1/5 landed and spent almost two weeks in the swamps of the Rung Sat Special Zone, a swampy area intersected by waterways, during Operation JACKSTAY. In November, 1967, Charlie Company made its home in a small outpost about 5 clicks east of the 1/5 Battalion combat base. 1201048015, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jun-67 - dated 6/1/1967 Document No. 3714 Sandbridge Drive This series primarily consists of command chronologies of U.S. Marine Corps units that served during the time of the Vietnam Conflict, and includes the records of those units that served in Vietnam as well as domestically and throughout the world. Brick NJ 08723 If you are a Marine or Corpsman who served in 1/7 in Vietnam we would like to hear from you and we invite you to join us. Bravo Co 2nd/4th FO 1201048025, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-68 - dated 4/1/1968 Document No. That date would be remembered as one of the deadliest single days for Charlie Company, 1 st Battalion, 5 th Marines during the entire Vietnam War. [emailprotected]. Bravo Company is comprised of over 250 Marines, Sailors and Civilians assigned to over 15 sections. Key West FL 33040 1536 Weber Drive Please join us there. 618-650-7317. 413 Keyon For all the Marines occupying it, the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base quickly became a recurring nightmare. 8701 Whiteville Road It was an honor to serve with such brave men. As with many of the better things that happened during the Vietnam War, these peaceful days proved too good to last. [emailprotected]. 1201048037, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Feb-69 - dated 2/1/1969 Document No. I would really like to hear from all the guys, and anyone with a few photos, please send a few. DavidMiddlekauff 541-549-9881 Sgt Delases and Pvt. 211 Boyett Road [emailprotected] Tullahoma TN 37388 989-370-5334 757-827-7124, Newcomb, Dale 4th Platoon Binh Phuoc 5/67 7/67 Enka, NC 28728 856-769-3064 419-675-6231 973-261-3251, Brown, Allen, R. Tan An 01/70 11/70 616-847-6201. Beaufort, SC 29906 I have kept in touch with Dennis Evenson over the years, but have lost touch with other members of 3rd Platoon. The Marines of 1/5 were heli-lifted to LZ Crow, which was situated at the top of a mountain called (Nui) Bach Ma, one of the dominant mountains located north of the Hai Van Pass, south of Phu Bai, in the Phu Loc District (Quan Phu Loc). I came to the 9th Infantry during the infusion between it and the llth Cav. Address 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, XX Battery PO BOX 63024 MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI 96863 Officer of the Day (OOD) DSN: 315-457-3207 COM: 808-257-3207 Battalion Portal 12th Marine Regiment Portal. Looking for: Sp4 Larry Villegas, 1Lt Richard H. Owens Jr, RTO Deevey, Howard, Samuel Paul 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc 1/67 1/68 In March 1927, the Battalion deployed to help stabilize the government against overthrow attempts by rebel forces. Laden Sie Bilder von Blt 1 5 31st marine expeditionary unit train on live fire range, 1st battalion herunter - kostenlos fr die kommerzielle Nutzung, keine Namensnennung erforderlich. Anyone who had spent any time at all inside the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base knew to avoid the mess tent. 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. 1201048063, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-15 APR 1971 - dated 4/1/1971 Document No. 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] Throughout that day it seemed like the entire TAOR in Phu Loc 6 came under enemy attack, except for those in Charlie 1/5 at Lang Co. 318-285-7543 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 Moore, Peyton T. Weapons Plt. Ripley Says Believe it or not Im still alive.. During October 1949, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines was reactivated in Camp Pendleton, California. 303-798-8716 1201048023, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Feb-68 - dated 2/1/1968 Document No. [emailprotected] Rogersville, Mo. One just arrived in country and the other (a silver star recipient) with two weeks left before he was due to rotate home, were both found dead in my command bunker. 260-833-3110, Durrance, Richard M. 1st Plt 4th Sq Track Driver Binh Phuoc 3/67 3/68 Phase One: a provisional rifle company lands over Red Beach and establishes blocking positions, and lands an artillery battery over Red Beach as well. The Recon Plt was hit three times within three clicks of the fire base as they responded. Although 1/5s casualty rate mounted, the Marines withstood the pounding, which climaxed early on the morning of 31 January 1968, the kickoff of the North Vietnamese Armys infamous Tet Offensive. 4051 Garden Home Court Binh Phuoc 12/66 9/67 The 1/5 is comprised of H&S Co, Alpha Co, Bravo Co, Charlie Co, and Weapons Co. Information on this page was last updated 7/18/2020 9:57:49 AM GMT. [emailprotected], Demonbreun,Les Binh Phuoc 7/68 7/69 1201048043, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Aug-69 - dated 8/1/1969 Document No. Toledo WA 98591 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. 1st Battalion 2d Marines Camp Lejeune, N.C. Mission Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or repel the enemy's assault with fire and close combat. Wounded Plain of Reeds 11/16/67. Rach Kien 1970 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. Teske, Julius (Butch) 1st Platoon Leader Rach Kien 12/68 12/69 The unit consists of approximately 1200 U.S. Marines and United States Navy Sailors. 2307 Oxford Way Box 101 585-944-1392. 1201048014, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-May-67 - dated 5/1/1967 Document No. Braungard, Larry Binh Phuoc HQ Platoon 12/66 10/67 305-923-9263 2619 Summer Grove Drive 1004 S Adams Street Blackshear GA 31516 [emailprotected] Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Alpha Co 1st Amtracks : 3371: 1966 kennethbking@aol.com Knapp: Larry: D: Lima 3/3: 0331: 1964/1965 . East Babbitt, MN 55706 417-883-4598 828-685-3381 15726 Boulder Oaks [emailprotected], Miguel, Mariano (Sonny) Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 [emailprotected] 1201048047, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Dec-69 - dated 12/1/1969 Document No. Buentello, Joseph 3rd Platoon Advanced Party 4/67 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. Everyone we talked to had a great time and voted to hold another one in the summer of 2011. [emailprotected],net Write soon and God Bless you all. 931-455-3609, Hodges, Royce S. Binh Phuoc- 831-818-1067 Looking forward to the reunion. [emailprotected] At the end of March 1968, another squadron of bulldozers arrived at the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base. 718-229-7561 [emailprotected] 751 Kirkwood Bogan,Robert J. 1st Platoon Bearcat Tan Heip Airstrip Binh Phuoc 6/66 9/67 The backbone of TFL and its main force, Bravo Company staffs over 80 personnel with various infantry and support billets spread across two platoons. 95 S. Ann St. #17 E5. 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. 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5) "Make Peace or Die!" 1st Marine Division ~ 5th Marine Regiment Infantry Units: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment . 608-254-7947, Zamzow,Steve Rach Kien 8/68 8/69 I arrived in Viet Nam in Dec 1966 and returned home in Dec 1967. 958 Hwy 482 In August, 1990, the battalion returned to the Southwest Asia in support of Operation Desert Shield, and subsequently took part in combat operations in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Anyone who remembers me, please contact me. Ellsworth, WI 54011-9132 556 Rutledge Road Went home Sgt. 100 Robert Avenue At some point he was put in for the CMH, but it was down graded to a DSC. Binh Phuoc12/66- 11/67 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. The fire was accurate and effective, with artillery in support. Gilsum, NH 03448 Glad to finally connect after 42 years. [emailprotected] 717-733-6954, Pawelkop, A.J. On 31 January 1968, the Marines of 1/5 were spread out over a large area of I Corps. 1st Platoon R.T.O. 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. Lafond, Duane Binh Phuoc 8/68 8/69 [emailprotected], Parfitt,George Binh Phuoc 12/66 11/67 1201048002 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,8-31 MAY 1966 - dated 5/8/1966 Document No. Bravo Co 1st Plt (Medic. 1201048048, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jan-70 - dated 1/1/1970 Document No. 507-724-2422 I cant believe that it has been almost 40 years since we all went to hell together. Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a live fire exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. 3512 Castlewood Court Among the wounded was our batallion comander Col. Truscott. 2626 Jarrell Ridge Road Robertson, Andrew C. 3rd Platoon Binh Phuoc 1/68 2/69 Ventura CA 93001, Allen, Arnold Binh Phuoc 12/66 9/67 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. 2- , 8- ,. 2/68 10//69 PO Box 1303 The Bravo Company FOs RTO had to call in VT on the camp before the VC would pull back outside the wire where what was left of the Recon Plt dispatched them. 605-874-2417 PO Box 743 I enjoyed my first reunion experience immensely and give my highest recommendation to attend next time to all the fellows of Bravo Co. It was a pleasure serving with all of you, Dave. 1/5 completed a six-month rotation including a deployment to the Kingdom of Thailand in support of exercise Cobra Gold 2013. 479-936-7466 Sakal, Thomas Rach Kien 7/69 3/70 The Battalion Mess Sergeant made sure that hot food, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, were available at the mess tent, but lately most of the Marines of 1/5 had made a silent vow to enjoy C-rations for a while. Didnt know the site existed. 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. Cedar Falls, IA 50613-6433 4500 Starmount Drive 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. 111 N. Carter Avenue In December 1965, 1/5 landed and stayed ashore for awhile, this time at Chu Lai. Actually, the Marines of 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion accomplished most of the construction of the combat base. [emailprotected] 14 Greenway Plaza, #13-N 1201051020 1ST BN 7TH MARINES - COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Covering Sep-65 dated 9/1/1965 Document No. There are some really good men listed and shown here. 1ST BN 1ST MARINES - COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Covering September 1965 dated 1 October 1965 Document No. [emailprotected] 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. 6526 Glacier Lane North Stories; How to Submit a Story; News. 909-322-4492 Moore, John (Zeke) Rach Kien 10/68 8/69 No one can take that away. Over the next three days, many frontal assaults were repelled by the enemy at huge cost to the Marines. 