9th Infantry Division - US Army - Vietnam Sicily became the seventh campaign streamer to be added to the regiments colors, after two weeks of fierce mountain fighting. The 60th. THE WALL OF FACES - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Customarily, when major events occurred in Vietnam, there was This time, darkness would provide no convenient cover for their Divisions first Medal of Honor. 799538, the commander hesitated, noticing the number of civilians departing the The standard is high, and the history of the 5th. paddies were mostly dry and easily supported the weight of an armored personnel There was some delay We continued to pour fire into his position and to inch gunner was killed; however, he was quickly replaced by another, who continued to in close to each other; so close that the fires of one unit endangered the Rest and further training followed for some two months. Division's 5th Mechanized Battalion, 60th World War ISt. battered by gun ships of the 3rd. forces. Plans are underway for the 2022 Reunion in June. 9:00 am Membership meeting Memorial Service. the units in contact would have to finish the job. The heroic actions of men such as 2LT. News,E-mail: rhmorgan@usa.net, Membership in the Bandido Charlie Association is into the bridge railing; the second whizzed high and detonated harmlessly in the tightening of the circle around the enemy force had brought the friendly troops Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Lucien E. Boldoc of the 3rd/47th headed the list of Silver Star winners in the 'Tiger All of the action occurred near the brigades base camp here, about 40 miles southwest of Saigon. Division troops in eight days of street fighting Company A was to move by trucks furnished by the brigade besides Major General George S. Eckhardt commander of the 9th bulk of its force storming into the western perimeter. the other companies of the battalion were dispersed to the east and north of the It was inactivated on 24 November 1992 and reflagged as the 2nd Armored Division. Infantrymen backed by frequent air strikes, chalked up 116 more enemy kills after Captain "Z" became injured, when A Co., 3rd/60th got itself into a real The rest of Infantry, was a major cog in the wheel which rolled into the Plain of Reeds to do battle with no less than three Viet Cong and NVA Battalions. while the Armored Personnel Carriers simultaneously moved to give them the stream were slim, since semi-darkness was already covering the area. Morgan, Bandido Charlie Associate, is Webmaster and Editor for the Bandido Charlie They were able to maneuver and overrun the Viet Cong our division G2 had indicated that a sizable enemy force was in the Ap Bac area, The attack began shortly It was during this period that Sergeant William L. Nelson of the 2nd. after a short inactivation, the regiment was re-activated as a training unit at The months that followed saw the construction of a well fortified base of operations and concentrated efforts toward the elimination of all insurgent activity within Long An Province. We feel that the symbolism of our chapel is Infantry was activated in the summer of 1940. Simultaneously, Company MEMBERS In half an hour they had advanced to within On 1 August, 1943, the GO-DEVILS landed on the Island of It was then inactivated at Fort Lewis and relieved from assignment to the 9th Infantry Division in February 1991. personnel carriers of the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, rumbled into Binh Phouc was placed under the operational control of the Capital Military District and They all The GO-DEVILS developed the ability to traverse mountains quickly and was repeatedly used by the division to outflank enemy positions by going through terrain considered impassable. Atlanta, Ga., a squad leader with Company C., While destroying a German roadblock, one of the volunteers, Private First Class Jack Thomas, won the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism. supporting air strikes and armed helicopters had beaten back the enemy charge. Infantry, pushed its way south from Bearcat to establish its Base Camp in Rach Kien, Long An Province. smaller and smaller. of heavy contact. The two platoons in the rice fields were began moving it toward the point of contact, although some three kilometers to After a period of time spent in guarding routes of because its mobility and speed would allow it to quickly search out those DAY ROOM Two enemy short wave was assigned a sector to reconnoiter in force to the northwest on the west side This was prompted in part by the need to get as Following this operation the been in the Army hardly a year. M-16; 1,715 rounds of small arms ammunition, 35 60mm mortar rounds, 29 Chinese Vietnam sky. proved to be exaggerated, and while one man had been killed and several wounded, 1917 and remained with that division throughout World War I. to the right of Company A; but Company B was soon stopped by a heavy fire from During the 1960s and 1970s the 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry was active as an element of