Have you checked out the 3/4 Cav Website Sales Store lately? John Jones: Civilian patch collector from UK. Do you remember him? Through the years, the memorial has matured and developed into a unique place of tranquility and honor. COCHRAN JAMES CLIFFORD PFC 19680414 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav They began deploying to Camp Radcliffe, An Khe, Vietnam. My son had given me a flight jacket similar to the one we wore so many years ago. Both assigned and attached units were essential for the 1st Cavalry Division to achieve victory. We will seek more information to provide him with a more complete MyPage. Michael J. Kramarczyk Sr SP4 Aerorifleman and Slick Door Gunner May 1965 to Sep 1966 died on 25 November 2022. Next Squadron Reunion (3/4 Cav) will be held in San Antonio, Texas, September 2024. Need: David Hopper Guests; Sandy Baisden and Guests; Susan Kennedy; Jan White's son. The 1st Brigade fought as a separate brigade until 1967, when the remainder of the division arrived in Vietnam. Note the configuration of his Huey with minigun door gun and Xeon light. Please consider spending some of your time seeking information, contacts, photos and such of your Centaur buddies that are not properly represented on our great Legacy Website. Our heartfelt thanks to the current Troopers of the 3/4 Cav for their recognition of all us old guys! WILLIAMS CARTER LEE JR PFC 19660228 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Today, the HCD is used for ceremonial and recruitment purposes and preserves the division's horseback-riding roots. Although most were, not all of these photos were taken by me personally. Blane worked with Chris using the Water Tower at Tan My as a Control Tower in 1972. Bob Jones and Don Borey have new MyPages. Blane Kirby SP5 LOH Scout Observer/Gunner Aug 71 to Aug 72 has a new MyPage using a photo taken at the 2022 Centaur Reunion in Mesa, AZ. Reg., 1st Air Cav. The troops of the 1st Cavalry Division were airlifted to Hill 471 relieving the Marines at this position. News Video of VHPA 2015 Reunion: Vet inteviews including Bob Jones. index: News, Checking In, Help Find, MyPages, Deceased, War Stories, Reunions, Glossary. However finding all of them can be very difficult. JOHNSON WELLINGTON M PFC 19670621 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav JAMES BOBBY JOE SSG 19660624 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav . I expended the mini-gun, some four thousand rounds shooting the tree line some 250 yards away. 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. BERG HAROLD EDWARD JR PFC 19670203 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Let Us Not Forget Them. We were treated like royalty. The 1st Cavalry Division is known for its equestrian heritage. We thank him for his service. Even the smallest comment or memory posted can mean so much to family and friends. Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) Advanced Training. A true combat hero and very major contributor to the development of our great Centaur Website. Although that skill is no longer used in battle, they have kept their Horse Cavalry Detachment (HCD) alive and trotting. 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. Do not wait until you are in the field to get your haircut. Mike also reports that he has found 22 new aircraft listings, including 9 AH-IG Cobras. ENLIST. The division's colors and unit designations was transferred to the 11th Air Assault Division (Test), then at Ft. Benning, Georgia, in July, 1965. He passed in front of us and we followed him out, the flight intact. 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). Pete Holmberg says that Ken Mick had a tape recorder going during the Rescue of Lady Ace action. The reader must be aware that every source of KIA data analyzed was found to have a certain degree of inaccuracies in it. As I remember the daynumerous attempts to rescue the down crew were made. F Troop - 8th Cav Blueghost F Troop - 8th Cav Blueghost site#2 9th_Avn_Bn_9th ID . Michael M. "Grubby" Graff SP5 Crew Chief on UH-1H Slicks 1969 to 1970 now has a MyPage with three MP's. GRANADO-AVILES ALFREDO D CPL 19681201 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav powellcentaur@gmail.com. Dwight W. Birdwell SP5 Tank Crewmember C Troop, 3/4 Cav, 25th Inf Div has a Centaur Friends MyPage and is listed on the Friends Roster. Centaur Veterans Day Reunion 9 to 12 November 2023 is starting to firm up. HUFFMAN WALTER LEE CPL 19700516 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Type site:centaursinvietnam.org marcinkowski into Google Search in your browser to see how many times Moose is mentioned on our website. The names of 5,621 Soldiers are on these lists. He was the Webmaster of our site for many years, spending countless hours, and dollars, trying to reach all of our Centaur veterans and continuing expanding our website. He will be sending us some pics. Third, each Cav Brigade had . "Oh, when was that?" 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. Don mentions Rubin Gutierriz, Hubert McMinn, and Bob Maxey. Many times I don't have enough information to even know there is a mistake. HEINSELMAN THEODORE E SP4 19690326 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Any suggestions for our Glossary? You could have picked my chin up off the floor. CHANDLER CHARLES WILLIAM CPT 19690426 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. Do you have anyone who knew him and could tell me more about him? Does anyone have a copy of that? The tree line to the east and northeast was alive with green tracer fire shooting toward the flight. The next day much to everyones surprise we were all given impact awards from the I Corp Commander, I dont remember any Marines at the ceremony. BrucePowell, Newsletter Editor andWebmasterofcentaursinvietnam.org 10 (Ranger) of the 1st Cavalry Division (AM) during combat operations in the Republic of Vietnam. Documents supporting the Lady Ace Rescue story have been added to the Rex Gooch article for reference. ", Please review the slideshow and provide any information you can about each slide. 