During that single day of fighting, a total of 20 Marines died in the 1/5 TAOR, as well as one U. S. Army Soldier serving with Phu Loc (6) District Headquarters; 94 Marines and soldiers sustained wounds, with 71 of them requiring emergency medical evacuation. Operation Iraqi Freedom. Hendersonville NC 28792 The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event consisting of mentally and physically demanding challenges with limited food and sleep. Hope time has treated all my fellows at arms kindly. 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5) "Make Peace or Die!" 1st Marine Division ~ 5th Marine Regiment Infantry Units: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment . 10 Sprague Turn Alpha Co Bravo Co (180 Marines) Charlie Co Weapons Co Facility. Those days that we spent in Viet Nam are never far from my thoughts and it is still hard to sort out the feelings that I have about them. Riverside, CT 06878-1613 Kaysville, Utah 84037 31 Forest Avenue It then re-deployed to Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia and de-activated in August 1919. Penn Valley, CA 95948 2008 Four Winds Drive PO Box 743 14 Greenway Plaza, #13-N [emailprotected], Rumsey,Arthur Rach Kien 9/68 1/69 Sterling IL 62353 = a link to a donation that was made in the name of one who served, either on the Wall or Memorial page. 828-667-9091. Names such as the Pusan Perimeter, Inchon, Seoul and Chosin Reservoir were added to the Battalion's battle vocabulary. 5th Battalion Association Secretary, Meyers, Henry F. Binh Phuoc 9/67 6/68 Maybe someone will write a book about him. 1183 Boone Road Binh Phuoc 6/67-6/68 Cook,,Sylvester L. Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 I would really like to hear from all the guys, and anyone with a few photos, please send a few. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. LT, served as Platoon leader for the first platoon, Bravo company , from 68-69. 361-574-1138 478-785-1629, Capowski, David J. [emailprotected] 1201048051, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-70 - dated 4/1/1970 Document No. November 1960 till June 1970, Schneider,Joseph, M 4th Platoon Bearcat Dong Tam Binh Phuoc 12/66 7/67 Maple Grove, MN 55311 958 Hwy 482 [emailprotected], Pierro, James Binh Phuoc 4/67 4/68 812-246-5245, Bross, Floyd D. Binh Phuoc 12/66 10/67 It consists of approximately 1,100 Marines and Sailors. Articles incorporating text from the United States Marine Corps, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Infantry battalions of the United States Marine Corps, List of United States Marine Corps battalions, Organization of the United States Marine Corps, "2/8, other Lejeune units to deploy with 2nd MEB", http://web.archive.org/web/20090314220903/http://www.enctoday.com/news/2nd_62892_jdn__article.html/meb_expeditionary.html, "1st Battalion 5th Marines' official website", http://www.i-mef.usmc.mil/external/1stmardiv/5thmarregt/1-5/, http://www.i-mef.usmc.mil/DIV/5MAR/1BN/lineage.asp, "Make Peace or Die: The First Days of War in Iraq with 1st Battalion 5th Marines" - documentary film, http://web.archive.org/web/20070621114818/http://www.usmc.mil/31stmeu/index.htm, House Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver. 1201048043, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Aug-69 - dated 8/1/1969 Document No. 215-880-3456 I hope to contact Sgt Gery (Joey) Ugarte (NYC), PFC James M. (Mike) Hart (Jackson MI), Sp4 Fred Doc Moore (Medic from Georgia), Dave Marquez, Ray Rex, Bill Fosky, Larry Halsrud, Dave Alabaster, Ponch Ruiz and others whose names escape me at this time. Delta Company got the task of manning a company-sized combat base, located at an old French outpost complete with a couple of concrete bunkers, to provide security for a battery of 105mm artillery pieces, and a couple of 155mm toads. The Delta Company Combat Base dominated a steep, winding pass called the Phu Gia Pass, located on Highway One about 16 clicks east of the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base. Targets include major cities, CAP outposts, and Marine, U. S. Army, and ARVN Combat Bases. e-5; Recon Sgt for Bravo and later Charlie Co. Guys that I knew, Capt. DOD Safe Help line. 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,22 MAY-DEC 1965 - dated 5/22/1965 Document No. I hope to see you again at the reunion in May, Fichera,,Anthony Binh Phuoc 3/67 3/68 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. 9133 N. Mile 6 West Rome,Alfred C.1st Platoon Binh Phuoc04/67-04/68 7804 SW Lake Unity Drive The Marines familiarized themselves with the M4, M16A4, and M27 weapons systems in . 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. Siegfried arrived in August 67, I got the job as Bravo Company RTO. I have been in contact with Craig Baldwin. SSG 3rd and 4th Platoons. Bluffton SC 29909 Bravo Company Skip to main content (Press Enter). On 13 July 1914, the battalion was formed at Vera Cruz, Mexico, and sailed for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for service in the Caribbean theatre. Operations - May 1966. 