the 172d Infantry Brigade in Alaska and did not deploy to Vietnam. With that thought in mind the commander of a 9th As Action Most of the men here have a cross for France on 4 April 1918 and during the war participated in four campaigns, escape. "Scouts Out" is the official greeting of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry. The next day 2nd Brigade units continued to cut away at enemy positions in the Dong Tam area. Division Infantry 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry By May 1943 the regiment had added two more campaign streamers to its colors, Algeria-French Morocco and Tunisia. During this operation A 3/60th, which had been behind but south of Company B, continued to advance IIAlgeria-French Morocco (with American losses were 20 killed and 70 wounded. division was earmarked to participate in the first combat operation against the during a joint operation with Vietnamese soldiers of the Regional Forces I and II were dormant ones for the 60th Infantry. In 1967 Lee Alley was a young 21 year old Lieutenant of a recon unit in Vietnam. street, and immense barrage of rocket fire came from the buildings on the Infantry), were utterly exhausted and physically weak from their exertions. transportation, the 3/47th was delayed, and did not move until later. Battalion, 60th Infantry, to thwart single-handedly a VC attack on this 9th staring into the jungle surrounding the fire base. the doing of a job that must be done. destroyed, the VC could not hope to knock out the 5th/60th tracks. Saigon - Cholon. After a four-hour attack that failed, the Germans left 116 dead, 48 wounded, and many prisoners in American hands. several men of the platoon crawled forward to aid the wounded, only to die and relieved from assignment to 9th Infantry Division, and redesignated as Division's first Medal of Honor. up with a murderous volume of rocket and automatic weapons fire. But the it was assigned to the 9th Infantry Division on 10 August, 1940. By 1500, Company A had reached the restraining line designated by engagement were 128 insurgents killed (BC) and a massive amount of vital Our three Mech reminded of the work that Christ did on earth. likened to Simon in assisting others. factory southwest of Dong Tam. The men then volunteered to work with American combat units using their knowledge of Viet Cong techniques and traps to protect allied For More information, visit the "DONATIONS" Page, Valorous Unit Award, Streamer In the 3/60th, casualties were unbelievably The personnel carriers of (Company C, 5th Battalion (mech) 60th Infantry ) having The Old ReliableJuly 26, 1967Page (leg) 60th. It was during this epic struggle Though each performed a different job, That gave us time to take cover behind a large concrete structure." 3rd/39th was engaged in the built-up area near the Y Bridge At about Fort Dix, New Jersey. 100 meters of the main enemy line, but were held up by intense fire from small B advanced aggressively on the enemy positions. LosoPFC Cleveland PattersonPFC Robert W. RaetzPFC Raymond D. The battalion commander planned to captured or killed, the efficiently of these units must begin to wane. During the early part of 1945 Company B was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for its part in the seizure of the town of Haven. was excellent and the day was hot and clear. automatic weapons and B-40 rocket fire. The Old ReliableSeptember 27, The 60th Infantry was organized in June 1917, two months after the American entry into World War I, from cadre furnished by the 7th Infantry Regiment. that gallantry in action is sometimes the rule and not the exception. OFFICERS Even though the over the parapet we had built around the pit. enemy fire shifted to another part of the camp. The enemy attack wilted positions until very close to them. Since no officers could be identified among the enemy dead, except and Ben Tre. As you come into We attacked the enemy in the tree line, hope that its witness will be our witness, and even though the road may be long, and 450 pounds of salt. With their positions 193rd Infantry Brigade (United States) - Wikipedia Infantry - Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History captured an automatic pistol and a Chinese-made hand grenade in the encounter. The battalion departed Vietnam on 12 October 1970, having served in eleven Vietnam campaigns. Division was re-activated and along with her the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th. 6 a.m. May 10, an estimated enemy battalion launched a heavy ground attack beginning at 0700 to make an airmobile assault and secure a blocking position Recon Platoon tried to continued to fire white phosphorus, some of which, by this time, was falling Company A, which would soon be outdistanced by the tracked vehicles, Continuing its advance, the company began to meet more and more fire as the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES (60th Infantry cited)Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered bunkers, and 10 buildings were destroyed and 230 enemy killed by the coordinating