Documents supporting the Lady Ace Rescue story have been added to the Rex Gooch article for reference. Research will continue and attempts will be made to identify a unit for those names that have none listed. For such a small effort you can provide a wonderful and caring gift. I had a brain storm, why not pull some of my old stuff off my flight suits and recreate what my jacket would have looked like when I came back from the RVN. . It seemed like we were on the ground forever and the bad guys were to our right side. Helicopter-borne 1st Cav troops dropped at Landing Zone X-Ray on Nov. 14 soon were attacked by the NVA but eventually repulsed the enemy. !" GUNNERS & GUNSHIP . Chris is now listed as a Centaur and has a draft MyPage. Reg., 1st Air Cav. to 1st Air Cav. On November 14, 1965, 450 American soldiers of the 1st Air Cavalry Division were airlifted by helicopter to this valley with the intention of locating and eliminating . During the Vietnam War, the 101st Airborne Division fought in several major campaigns and battles, including the Battle of Hamburger Hill in May 1969. (May 1968 to May 1969), David Stark, 25, SP/5 (E-5), 524 Military Intelligence Detachment (October 1967 to October 1968), James Duffy, 23, SP/5 (E-5), 228 Avn. Blessed to be a Centaur: The long path from May 1968 to getting my wings and becoming a Centaur, Remembering Skip Petrie: Cobra Gun Platoon Leader CPT Eudelmer D. "Skip" Petrie, Banned from the Long Binh O'Club: The Club was a lot more formal than our rowdy Lai Khe Club, Leaving Vietnam: January 1972 a radio call on a mission tells me I am going home, Just in case you missed it, here is the Movie created from photos and videos of the Centaurs Vets Day Reunion, Phoenix, AZ 2022. The fighting was intense. Combat Trooper. DD2536 Asset Request Form, 1st Cavalry Division Association 2023 All Rights Reserved | Web Design by, 1st Cavalry Division History (first-team.us Wm H. Boudreau), 1st Cavalry Division History (hood.army.mil), Subs/Renewals & D-Troop Calendar & Assoc. Some real nice things like these coins. Featured 8mm film by James Powell (not a Centaur). DARTT PAUL RICHARD SP4 19681024 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Those MyPages have their many stories and video titles moved to a seperate linked page called the Index of Articles Page. Because it is a dead ebay auction, we do not have details of the ebayseller or buyer. (February 1967 to April 1968), Kenneth Ruth, 26, (E-4), HHQ Co., 2/12 Air Cav. The tree line to the east and northeast was alive with green tracer fire shooting toward the flight. WILLIAMS CARTER LEE JR PFC 19660228 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Shirts & Hats, Click here to download a higher resolution version of this group pic for printing, What a fabulous Reunion it was!! Do not wait until you are in the field to get your haircut. BENTFELD JOHN JOSEPH PFC 19670202 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav John Webster, son of Robert L. Webster Jr Centaur LRRP (Jul 1966-April 67) writes to let us know that in the early morning hours of December 22nd he passed away in their home in San Francisco. I saw the page you have for him and I love the picture. They began deploying to Camp Radcliffe, An Khe, Vietnam. Rolf Ertresvagg 1LT LOH Pilot. Fire Support Bases Occupied by A Battery From 8/24/68 to 8/24/69 A Battery Soldiers Wounded at FSB Crook in May 1969 On Bill's MyPage click the white arrows in lower right to see this pic as his MP1. GILES JAMES SGT 19700608 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav A true combat hero and very major contributor to the development of our great Centaur Website. ROSEN PATRICK DEAN CPL 19701105 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav RIGG WILLIAM CECIL PFC 19660218 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Searching for our James J. Smith listed on the Centaur Roster (DA305-3Apr67); the man pictured seems to match. Blane worked with Chris using the Water Tower at Tan My as a Control Tower in 1972. Planning in progress. 11875 S Ironwood Drive, Yuma, AZ 85367 (Winter). They are not always very good about giving our website credit for all the work we do to provide them with our photos. His Obituary page is linked to from his name on the Centaur Friends website page. His name is added to a graphic showing crewmembers in the Lady Ace Rescue Video where he flew as the Observer for Pete Holmberg on the first couple of day missions. This system, similiar to Stabo and McGuire rigs, is called JOES (Jungle Operations Extraction System). You also don't have to wait until someone is dead. William R. "Bill" Malloy WO1 Cobra Pilot 1972-1973 now has a MyPage, MP1 and 2; and InfoSheet Notice in the MP1 that SFC Rance is listed as the First Sergeant. We have no first name or other info on him. News Video of VHPA 2015 Reunion: Vet inteviews including Bob Jones. Do you remember him? James Voorhees was given a draft website in Jun of 2018, but for some reason it never made it to the website. I recall taking out Gold and his copilot, filling the rest of our ship with wounded, and leaving Golds gunner and crew chief to become infantrymen. Let us know if you remember Steve as we seek more information and photos to make a MyPage for him. WALTERS CRAIG COLLINS SP4 19680505 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav The 1 st Cavalry Division was regarded as one of the Army's elite units in Vietnam and known for its esprit de corps. It has Company rosters by year and other interesting links. November 14, 1965 marked a pivotal moment in U.S. involvement in Vietnam. I cant comment on Birdwells statement about grabbing an M60 out of Golds aircraft because it was all behind me. We don't have any other information on him. Many times I don't have enough information to even know there is a mistake. RM2B00WAK - Vietnam: US airborne forces dismounting from helicopters during the initial stages of the Battle for the Ia Drang Valley, 1965. We had the pleasure to meet the squadron CO, LTC Josh Suthoff, and almost all of his command staff. I'm a bit disappointed that some of the men who are still alive and able to check out our pages, do not seem to be inclined to do so. My dad has told me some stories but I would love to hear from others." If you served with the MP Platoon, 1st Cavalry Division (redesignated as the 545th MP Company at Camp Drake, Japan on 25 March 1949)in Ft. Bliss, Australia, the Philippines, New Guinea, Camp Drake Japan, Camp Custer Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Iraq, Fort Hood or any of the many other wonderful vacation spots the unit has I'm now a simulator instructor at Alaska Airlines and have known one of our other instructors, Bob for some time, lots in common to talk about but he'd never seen my jacket until last week. Please send Jan White (our Reunion Host) an email soon and let him know you might make it! It seems like every week I stumble across some information on our website that needs correction or updating. My VIP Arrival At Cu Chi - 2022 Centaur Reunion Mov Marty Jenkins 1LT LOH Scout Pilot 1969 Centaur 14 tells about his special treatment upon his arrival by XO Moose Marcinkowski. Expand. The 1st Infantry Division, aka Big Red One, continued their storied history in the US Army with participation in Vietnam. 1st Cavalry Division arrives in South Vietnam 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) begins to arrive in South Vietnam at Qui Nhon, bringing U.S. troop strength in South Vietnam to more. Index of Articles Pages (Linked to from some MyPages): Articles and Video titles are listed on the right side of the MyPages and linked to the appropriate stories. Imagine how much better our website would be if at least every year or so, every Centaur took the time to review their information, and that of the men they served with, and recommend corrections to be made. Michael Peake (our Historian) has purchased the VHPA DVD of Vietnam Aircraft Data and will be updating our website data as is appropriate. Both assigned and attached units were essential for the 1st Cavalry Division to achieve victory. Ferrying Aircraft From Stanford Field (Long Binh) to DaNang (Tan My) story has comments added. (E-5), HHQ 3rd Brigade, 9th Inf. The enemy fire from that location was intense. Marshall Huckaby is searching the LRRP files for information. Pete Holmberg says that Ken Mick had a tape recorder going during the Rescue of Lady Ace action. PERRY CARROLL WAYNE PFC 19670118 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Wristbands; unfriended blaire chainsaw Menu back 1st battalion, 8th infantry, 4th infantry division vietnam. Leon Bond SP4 Company Clerk Jan 1971 to Jan 1972 has a revised MyPage with current photo. SOMERS FRANK J SSG 19670125 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Photos and memories from a tour in Vietnam as a combat medic with the 2/2nd Infantry (Mechanized) Ramrods (April - Sept. '67) and 2/28th Infantry Black Lions (Sept. '67 - April '68), 1st Infantry Division. He will be sending us some pics. An Info/Obit page has been added (linked to his MyPage). ), "I" Co., 75th Rangers (Att. Project Sky Trooper was compiled and organized by MSG (Ret) Daniel P. Gillotti. Third, each Cav Brigade had . Numerous sources were used to compile the list of Soldiers KIA. by Michael Peake (Lloyd Allred video). Thomas M. Vreeland, 75, Aerorifle Platoon 1971 to 1972 (rank not known) of Mutton Hill Rd., Cazenovia, NY, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at home with his family with him. The first Army aviator to be awarded the Medal of Honorin the Vietnam Warwas a member of the 227th Aviation Battalion. Chris McKay SP4 Air Traffic Controller (ATC) with F Troop in 1972 was initally not listed as a Centaur on our website. Dwight is currently the Vice President of the 3/4 Cav Chapter. I do recall him using his M60 almost Rambo like. Added to the War Stories Video Page. .Small world, Bruce Hinds, Austin Eschenwald, grandson of our CPT Adolfo Eschenwald (Gunpilot 1966-67). TAYLOR THEODORE F JR PFC 19660211 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Let Us Not Forget Them. Centaur Veterans Day Reunion 9 to 12 November 2023 is starting to firm up. "I came across a completed auction record, that appears to relate to the 'Centaurs' There were about 50 photos in various conditions, having removed, long shots, locals and poor condition types, I have tidied up 27 to a reasonable level. 1031 E Highline Drive, Payson, AZ 85541 (Summer) Div. He participated in the Rescue of Lady Ace mission of 11 July 1972. PETTITT JAMES ALLEN SP4 19680414 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Ken Hundt CW2 Cobra Pilot Jan to Dec 1972, checks in with info on the ferrying flight from Long Binh to Phu Bai then Tan My. Gary is now in contact with Gary Brown's son Eric. . The COs Adjutant took pictures and you can view them on Facebook at 34CavRaiders. Bob Acker SP5 UH-1 Crew Chief 1968-69 made some corrections on the website. On some MyPages the man has more articles and videos than can be displayed in that space. However finding all of them can be very difficult. You can find this at https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ He passed in front of us and we followed him out, the flight intact. Sign in to our website with your favourite social media account. Bob Taylor made contact with Lowell Ogletree by phone. His Deceased MyPage links to his Info/Obit page and has one MP from Bob Acker. STOVER TOMMY GENE SGT 19680102 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav BIRMINGHAM TERRY WAYNE SGT 19680102 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Additionally, extensive research on the history of the 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War was necessary in order to understand the complexity of the 1st Cavalry Divisions pivotal role during the war. ANDERSON JAMES K CPL 19700805 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Because it is a dead ebay auction, we do not have details of the ebayseller or buyer. LTC Suthoff wanted to arrange a meet and greet over there but we had run out of time and our wives were waiting for us at the PX. Amazing the people I run into when I wear it. Story is linked to from Don's list of Articles and from John Taylor's MyPage. It was a very proud and heartwarming day for both Mark and I. Sapper Attack Lai Khe - 1971 by Don Borey. I am the eldest grandsonof CPT Adolfo Eschenwald. Welcome Home 50 Years Later by Don Borey. See Marty Jenkins Photo Album 3 of 20. SMITH LLEWELLYN ANTONIO PFC 19660915 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav YOUNG CHARLIE M SGT 19660228 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav, Ghosts of Fallujah (written by Coley D. Tyler) is a first person account of the Second Battalion, Seventh Cavalrys participation in the Second Battle of Fallujah, the largest single engagement of the Iraq War and the largest urban battle since Hue in 1968. The 1st Brigade (Separate) of the 101st Airborne Division landed at Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam on July 29, 1965. Div. Also see VFW MAGAZINE, JANUARY 2023, pages 28-29, The long path from May 1968 to getting my wings and becoming a Centaur, Cobra Gun Platoon Leader CPT Eudelmer D. "Skip" Petrie, The Club was a lot more formal than our rowdy Lai Khe Club, January 1972 a radio call on a mission tells me I am going home, https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/CHARLESORVALJOHNSON/a2b7da, The Paris Peace Accords and the Allied Withdrawal from South Vietnam, https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/45989/MARK-V-SCHMIDT, https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/34868/JAMES-E-MOORE, 8mm Film Cobra Bomb Damage Assessment - mid 1971, The Mystery of Australian CPL Phillip John McGuire, Ferrying Aircraft From Stanford Field (Long Binh) to DaNang (Tan My). LAWSON LARRY EDWARD PFC 19730430 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav My son had given me a flight jacket similar to the one we wore so many years ago. BrucePowell, Newsletter Editor andWebmasterofcentaursinvietnam.org 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. Paul Vincent Falcone SP4 Cook 75th Rangers 1969-70 died 5 January 2023. CASTRO JORGE ARTURO PFC 19680414 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav In World War II and the Korean War, the 1st Cavalry Division was faced with the task of covering too many square kilometers and fighting too many enemy Soldiers with too few friendly forces. 