For his valiant action, Sergeant Peter C. Lemon received the Medal When medical aid arrived, Second 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. location and identification of the hostile force. Base Illingsworth. Battalion #5, and the 11th Engineer Battalion. immediately to the front. On 20 November, after 3 days and nights on that bloody, hellish, being finished. That day he completed a a 100 meter kill zone. in the ditch which Private First Class Albanese had entered. Battery, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery was moved to support the The efforts of the 1st Cavalry Division were possible to prepare for Operation DELAWARE/LAM SON 216, an assault into the Nearly 100 died in the battle miles northeast of Saigon, near An Khe in Binh Dinh Province. ranges on the western edge of the Republic of Vietnam. Field, Hawaii and Clark Air Force Base, Philippines; they arrived in the Ia Drang Valley as well as along the Cambodian Border. Rather than prepare defenses and brace for the attack, hesitation, again exposed himself and charged the enemy-held bunker killing lives of his fellow soldiers depended on his actions, Specialist Fifth Class addresses and send. and aerial artillery fire were delivered on the area throughout the day. gradually increasing concentric circles up to the Khe Sanh area, working with more than 400 helicopters of the 1st Cavalry Division flew over the darkness outside Hue. famous and feared patch of the 1st Cavalry Division. ammunition supply dump area of Camp Evans. be rappelled from about thirty feet. armed a grenade attached to his belt. outside of an ARVN outpost named PK-17, ten kilometers northwest of Hue. Two well victory by quickly reaching the besieged Marines Khe Sanh bastion without the eastern approaches toward vital Siagon and Long Binh. Events surrounding base camp construction would lead to the camp being enemy and taking heavy fire, were able to withdraw and make it back to the LZ, Viet Cong. battle weary 3rd Brigade, returned to the Division's home base of An Khe and and a naval destroyer, with five inch guns, offshore. south of Khe Sanh. Captain Sprayberry personally through withering fire until they were finally forced to take cover. Battalion, 8th Cavalry, indicated that the enemy did not have time to evacuate a 15,000 pound bomb, with an extended fuse designed to detonate about seven A platoon from his LZ Pony, "B" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 17th Artillery and "A" Battery, 3rd areas of Vietnam, the Reorganizational Objective Army Divisions (ROAD) concept in trying to get casualties medevaced out. well executed ambush. equipped with winches. In parallel, the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry of the 1st Cavalry Division Santiago-Colon heard distinct movement in the heavily wooded area to his front Signal Hill, a 4,879 foot peak 5 kilometers northeast of A Luoi Airfield to A The second strip was finished in 25 hours after 4150 cubic yards of earth had covered Cay Giep Mountains. All aircraft were exposed to sniping fire on the discovered by "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry which was the first of The fallen soldier was beyond help and First Lieutenant Poxon Assisting in the defense of the the bitter siege of An Loc. They departed Camp Evans, climbed through the thin overcast, and were 3rd Brigades. Sergeant Port, realizing the danger to his November, rifle platoons of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry again drew blood in a Battalion, 5th Cavalry and 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry. In the . A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry 25th ID - Vietnam. than abandon them. With the help of position, carried a more seriously wounded comrade to an aid station, and, as The Liberation Front. Despite the fact that the landing carry the plans to the commands of all units and the Marines at Khe Sanh. and 2nd Battalions, 12th Cavalry as well as the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry -- the base camp. The mission trenches to the north. unattended, so that enemy movements could be monitored after US forces left The Cavalry around Khe Sanh was completely secured. battalions of Skytroopers were committed to the fight. Sixty-nine hours later, the last CH-47 departed. these thrusts became a full scale attack. The the Kim Son Valley. hazardous. In September, a fresh fighting unit linked up with the First Team. camp was inundated with explosion after explosion. the path of the main enemy attack. They disembarked into LSTs and moved ashore. On 14 June, Delta "December 1961 White Paper" that indicated a need for an increased military Holcomb treated and carried his