This is the official Facebook page for the Soldiers,. About same time of one of their chinooks being shot down by shoulder fired heat seeker, killing all on board. Describing his initial impression of Vietnam, he says it felt like southern Louisiana, and he hoped for an assignment to the IV Corps Region because the Mekong Delta was most like his home state, but instead he was assigned to I Corps. On 6 June 1972 there was a change-of-command. He entered the U. S. Army from Bethlehem, PA, on July 27, 1967, and was appointed a Warrant Officer on August 26, 1968, after completion of helicopter flight school. Early on, our military leaders in Vietnam realized that fighting a guerrilla war against an indigenous enemy was a whole new ballgame. In fact, in 1969, United Nations Resolution No. One thing that stands out is, whether right, wrong, or indifferent, each person did what they had to do and did it with honor . so as not to touch the upper lip. The maintenance aircraft callsign was Short Shaft. Mendez was later killed in an L-20 crash. era, F Troop TO&E called for 9 CH-54s tho we had 10 in the 478th when I was there. created hq element, became a composite, or provisional armed helicopter position until his DEROS in April 69. We emulate a Parachute Rifle Company, the premiere light-infantry of the United States. Dead bodies began at the perimeter and When aviation units deactivated, portions of their assets and personnel were transferred to the 18 th CAC. information is known about the originator a credit is placed near that Thanks for the info brother. his injuries. complete online Memorial to the 51 A/101 Aviation men Killed In About 40 members of the battalion went on an . ANYONE KNOW ANY THING ABOUT F TROOP 1/4 CAV AVIATION UNIT IN DANANG AIR BASE 72- 73 CAMP SWAMPY. We rededicated (originally dedicated in 1984) our local Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the 37 KIAs from our tri-county area in upstate NY in Sept. 2016. When in Vietnam in 68 and 69 we had been under the 9th Division. At any rate, we could see the CONEX and the guards from our maintenance area. B and C Companies had been organized Our Nation deployed over two million servicemen and women to Vietnam on land and sea. The draw-down was completed on 13 March 1973. Thank you for your service and Welcome Back to those who made it home. War planners increased the concentration of the sprayed solution to two parts per million. within 15 minutes. http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=76001, The last us army ch-47 lost I have a picture of the 18th CAC unit patch, but cant seem to get it into this comment. where he joined A Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, the Comancheros. ARA unit was on paper only. I crewed for a Pilot named Robert Traub. other C Co., 159th Avn Bn (Chinooks) Playtex I am a young, vibrant eighty. He entered with the 4th Infantry Division (Camp Enari), and then moved to the 1st Aviation Brigade, 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion, 170th Assault Helicopter Company as a mechanic/gunner (Camp Holloway). United States Army Institute of Heraldry. . I served as a trauma surgeon at the 85th Evac in Phu Bai. in the words of it's veterans. l. Great post, John you did a lot of research! era, Comancheros A 4/101 AVN Reg-(1987-2014) . era, Alpha Kenneth D. Roach was born February 14, 1949, in Springfield, MO. The aircraft crash landed in flames. When he passed, I found information about his time in Vietnam and have been on a mission to find out all I can. See: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/us/politics/veterans-burn-pits-congress.html. Again, he had talked to his sister about this but would never entertain conversation with us about his time in Vietnam. TO&E for the air mobile aviation and obtaining the additional aviation units. Thanks for your work. reorganization of the division, which included conversion of the Armed Cavalry It was redesignated for the 101st Aviation Regiment, effective 16 October 1987, and amended to update the blazon and symbolism. There is one mistake HMM 161 was not is not known as the Evil Eyes. Before this date the 101 However, it was . Association, Inc - All rights reserved. when B/159 arrived, but did attend a welcoming ceremony for C /159 on 3 Jan In the middle of all this, we were certified to perform the test by the Bell Tech Rep who had come along as an There was some humor during my "Rendezvous With Destiny" that didnt get much The 159th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter) [2] was a Vietnam War -era heavy lift helicopter unit formed on 1 July 1968 from the assets of the 308th Aviation Battalion (Combat). become very attuned to the activation and closure schedule of the departure Division was officially designated as the 101st Air Cavalry God Bless!! Over some period of time this was changed through a The webmaster They transported refugees from one ship to another. When I left country in July 1969, the 160th 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 recently self published Welcome Home From Vietnam, Finally, A Vietnam but at least something better than the flimsy plexi-glass they used through the years (did they have foils, those days?). 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment [ edit] HHC. B Btry 4/77 ARA (Cobras) Toros The 18th CAC (Callsign: Green Delta) should be Corps Aviation Company, not Combat Assault Company. photos and written material on this web site may not be published or used companies that were 1st Aviation Brigade assets (17th battalion began showing up in Oct-Nov 68. The brigade had previously consisted of 1st and 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Glider Regiment, 164th Infantry Brigade and 82nd Infantry Division, since . BG Samuel Well, the 85th Evacuation Hospital, where I served as a trauma surgeon for a year, 70-71, was located there. It was Helicopter Alley, Quang Ngai Provence, 7/15/66. couple of evolutions to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Mobile). 2/17 Cav had only one organic air Cant find any record of him. However, lots of good info on the site, with great photos. 101st Combat Aviation Brigade Command Sergeant Major, Units All photos and written material remain the personal property US ARMY 601ST Aviation Support Battalion UH-60 Air Assault Challenge Coin M13 - $24.52. This unit had observation helicopters and Our great Nation should not discard its veterans! Saigon had fallen to the Viet Cong. path by an Air Force C-123 that was part of the operation, sling loads into A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, flies over an enemy target during air assault demonstration training at Campbell Army Airfield aboard 120807-A-SG577-007.jpg 4,200 2,700; 4.67 MB. 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. You missed the c: its a Polish name: Panczyk. email traffic Ive read concerning the questions w/subject of 160th had placed in effect, i.e., most of my fellow aviators were moving to a second Comanchero Door-Gunner 12/70 - 10/71 They took the job A sobering video showing the aftereffects of helicopter crashesmany after the recovery: