A Btry 1st Bn, 83rd ARTY 101DIVARTY, RVN 1969 ,,C/2/2/ FT. SILL Okla. 1970,, B/3/76TH ARTY Kitzingen Germany, 1971. [13B20]  Air Cargo Specialist / Parachute Rigger  Westover AFB. MA [USAFR] 1977- 1986,,  D. Co 169th AVN CH54B SKYCRANE[67X20] //G CO 104TH AVN-CH47D CHINOOK [68G30]-1986-1996.   RET/RES

Hey guys, nice to be here. Right now we are rebuilding a M35A1 to a guntruck. Getting all the stuff together right now. The truck is a 1968 Kasier. Anyone that wants to help, please feel free to e-mail me with pics or info on early guntrucks.

 

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P.S.  4Th Inf. Hqt & Hqt  Co. 1st sq, 10 Cav

An Khe 70-71

A Bty 1st/83rd FA.....FSB Bastogne...Jan.70-Mar71    Eagle to the A SHAU

815th eng...Guntruck Gunner

Served with A Battery, 377th Arty (Aviation) 101st ABN. Div. Camp Eagle, South Vietnam, 1971.  Worked in the maint. hanger and then flew asCC/DG on several Hueys attached to A Battery.  My tailnumbers were 527 and 787.  We were located between the PX at Eagle and the Big Hq. Pad in the area known as "The Gulch". Our callsign was "Gunner" and we had the helicopters with the Cannon shells painted on the tailbooms.  We were attached to DIVARTY as aviation support.  Our OH-6's could be seen in the air around and at many firebases.  Our Hueys flew support into most of the firebases of the 101st in the I Corp area.

326th Engr Bn Jan 67 to Nov68

 

 

 

 

A Trp 2/17th Cav. Jul-Sept 67

Tiger Force Sep 67-Sep 69

L Co 75th Sept 69-Apr 70

US Army service 1966-1972.  Vietnam AUG 68 to AUG 69, 2/11th FA, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile).  Active membership in the RAKKASAN Association, Samurai Chapter.  The RAKKASANS include Redlegs if they provided fire support for them, which we did in RVN (3/187th IN).  Some locations in RVN:  Camp Eagle, FSB Georgia, LZ Sally, FSB Jack, FSB Whip, FSB Birmingham, FSB Currahee, SERTS Bien Hoa, R & R's in Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.

 

I am a full blooded Seneca living on the Allegany Indian Reservation with my wife.  Have 3 grown kids.  I'm a proud Vietnam Veteran and will ALWAYS be AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY.  Would like to hear from other Airborne Paratroopers.

C battery 1/83 8inch/175 Fire Direction Center Jan 1970 - March 1971. Supported all units in I Corps, mostly 101 and Marines.  Summer 1970 we were at Veghel supporting Ripcord.

Arrived RVN Oct 68. HHB 1/83FA (Gia Le) as S2 clerk. Then Svc Btry  flying as AO with 101 DIVARTY S2 attached to 220th Recon Airplane Co (call sign Catkiller 51) in Phu Bai from Feb 69 to May 70.  Moved on to 6/8 FA at Ft. Carson - discharged Jan 71 early out.  Stayed a civilian for almost 4 years, enlisted again in Oct 74.  Retired from USA in August 97.

Names have faded, but the faces are vivid. God bless you all, and all that serve, past-present and future.

  Would like to make contact with members 801st Maint.Bat

from 1962-65

Phu Bai 1970-1971

Combat writer and photographer for the 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Div. (Ambl)

Spent a lot of time with 2/501st, 3/506th, 2/327th and 1/502nd.  4th/7th ARA and all other support units in Phu Bai.

Traveled from Hi Van Pass north to the DMZ and almost all Fire Bases in between.

Welcome home all.  Let's hope our government doesn't make the same mistake in Iraq that they made in the Nam.  Kick ass and get out.

Op Texas Star veteran

11b10

Derosed 3 Oct 1970

Phu Bai

ETS 29 June 71

Vietnam 70-71 Spent 3 months with 9th Infantry before transferring to 101st in Aug/Sept 70.  Assigned to D btry 2/320 Field Artillery.  Spent time at Camp Eagle, FSB Birmingham, Bastogne, Veghel, Rakkasan, Kim Quy, raid on Firebase Pistol.  Have located 6 or 7 guys I served with.  Balls of the Eagle

Served with Co.L 75th Rangers and Co.B 2/502 Abn. Inf. ("Strike Force") 101st Abn. Division from 6/70 to 6/71.Before I came over to RVN I was with Co.C 3/325 Abn. Inf. 82nd Abn. Div. and that is where I got most of my jumps in. After that, it was all rope city !!

 

Was one of many that went from Jump School to 82nd Airborne Artillery (enlisted at 17 and couldn't go across the pond). WAs in the 1/ 319th at Bragg, then came down on the big levy in 1967 and went to Campbell.

Intro. to Campbell was Barsanti's MP's at Nashville airport cutting off any patch that wasn't 101 but leaving Airborne tab on uniforms.

Assigned to Co c 1/502nd Inf.

Went to 'Nam in fall of '67, got hit esrly in '68.

rvn service from 2/69-4/70. 2/94th arty, 2/506th inf. reg. while in country i really loved my work.