309-944-2280 I hope life has been good to you as well, Hietikko, Les Binh Phuoc- 1/68 1/69 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. Inwood IA 51240 [emailprotected], Eggleston, Wayne Morris 2nd Platoon 8/68 8864 Kind Drive Aurora, NE 68818 253-927-2162 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 5958 W Benalex Ventura CA 93001, Allen, Arnold Binh Phuoc 12/66 9/67 608-629-5497. 6109 Merele Street 309-945-2131, Golupski,Thomas, L Rach Kien 08/69-08/70 Curtis HattermanAlan Kisling Cole, Charles (Joe) Binh Phuoc 11/67 2/68 The Phu Loc (6) Combat Base had a very short, but terribly bloody history. They were activated again for the Vietnam War but were deactivated after the war and remain inactive today. Binh Phuoc 4/67-4/68 1201019165 1ST BN 1ST MARINES - COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Covering 1 - 31 October 1965 dated 3 November 1965 Document No. Dahlstrom,Gale E.-Binh Phuoc 10/67 12/67 4th Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 12/67 The M35 truck they rode in sustained serious damage. Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor; Bravo Company 1st Battalion, 63rd Armored Regiment; 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 82nd Engineer Battalion; 817 9th Street Gaston NC 27832 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines. 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. 478-746-8089 Raymond RhamyRonald GroffJerald Kemp I came to the 5th/60th in the infusion from the 11th Armored Cav, Nilsson, Wilson R3rd Platoon Rach Kien 1/69 8/69 West Jefferson OH 43162 352 N Main Street There are some really good men listed and shown here. 1056 Bildine Road 203-380-2820, Paraboschi,Richie Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 God Bless. [emailprotected], Nyberg,Leonard 3rd Plt 8/68 5/69 [emailprotected], Priest,David, A. Senior Aid-man with Bravo Company. , 1- , 4- ,. The narrow road wound tightly through approximately 2 kilometers of the sleepy villages of the Phu Loc District before the village hootches petered out. Just a couple of minutes after receiving their hot chow, sitting at a typical mess hall table with room on the bench seats for four on each side, a single 82mm enemy mortar round tore through the roof of the canvas mess tent and exploded in the center of the table. 214-881-2255, Jones, David W. 2nd Plt. 419-272-2934 52 Meadow Circle Road 208-267-0890 The battalion participated in action around Chu Lai, Danang, Quang Nam, Que Son Valley, Hoi An, Phu Loc, and An Hoa. 828-685-3381 260-833-3110, Durrance, Richard M. 1st Plt 4th Sq Track Driver Binh Phuoc 3/67 3/68 Branford, CT 06405 Completed my tour with the 9th in Binh Phuoc. Poole, John M. Binh Phuoc 1/68 12/68 Tom Russell and I have already started searching for more Bravo guy to attend these reunions. If any of you were in B Company during the early part of 1967, I would be honored to hear from you. 716-434-0734 Anthony Belletti Glendale, NY 11385 Von: Lance Cpl. F-23, Operation Buffalo July 1967, North of the fire break . 479-936-7466 Bravo Company Marines Sites Resources Unit Home Photos Units Contact Us Leaders Skip to main content (Press Enter). [emailprotected]. During the Vietnam War, 1/9 sustained the highest casualty rate in Marine Corps history. In February 2013, Bravo Company 1st LAR CHOP'ed to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 for the 13th MEU.. Rach Kien 9/68 5/69 Id be happy to hear from the men of the Battalion and Company B in particular. [emailprotected], Trant,Charles Moose 2nd Platoon Rach Kien 2/69 2/70 Would like to hear from anyone who remembers me. Alpha Co 1st Amtracks : 3371: 1966 kennethbking@aol.com Knapp: Larry: D: Lima 3/3: 0331: 1964/1965 . Despite a lack of enemy contact, the new battalion commander, Lt. Col. Van Den Berg, felt that the operation provided valuable experience in that it gave the Marines an opportunity to become acquainted with the operating area, and to gain an appreciation of the difficulties of maneuvering through flooded rice paddies, the dominant terrain feature of this TAOR. Clear Lake SD 57226 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. 16 Shelterwood Ln 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. 1201048064. Bravo Co 1/9 3rd Mar Div 60mm Mortars: 0341: 04/67 02/68: Springdale: AR : Horton: Dale: Bravo 1/3 2nd Plt: . [emailprotected] 843-774-4858. 