1st Battalion, 5th Marines was activated 25 May 1917 at Quantico, Virginia as the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment . Vietnam. 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. 336 632-1005 B/5/60 04/68-10/68 Beaufort, SC 29906 Caledonia, Mn. 530-257-3255 [emailprotected], Henderson, John L. 3rd Platoon 1/68-8/68, Hertzler, Jim Rach Kein 8/69 2/70 I have talked to Doc Leppert and Tom Harshberger in the last couple of days, talk about a blast from the past. [emailprotected] 609-581-8757 At some point he was put in for the CMH, but it was down graded to a DSC. 608-254-7947, Zamzow,Steve Rach Kien 8/68 8/69 Route 538, a narrow, old and crumbling paved road, carried the main flow of military and civilian traffic between Highway One and the city of Hoi An, the primary supply route for the Marines of 1/5.Command stayed stable during the months of October, November and December, with Lt. Col. O. W. Van Den Berg, Jr. remaining at the battalion helm after taking command from Lt. Col. Pete Highpockets Hilgartner, in late September. We meet every two years at a time around Memorial Day. The worst thing that happened at the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base occurred that next morning. Shipley, C. Russell Binh Phuoc 10/67 10/68 Rach Kien or Dong Tam 11/68-10/69 5th Force Recon Battalion 5th Joint Assault Signal Company 5th Marine Amphibian Truck Company 5th Marine Division 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade 5th Marine Regiment Commanding Officer Binh Phuoc 02/67-02/68 956 County Road 3348 517-815-1046 At the close of hostilities, the 1st Battalion returned to the United States, settling at Camp Pendleton. Martin, David P. Bearcat Binh Phuoc 12/66 4/67 Le WTI est un vnement d'entranement de sept semaines, organis par l'escadron 1 . 31 Forest Avenue Littleton, CO 80123 133 Creston Road 330-452-7812, McCormick, Brian Mac F.O. Lodi, CA 95242 614-879-8075 Thomas R. Barry Daniel Acevedo, assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard, operates a crane during helicopter maintenance at Logistic Support Area, Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Jan. 9, 2007, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Rach Kien 9/68 5/69 870-355-4284. The vast majority of the documents in this series were created between 1965 and 1979. 1st Battalion; 2nd Battalion; 3rd Battalion; 2d Battalion 4th Marines; 7TH MARINE REGT. Bob Phillips, Randy Harris, Doug Russell, Tom Sakel, where are ya? Ventura CA 93001, Allen, Arnold Binh Phuoc 12/66 9/67 3156 Woods Road Also, the Marines of 1/5 donated 200 canisters from expended 81mm mortar rounds to the Quang Nam province chief for use as rat traps, and built 12 cribs for the Catholic Orphanage in Hoi An. Attached as a member of Arty FO team with Lt Nowack. 972-864-1570 Sitio, Bakong Bakong, Tolingon Lt. Dor was our platoon leader until he got wounded. [emailprotected] Track Driver. Welcome Home ! Wade, Alec Binh Phuoc 11/67-4/68 [emailprotected], Walton,Curtis 7/68 7/69 My call sign was Short Rabbit. Looking for David Priest. 1155 Buff Way 2105 Meadowview Dr. Tullahoma TN 37388 The Battle of Hue City, Vietnam has come to be regarded as one of the most infamous urban battles in Marine Corps history. 506 E. Jackson Street William L. ChifosJesse Mechem Rogers, AR 72758 Sergeant Dougherty Memorial Sporting Clays Championship, 26 March 6 April 1966 - Operation JACKSTAY. The narrow road wound tightly through approximately 2 kilometers of the sleepy villages of the Phu Loc District before the village hootches petered out. 615-907-2535 [emailprotected] 1201048009, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Dec-66 - dated 12/1/1966 Document No. 946 Gale Drive [emailprotected], Perry, James W. Binh Phuoc 3rd Platoon 11/67 10/68 Stratford, CT 06614 5958 W Benalex Cape Girardeau, MO 63703-0743 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. 7351 N 4th street Fourteen (14) Marines were wounded. BATTALION 1ST. Moody, Donald R. Binh Phuoc 12/66 12/67 211 Boyett Road Many small American and ARVN combat bases had been overrun and destroyed. 218-827-2649. 6101 Reseda Blvd. In addition, a substantial amount of enemy equipment and material was captured and/or destroyed by BLT 1/5. Steven Anderson Over the next three days, many frontal assaults were repelled by the enemy at huge cost to the Marines. Rach Kien 9/68 7/69 The 1st Battalion, 26th Marines is an inactive infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. 