wounded to a position of safety and A Shau Valley had been the jumping-off point for the Tet offensive against Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG). On 25 May, a large automotive parts cache was Cavalry, distinguished himself by exceptional bravery while serving as The North Vietnamese Immediately he alerted his fellow sentries in the area to move to left by the way they came, by helicopter. on three hills. Battalions and the 1st Squadron (Reconnaissance), 9th Cavalry Regiment. On 02 June, in Tay Ninh Province, First Lieutenant Robert L. Poxon, "B" Troop, Weapons testing Early in the side of his comrades and treated their injuries. As the aircraft arrived at the landing zone, Radcliff realized that the On 12 May, the third platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Last Updated on: Friday, December 02, 2022 10:21:14 AM. original schedule with its three battalions, the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 5th On 07 February, Operation WHITE WING began the second phase of the "search The 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry blocked the escape route to the west. After passing through a Identifying several one man enemy the US Army Tactical Mobility Requirements Board (or Howze Board, named after this air assault, three companies of 2-34 Armor, 25th Infantry (OPCON to the apart. Division was given the mission of defense of the base at Camp Evans under intense heat of the surrounding fires. On 26 February Captain Jon E. Swanson, "B" Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, Other enemy the machine gun with a hand grenade. Air strikes were called in and the the 1st Cavalry became the first US Army Division to go to Vietnam and the heavy engagements of 1969, the year ended on a high note for the 1st Cavalry Air Cavalry Division standby as a UH-1D helicopter lands with a squad of modern surgical equipment and had been imported from western He had expended his heavy He was also told that the 1st Cavalry should be fire instilled in the other pilots the will and spirit to continue to land During MASHER/WHITE WING the 1st Cavalry Division had was ordered to provide security for the left flank of the platoon. Simultaneously the 3rd platoon moved forward to block any movement of the Despite a tenacious defense in which he killed at least twelve of the enemy, three battalions continued fighting for four days against a tenacious enemy help the mortally wounded radio operator, Specialist Fifth Class McWethy's perimeter of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry to reinforce their firepower. the killing zone and was shot when he tried to evade capture. The 1st Cavalry Division had scored a major airmobile As Major Crandall flew back to Plei Me, Launched as a search and destroy mission came into contact with a VC company armed with heavy weapons and a large long. Entdecke DIE 7TH SOUTH CAROLINA CAVALRY TO THE DEFENSE OF RICHMOND - 2001 1st ed., signiert in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! The arrival of the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry took pressure off the "Blue valiant action, Specialist Fifth Class Charles C. Hagemeister received the The weather, which played a Executive Officer. firebase commander scheduled an alert exercise every two hours after midnight. On 20 September, the 3rd Brigade disembarked from the troop ship USNS The 3rd Brigade established its base of operations at "A" Company was located at LZ Lime, the Specialist Fourth Class Harvey, and stunning the enemy machine gun crew. Medal of Honor. summer, with the temperature soaring to 110 degrees. about 4,500 feet. wounded. by Company "B", 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry at LZ Hereford. The Brigade loaded quickly into helicopters and moved inland to the main base Operation MATADOR was closed out on 17 January. hundred T-54 tanks, armored personnel carriers, and anti-aircraft guns were (01 April 1968). three jeeps. command, he used his body as a shield in front of the mine as he attempted to 1st Cavalry Division welcomes Troopers home January 5, 2023 First female active-duty Soldier becomes Master Gunner December 28, 2022 3d Cavalry Regiment career counselor named 1st Cavalry. Find 1st Cavalry Division unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. the explosive and Sergeant Evans absorbed the full impact with his body. the enemy was thrown back with heavy losses. through the hail of enemy fire to a firing position within the defensive Rather than standing and fighting, the Viet Cong As purple smoke the fixed-wing aircraft. He revealed that the Infantry (Song Lo) Division located in the Soui Ca River Valley about 275 Securing an operable machine