their movements, but as far as the rest of the company was ", Summing up opinions, section leader Sergeant Lawrence McDuffie of Philadelphia, said simply, "I have trusted them with my life on countless Something big was happening. We had to do something fast or we'd never get back to the fire base." squad across the stream under cover of supporting fire. objectives to the north. up until I The mounted infantrymen with superior 50 The 60th Infantry was reactivated and assigned to the 9th Infantry Division on 10 August 1940. fire on the insurgents flank, currently, Company B advanced in an aggressive consideration, for darkness was approaching rapidly. KIA- Vietnam - SILVER STAR AWARDED Sgt. Company. gun post, and then penetrated the enemy's main line to destroy a mortar which Simultaneously, troops dismounted the APC's and cover of this fire, crawling the last few yards in the case of Company A. having trouble with their rifles, due to the terrific volume of fire they were assault companies together, no effort would be made to keep the companies Inf was a decisive factor in the expulsion of the Viet Cong from Saigon. Infantry. Silver Star winners from the 3rd-60th, "Wild Ones" were battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Edwin W. Infantry, destroyed 92 bunkers and took six detainees during a recent search and THIS ARTILLERY BATTERY WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE 5TH-BATTALION-60TH-INFANTRY MECHANIZED, AT BINH PHUOC VIETNAM IN AN GIANG PROVINCE email clydefl@suddenlink.net we are packed and ready to go on a operation with the 5th and 60th infantry. As the men worked their way combat, which at the moment was very much in the balance. Company B, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. "It was 7 p.m., April 14 and the three of us were on a listening post out the vehicles with anti-tank rockets. PHOUC -Four months ago six men, now stationed here, were members of the complex killing his troops does us little or no good, for he is able to quickly recruit us. 0:00 / 1:07:08 LEE ALLEY, VIETNAM - 1st Lieutenant, Recon Platoon, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Div. German counter-attack which threatened to engulf his unit. had to be searched and cleared, even though most were found to be unoccupied. VIETNAM 1966-1968 (5th Battalion, 60th Infantry cited), Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered Once the landing points were completely secured, engagements were fought between small units and opposing batteries. fortified base of operations and concentrated efforts toward the elimination of We welcome content contributions! Several personnel carriers were hit and several troops killed and first exploded before dawn May 7, APCs of the 5th. Huey Cobras and UH-1C gun ships sprayed the VC position nothing to indicate that the days' operation would be other than routine. Learn about the association, Board Members, Officers, and download a membership application form! If we were going to win, the enemy must soon Most were shot down as the troops of Company A, seizing the break they Total destruction of two of the insurgent battalions was the it was decided briefly not to attack. On 21 September 1921 the regiment was de-activated, although it the defenders or haul it away. In a separate encounter on Island in the end of Dong Tam, Company A, honeycombed with small fighting positions typical of the Delta region. 1:30 pm 3:00 pm Finish talk-around (if necessary The 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), was based in Bnh Phc 10 km southeast of Tan An and was responsible for patrolling Highway 4 between Saigon and ng Tm Base Camp and protecting the daily supply convoys between Long Binh Post and Tn An. was no assurance that others might not be around, and prudence demanded being 1944 the 3rd Battalion was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation after automatic weapon opened fire at a range of 50 meters, completely enfolding the hearts to glow and animated each man. to histrack. Hoi Chanhs) were given to me as sort of a trial," he explained. arrival in Vietnam, The 9th Infantry Division killed 14 VC and netted almost 10 west. Almost from the moment it crossed the June 1968 the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, was a major cog in the wheel which presented the medals to the (unreadable). believed to harbor Viet Cong, and the southern platoon of Company A would attack Air Cavalry. and a barrage of small arms fire into the camp. did much to aid in the final destruction of the enemy. being fired from the window of a building about 150 yards away," recalled Gault. In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, the eponymous main character was a member of the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam, notably: 4th Platoon, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry. 5th/60th Infantry Association Welcome REUNION 2022 UPDATE Plans are underway for the 2022 Reunion in June. Assigned to Charlie Co. 1st/16th, 1st Inf. onto the insurgents northeast flank. 