207 Country Club Drive 413 Keyon Please contact me if you know me. [emailprotected], Demonbreun,Les Binh Phuoc 7/68 7/69 Brian McCormick, Capt. 2077 Saline Road [emailprotected] It was a pleasure serving with all of you, Dave. In that one day of brutal fighting, the Marines of 1/5 lost more casualties than we did during the three previous months combined. Thank you very much and may God bless you, Miller, John C. Binh Phuoc 1967 605 Broadmoor Drive I cant remember who took his place, Strait, Ellis (Gene)- Binh Phuoc 9/67 9/68 717-733-6954, Pawelkop, A.J. 1035 Van Houten Avenue Miramar, FL 33027 Richmond VA 23222 860-745-9480 1st Battalion 1st Marines was activated on March 1, 1941, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It has been 43 years since hearing from anyone from Bravo Co. 1201019166 1ST BN 1ST MARINES - S-2/S-3 Journal after action reports & lessons learned October 1965 . 2 Nixon Place 8701 Whiteville Road 517-815-1046 Squad LeaderM-79. Marty, Raymond 4th Platoon Rach Kien 1969 The 1st Battalion, 5th Marines relocated from the Hill 51 Combat Base in the Que Son Valley to the Hoi An area in early October, 1967. 251-602-0414, Gowing,Danny Binh Phuoc Rach Kien 10/68 5/69 Seven Marines in Charlie Company, 1/5, were killed on 29 April 1966 during Operation OSAGE at the hands of a command-detonated bomb that had been hidden by the Viet Cong in a drinking hole. 3512 Castlewood Court 1107 Key West Plaza [emailprotected] Le WTI est un vnement d'entranement de sept semaines, organis par l'escadron 1 . Pilesgrove, NJ 08098 The weapons of choice for the Viet Cong located in the Hoi An TAOR consisted mainly of command-detonated mines and booby-traps. Johnny QuengaRonald GroffAndrew Johnson Although I was transfered to the 9th from the 11th ACR I was made to feel very welcome in my new unit. Platoon Sergeant, Fisher,Ernest (Ron) SP/4 2nd Platoon Bear Cat, Dong Tam, Tien Hiep, Binh Phuoc6/66-8/67 Soldiers with 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Division maneuver toward an objective at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada, April 19, 2022. Im alive and well. The vast majority of the documents in this series were created between 1965 and 1979. [emailprotected] 6526 Glacier Lane North 1201048042, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jul-69 - dated 7/1/1969 Document No. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. 1/5 participated in the following World War I campaigns: Aisne, Aisen-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Toulon-Troyon, Chateau-Thierry, Marabache, and Limey. Zaja,Bernard 2/67 8/67 From 1987-89, The battalion supported Operation Prime Chance in the Persian Gulf. The Marines of 1/5 spent the remainder of October conducting squad, platoon and company-sized operations designed to keep the enemy off balance and to familiarize the Marines with their new area of responsibility. 266 St. Barnabe Street Anyone who remembers me, please call. 16950 Maguire Road Adams,James Thomas Rach Kien Binh Phuoc 8/69 8/70 [emailprotected] [emailprotected] Welcome Home Bros. Cook, Ron 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 4037 Marchfield Road A PICTORIAL SLIDESHOW OF THE WAR IN VIET NAM COMMEMORATING OUR FALLEN BROTHERS, AND SHOWING THE HORRORS OF WARFARE.1ST. 732-477-1221 256-331-9793 or 256-331-7299 770-917-1056 631-754-0672 Sgt Delases and Pvt. 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. On 8 February, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, the celebrated "Walking Dead," had a platoon overrun in one hell of a nasty firefight near the "rock quarry" west of the main combat base. Randall,Tim, E Binh Phuoc 5/67-3/68 320-654-8833 I commanded B. Co., 5th Battalion 60th Infantry from February to July or August 1967. Leppert, Gerald (Doc)4th Platoon Medic-Binh Phuoc 11/66-11/67 Capt. We didnt come home to ticker tape parades, but we can be proud of our service. Carlisle, PA 17013 Most of those that attended, have said they will be at the 5/60th reunion, June 17th 20th, 2010, in Wichita. 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 2/68 8/68 Charles E. DelassusLawrence R. Merschrod Ellsworth, WI 54011-9132 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. We have found over 100 guys that way. 110-63-926-616-4075 1934 Birch Avenue 10341 40th Street 309-838-7572 440-315-5929, Hillard, Howard . Gilsum, NH 03448 [emailprotected], Plourde,Remie A. Leaders Lieutenant. Morehead City, NC 28557-3086 1201048036, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jan-69 - dated 1/1/1969 Document No. Marines with 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion conducted wilderness survival training during a Deployment for Training (DFT) trip to Fort Greely, Alaska, August 5-17. Watkins, Ernie Sp/44th Platoon Binh Phuoc 4/1/66-11/22/67 1824 Penelope Road In November 1934, the 1st Battalion was reactivated for the fourth time, only to be deactivated in March 1935. Gentlemen it was a pleasure to serve with you and thinking back I can laugh till I cry.again, Gentlemen, Thank You., Torkelson,Edwin Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 Web Page http://www.davehines.us/ 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. 