1201048023, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Feb-68 - dated 2/1/1968 Document No. Miller, Edward L. 2nd plt. I only hope in the future that the government has a clearer vision as to when to send young men (and now women) into harms way. I stayed with the Bn during the transition to the Big Red 1, returned to I Corps 18 months later flying CH-47s, and retired a LTC. 1201048025, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-68 - dated 4/1/1968 Document No. Halm, Gary Dong Tam Bearcat 66/67 Also if you have a friend that you are looking for, send his name and any orders you have to my e-mail address and we will try to find him for you. 1201048033, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Oct-68 - dated 10/1/1968 Document No. 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. Dr. Henry W. Dorr, Doswell,Robert A.- Binh Phuoc 1967 They fall under the command of the 1st Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division . [emailprotected], Rozier,Michael D.- 2/70 8/70 Phu Loc (6), 31 January 1968; 0100 The Tet Offensive. Welcome Home Bros. Cook, Ron 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 1201048016, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jul-67 - dated 7/1/1967 Document No. Moore, Peyton T. Weapons Plt. 105 Royal Oaks Drive The truck driver accelerated to reach a safer position, but was killed by enemy fire causing the truck to run off a steep incline. Later that afternoon, another Delta 1/5 Marine died from enemy fire in the same general vicinity. 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. Popowski,Robert T. Rach Kien 10/68 7/69 Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Temple City, CA 91780 They were deployed a third time in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, one of only two Marine Corps infantry battalions to do so at the time, in the city of Ar Ramadi, capital of Al Anbar Province between March and October 2005. Wirth,James P. Rach Kien 11/68-01/70 405-694-5617, Jass, Dennis G. Binh Phuoc- 2/68 3/69 Bravo Company is located on the first deck of building 1363. 1201048021, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Dec-67 - dated 12/1/1967 Document No. 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. Edwardsville, IL 62025 Penn Valley, CA 95948 Hope I get the chance to see some of you again. The combat base location started a kilometer past the last village hootches astride Route 591, and then the old, crumbling highway departed the combat base and began to climb up into the mountains toward a complex at the top of a mountain called Bach Ma. 1201048038, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Mar-69 - dated 3/1/1969 Document No. 918-289-1828 Wood B. Kyle. Baer,Frederick R. 4th Platoon Binh Phuoc 3/67 3/68 904-403-5983 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. The night the fire base got overrun, I had the 2nd plt set up on an ambush 3 clicks east of the fire base on the north side of the high way. I was with Pat Dixon when he was killed. Garland, Texas 75043 Later, before returning to CONUS, I took over B Company, again, during the Tet Offensive when the Company Commander was wounded. [emailprotected], Carter, Ray D. Rach Kien Binh Phuoc 8/69 8/70 1/5 lost another Battalion Commander; badly wounded and medevacced, Lt. Col. Whalen would not return. 586-949-0943 1ST BN 1ST MARINES - COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Covering September 1965 dated 1 October 1965 Document No. Most of the wounds came at the hands of booby traps, mines, and the VCs weapon of choice, the command-detonated bomb. In one smooth and easy flight, we moved north of Da Nang, over the treacherous Hai Van Pass, and arrived at our new home, the combat base at Phu Loc (6). In July 1920 the battalion re-activated to provide security for the U.S. Mail. 8/66-8/67 1201048060, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jan-71 - dated 1/1/1971 Document No. Great web site. From July 2012 to present, Capt Kronjaeger has been the Company Commander of Bravo Company, 1st LAR. [emailprotected] [emailprotected] 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. Gaston NC 27832 If anyone has information on these guys please contact me.. Sano,Steven, M (Curly) E4 3rd Platoon Rach Kien 11/69-6/70 Branchville, NJ 07826 1/5 relieved 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (1/1) of the responsibility of the Triem Trung (2) Combat Base, located approximately 4.5 kilometers west of downtown Hoi An, and the TAOR around Hoi An. 860-346-3067 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. 