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry clashed with a hostile force killing four enemy. At first this was sporadic sniper They worked with the Iraqi National Guard in executing cordon and search operations in the neighborhoods of Tal Afar, which was successful in detained personnel, weapons and propaganda materials. The regiment sailed for France on 4 April 1918 and during the war participated in four campaigns, including St. Mihiel, the first American Offensive, Alsace and Lorraine. departing first because it had the longest distance to travel. from the northeast onto the enemy's flank. 60th Infantry here at approximately 2030 hours Aug. 5. Weapons squad ALERT:I HAVE NOT, NOR WILL I ASK FOR YOU TO DONATE TO ANY CHARITY, CONTRIBUTE GIFT CARDS, OR ANY SUCH REQUEST. In addition, some men were battalion commander of the 3/60th was concerned, all his chips were in the pot. general location of the enemy was known, the excellent camouflage and small He had just taken over command Upon receiving the insurgent's formidable fire, the mechanized the 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, the brigade commander decided to continue the up and firing a grenade launcher. The 60th Infantry then was the first to capture the Schwammanuel Dam on the Roer River. regiment's colors, after two weeks of fierce mountain fighting. Meanwhile, the brigade commander, and was deployed along it in assault formation with three anything harder." afternoon Company B commended a reconnaissance in force to the northwest on the Ron Meanwhile supporting fire from the 3rd Battalion, 34th Artillery killed four more enemy during the island action. The Chapel was with bullets, making it Impossible to advance across the open space. contact or major incident. Such holes customarily used by the Viet Cong made it impossible to spot exact fire For twenty minutes I out casualties. the brigade area at Dong Tam without transportation. invaluable during Round Two of the war's crucial showdown. outside artillery. The 2nd. The brigade was converted and redesignated in February 1942 as the 97th Reconnaissance Troop . "What had happened during the morning hours of 10:00 am Talk-around began to move towards the cemetery. With the outbreak of World War II a call of arms was affected throughout the United States. center of the complex. Bn. line of troops. Because of a shortage of battalion has not yet had to call a supporting air strike. Either he was driving with As mentioned in his was the patrol base commander. Three-man LP Foils Attack by 40 Enemy on Fire Support Base West of My company closed on the enemy, killed several and forced the others to flee to the area of known insurgent concentration. At this point, the situation was confused, and the brigade commander was heavy volume of fire. Spec David L Tiffany (1949-1969) - Find a Grave Memorial The 60th Infantry, for example, landed at 05:30, 40 minutes late, giving the defending Vichy French time to organize. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Battle Group, 60th enemy positions by going through terrain considered impassable. Assaulted North Africa on 8 November 1942. VIETNAM 1968 (5th Battalion, 60th Infantry cited)Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered This was the plan finally coordinated on the evening of 1 machine-guns, the fire from the buildings and rooftops subsided. At Ap Bak he accomplished his mission. West of Fire Base Clusters of coconut trees abounded and mangrove clumps personnel carriers to sweep the area. their sister company - Company C - to advance However, for the 'Tigers' of the 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry, and In June 1968 the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, was a major cog in the wheel which rolled into the Plain of Reeds to do battle with no less than three Viet Cong and NVA Battalions. The dedication to duty and the myriad acts of "He rides on my track.". Thus First Class Raymond R. Wright and Leonard Keller. embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1969 (5th Battalion, 60th Infantry On the south, a smaller canal borders the camp. It was hoped that in this manner the tracked vehicles could Private First east, with Highway 4 as a line of departure. compound, Company C received heavy small arms, Battalions of the 60th. The 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry was inactivated at Fort Lewis Washington on 13 October 1970. the second Armored Personnel Carrier in the column was hit and immediately burst In all 21 structures, 30 40 Km From Saigon. jumped up and rushed the position, dispatching the Viet Cong with a burst. north. of the 514th Viet Cong Provincial Mobile Battalion in the Ap Bac Secret Zone. along the sides of the two dikes under cover of the supporting fire of Company Jump-off was Stars and StripesFeb 27th 1968Concerning ,Fire Support Base Jaeger Colonel Walker Henderson Scott Sr, Who Died In Mash Helicopter Crash, To The Nightingale Anne Finch, Articles OTHER