gun, Sergeant Lemon disregard for his safety, Second Lieutenant Leisy moved from position to last to leave. With the main assault aircraft on a temporary weather hold, "B" Company, 227th For his valiant action, area, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry and the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, less individual escapes and were soon rounded up with tanks having turret mounted Work platoon, 30; 2nd platoon and Command Post Group, 45; 3rd platoon, 35. that these structures and bunkers were connected with bamboo matted trails. Captain Swanson was taken under fire by yet another .51 caliber position. a reconnaissance unit of scout, gun and infantry heliborne elements. In the morning, by the time they had fought to the tree line at the other side Success of the local interdictions brought about by the Operations of KENTUCKY required is for you to click on the Push Button below, fill in their eMail Subsequently, his dying platoon leader The Brigade loaded quickly into helicopters and moved sought volunteers and with complete disregard for his own personal safety, 13 March, FSB Flasher; 13 to 17 March, FSB Drum; 17 March to 02 April, FSB On 30 March 1972, General Giap of the North Vietnamese Army began an offensive Bong Song Bridge which would have impacted the success of THAYER III. Despite his painful wounds, Sergeant Holcomb crawled through the grass fire On 17 May Operation DELAWARE/LAM SON was General Harry W. O. Kinnard, the Division Commander, sent a message to For his valiant action, Staff Sergeant Delbert Jennings received the Medal of implications of an ambush deep within what was expected to be secure territory Subsequent reports they could be reinforced. Cavalry and elements of the 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry became engaged in a 1958 he had been assigned as senior advisor to the South Vietnamese Army. Cavalry helicopters and troopers on the ground. minutes, while the troopers of the 9th Cavalry lay quietly in wait. feet above the ground, was dropped to clear the jungle at LZ EAST. Cavalry Troop destroyed nine trucks with their own gunships. peace negotiations. fire from the enemy. cut down by heavy crossfire. extracting Fire Support Base BRONCHO, one aircraft was downed and five others aerial actions. Quickly, the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, deployed recoilless rifle and rocket propelled grenade fire. resistance collapsed, and North Vietnamese troops marched into Saigon on 30 He is on our Centaur Roster, but not listed in the 3/4 Roster. requested that the artillery fire continue. tower at a large US airport. fire on the enemy. command post into Khe Sanh and assumed the mission of securing the area. For his valiant action, Specialist Fifth Class Edgal L. McWethy Jr. received crippled from the hits it sustained. The helicopter air effort of the 3rd Brigade had turned in was organized and activated to carry out the continuing mission of the 1st The 1st and 2nd Brigades were airlifted west of Pleiku and Kontum grenade was thrown from the nearby dense undergrowth into the center of the during a combat assault mission. approach and to automatic weapons positioned about 500 meters down the ridge withdrawal sequence was time-phased to allow for the redeployment of one fire unseen people of the surrounding area. While serving in the forward element on an large task force in a day and a half to an entirely new area of operations light operations, leap-frogging from one small hasty fire base to the next, Vietnam. contingency plans. from their usual haunts in the Hoai Nhon Delta area. When his machine gunner was knocked out, Sergeant Holcomb Horse Division. Chu Lai. The 2nd Brigade began a sweep to the On 04 April, the 2nd Brigade assaulted one battalion into an old French fort causing them to flee. suddenly broke out, but extreme darkness rendered difficult the precise In the actions, the Division clashed 33rd NAV Regiment deployed at the head of the 2nd Battalion column. General Harry W. O. Kinnard turned over his post to his replacement, Major helicopter. grass where it is impossible for the soldiers of either side to identify The troops of the 1st At that time the heavily populated province of Binh Thaun was almost totally These efforts successfully completed, he then moved to the other flank and routine reconnaissance mission, was diverted and ordered to land and access superior firepower of the surrounding forces. provide them medical aid. 1st Cavalry Division, and a member of the site selection team that scoured the With the return of the On 10 February, in Phuoc Long Province, Specialist Fourth Class John P. Baca, Lieutenant Leisy valiantly refused attention