PO Box 157 1201048009, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Dec-66 - dated 12/1/1966 Document No. Houston, TX 77084 4th Battalion 12 Marines Lima Battery: 0811: 1967 1969: Independence: MO: conniedullin@hotmail.com: Duncan: . [emailprotected], Ebarb, William 3rd Plt Binh Phuoc 5/67 11/67 A six-by truck, hauling some of the security force, was attacked, receiving six incoming grenades, two of which landed in the bed of the truck, and heavy automatic weapons fire from an estimated enemy force of 25 VC. Anyone who remembers meplease contact me. Command Chronologies Reports Index This series of records was created between April 1962 and June 1987, it contains documents that describe events that occurred as early as April 1952. Went fron 5th/60th to the 1st 16th 1st ID. Based out of Rach Kien, Birchfield, Gary H (Doc)1st Platoon Medic 1/68-6/68 From June 1966 to March 1971, 1/5 was deployed to Vietnam. [emailprotected] 478 Washburn Ave. We have found over 100 guys that way. Infantry battalions are the basic tactical units that the regiment uses to accomplish its mission of locating, closing with and destroying the enemy by fire and close combat. Smalley, Wayne Binh Phuoc 5/68 12/68 Company Clerk. Enfield CT 06082 503-581-8318, Trevino, Reynaldo V. 3rd Platoon Binh Phuoc 3/67 8/67 M60 Than RTO 1st platoon, Evans, Thomas W. Tan An 2/68-3/68 In September 2012, 1/5 deployed as a Battalion Landing Team (BLT) as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. 806-765-6977 Moody, Donald R. Binh Phuoc 12/66 12/67 1201048001 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,28 FEB-7 MAY 1966 - dated 2/28/1966 Document No. Call Sign: Bandaid 6. [emailprotected], Moore, Fred (Doc) 2nd Plt. 34 Main Street 336-584-9909 Glad to finally connect after 42 years. [emailprotected] 377 Pebble Beach Drive Rach Kien 9/68 7/69 [emailprotected], Kasarda, John 1st Plt Binh Phuoc 10/67 3/68 Providence, RI Within a few hours, all signs of the presence of the war, save the red, scarred laterite soil, were obliterated. 2077 Saline Road 209-670-6211 Maple Grove, MN 55311 203 Sandy Lane Would like to hear from Floyd D. Bross, Ron Newbrough, Jack Papp, Larry Braungard (Pigpen), James H. Ellington (Duke), Stan Gulick, Larry Barton, Eugene L. Daugherty, and Willard M. Phillips (Chief). Sterling, IL 61081 4501 Grand Lakeside Drive Single Marines and Sailors of Bravo . 1218 Harton Blvd 757-827-7124, Newcomb, Dale 4th Platoon Binh Phuoc 5/67 7/67 760-803-1381 413 Keyon 1201048057, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Oct-70 - dated 10/1/1970 Document No. Marcks, Richard (Ripley) Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 Riverside, CT 06878-1613 On 31 January 1968, the Marines of 1/5 were spread out over a large area of I Corps. [emailprotected], Eggleston, Wayne Morris 2nd Platoon 8/68 [emailprotected] Hominy, OK 74035 Lloyd, Frank2nd Platoon Rach Kien 11/69-6/70 The battalion was disbanded upon their return to Norfolk, Virginia, on 24 December 1914. In March 2004, the battalion, this time attached to the 1st Marine Regiment along with several other units, participated in Operation Vigilant Resolve in the restive city of Fallujah. This site is a memorial to our fallen brothers and to the veterans in the 1st Battalion 1st Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division from 1965 - 1971 who served in Vietnam. 2 Nixon Place 972-864-1570 During October 1949, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines was reactivated in Camp Pendleton, California. 5958 W Benalex Sterling IL 62353 Von: Lance Cpl. Boyett,Kenneth E. Rach Kien 3/70 7/70 Tlcharger cette image : Marines des tats-Unis avec 1st Bataillon, 2D Marine Regiment, 2D Marine Division (MARDIV), promenade dans un CH-53E Super Stallion pendant le cours d'instructeur d'armes et de tactiques (WTI) 2-22 sur le terrain d'essai de Yuma de l'arme amricaine, Arizona, 13 avril 2022. 5880 Carrollton Avenue [emailprotected] Bravo Co - 5th ATs; Member Portraits; Member Stories. [emailprotected], Streeter,Paul E.. Binh Phuoc 2608 Crescent Lake Court Names such as the Pusan Perimeter, Inchon, Seoul and Chosin Reservoir were added to the Battalion's battle vocabulary. 4473 Jenny Road 803-345-7656 DavidMiddlekauff [emailprotected] Hoi An days were long, cold, wet and filthy, often uneventful, even downright boring. 585-944-1392. Would love to hear from Howard Hillard, Lt. Goodrich and so many others. Anyone who remembers me, please call or write, Skiffington,John J. B Company, 2nd Platoon, 1st squad. University Place, WA 9846 3156 Woods Road Lawrence, Larry A. The Marines of Bravo Company will build upon the fundamentals of counterinsurgency they learned in the IIT as they go through Enhanced Mojave Viper, a four phase pre-deployment training. During the brief but violent confrontations that caused these casualties, the Marines saw very few enemy soldiers. [emailprotected] 1201039010 BLT 1/3 - COMMAND DIARY Covering Apr-65 dated 4/1/1965 Document No. Hope time has treated all my fellows at arms kindly. Colleyville, TX 76034 Master Gunnery Sergeant Daniel L. Lemere Operations Chief, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines VIEW BIO. Standish MI 48658 Remember well the medic who was there for me Tim Randall, Barton, Larry D. Binh Phuoc HQ Platoon 12/66 11/67 When I left Vietnam, I buried the memories deep and tried to forget the experience. The enemy having finally bypassed it, the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base became less and less strategically important to both sides in the overall scheme of things. to the 9th Inf. 13930 Lodgepole Ct. [emailprotected] 6101 Reseda Blvd. Some Hoi An days, however, overflowed with blood, terror and death, and so we were very happy to learn, in late December 1967, that 1/5 would soon move north. [emailprotected]. [emailprotected]. With the exception of a small advance party who had left several days before, about half of the Marines of 1/5 flew in several waves of the giant CH-53 helicopters. 7 talking about this. Lee,James R. Rach Kien 7/68-7/69 Alpha Company, 1/9 Marines, Operation Prairie (DOD Photo) The Marines of the 1/9 quickly earned their nickname as they walked into the middle of the five NVA battalions. Soldiers with 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Division maneuver toward an objective at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada, April 19, 2022. Shipley, C. Russell Binh Phuoc 10/67 10/68 [emailprotected], Sluga,Charley A. On two occasions, vehicles moving along Route 538 (the east-west secondary paved road that connected Hoi An with Highway One) were destroyed by command detonated mines resulting in Marine casualties. 352 N Main Street When the 1/5 Vietnam Veterans gather at reunions today, great debates spring up about which was worse: confronting large NVA forces in all-out battles, or getting hit sporadically and unexpectedly by snipers, booby-traps, and an occasional command-detonated mine. [emailprotected] 1201048061, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Feb-71 - dated 2/1/1971 Document No. Murfreesboro, TN 37129 1201048017, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Aug-67 - dated 8/1/1967 Document No. Pace,Joseph L..- Binh Phuoc 6/67 2/68 Lincoln, NE 68527 636-343-9453 1201048026, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-68 - dated 4/1/1968 Document No. [emailprotected] 1st Platoon thump gun. Operation Desert Storm 3811 Paynes Ford Road I came to the 9th Infantry during the infusion between it and the llth Cav. Steven Anderson Until this day I remember 1st Sgt Board and his crazy tirades. 812-246-5245, Bross, Floyd D. Binh Phuoc 12/66 10/67 McVeytown, PA 17051 958 Hwy 482 We vacated the Combat Base, and everything of value was stripped from the hill. 134 S. 41st West Avenue From December 1918 to July 1919, the battalion participated in the occupation of the German Rhineland. I always liked Lee. Leaders Lieutenant. Rogers, AR 72758 956-968-8376 Clear Lake SD 57226 23407 Olde Meadowbrook Circle The annual monsoon season had arrived in I Corps, during which time huge, drenching downpours regularly swamped the countryside. This web site does not generate any funds by sales or charging for access. Phu Loc (6), 31 January 1968; 0100 The Tet Offensive. Janesville, WI 53547 232 Lynn Road 603-863-1121 405-694-5617, Jass, Dennis G. Binh Phuoc- 2/68 3/69 Lempster, NH 03605 At 0340 the enemy hit the 1/5 Assembly Area (the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base) hard with an initial volley of at least 60 rounds of enemy mortar fire, a dozen or so rounds of 57mm recoilless rifle fire, along with sporadic enemy small arms fire. 1st Battalion, 5th Marines was activated 25 May 1917 at Quantico, Virginia as the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment . 2/68 10//69 631-692-5161 The 1/7 Marine Vietnam Association is comprised of the Marines and Corpsmen who served in that Battalion in the Republic of South Vietnam from 1965-1970. 8864 Kind Drive 215-880-3456 Bravo Company, 3rd Tank Battalion. [emailprotected] Cape Girardeau, MO 63703-0743 November 1960 till June 1970, Schneider,Joseph, M 4th Platoon Bearcat Dong Tam Binh Phuoc 12/66 7/67 Sacramento CA 95820 Rach Kien 9/68 5/69 215-09 17th Avenue 1201039009 BLT 1/3 - COMMAND DIARY Covering 25 FEB - 31 MAR 1965 dated 2/25/1965 Document No. 586-329-1037, Greenwood, Jerry (Bunnykid)3rd Platoon 1/68 10/68 Binh Phuoc 12/66 9/67 86 Chandler Creek Road After three days of heavy fighting on the Dong Ba Tower, the Marines of Delta 1/5 finally secured the high ground (at great cost) and the Marines of Bravo and Alpha Companies had managed to cross the first street, dubbed phase line green, and established a beachhead. To all my friends and comrades God Bless America. I joined the 5th/60th as the 2nd Plt Ldr during Tet. I would like to find platoon members with me during Tet 68. CAP H5 reported four Marines Missing In Action. Happy to find this website, for I had been trying to find something for the 9th for a long time, Tyra, Dennis K. 4th Platoon Company Clerk Binh Phuoc 9/67 9/68 22602 Cardinal Lane 718-229-7561 Lt. Dor was our platoon leader until he got wounded. MARINES CHARLIE COMPAN. Vick, John W. Binh Phuoc 2/68 9/68 266 St. Barnabe Street 4108 Gualt Avenue South For the next two weeks, with huge battles raging across South Vietnam, friendly forces attacked the enemy from these beachheads and steadily blunted the enemys offensive. No one can take that away. [emailprotected] 715-341-1190 1st Battalion 10th Marines (Artillery- Serving as Provisional Infantry Company, attached to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, w/direct support by 2 teams from STA Platoon, HQ Btry. First Platoon Medic, Leonard, Robert (Flex) 3rd Platoon 4/68-4/69 951-252-3333 336 632-1005 My MOS was 11C10. 831-818-1067 Mersand, Stanley H. Artillery RTO FO. 1st Battalion, 1st Marines. 610-821-8126 B/1/16 10/68-04/69. The Marines of 1/5 were able to enter the Citadel without a shot being fired because of the 1st ARVN Divisions successful defense of their Headquarters Compound and the northeast gate. On the morning of 13 February 1968, however, there were still approximately 5,000 enemy soldiers inside the Citadel fortress, and they were planning to stay. 334-493-6857, Kokemueller, Kenneth Binh Phuoc 1/67 8/67 360-580-0243 If anyone remembers me, please contact.me, Ashby, John (Arab) Command Track Driver 4/67-4/68 47 Thomas Bee Drive 419-478-1510 Evenson, Dennis D. 3rd Platoon 12/69 8/70 Just found web site would love to hear from anyone I served with. Early the next morning, the North Vietnamese Army or NVA (also known as the Peoples Army of Vietnam, or PAVN) launched a surprise attack against major American and ARVN Combat Bases as well as every large city in South Vietnam. He had a good attitude. West Jefferson OH 43162 580-536-6670 Bravo Company is comprised of over 250 Marines, Sailors and Civilians assigned to over 15 sections. Hope I get the chance to see some of you again. [ special memory for Joe Morrison and Cleve Patterson], Fletcher, Harry E. Binh Phuoc 12/66 12/67 The scheme of maneuver dictated two phases over a period of about ten days. Quegg, Bruce Rach Kien 5/69 7/70 Victoria TX 77905 1st Plt Bearcat Dong Tam Binh Phuoc 12/66-11/67 I was sent from the artillary unit on a temporary assignment as a RTO and then when Lt. Ralph Brick left country, I served as an F.O. 1201048052, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-May-70 - dated 5/1/1970 Document No. 440-967-0208, Newby, Joseph 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 6/68 9/68 Artillery FO assigned to Bravo Co, Mascitti, Louis (Mike) Rach Kien 8/69 8/70 Went home Sgt. 1201048029, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jun-68 - dated 6/1/1968 Document No. Medic- Binh Phuoc 8/67 8/68 LT, served as Platoon leader for the first platoon, Bravo company , from 68-69. [emailprotected] Download Images of Bravo company, Battalion - Free for commercial use, no attribution required. Everett, PA 15537 1/5 deployed to Afghanistan from May to December 2009 as part of Task Force Leatherneck and conducted combat operations in the Nawa-I-Barakzayi District of Helmand province.[1][2]. Southfield, MI 48076 PO Box 1303 This is a great site!! The 1st Battalion 9th Marines (1/9) was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps.Formed during World War I, it served until the mid-1990s when it was deactivated to make room for one of three light armor reconnaissance battalions.During the Vietnam War, 1/9 sustained the highest casualty rate in Marine Corps history.. The Hoi An TAOR covered the Hieu Nhon District and a portion of the Dien Ban District. U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, are getting evaluated during initial drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parri. Edward Singleton Jr. Alpha Co Bravo Co (180 Marines) Charlie Co Weapons Co Facility. 795 450N Avenue Rhoads,Randall A. 111 N. Carter Avenue Several thousand NVA and Viet Cong soldiers lost their lives during their failed Tet Offensive, and an estimated 5,000 Vietnamese civilians, most of them considered leaders of the South Vietnamese people, had been rounded up and murdered by the invaders. 2056 Chub Road 859-356-1410, Killough, Thomas Binh Phuoc 2/67 -1/68 [emailprotected] 1st Battalion, 5th Marines. 609-581-8757 I served with Doc Owens in 3rd Platoon most of the time. [emailprotected]. Greenwood, SC29646 9 Glen Way On the south side of the Perfume River, in the so-called New City of Hue, the Marines and Soldiers defending the MAC-V Compound also repelled repeated ground attacks and held out until the Marines of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment managed to fight their way up Highway One and reinforced the defenders of the MAC-V Compound. Buentello, Joseph 3rd Platoon Advanced Party 4/67 Brishaber, Robert Binh Phuoc 7/67 1/68 219 Church Street Shortly thereafter the battalion was re-activated in September 1934 in Quantico, Virginia and served in the Caribbean theatre until the outbreak of World War II. [emailprotected]. Lodi, CA 95242 Company First Sergeant, Bravo Co. 3rd AA Bn Home History Contact Family Readiness Marine Family Life Counseling 3D AA BN UVA Chaplain SMP/OFF Duty Recreation Navigation to the following. [emailprotected], Plourde,Remie A. [emailprotected] Brick NJ 08723 2030 Hazel Avenue The task force was commanded by Colonel Carlton W. Fulford, Jr. and saw considerable combat as it pushed into Kuwait, seized Al Jaber Airfield and consolidated with other Marine forces at Kuwait International Airport of 27 February 1991. [emailprotected] Martin, David P. Bearcat Binh Phuoc 12/66 4/67 314-965-2787 Largo, FL 33770 Bulldozers had created a high berm of sand that surrounded the entire complex, with fighting positions established on its crest and hard-point bunkers dominating the perimeter at strategic locations. Metzler, William Metz2nd Platoon Command Track R.T.O. Uvalde, TX 78801 The battalion participated in action around Chu Lai, Danang, Quang Nam, Que Son Valley, Hoi An, Phu Loc, and An Hoa. If you served in 1st Bn, 26th Marine Regiment (1/26), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. Contents 1 Subordinate units 2 History 2.1 World War ll The M35 truck they rode in sustained serious damage. 2307 Oxford Way Allentown, PA 18109 Combined Action Group (CAG) Headquarters also reported that CAP H5, located near the District HQ, was under mortar attack and that they had lost communications with CAPs H6 and H7, two more Combined Action Platoons in the area. I was wounded on Sept.27 in the Plain Of the Reeds. The fighting in World War II found the Marines of 1st Battalion at Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Peleliu, and Okinawa. 712-753-2236, Dorr, Henry W. Binh Phuoc 1/68 1/69 Senior Aid-man with Bravo Company. [emailprotected] The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event consisting of mentally and physically demanding challenges with limited food and sleep. 248-569-4416 Reiss, Ken1st Platoon 10/67-10/68 Christopher Garcia, ein Schtze mit Bravo. Cook,,Sylvester L. Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 Anyone who remembers me, please contact me, Dooling,,Ralph 2nd Plt Binh Phuoc 12/66 8/67 3407 Snead St I send best wishes for good health and happiness to all. The 1/5 Command Group began to understand that our stay in the Phu Loc (6) area was not going to be a picnic. 1201048005, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Aug-66 - dated 8/1/1966 Document No. 1201048031, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Aug-68 - dated 8/1/1968 Document No. Dong Tam Bearcat 66/67 Remember the Plain of Reeds, the convoy escorts from Saigon to Dong Tam, airmobiles to The Testicles, the many ambush patrols around Binh Phuoc and who can forget the 1968 Tet in the racetrack in Saigon. Lance, Russell (Russ) Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 Teske, Julius (Butch) 1st Platoon Leader Rach Kien 12/68 12/69 Looking for David Priest. 1201048027, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-68 - dated 4/1/1968 Document No. Located a couple of clicks east and slightly north of Hoi Ans main marketplace, this dreary little company compound sat a few hundred meters north of the Song Thu Bon (Thu Bon River). Dillon, SC 29536 I commanded B. Co., 5th Battalion 60th Infantry from February to July or August 1967. 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, abbreviated as (3/3), was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps, based out of Kaneohe, Hawaii.Known as either "Trinity" or "America's Battalion", the unit falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division. Le WTI est un vnement d'entranement de sept semaines, organis par l'escadron 1 . We didnt come home to ticker tape parades, but we can be proud of our service. [emailprotected] Rach Kien Binh Phuoc Shakeys Hill 1/70 8/70 Download this stock image: U.S. Marines from Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, stand by their 105mm saluting howitzers while waiting for the order to fire during a rehearsal of the opening ceremony. 631-754-0672 In addition to these combat operations, they conducted programs designed to win the hearts and minds of the local populace, including the Med Cap programs which treated a total of 821 Vietnamese civilians, mostly children, for a variety of maladies. 1ST BN./ 3RD MARINES "HOME OF THE BRAVE" OPERATIONS and INFORMATION Republic of VIETNAM 1965 thru 1969 1965 (Over-view) Elevated to the presidency after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson fought a bitter campaign during the summer and fall of 1964 to be You will not believe the closeness that you feel with these guys, even after 40 years. Went with the Battalion to the 1st/16th, 1st ID, Erickson,Teddy B. Most of those that attended, have said they will be at the 5/60th reunion, June 17th 20th, 2010, in Wichita. [emailprotected]. For the next six years, they aided the Nicaraguan government until peace was finally restored. On the day after Christmas, 1967, the Marines of the First Battalion, Fifth Marines moved north. Whitehall MI, 49461-9556 1201048035, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Dec-68 - dated 12/1/1968 Document No. Guido,Joseph Binh Phuoc 11/67 11/68 870-355-4284. I was among the first (500) to leave on the early out. Benton MI 39039 The 1:50,000 terrain maps of this area showed very few contour lines that would indicate high ground. 