1st battalion, 8th infantry, 4th infantry division vietnam. We will seek more information to provide him with a more complete MyPage. Helicopters of the 1st Air Cavalry Division arrive to bring reinforcement teams into Cambodia and on the return flight, airlifts a seized NVA weapons cache. It is entirely possible that the scout platoon Sargent was occupying a seat as this was a scramble. Four photos have been added to his MP's including the one on the left. Many thanks to all the many of you who already do that for us! CRYAR MICHAEL GEORGE PVT 19660522 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav (USIA) EXACT DATE SHOT UNKNOWN NARA FILE #: 306-MVP-15-10 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 400 RM DP03HP - 1st Cavalry Division Museum, Ft Hood, Texas As purple smoke was released, it rises to mark a safe LZ landing zone, Soldiers of the 1st Air Cavalry Division standby as a UH-1D helicopter lands with a squad of soldiers aboard . Write by: . See the story "Vinatexco Textile Factory 31 Jan 1968" by John Kelly. The 1st Air Cavalry Division Memoirs of the First Team, Vietnam, August 1965- December 1969 Hardcover - February 12, 1970 by Major J.D. Roster - The First Cavalry Division. https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/34868/JAMES-E-MOORE/". Im not certain if we left our guys or not. The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), or 1st Air Cavalry Division, as it is more commonly called, arrived in Vietnam in waves, mainly aboard military transport ships, between July and August of 1965. An apology: Enforcing our strict rules for identifying those who served as Centaurs can sometimes be unintentionally frustrating & hurtful. MALONEY DANIEL JOSEPH SGT 19700708 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Everyone recognizes the 1st Cav patch on my right shoulder from the first part of my tour, but Skewered, "I just found your website Centaurs in Vietnam. DICKEY CHARLES JOSEPH 1LT 19680707 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav C/229TH ROSTER INFO & PAGES SUPPLIED BY "FRED ZACHER" C/229TH AHB C/229TH GRAPHIC ABOVE BY WM.ROBERT STANLEY SR. . Home / Uncategorized / 1st battalion, 8th infantry, 4th infantry division vietnam. COLON-DIAZ JUAN SFC 19700630 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav If you remember Lowell and would like to give him a call, send me an email. It is posted on his Info/Obit page with his Obituary. Their names will be forever engraved on the Vietnam Wall in Washington,DC. This was the first relief of the defenders of Khe Sanh. Michael M. "Grubby" Graff SP5 Crew Chief on UH-1H Slicks 1969 to 1970 now has a MyPage with three MP's. (E-5), "B" Co., 5/7 Air Cav. There are many reasons why these errors occurred and it would not serve any useful purpose to elaborate on them now, 30+ years after the war. The 66 that were awarded posthumously are marked with an asterisk. He will look for photos. A screen shot of Johnson and Powell from a 1968 16mm combat film is added to the MP's of both men. DD2536 Asset Request Form, 1st Cavalry Division Association 2023 All Rights Reserved | Web Design by, 1st Cavalry Division History (first-team.us Wm H. Boudreau), 1st Cavalry Division History (hood.army.mil), Subs/Renewals & D-Troop Calendar & Assoc. F Troop - 8th Cav Blueghost F Troop - 8th Cav Blueghost site#2 9th_Avn_Bn_9th ID . BRUMLEY BOB GENE SP4 19660218 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Many thanks to all the many of you who already do that for us! Turns out his father is Capt. (or click here). CPT Don Borey Cobra Pilot Mar 71 to Jan 72, provides two more photos for his Photo Album, both take at a USO show in the Lai Khe Officers Club (named After Dark). powellcentaur@gmail.com, Thomas Finnie SGT Aerorifles 1971, checks in and tells us about Thomas M. Vreeland dying. Do you remember anything about Vreeland, his rank and position in the Aeririfle Platoon? He is linked to from the Centaur Roster. Div. NOTE: If you click on Manage Cookie Settings instead of Accept All Cookies, then Accept Selection, you can avoid the BonusPrint Website marketing cookies. (see also Alto, Allcock, Dooling, Eastes, Fleming, Graham, Harrison, and Marcinkowski, MyPages). GUYETT GEORGE ERVIN SP4 19680509 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav It is suspected that the photos belong to Kim Schmidgall. Welcome to the 4th Infantry Division - Vietnam . CANTRELL LESLIE HOWARD CPL 19660209 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Lee Lilly SP5 Maintenance 1967-68 checks in with a new email address. Remember that words/phrases/acronyms in our Glossary are defined as we saw them during our Air Cavalry Tours. The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army (and previously, the United States Army Air Forces). They are not always very good about giving our website credit for all the work we do to provide them with our photos. Gary Hatfield Captain UH-1D Slick Pilot 1966 has an updated MyPage using a photo from the 2022 Centaur Reunion. High quality 1st Air Cavalry Division Vietnam Roster inspired Postcards by independent artists and designers from around the world. Bob Yapp one of our Cobra pilots. ENLIST. Click here to see slideshow. If you have notes or photos pertaining to any of our helicopter that is not already covered on the website, please get it to Mike at: "Peake, Michael"
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