1966–September 1967 In early 1966, the head of the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), General William C. Westmoreland, controlled some 185,000 U.S. troops in South Vietnam. Over...
1st Cavalry Division - US Army - Vietnam - Airmobile - Sons of …
In the spring of 1966, the 1st Cavalry Division fought to clear Binh Dinh Province in a series of operations known as MASHER/WHITE WING/THANG PHONG II which became the first large unit operations across corps boundaries when the U.S. Marines crossed into Binh Dinh to link up with the 1st Cavalry Division.
Ambush in the Ia Drang Valley: The 1st Cavalry’s Grim Fight - HistoryNet
2021年8月17日 · Troops of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) march through a forest on Chu Pong Mountain in the Ia Drang Valley in 1965. In November 1965, 1st Cav units in the valley fought the U.S. Army’s first large-scale battle against the North Vietnamese Army. A year later in the Ia Drang, the 1st Cav again found itself in a tough fight with the NVA.
Stunning Courage: A Cavalry Company’s Ferocious Battle ... - HistoryNet
2021年12月8日 · After darkness fell on Dec. 17, 1966, the dead and wounded of Delta Company lay in an open area between North Vietnamese Army bunkers and hedgerows. In daylight it had been a no man’s land where anyone who moved was shot. Pfc. Michael Noone was shot three times—once in the leg and twice in the torso.
Vietnam War – Book of Honor - 1st Cavalry Division Association
The 1st Cavalry Division (AIRMOBILE) was the only major unit to execute operations in all four Corps Tactical Zones (CTZs), Cambodia, and Laos. Numerous sources were used to compile the list of Soldiers KIA.
Operation Thayer - Wikipedia
Operation Thayer (13 September 1966 – 1 October 1966), Operation Irving (2 October 1966 – 24 October 1966) and Operation Thayer II (24 October 1966 – 11 February 1967) were related operations with the objective of eliminating People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) influence in Bình Định Province on the central coast of ...
Vietnam War Battle for LZ BIRD - VHPA
Description: At 0105H three NVA battalions from the 22d Regt used the two-day Christmas truce to move into position for a surprise attack on LZ Bird in the Kim Son Valley which was well away from their usual haunts in the Hoai Nhon Delta area. The LZ was defended by only part of the C/1/12th Cav plus B/2/19th (105mm) and C/6/16th (155mm) artillery.
Operation Paul Revere II August 01-15, 1966, The Virtual Wall® …
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Operation PAUL REVERE II - The 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division had a continuing mission, beginning in May 1966, to interdict infiltration and supply routes in the Pleiku and Kontum Provinces.
Timeline Details | Vietnam War Commemoration
The U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division begins Operation MASHER in Binh Dinh Province on the Bong Son Plain, a strip of land along the central coast of South Vietnam. MASHER is a large search-and-destroy operation employing multiple airmobile assaults into the narrow valleys, mountain spurs, and coastal plains north of the town of Bong Son.
History of the 1st Cav Div. & the 1st Cav Artillery in Vietnam
The 1st Cavalry Division returned to its original base of operations at An Khe on Highway 19. Soon, the intelligence sections recommended a return to the Western Highlands early in 1966 in hopes of encountering the enemy reassembling in the unpopulated jungles.