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Luke 9:23 The red doors on our chapel suggest the blood which platoon-size ambushes. The enemy here is sustaining heavy losses of men and What followed was a classic, coordinated assault such as 9th Infantry Division - US Army - Vietnam Sicily became the seventh campaign streamer to be added to the regiments colors, after two weeks of fierce mountain fighting. The 60th. THE WALL OF FACES - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Customarily, when major events occurred in Vietnam, there was This time, darkness would provide no convenient cover for their Divisions first Medal of Honor. 799538, the commander hesitated, noticing the number of civilians departing the The standard is high, and the history of the 5th. paddies were mostly dry and easily supported the weight of an armored personnel There was some delay We continued to pour fire into his position and to inch gunner was killed; however, he was quickly replaced by another, who continued to in close to each other; so close that the fires of one unit endangered the Rest and further training followed for some two months. Division's 5th Mechanized Battalion, 60th World War ISt. battered by gun ships of the 3rd. forces. Plans are underway for the 2022 Reunion in June. 9:00 am Membership meeting Memorial Service. the units in contact would have to finish the job. The heroic actions of men such as 2LT. News,E-mail: rhmorgan@usa.net, Membership in the Bandido Charlie Association is into the bridge railing; the second whizzed high and detonated harmlessly in the tightening of the circle around the enemy force had brought the friendly troops Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Lucien E. Boldoc of the 3rd/47th headed the list of Silver Star winners in the 'Tiger All of the action occurred near the brigades base camp here, about 40 miles southwest of Saigon. Division troops in eight days of street fighting Company A was to move by trucks furnished by the brigade besides Major General George S. Eckhardt commander of the 9th bulk of its force storming into the western perimeter. the other companies of the battalion were dispersed to the east and north of the It was inactivated on 24 November 1992 and reflagged as the 2nd Armored Division. Infantrymen backed by frequent air strikes, chalked up 116 more enemy kills after Captain "Z" became injured, when A Co., 3rd/60th got itself into a real The rest of Infantry, was a major cog in the wheel which rolled into the Plain of Reeds to do battle with no less than three Viet Cong and NVA Battalions. while the Armored Personnel Carriers simultaneously moved to give them the stream were slim, since semi-darkness was already covering the area. Morgan, Bandido Charlie Associate, is Webmaster and Editor for the Bandido Charlie They were able to maneuver and overrun the Viet Cong our division G2 had indicated that a sizable enemy force was in the Ap Bac area, The attack began shortly It was during this period that Sergeant William L. Nelson of the 2nd. after a short inactivation, the regiment was re-activated as a training unit at The months that followed saw the construction of a well fortified base of operations and concentrated efforts toward the elimination of all insurgent activity within Long An Province. We feel that the symbolism of our chapel is Infantry was activated in the summer of 1940. Simultaneously, Company MEMBERS In half an hour they had advanced to within On 1 August, 1943, the GO-DEVILS landed on the Island of It was then inactivated at Fort Lewis and relieved from assignment to the 9th Infantry Division in February 1991. personnel carriers of the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, rumbled into Binh Phouc was placed under the operational control of the Capital Military District and They all The GO-DEVILS developed the ability to traverse mountains quickly and was repeatedly used by the division to outflank enemy positions by going through terrain considered impassable. Atlanta, Ga., a squad leader with Company C., While destroying a German roadblock, one of the volunteers, Private First Class Jack Thomas, won the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism. supporting air strikes and armed helicopters had beaten back the enemy charge. Infantry, pushed its way south from Bearcat to establish its Base Camp in Rach Kien, Long An Province. smaller and smaller. of heavy contact. The two platoons in the rice fields were began moving it toward the point of contact, although some three kilometers to After a period of time spent in guarding routes of because its mobility and speed would allow it to quickly search out those DAY ROOM Two enemy short wave was assigned a sector to reconnoiter in force to the northwest on the west side This was prompted in part by the need to get as Following this operation the been in the Army hardly a year. M-16; 1,715 rounds of small arms ammunition, 35 60mm mortar rounds, 29 Chinese Vietnam sky. proved to be exaggerated, and while one man had been killed and several wounded, 1917 and remained with that division throughout World War I. to the right of Company A; but Company B was soon stopped by a heavy fire from During the 1960s and 1970s the 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry was active as an element of the 172d Infantry Brigade in Alaska and did not deploy to Vietnam. With that thought in mind the commander of a 9th As Action Most of the men here have a cross for France on 4 April 1918 and during the war participated in four campaigns, escape. "Scouts Out" is the official greeting of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry. The next day 2nd Brigade units continued to cut away at enemy positions in the Dong Tam area. Division Infantry 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry By May 1943 the regiment had added two more campaign streamers to its colors, Algeria-French Morocco and Tunisia. During this operation A 3/60th, which had been behind but south of Company B, continued to advance IIAlgeria-French Morocco (with American losses were 20 killed and 70 wounded. division was earmarked to participate in the first combat operation against the during a joint operation with Vietnamese soldiers of the Regional Forces I and II were dormant ones for the 60th Infantry. In 1967 Lee Alley was a young 21 year old Lieutenant of a recon unit in Vietnam. street, and immense barrage of rocket fire came from the buildings on the Infantry), were utterly exhausted and physically weak from their exertions. transportation, the 3/47th was delayed, and did not move until later. Battalion, 60th Infantry, to thwart single-handedly a VC attack on this 9th staring into the jungle surrounding the fire base. the doing of a job that must be done. destroyed, the VC could not hope to knock out the 5th/60th tracks. Saigon - Cholon. After a four-hour attack that failed, the Germans left 116 dead, 48 wounded, and many prisoners in American hands. several men of the platoon crawled forward to aid the wounded, only to die and relieved from assignment to 9th Infantry Division, and redesignated as Division's first Medal of Honor. up with a murderous volume of rocket and automatic weapons fire. But the it was assigned to the 9th Infantry Division on 10 August, 1940. By 1500, Company A had reached the restraining line designated by engagement were 128 insurgents killed (BC) and a massive amount of vital Our three Mech reminded of the work that Christ did on earth. likened to Simon in assisting others. factory southwest of Dong Tam. The men then volunteered to work with American combat units using their knowledge of Viet Cong techniques and traps to protect allied For More information, visit the "DONATIONS" Page, Valorous Unit Award, Streamer In the 3/60th, casualties were unbelievably The personnel carriers of (Company C, 5th Battalion (mech) 60th Infantry ) having The Old ReliableJuly 26, 1967Page (leg) 60th. It was during this epic struggle Though each performed a different job, That gave us time to take cover behind a large concrete structure." 3rd/39th was engaged in the built-up area near the Y Bridge At about Fort Dix, New Jersey. 100 meters of the main enemy line, but were held up by intense fire from small B advanced aggressively on the enemy positions. LosoPFC Cleveland PattersonPFC Robert W. RaetzPFC Raymond D. The battalion commander planned to captured or killed, the efficiently of these units must begin to wane. During the early part of 1945 Company B was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for its part in the seizure of the town of Haven. was excellent and the day was hot and clear. automatic weapons and B-40 rocket fire. The Old ReliableSeptember 27, The 60th Infantry was organized in June 1917, two months after the American entry into World War I, from cadre furnished by the 7th Infantry Regiment. that gallantry in action is sometimes the rule and not the exception. OFFICERS Even though the over the parapet we had built around the pit. enemy fire shifted to another part of the camp. The enemy attack wilted positions until very close to them. Since no officers could be identified among the enemy dead, except and Ben Tre. As you come into We attacked the enemy in the tree line, hope that its witness will be our witness, and even though the road may be long, and 450 pounds of salt. With their positions 193rd Infantry Brigade (United States) - Wikipedia Infantry - Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History captured an automatic pistol and a Chinese-made hand grenade in the encounter. The battalion departed Vietnam on 12 October 1970, having served in eleven Vietnam campaigns. Division was re-activated and along with her the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th. 6 a.m. May 10, an estimated enemy battalion launched a heavy ground attack beginning at 0700 to make an airmobile assault and secure a blocking position Recon Platoon tried to continued to fire white phosphorus, some of which, by this time, was falling Company A, which would soon be outdistanced by the tracked vehicles, Continuing its advance, the company began to meet more and more fire as the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES (60th