763-559-5211 [emailprotected] Tecumsch, MI 49286 105 Royal Oaks Drive Find 1st Bn, 26th Marine Regiment (1/26) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. Dallas OR 97338 At first the NVA and VC left the Marines of 1/5 alone in our new Combat Base. This time the steep, mountainous jungles of I Corps would challenge them. [emailprotected] I was B company sniper. 843-290-5201 While Bravo Company was engaged in a battle with the enemy at 0300 hours, a platoon perimeter base from Charlie Company (coordinates 973642) located less than 500 meters away simultaneously received incoming mortar rounds that were followed by a ground assault by the VC/NVA, killing corpsman Charles R. Golling. 1201048041, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jun-69 - dated 6/1/1969 Document No. In November, 1967, Charlie Company made its home in a small outpost about 5 clicks east of the 1/5 Battalion combat base. 973-261-3251, Brown, Allen, R. Tan An 01/70 11/70 253-486-2909 410 Willowbrook Avenue The Phu Loc (6) Combat Base had a very short, but terribly bloody history. In March 1967 I was infused into the 196th Light Infantry, Lopez, Fred R.4th Platoon Binh Phuoc- 4/68 10/68 Anyone who remembers me I would like to hear from them. The 1st Battalion, 26th Marines is an inactive infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor. Rach Kien Binh Phuoc 3/70 10/70 [emailprotected] Doylestown, PA 18901 425-268-3249 [emailprotected], Rozier,Michael D.- 2/70 8/70 Murgatroy, William A. [emailprotected] On 13 July 1914, the battalion was formed at Vera Cruz, Mexico, and sailed for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for service in the Caribbean theatre. e-5; Recon Sgt for Bravo and later Charlie Co. Guys that I knew, Capt. Great Bend, PA 18821 The Marines of Charlie Company were based at Lang Co Village, which was located adjacent to the Lang Co Bridge situated at the northern approach of the Hai Van Pass. PO Box 743 PO Box 1914 Locker,Duane Rach Kien 10/68 3/69 Vietnam. Bravo Company is located on the first deck of building 1363. 916-453-0899 337-292-9097 10341 40th Street Aurora, NE 68818 The narrow road wound tightly through approximately 2 kilometers of the sleepy villages of the Phu Loc District before the village hootches petered out. Download this stock image: U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (1/5), 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, Calif., conduct radio checks during an air assault while participating in exercise Steel Knight 2014 (SK-14) at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 13, 2013. [emailprotected] 15726 Boulder Oaks I was wounded at firebase Jaeger. 717-243-5816, Hester,Randall S. Binh Phuoc 1/70 12/70 After the Marines of 1/5 landed on the top of the mountain, they worked their way eastward, down toward the coast, searching for the elusive Viet Cong. Morehead City, NC 28557-3086 24420 Sooner Avenue Chicago, IL 60628 Blufton, SC 29910 [emailprotected], Priest,David, A. [emailprotected] As planned, on 6 April 1966 , the Marines of 1/5 withdrew from the Rung Sat Special Zone and went back aboard the USS Princeton. Miller, Edward L. 2nd plt. The fire was accurate and effective, with artillery in support. , 1- , 4- ,. 4446.5 Winona Court 1689 Crystal Lake Road Nettles, Donald Ray2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc- 12/66 11/67 [emailprotected] Binh Phuoc 9/66 11/67 Fritz, David L. 3rd Platoon Binh Phuoc 1/68 5/68 The enemy had used the two weeks it took our battalion to get into position for the attack very effectively by reinforcing defensive positions inside homes and buildings and digging trenches and foxholes between the buildings. Owens, Robert L (Doc). 1st Battalion, 5th Marines Leaders. Clarksville, TN 37043 The Marines familiarized themselves with the M4, M16A4, and M27 weapons systems in . Numerous squad, platoon and company-sized patrols and ambushes were conducted on a regular basis to ensure the ongoing integrity of the Hill 54 Combat Base, denying the enemy access to the approaches to the Chu Lai airfield. Bear Cat Dong Tam 11/66-6/67 [emailprotected], Pickett, BertBinh Phuoc- 5/67 2/68 Although the mission was the same as that of Operation JACKSTAY (search and destroy), the terrain could not have been more different. 507-724-2422 Trained-took Basic/AIT at Ft. Riely, were boat people going to Nam got there 12/66 got transferred to K 3/11 ACR around 4/67 was wounded in ambush of 21 may 67. In early January, 1968, enemy units began to fire on the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base with mortar, rocket and recoilless rifle fire, as well as small arms fire. [emailprotected] 2nd Battalion; 3rd Battalion; 1st Battalion 4th Marines; 5TH MARINE REGT. 405-899-7851 Binh Phuoc 4/67-4/68 aprox Schueren when he was KIA at Firebase Jaeger. It seemed to us as though our enemy stayed completely ignorant of our location. cell 253-315-1365 Tulsa, OK 74127 Barsumian,Robert J. Littleton, CO 80123 503-623-4148 That trend continued during the month of November. 707 410 7408 10000 Blue Water Bay Road Rach Kien1/70 8/70 715-219-3422 The turnover of responsibilities commenced on 2 October 1967; however, completion of the equipment heli-lift and forward displacement of the rear echelon wasnt accomplished until 12 October due to restrictive weather conditions. 506 E. Jackson Street Tibbetts,Robert, N. Binh Phuoc 3/68-3/69 The worst thing that happened at the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base occurred that next morning. [emailprotected] Would like to hear for Billy Jordon,from New York NY. North Bellmore, NY 11710-1531 608-534-6609 The mines were constructed of dud 105mm artillery rounds, and other assorted high explosives. 1470 Woolworth Rd. 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Smith,Dennis L. Binh Phuoc 6/68 10/68 Gate City, VA 24251 Tomball,TX77377 615-907-2535 At approximately 0200 on the morning of 1 February 1968, the 1/5 Combat Base once again came under heavy enemy mortar and rocket attack, and the H5 CAP Unit, located at the intersection of Highway One and Route 591, got hit hard, with mortars, rockets, and ground forces. 3rd Platoon, Pelphrey,Gary Rach Kien 3rd Plt 1970 The unit consists of approximately 1200 U.S. Marines and United States Navy Sailors. [emailprotected] 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 800 Marines and sailors. 618-650-7317. Binh Phuoc 4/67-4/68 aprox, Beato,Joseph A. 1201048051, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-70 - dated 4/1/1970 Document No. [emailprotected]. The remaining Marines regrouped and fought off the enemy attack, and battalion dispatched a reaction force of 2 more squads of Delta 1/5 Marines and two Ontoss. 5th Engineer Battalion. Pittsburgh, PA 15237 717-899-6081 14 Greenway Plaza, #13-N When I returned from the hospital I was given the bad news that my team leader Sgt Anderson had drowned while crossing a river chasing charlie. Our enemy in Hoi An, almost exclusively comprised of the elusive Viet Cong, had a different agenda; their mission was to try to hurt us without being detected, and they used different weapons against us. Generator operator, bar tender, and Jeep driver for the CO, Cpt. 708-636-8507 Toledo OH 43623 Hope to see you at this years reunion!! Miss you all! LINEAGE OF FIRST BATTALION SIXTH MARINES ACTIVATED ON 11 JULY 1917 AT QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, AS FIRST BATTALION SIXTH REGIMENT DEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 1917 TO FRANCE AND ASSIGNED TO. 376 Millner 10288 Barnes Way. 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