1201048062, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Mar-71 - dated 3/1/1971 Document No. The battalion was formed in 1914 and has served in every major conflict that the United States has been involved in since then. In addition, a substantial amount of enemy equipment and material was captured and/or destroyed by BLT 1/5. 146 High Street 931-455-3609, Hodges, Royce S. Binh Phuoc- 856-691-4575 Farlin,Gregory J 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc4/67-8/67 Largo, FL 33770 Although the results of this battle were initially badly mis-reported, and the leaders of the American government were severely and negatively affected by this, the actual results of this historic battle showed that the Viet Cong were eliminated as a fighting force, and the NVA were not able to mount any military offensive of any significance until four years later. E4, 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Bravo 5/60, Rach Kien, Central Highlands, Firebase Shakey- Cambodia. Southfield, MI 48076 Martin, David P. Bearcat Binh Phuoc 12/66 4/67 I commanded C Company for a brief time when the Company Commander was wounded during an operation in the Plain of Reeds. 410 Willowbrook Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73128 [emailprotected] 203-488-7405, Paul,William J. 65742-9404 Please consider donating any amount you desire to help cover my server costs. To add insult to injury, the Marines of Alpha 1/5 celebrated the Marine Corps Birthday on 10 November 1967 by detecting mines, improvised explosive devices, wired in series at two different locations in the vicinity of their small combat base, located near the South China Sea, about six clicks north of the battalion combat base. Most of the wounds came at the hands of booby traps, mines, and the VCs weapon of choice, the command-detonated bomb. [emailprotected] 626-582-1741 Despite this terrible incident, Operation OSAGE was considered to be a significant success by Marine Corps operational planners. Then, after the initial tide of the enemys Tet Offensive began to ebb, in late February and early March, the enemy faded away from the area, and in mid-March of 1968 American forces dismantled the Combat Base and abandoned it. Over 40% of the 1/5 Marines on the attack had either been killed or wounded badly enough to be medevacced, and no progress had been made. 772-567-0677 Part of the time I served with 1st Platoon, too. 1201048056, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Sep-70 - dated 9/1/1970 Document No. Its kind of surreal talking on the phone to someone that you havent seen in 40 years, their voice is the same but you cant see them so you still have this picture of what they looked like so many years ago. 3407 Snead St Garland, Texas 75043 [emailprotected], Miguel, Mariano (Sonny) Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 Everett WA 98208 From their base at the Chu Lai airfield, 1/5 conducted defensive operations for the security of the critically important airbase, as well as many squad, platoon and company-sized offensive operations. The main forces of the enemy were now engaged in heavy fighting in and around the major cities of South Vietnam. An ARVN Airborne battalion, located about twenty kilometers north of Hue, fought across country to the 1st ARVN Division Headquarters inside the Citadel Fortress of Hue, succeeded in getting inside the headquarters compound, reinforced the beleaguered ARVN soldiers and managed to repel repeated enemy attacks. On 15 January a mine sweep team took a barrage of thirty rounds of 82mm mortar fire over a 2 hour period at a different stretch of The Bowling Alley; four more Marines died and five were wounded and evacuated.During the rest of January, 1968, the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base took hundreds of rounds of enemy mortar and rocket fire a day. 208 762-2666 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. [emailprotected]. [emailprotected] 989-737-8248 MARINES CHARLIE COMPAN. [emailprotected] However, the appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Marine Corps.. There was an old French compound atop Bach Ma, complete with a swimming pool and a cluster of very substantial buildings. 218-827-2649. PO Box 965 31 January 1968; 0100 The NVAs Tet Offensive is launched throughout South Vietnam. Spc-4 2nd platoon 2nd Squad, would love to hear from: Roy (Bunky) Foster, Lenny Marr, Mike Haynes, Harry Fletcher, Bill Given, Phillip Deal, Ed Miller, Jim Norfleet, Jimmy Holden, John Groth, Chuck Collins, and all the others. 1st Plt Bearcat Dong Tam Binh Phuoc 12/66-11/67 2056 Chub Road At the close of hostilities, the 1st Battalion returned to the United States, settling at Camp Pendleton. In July 1920 the battalion re-activated to provide security for the U.S. Mail. 618-650-7317. Wounded at Fire Base Jaeger Feb 25, 1968. 1201048018, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Sep-67 - dated 9/1/1967 Document No. 751 Kirkwood Von Behren, Thomas H.. 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