1st battalion, 8th infantry, 4th infantry division vietnam. They gave us a tour of the entire area where we were able to look at some squadron memorabilia. Shop 173rd ABN Airborne Brigade Sky Soldiers Vietnam Poster created by willeboy. An Info Sheet and Obituary is posted. COLON-DIAZ JUAN SFC 19700630 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav In 1965, they were the first divisional unit deployed with the 2nd Brigade doing the honors in July. Note the Broomstick Cyclic at the left seat.Click white arrows bottom right of his MyPage. I can fix many things. It was Gold who said something like I broke mine. November 14, 1965 marked a pivotal moment in U.S. involvement in Vietnam. 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. Talk to me - powellcentaur@gmail.com. to 1st Air Cav. in parking lots and feedlots to film people affected by Vietnam, who they are,who they've become. Adding Comments to Centaur InfoSheets and Obituarys: We would like to invite and encourage you to take a minute or two to make comment (add memories) to the pages of your Vietnam buddies. BENTFELD JOHN JOSEPH PFC 19670202 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav To view the citations visit the Vietnam War DSC Citations page. Just email any comments (or photos) to the Webmaster (powellcentaur@gmail.com) and he will post them for you, and link them to the mans name on the Roster. On 1 August 1965, the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) was sent to Vietnam. Also added to Bill Byers page. To implement that strategy, the NVA planned to deploy its 24th, 32nd, 66th and 174th regiments from the NVA 1st Division, a total of about 6,000 men. 1st marine division ww2 roster. He was involved with the Lady Ace Mission. Through articles in the 1st Cavalry Division SABER newsletter, input was also solicited from individual members, unit contacts, and unit historians of the 1st Cavalry Division Association. Every effort was made to make this list as accurate as possible using the resources available. All air resources are tasked out of the Division and are stationed at Wheeler Army Airfield, across the road from Schofield. So we will need to glean information as best we can, from these now public domain images.". ", Rick Williams 1LT Gun Pilot 1967-68: "I get the VFW Magazine which I seldom read, but I did stumble across one little tidbit that I didnt know. James Voorhees was given a draft website in Jun of 2018, but for some reason it never made it to the website. 1031 E Highline Drive, Payson, AZ 85541 (Summer) - Send responses to webmaster at powellcentaur@gmail.com, Stephen Moss CPT Cobra Pilot 1972 to March 1973 checks in with more information for us on the Lady Ace Rescue Mission of 11 July 1972. His last correspondence with us was in January 2009. The 1st Air Cav's mission was to take control of the Central Highlands and coastal plain regions of II Corps. My dad has told me some stories but I would love to hear from others. The unit is unique in that it has served as a Cavalry (horse) Division, an Infantry Division, an Air Assault Division and an Armored Division throughout its existence. Do you have anyone who knew him and could tell me more about him? This means that anyone able was running to a seat in their aircraft to take off. That was quickly upgraded to the Distinguished Service Medal. MALONEY DANIEL JOSEPH SGT 19700708 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav GILES JAMES SGT 19700608 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav (February 1967 to April 1968), Kenneth Ruth, 26, (E-4), HHQ Co., 2/12 Air Cav. We have no first name or other info on him. RUSSELL RICHARD SHANNON PFC 19680129 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Be sure to see Pete's Reunion Videos of the Lady Ace Rescue below. powellcentaur@gmail.com. Particularly on the Deceased Pages (Info/Obit). The fighting was intense. In Cambodia (North Vietnamese Cache), 5/25 - 5/26 (full) WWIIPublicDomain 33K subscribers Subscribe 837 Share 175K views 8 years ago Freely downloadable at the. STONE JAMES EDWARD CPL 19681120 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav How did the AH-1 Helicopter get named the "Cobra"? Bob Taylor made contact with Lowell Ogletree by phone. ARELLANO ANTHONY WILLIAM CPL 19680720 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav His son Courtney notified us. SHARP DAVID JACKSON SP4 19680707 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Michael and his son Michael Graff have both contacted us with information and photos. Remember that words/phrases/acronyms in our Glossary are defined as we saw them during our Air Cavalry Tours. William J. See the story "Vinatexco Textile Factory 31 Jan 1968" by John Kelly. RICE FINLEY AUSTIN CPL 19701222 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav The Vets Day Parade in Mesa, Arizona was rewarding event for many, especially Don. We even have cases where a man's name is not linked (not blue and underlined) yet we have info that did not make it to the online website. KRIDER JACK GALE CPL 19680223 B Co 1st Bn 5th Cav Publicado en . Find 1st Cavalry Division unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. D Troop as we knew it, is now Dakota Troop (still Centaurs) and their responsibility is maintenance. James E. Whitman CPT LOH Platoon Ldr 1970-71. Kenneth W. Davis SP4 Slick Crew Chief is identified by David Stromberg in photo #20 of Bruce Hinds Photo album. 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