618-485-6409 [emailprotected], Plourde,Remie A. Wilber,Ken L. 1st Platoon Dong Tam / Rach Kien 07/68 06/69 479-236-0566 Josh Perry, ein bertragungsnetzbetreiber, bis Lance Cpl. Clarksville, TN 37043 Watertown, NY 13601 1st Battalion; 2nd Battalion; 3d Battalion; 5th Battalion; 1ST CEB; 1ST LAR BN; 1ST RECON BN . Tarzana,CA91335 3811 Paynes Ford Road 2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 3/67 956-968-8376 411 Fordham Pl. Wounded Plain of Reeds 11/16/67. [emailprotected] 1/5 was deactivated in January 1933. The battalion returned to Camp Pendleton the following day. 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 4578 A West US Hwy 90 Blackshear GA 31516 8864 Kind Drive 1201048012, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Mar-67 - dated 3/1/1967 Document No. Everett, PA 15537 [emailprotected], Harshberger, Thomas J. [emailprotected], Soleim, John D. Weapons Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 12/67 I send best wishes for good health and happiness to all. [emailprotected], Loconsolo, John M. 4th Platoon EnfieldDong Tam 12/66-3/67 Robertson, Andrew C. 3rd Platoon Binh Phuoc 1/68 2/69 618-650-7317. 1470 Woolworth Rd. Stafford, VA 22554 376 Millner 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. Rach Kien1/70 8/70 For all the Marines occupying it, the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base quickly became a recurring nightmare. During August 1950, the Battalion deployed to fight the Communist force invading the Republic of Korea. more later. 2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc 2/68 5/68 Exercise Steel Knight is a 1st Marine Division led annual training exercise which enables the U.S. Navy- U.S. Marine Corps team to operate in a realistic, combined-arms environment to enhance. 1201039011 1ST BN 3D MARINES - COMMAND DIARY Covering Jun-65 . 405-681-4073. Guido,Joseph Binh Phuoc 11/67 11/68 On 13 July 1914, the battalion was formed at Vera Cruz, Mexico, and sailed for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for service in the Caribbean theatre. According to the Combat After-Action Report for Operation JACKSTAY, compiled by Lt. Col. Coffman, CO of 1/5, at least 63 Viet Cong were killed by 1/5 Marines and probably 60 more were either killed or wounded. The Tet Offensive of 1968 nearly succeeded in their missions to capture the major cities and drive the Americans out. North Bend, WA 98045 I was wounded on Sept.27 in the Plain Of the Reeds. 26540 Woodshire 231-894-2053 [emailprotected], Budzinski, Michael Rach Kien 5/69 5/70 1201048040, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-May-69 - dated 5/1/1969 Document No. 1201048034, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Nov-68 - dated 11/1/1968 Document No. Edon, OH 43518-9700 In late 2005, the battalion was once again activated and . FO/FDC Weapons Platoon, McGee, Thomas P. 2nd Plt. [emailprotected] PO Box 965 1201048001, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,28 FEB-7 MAY 1966 - dated 2/28/1966 Document No. 541-549-9881 Toledo WA 98591 1600 Avenue E #37 1- 10- (Charlie Btry. Trempealeau, WI 54661 Ripley Says Believe it or not Im still alive.. 334-493-6857, Kokemueller, Kenneth Binh Phuoc 1/67 8/67 419-478-1510 3397 Hwy 16E The Marines familiarized themselves with the M4, M16A4, and M27 weapons systems in . 916-768-1040 Eudora, AR 71640 507-724-2422 1201048043, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Aug-69 - dated 8/1/1969 Document No. He had a good attitude. Battalion leadership considered this kind of activity critical, feeling that if we helped the locals, they would help us detect the presence of Viet Cong and NVA, and let us know about potential dangers. [emailprotected] 1201039010 BLT 1/3 - COMMAND DIARY Covering Apr-65 dated 4/1/1965 Document No. Looking forward to the reunion. Third platoon leader and XO with Bravo Company. 256-331-9793 or 256-331-7299 Highway 1 is closed down by the destruction of many key bridges. 651-983-3926 I was among the first (500) to leave on the early out. [emailprotected], Guerra, Mauricio 3rd Platoon 2/68-2/69, Guess,Norman Sgt Rach Kein 8/68 7/69 After about 15 years I began to come out of my shell. 1/1 was reactivated on February 7, 1942, at New River, North Carolina. Athens GA 30607 Teske, Julius (Butch) 1st Platoon Leader Rach Kien 12/68 12/69 Greenville OH 45331, Carlisle, Bart Binh Phuoc 2/68 9/68 1st Battalion; 2nd Battalion; 3rd Battalion; 3d Battalion 4th Marines; 11TH MARINE REGT. Phase One: a provisional rifle company lands over Red Beach and establishes blocking positions, and lands an artillery battery over Red Beach as well. 918-885-4527, Doherty,Dennis Robert Rach Kien Binh Phuoc 1/70 9/70 4th Dental Battalion; 4th Medical Battalion; 6th Engineer Support Battalion. We didnt come home to ticker tape parades, but we can be proud of our service. 207 Country Club Drive [emailprotected] Almost everyone I have talked to has said it was one of the highlights of the past 40 years of their life. [emailprotected] I arrived in Viet Nam in Dec 1966 and returned home in Dec 1967. Anyone who remembers meplease contact me. 9297 US Hwy 6 11362 College St. And the incoming kept slamming into our bunkers and trenches, sending debris and red dust flying. 718 Little Kansas Road Rach Kien 10/68-06/69, Robertson, Andrew C. 3rd Platoon Binh Phuoc 1/68 2/69, Rome,Alfred C.1st Platoon Binh Phuoc04/67-04/68, Sano,Steven, M (Curly) E4 3rd Platoon Rach Kien 11/69-6/70, Sweet,John R. Binh Phuoc 9/17/679/18/68, Tibbetts,Robert, N. Binh Phuoc 3/68-3/69, Wirth,James P. Rach Kien 11/68-01/70. 718-366-0640 5th Amphibious Corps Reconnaissance Company 5th AntiTank Battalion 5th Bulk Fuel Company 5th Communications Battalion 5th Counterintelligence Team. Great web site. Winslow,Arkansas 72959 Richmond, IN 47374 1201048044, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Sep-69 - dated 9/1/1969 Document No. 814-652-2609 St Thomas, US Virgin Islands The battalion was formed in 1914 and has served in every major conflict that the United States has been involved in since then. Please join us there. 208-267-0890 31 West Benjamin Holt Drive LT, served as Platoon leader for the first platoon, Bravo company , from 68-69. 2023 (1) January 2023 (1) 2014 (67) 2013 (314) 2012 (233) 2011 (118) 2010 (103) 2009 (71) Wellington OH 44090 Dacula GA 30019 I was with Steve Lambert M-60 man when we were ambushed Feb 7th and he was KIA. 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. 52 Meadow Circle Road Kearns, Philip F. Company CO Rach Kien 9/68 4/69 I lost my platton Sgt Quenga, Spec4 Groff, Spec4 Johnson and other dear friends whose names escape me, but not their faces. 253-927-2162 e-5; Recon Sgt for Bravo and later Charlie Co. Guys that I knew, Capt. It was a pleasure serving with all of you, Dave. Mars Hill, NC 28754 Im alive and well. 49696 Sable Creek Drive Sp4th LeRoy Jackson. Bogan,Robert J. 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. 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. 8604 Barclay Street 4108 Gualt Avenue South 410 Willowbrook Avenue 2008 Four Winds Drive 209-670-6211 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. 4718 82nd Ave. W Barsumian,Robert J. 110-63-926-616-4075 Wonder about many of you frequently. Brian McCormick, Capt. Operation Overview: On 27 April 1966, the Marines of 1/5 departed the USS Princeton once again, having been committed to another search and destroy mission called Operation OSAGE. 931-455-3609, Hodges, Royce S. Binh Phuoc- I hardly got to know you, High, Cleophus L. I will not end without saying that my most trusted friend was Sgt Lester Brown, who I always picked to go on patrol with me. I would like to find platoon members with me during Tet 68. 404-579-8267 I cant believe that it has been almost 40 years since we all went to hell together. [emailprotected] May - June 1966 Established Hill 54 Combat Base. 14 Greenway Plaza, #13-N Flower Mound, TX 75022 4210 Amelia Plantation CT LT 1st Platoon Rach Kien 9/68 9/69, Bogan,Robert J. 503-623-4148 1201048001 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,28 FEB-7 MAY 1966 - dated 2/28/1966 Document No. There would be many such bloody days in the long years to come for the Marines who served with 1/5, but none would be more shattering than the day the VC set off that horrible command-detonated bomb, instantly transforming a peaceful, idyllic place into a Dante-esque scene from hell. 95608 1st Battalion 24th Marine Regiment; Anti-Tank Training Company; Truck Company; 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company; 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion; 4th Combat Engineer Battalion; 4th Force Reconnaissance Company; 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion; 4th Reconnaissance Battalion; 4th Marine Logistics Group. The 1:50,000 terrain maps of this area showed very few contour lines that would indicate high ground. Ground assaults hit the Combat Base on three occasions. 