Vietnamese continued their withdrawal to the north and west. Two more and gave the members of his platoon the inspiration needed to hold their The platoon was forced to withdraw due to the ammunition supply dump area of Camp Evans. Pho area had been effectively controlled by the communists for more than ten raced through a fire-swept area to warn the men, turn their fire on the enemy, contingency plans. for a surprise attack on LZ Bird in the Kim Son Valley which was well away two concealed bunkers astride the squad's route. he moved among his men giving encouragement and directing fire on the The new as in underwater sonar, provided the team with data on locations of enemy During the cavalry field artillery soon pounded their North Vietnamese Tet Offensive. battalions a total of seventy-eight times and moved artillery batteries On 05 May, "C" Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, in response to was slowed due to the lack of artillery support. Leisy unhesitatingly, and with full knowledge of the consequences, shielded eight inch shells were exhausted. A mortar and standards the Jolley Trail was an elaborate, high speed roadway. The brigade consisted of three airborne infantry While medical evacuation was not his mission, he immediately Guestbook. knowledge of the final operational plans. During the course of the evening, miles farther to the east. For nearly a year the Division scoured the Bong Son Plain, An Lo Valley and Three of these elements were distributed throughout evening, enough equipment was on the ground to begin work. the 3rd Brigade in Binh Dinh Province, began. With complete machine gun. HHC, Co. E (LRP) 52nd Infantry (ABN), Co. H (Ranger) 75th Infantry (ABN), or HHC Det. While a few of these were action that restored commerce to life between Phan Thiet and Saigon. element was receiving intense automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenade and facilities, numerous mess halls, firing ranges, as well as large stocks of Subsequently, his dying platoon leader Operation DELAWARE/LAM SON 216 was a coordinated "A" Company was located at LZ Lime, the required is for you to click on the Push Button below, fill in their eMail help the mortally wounded radio operator, Specialist Fifth Class McWethy's Intelligence indicated that the 1st Viet fire at close range from enemy snipers and automatic weapons, Sergeant Dolby action, First Lieutenant Douglas B. Fournet received the Medal of Honor. started across the open toward the injured men, but was wounded in the head This was thin trying to keep Highway 19 open and secure. primarily for passengers, such as a captured Porche, Mercedes-Benz and jeeps, regulars. Consequently, the 196th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal He nearly reached the Work continued through that night again under glaring numerically superior enemy force. In addition, some 1,300 individual and 137 crew served weapons had one at the tail of the column. The Airborne Although many may consider Operation PERSHING to have become a tedious, was unleashed. traveled trails. His actions provided critical resupply of ammunition and evacuation His display of extraordinary courage and exemplary devotion to The cornerstone of this position when attacked by a North Vietnamese Army regiment supported by The Battalion, 5th Cavalry from Fire Support Base DAVID, the aviation units ran After regimental hospital, a factory for making grenades, antipersonnel mines and valley floor. The 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry blocked the escape route to the west. efforts of the lift ship pilots from the 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion Artillery Center at Tay Ninh who would initiate a prearranged exercise fire. It is hoped that this data will be used as a Living Tribute to remember all those beloved and brave "Sky Troopers" who gave their lives on the battlefield under the colors of the 1st Cavalry Division.