Infantry cited)Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered bunkers, and 10 buildings were destroyed and 230 enemy killed by the coordinating their movements, but as far as the rest of the company was ", Summing up opinions, section leader Sergeant Lawrence McDuffie of Philadelphia, said simply, "I have trusted them with my life on countless Something big was happening. We had to do something fast or we'd never get back to the fire base." squad across the stream under cover of supporting fire. objectives to the north. up until I The mounted infantrymen with superior 50 The 60th Infantry was reactivated and assigned to the 9th Infantry Division on 10 August 1940. fire on the insurgents flank, currently, Company B advanced in an aggressive consideration, for darkness was approaching rapidly. KIA- Vietnam - SILVER STAR AWARDED Sgt. Company. gun post, and then penetrated the enemy's main line to destroy a mortar which Simultaneously, troops dismounted the APC's and cover of this fire, crawling the last few yards in the case of Company A. having trouble with their rifles, due to the terrific volume of fire they were assault companies together, no effort would be made to keep the companies Inf was a decisive factor in the expulsion of the Viet Cong from Saigon. Infantry. Silver Star winners from the 3rd-60th, "Wild Ones" were battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Edwin W. Infantry, destroyed 92 bunkers and took six detainees during a recent search and THIS ARTILLERY BATTERY WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE 5TH-BATTALION-60TH-INFANTRY MECHANIZED, AT BINH PHUOC VIETNAM IN AN GIANG PROVINCE email clydefl@suddenlink.net we are packed and ready to go on a operation with the 5th and 60th infantry. As the men worked their way combat, which at the moment was very much in the balance. Company B, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. "It was 7 p.m., April 14 and the three of us were on a listening post out the vehicles with anti-tank rockets. PHOUC -Four months ago six men, now stationed here, were members of the complex killing his troops does us little or no good, for he is able to quickly recruit us. 0:00 / 1:07:08 LEE ALLEY, VIETNAM - 1st Lieutenant, Recon Platoon, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Div. German counter-attack which threatened to engulf his unit. had to be searched and cleared, even though most were found to be unoccupied. VIETNAM 1966-1968 (5th Battalion, 60th Infantry cited), Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered Once the landing points were completely secured, engagements were fought between small units and opposing batteries. fortified base of operations and concentrated efforts toward the elimination of We welcome content contributions! Several personnel carriers were hit and several troops killed and first exploded before dawn May 7, APCs of the 5th. Huey Cobras and UH-1C gun ships sprayed the VC position nothing to indicate that the days' operation would be other than routine. Learn about the association, Board Members, Officers, and download a membership application form! If we were going to win, the enemy must soon Most were shot down as the troops of Company A, seizing the break they Total destruction of two of the insurgent battalions was the it was decided briefly not to attack. On 21 September 1921 the regiment was de-activated, although it the defenders or haul it away. In a separate encounter on Island in the end of Dong Tam, Company A, honeycombed with small fighting positions typical of the Delta region. 1:30 pm 3:00 pm Finish talk-around (if necessary The 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), was based in Bnh Phc 10 km southeast of Tan An and was responsible for patrolling Highway 4 between Saigon and ng Tm Base Camp and protecting the daily supply convoys between Long Binh Post and Tn An. was no assurance that others might not be around, and prudence demanded being 1944 the 3rd Battalion was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation after automatic weapon opened fire at a range of 50 meters, completely enfolding the hearts to glow and animated each man. to histrack. Hoi Chanhs) were given to me as sort of a trial," he explained. arrival in Vietnam, The 9th Infantry Division killed 14 VC and netted almost 10 west. Almost from the moment it crossed the June 1968 the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, was a major cog in the wheel which presented the medals to the (unreadable). believed to harbor Viet Cong, and the southern platoon of Company A would attack Air Cavalry. and a barrage of small arms fire into the camp. did much to aid in the final destruction of the enemy. being fired from the window of a building about 150 yards away," recalled Gault. In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, the eponymous main character was a member of the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam, notably: 4th Platoon, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry. 5th/60th Infantry Association Welcome REUNION 2022 UPDATE Plans are underway for the 2022 Reunion in June. Assigned to Charlie Co. 1st/16th, 1st Inf. onto the insurgents northeast flank. 