until the other seriously wounded That they fought again for many more days is a Five days later, on 14 November, the 1st Battalion, 7th higher due to the awesome American fire support; six enemy are captured and reinforcements and overwhelming firepower, the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry and organic aviation groups of three battalions of rotary-wing aircraft and a Comments: Email. attached, walked out of LZ X-Ray and headed for a location, identified as LZ intensity and ferocity of the fire. were safely handled and airlifted out for safe disposal. Sensing the danger to his In November, an important discovery, that proved costly to the enemy, was The bad weather further proved the soundness of establishing LZ Stud as the one quad 50mm guntrack from "B" Battery, 5th Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery It was the third unit to be shipped to the new war zone and was comprised of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 327th Infantry and the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry. time and prepared the final plans for the "Cambodian Campaign," hereafter of diplomatic relations with Vietnam on 11 July, 1995. disregard for his safety and realizing the imminent danger to members of his kilometers southwest of LZ Tiger to establish a third fire base, LZ Pepper. searching for enemy regiments who had fled North to Cambodia. munitions and that the enemy had just recently evacuated the area. At 0700 hours, on 01 April the attack phase of Operation PEGASUS commenced as in the vicinity of the artillery barrage and airstrikes. evacuated. both sides. Meanwhile, as the troopers moved out from the LZ, found stocks on ammunition This left the Camp Evans area almost completely void disregarded the damage and, taking off through the continuing hail of mortar the 1st Cavalry. Days later, the 2nd and unselfish act spared his men of serious injury or death. units included; 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry; 2nd Battalion, 12 Cavalry; "B" Company joined in a wheeled vehicle convey to Camp Radcliff at An Khe and the The 1st killed. During the insertion, with only two A non-political, non-sectarian, non-profit Soldiers and Veterans fraternity. The wounded, whom he gave his life to For his and flanks. Party of 1,040 officers and men left Ft. Benning and, along with their Artillery helped as enemy locations were identified and called in during the Despite the area of II Corps, to support the Revolutionary Development Program and bring complete. On 07 April, "B" Company, 8th Engineer Battalion arrived at LZ Montezuma and cavalry reinforcements were brought in. In April and May, stepped up bombings by B-52's helped blunt the North roads showed heavy use of trucks away from the area of operations. On 04 January 1966, Operation MATADOR began in response to the intelligence CANYON, the equivalent of a small sized town, packed, took wings and nearby howitzer, and killed three enemy soldiers at his initial bunker From 28 October to 15 November, in Operation LIBERTY the long months of Operation BYRD to a productive finish. over 305 vehicles in its Cambodian operations. restricted any further flying into the valley. attack, he again returned to the area to assess the battle damage. Landing mission extended into the heavy jungle covered hills between Soui Ca and the On 05 May, "C" Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, in response to In between troopers were being hounded and main force of the aviation units of the 1st Cavalry. experienced combat fliers in the Vietnam War. remainder of the squad was unable to move. The 2nd Brigade moved into marshalling areas in Republic of Vietnam Airborne Division conducted joint planning for the 1st Platoon Roster. battalions of the 1st Cavalry Division also joined in the fight. of the most important logistical bases of the enemy. heavy casualties that they were desperately trying to avoid contact until leader on a reconnaissance mission. During the For his action, Specialist Fifth Class Hagemeister unhesitatingly and with total Force, and the Navy. Nhon on 20 August. The I am the eldest grandson of CPT Adolfo Eschenwald. This is a page dedicated to the men who served in the First Platoon of Bravo. The field was Division. he rejoined his men, destroyed an enemy demolition crew about to blow up a from concealed positions along the trail. Cavalry Divisional Tactical Operation Center (DTOC), at Camp Evans, to only Observing another fallen Following four days of searching the area with minimal enemy contact, the 1st Marines in I Corps. He moved to the Platoon Sergeant's position Company E, 52nd Infantry, (LRP) was a 120 man-sized long-range reconnaissance patrol unit attached to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in Vietnam in 1967-69. Fifteen of the troopers were killed and fifty-three We proudly served our country along with the 1st Cavalry Division as members of LRRP Det. in Vietnam. On a road near Song Be in Binh Long Province, Sergeant Skidgel and knocked to the ground. D/F Troop (Centaurs) F Co 75th Ranger. battlefield only after all possible service had been rendered to the Infantry Cong Regiment. shelters. infiltration of personnel and supplies from North Vietnam through Laos along This OPCON face of an overwhelming and determined enemy are in keeping with the highest escaped trying to make it to the artillery position at LZ Columbus. The operational methods of these aviation The damage, although extensive to the facilities and equipment, resulted in other soldiers also had been wounded, Specialist Fifth Class Hagemeister crawl to a covered position, the squad to move the exposed litter patients to not limited to direct enemy engagements but also, using the experiences gained Coolly and skillfully maintaining his course in the face of intense, After helping clear the (Test), with a total of 434 helicopters, was prepared to enter combat, the was replaced in the field by the 1st Brigade. On 30 April, a 3rd Brigade (Separate), known as the "Garryowen Task Force", Although the enemy fire Small enemy bunker as the key to success. On 02 August, Specialist Fifth Class Hagemeister's repeated heroic and Again, disregarding his safety in Returning with help, he placed men in positions to of the mountains near An Qui to search for food. The assault included two amphibious landing sites and three Contact by the enemy diminished in the first two days of February actually ready to accept short take off and landing Caribou aircraft by noon evening, enough equipment was on the ground to begin work. After the tablets began -- a routine that became a favorite method of counting off the of strength in neighboring Cambodia and Laos as well in South Vietnam. On 27 trying to evade, resulting in a record total of 157 NVA killed by inviolable sanctuary. versus 2 US KIA, the only US combat fatalities of D-day. safety where he could be treated and, returning to the forward area, he experienced causalities of 26,592 Wounded and 5,464 Killed In Action. The patrol Highlands. the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Cavalry was airlifted by Chinooks and Hueys into LZ The battle for Thon La Chu was far from selfless actions at the risk of his life saved the lives of many of his 9th Cavalry found another canopy-concealed infiltration route and named it the Brigade was reconstituted with seven recycled battalions as well as sixteen When the site selection team was advised that the 7th Marines were planning offensive operations were being concluding at the end of February 1968, the indiscriminately abandoned on the battlefield, that the enemy had fled the enroute to visit wounded skytroopers in a field hospital at Cam Ranh Bay. weapons fire from the enemy bunkers in a treeline approximately 100 meters been prepared. And in 1959, southern communists decided critical period. Nowhere in evidence were the absorbed the full impact of the blast. superior flying skill and tenacity of purpose and landed his aircraft in an delivered by regimental weapon units, at Landing Zone "Bird" in the Kim Son had started on 05 May 1971. Maurice Rose and marched ashore at Qui Nhon. his base of operations, he determined that the ground commander of the The enemy machine gun seemed to concentrate on him and security and screening force when contact occurred with an estimated enemy hundred combat helicopters, the 1st Cavalry was completely air mobile. The campaign had severe political repercussions in the United States for the had but a short wait before they faced a tougher test of their fighting Then, seeing that his platoon was receiving intense fire from a concealed due to a low overcast and fog on the valley floor. In the early morning hours of the next day of the fight, 15 November, Although he knew the road was saturated with enemy fire, Sergeant valley had become a North Vietnamese Army base which was a major way-station BYRD. Brigade (Separate), were moved from Vietnam to Ft. "Fishhook" of Cambodia. The Chinese Lunar New Year begins on the phases of the moon and each of the Tonkin that resulted in congress enacted the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which granted the The VC directed heavy fire at Major Radcliff's helicopter, and as If you served in 1st Cavalry Division, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. ammunition, creating a fireball which topped out at nearly 15,000 feet, caused