123 Madison 3627 [emailprotected]. 9717 Southwind Circle Kitts Hill, OH 45645 Maple Grove, MN 55311 The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event consisting of mentally and physically demanding challenges with limited food and sleep. Dearborn Heights, Mi. Hi allI was in B Company 1st squad 1st platoon. 2127 Clearview N.W. 10288 Barnes Way. 361-574-1138 [emailprotected] 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. The 5th Marines combat base, located further west, sat near the intersection of Route 538 and Highway One. Toledo, Ohio 43612 Welcome home and thanks! 3rd Sq. Hoquiam WA 98550 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. Victoria TX 77905 311 Greenwater Drive Bliske,Lawrence A. F-23, Operation Buffalo July 1967, North of the fire break . 4500 Starmount Drive Commanding Officer Binh Phuoc07/67- 02/68 2700 18th Avenue Bridge Company B All told, 142 Marines were killed in action during Operation HUE CITY, and nearly 1,000 were badly wounded and medevacced. The annual monsoon season had arrived in I Corps, during which time huge, drenching downpours regularly swamped the countryside. The eighth Marine, although physically unharmed, would certainly never forget that moment. [emailprotected], Paul,Harry J. Jr. Binh Phuoc 3rd Platoon 12/66 11/67 47 Thomas Bee Drive 2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc & Lai Khe 02/68-02/69 Any of you that remember any of this and were there please give me an email so we can catch up on the good old days! 1201048052, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-May-70 - dated 5/1/1970 Document No. Until this day I remember 1st Sgt Board and his crazy tirades. God Bless All My Brothers, Brown, Orlando Rach Kien 11/68 12/69 Coons, Platoon RTO for Lt.Teske and Lt.Owens, and Company RTO for Cpt. [emailprotected], Moore, Fred (Doc) 2nd Plt. Bluffton IN 46714 830-278-1925, Kham, Mohammad Binh Phuoc 1968 Lubbock, TX 79403 20 Lane 230 Jimmerson Lake Tomball,TX77377 Bay Terrace, NY 11360 Went home Sgt. Went fron 5th/60th to the 1st 16th 1st ID. 812-246-5245, Bross, Floyd D. Binh Phuoc 12/66 10/67 My MOS was 11C10. 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. PO Box 57 Purcell OK 73080 ARVN forces held the NVA at bay inside the Citadel, and the Marines of Alpha 1/1 and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines went on the offensive against the NVA, who were there in force. Greenlawn NY 11740-2121 The Hoi An TAOR covered the Hieu Nhon District and a portion of the Dien Ban District. I love all you guys. 859-356-1410, Killough, Thomas Binh Phuoc 2/67 -1/68 Two U. S. Marines died and three were wounded and evacuated. 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. Operations Summary - November 1966. Cook,,Sylvester L. Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 From 15 17 October 1967, the Marines of 1/5 conducted Operation ONSLOW in the Hoi An TAOR. He was some character! You can help by sending us any copies of old orders that you have so we can get the info we need to do an internet search for them. I was Braco Co CO 9/68-4/69 then BN Adj. Also Im not 100% sure if the dates are correct when I got there and left, but there close, also I would not have remembered the base camp name if it wasnt for Max Zurcher reminding of the name, Barto, James (Jim) A. A month later they redeployed to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, but were quickly deactivated on June 18, 1941. 10341 40th Street [emailprotected], Parfitt,George Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 January 1968 ; 0100 the Tet Offensive to provide security for the first 500! The chance to see some of you again season had arrived in Viet Nam in 1967... Tape parades, but it was a pleasure serving with all of you again was reactivated on February,... Dated 2/28/1966 Document No S. MARINES died and three were wounded and evacuated, would certainly never forget moment. 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