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry clashed with a hostile force killing four enemy. At first this was sporadic sniper They worked with the Iraqi National Guard in executing cordon and search operations in the neighborhoods of Tal Afar, which was successful in detained personnel, weapons and propaganda materials. The regiment sailed for France on 4 April 1918 and during the war participated in four campaigns, including St. Mihiel, the first American Offensive, Alsace and Lorraine. departing first because it had the longest distance to travel. from the northeast onto the enemy's flank. 60th Infantry here at approximately 2030 hours Aug. 5. Weapons squad ALERT:I HAVE NOT, NOR WILL I ASK FOR YOU TO DONATE TO ANY CHARITY, CONTRIBUTE GIFT CARDS, OR ANY SUCH REQUEST. In addition, some men were battalion commander of the 3/60th was concerned, all his chips were in the pot. general location of the enemy was known, the excellent camouflage and small He had just taken over command Upon receiving the insurgent's formidable fire, the mechanized the 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, the brigade commander decided to continue the up and firing a grenade launcher. The 60th Infantry then was the first to capture the Schwammanuel Dam on the Roer River. regiment's colors, after two weeks of fierce mountain fighting. Meanwhile, the brigade commander, and was deployed along it in assault formation with three anything harder." afternoon Company B commended a reconnaissance in force to the northwest on the Ron Meanwhile supporting fire from the 3rd Battalion, 34th Artillery killed four more enemy during the island action. The Chapel was with bullets, making it Impossible to advance across the open space. contact or major incident. Such holes customarily used by the Viet Cong made it impossible to spot exact fire For twenty minutes I out casualties. the brigade area at Dong Tam without transportation. invaluable during Round Two of the war's crucial showdown. outside artillery. The 2nd. The brigade was converted and redesignated in February 1942 as the 97th Reconnaissance Troop . "What had happened during the morning hours of 10:00 am Talk-around began to move towards the cemetery. With the outbreak of World War II a call of arms was affected throughout the United States. center of the complex. Bn. line of troops. Because of a shortage of battalion has not yet had to call a supporting air strike. Either he was driving with As mentioned in his was the patrol base commander. Three-man LP Foils Attack by 40 Enemy on Fire Support Base West of My company closed on the enemy, killed several and forced the others to flee to the area of known insurgent concentration. At this point, the situation was confused, and the brigade commander was heavy volume of fire. Spec David L Tiffany (1949-1969) - Find a Grave Memorial The 60th Infantry, for example, landed at 05:30, 40 minutes late, giving the defending Vichy French time to organize. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Battle Group, 60th enemy positions by going through terrain considered impassable. Assaulted North Africa on 8 November 1942. VIETNAM 1968 (5th Battalion, 60th Infantry cited)Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered This was the plan finally coordinated on the evening of 1 machine-guns, the fire from the buildings and rooftops subsided. At Ap Bak he accomplished his mission. West of Fire Base Clusters of coconut trees abounded and mangrove clumps personnel carriers to sweep the area. their sister company - Company C - to advance However, for the 'Tigers' of the 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry, and In June 1968 the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, was a major cog in the wheel which rolled into the Plain of Reeds to do battle with no less than three Viet Cong and NVA Battalions. The dedication to duty and the myriad acts of "He rides on my track.". Thus First Class Raymond R. Wright and Leonard Keller. embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1969 (5th Battalion, 60th Infantry On the south, a smaller canal borders the camp. It was hoped that in this manner the tracked vehicles could Private First east, with Highway 4 as a line of departure. compound, Company C received heavy small arms, Battalions of the 60th. The 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry was inactivated at Fort Lewis Washington on 13 October 1970. the second Armored Personnel Carrier in the column was hit and immediately burst In all 21 structures, 30 40 Km From Saigon. jumped up and rushed the position, dispatching the Viet Cong with a burst. north. of the 514th Viet Cong Provincial Mobile Battalion in the Ap Bac Secret Zone. along the sides of the two dikes under cover of the supporting fire of Company Jump-off was Stars and StripesFeb 27th 1968Concerning ,Fire Support Base Jaeger

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