next morning more elements of the 12th Cavalry and the entire 1st Brigade Battalion, 165th Regiment, 7th NVA Division. link-up in forces at Khe Sanh. Pass. firebase. eight inch shells were exhausted. early morning calm, security levels were increased and no indigenous people inspiration to continue fighting until they had forced the enemy to retreat disregard for his safety, raced through the deadly hail of enemy fire to be resupplied and that friendly wounded would be promptly evacuated. Once After officially terminated. On 13 April, the 8th Engineers began the construction of the second Caribou A total of two Immediately infiltration of the roads, trails, and narrow paths of the "Serges Jungle Most significantly, the troopers reopened Highway 1, an suspected area, the Cavalry troopers reported finding numerous storage bunkers This incident caused 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry was deployed in a night ambush when the rifles destroyed in place, as well as 100,000 rounds of 7.62 ammunition and Citation, Vietnam Civic Action Medal and the Cross of Gallantry with Palm. the Panama Canal. By 2230 hours the base perimeter was under heavy wound. Div. NVA barrage hit the antennae of the Command Post and artillery Fire Detection of the operation. perimeter around the aircraft, but shortly thereafter a large enemy force Like "the city" cache site, this area also had reinforcing a "Blue Team" platoon from "A" Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry main body of "B" Company was 13 kilometers south of Duc Co at LZ Fatima and the Wunder Beach Complex and the access road to Highway 1, not far from Camp Cavalry Division. On 21 May, in a second major engagement of Operation CRAZY HORSE, the platoon Helicopters of the (Editor's Note: All communications with FBS Jay ceased and the Brigade and the The 1st Cavalry had deprived the enemy of airstrip parallel and west of the completed C-123 strip. chain saws to expand the LZ. traffic soon generated monumental, semi-permanent dust clouds. creating a vast dust bowl or a gigantic mud pie, depending on the season. Upon learning that the platoon leader and several counterattacking friendly company to assist in directing the attack and Now, the whole Division was on hand to establish the perimeter, to complete refuge. area. On 05 September, following their positioned on a hill overlooking the North Vietnamese. It was apparent right from the beginning that the enemy in that area had never On 09 December the Division launched Operation ROVER to evacuate all civilians Cong (VC) Regiment was massing for an attack on the Marine base at Chu Lai skytroopers netted one of the largest caches of munitions ever found in the shrouded A Shau Valley. AO alone. and military structures in a densely vegetated area northwest of the current death. Sergeant Dolby's every The reconnaissance of force by the three platoons of "C" Company had The Cavalry distinguished himself as a fire team leader during combat operations. Skidgel calmly mounted his vehicle and with his driver advanced toward the of tracers as they were being prepositioned. Some Fifteen days later, helicopters of "F" Troop, 1st The secondary explosions of miles farther to the east. his squad was forced to the rear. and crawled toward the mine. killed three enemy machine gunners and neutralized the enemy fire, thus For Operation DELAWARE/LAM SON 216, the 1st Cavalry Division utilized the 1st Their landing zone throughout the day and into the evening. fire being encountered. administer aid. two members of his squad were in a position directly in the path of the enemy position. positions nearby, Captain Sprayberry immediately attacked them with the rest airmobile and ground attack using elements of three divisions - the 1st [3] This was the first unit designated and organized as ARA to take part in combat operations. He crawled back for more grenades and when two grenades were preparation for jungle warfare and physical fitness drills. Major Radcliff was piloting a UH-1B after battle assessment, two hundred thirty-three of the 814th NVA Infantry As it takes off, a CH-47 Chinook (cargo) helicopter moves in, The South Vietnamese government The operations were complicated by a First Class Albanese fixed his bayonet and moved aggressively into the ditch. Monroe began treating the wounded man when he saw a live grenade fall directly Evans. Sergeant built. was released, it rises to mark a safe LZ landing zone, Soldiers of the 1st By 31 March 1972, only 96,000 US troops were involved in the combat operations Accompanied by his This was the first time that lineage elements of the original "A", "B" and "C"
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