801-489-7604 Sellersburg, IN 47172 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. The 5th Marines combat base, located further west, sat near the intersection of Route 538 and Highway One. Almost everyone I have talked to has said it was one of the highlights of the past 40 years of their life. Greenlawn NY 11740-2121 The 2020 . Sergeant Dougherty Memorial Sporting Clays Championship, 26 March 6 April 1966 - Operation JACKSTAY. [emailprotected] Houston, TX [emailprotected] Although a much lower casualty rate than that which we had endured during the summer months in the Que Son Valley, the Marines of 1/5 were all happy to leave the Hoi An TAOR. Intense duels between the 106mm recoilless rifle teams of 1/5 and the 57mm and 75mm recoilless rifle teams of our enemy took place at several points around the perimeter. Temple City, CA 91780 95608 573-334-5179 337-292-9097 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. The worst thing that happened at the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base occurred that next morning. 309-945-2131, Golupski,Thomas, L Rach Kien 08/69-08/70 6626 S. 223rd East Avenue [emailprotected], Larson, Dennis D.2nd Plt Binh Phuoc 5/66 9/67 Bravo Company is located on the first deck of building 1363. Bravo Co 1/9 3rd Mar Div 60mm Mortars: 0341: 04/67 02/68: Springdale: AR : Horton: Dale: Bravo 1/3 2nd Plt: . Macomb, MI 48044 , 1- , 4- , . 256-492-6227 1/5 lost another Battalion Commander; badly wounded and medevacced, Lt. Col. Whalen would not return. 1st Battalion; 2nd Battalion; 3rd Battalion; 2d Battalion 4th Marines; 7TH MARINE REGT. This web site does not generate any funds by sales or charging for access. Lee,James R. Rach Kien 7/68-7/69 843-263-8311. Hope you all are doing well. [emailprotected], Hines, David (SSG) 1st Platoon Rach Kein 4/69-4/70 1201048004 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jul-66 - dated 7/1/1966 Document No . 914-939-4218, Tash,Bobby Binh Phuoc 6/67 12/67 Eudora, AR 71640 Doc Leppert, Levi, Ray R. 4th Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 6/67 Pilesgrove, NJ 08098 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,22 MAY-DEC 1965 - dated 5/22/1965 Document No. 20 Lane 230 Jimmerson Lake 1201048011, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Feb-67 - dated 2/1/1967 Document No. [emailprotected] I would like to hear from anyone. I cant remember who took his place, Strait, Ellis (Gene)- Binh Phuoc 9/67 9/68 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. 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. 248-569-4416 1201048030, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jul-68 - dated 7/1/1968 Document No. 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines ( 1/2) (pronounced "one-two") is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, consisting of approximately 900 Marines and sailors. Within a few hours, all signs of the presence of the war, save the red, scarred laterite soil, were obliterated. 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. [emailprotected] Eventually, late in the day on 1 February, the Marines of Bravo 1/5 reached the Phu Loc (6) District Headquarters and CAP H5, and reinforced those positions. James C. BlountRobert G. BurnsDaniel R. Schueren Fort Payne, AL 35967 I was transferred from the 1/16th 1st Inf. Hope to see you at the next reunion. The 1/5 Combat Base at Hoi An was made up entirely of sand. Farlin,Gregory J 1st Platoon Binh Phuoc4/67-8/67 Sisters OR 97759 Canton, OH 44708 662-716-0926 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. 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. Richmond VA 23222 Aurora, NE 68818 5880 Carrollton Avenue 478 Washburn Ave. 1201048039, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-69 - dated 4/1/1969 Document No. 2 Nixon Place 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. There is no clear answer to that question; both scenarios happened frequently, and both were bad news. Acworth GA 30101 1824 Penelope Road Trempealeau, WI 54661 989-826-1257 The mission of the 1,000 Marines and Sailors of 1/5 was to attack and destroy those enemy soldiers, but since the Citadel fortress was considered a World Heritage Site and extremely important to the Vietnamese people, all heavy support (artillery, tanks, air strikes) were strictly prohibited. 1201048049, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Feb-70 - dated 2/1/1970 Document No. [emailprotected] 1/5 was deactivated in January 1933. 36 Bobcat Lane Attached as a member of Arty FO team with Lt Nowack. All of the enemy fire and the enemy assaults met with failure. 1035 Van Houten Avenue The rest of the infantry companies, H & S Company, and a detachment of engineers were situated inside the primary combat base at Phu Loc (6). Squad LeaderM-79. 1st Battalion, 5th Marines was activated 25 May 1917 at Quantico, Virginia as the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment . 5208 S. 45th Street 110-63-926-616-4075 Would love to hear from anyone from Bravo Company. [emailprotected] 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. Additional casualties were sustained in the crash at the bottom of the hill. 7 talking about this. God Bless All My Brothers, Brown, Orlando Rach Kien 11/68 12/69 Anyone who remembers me, please contact me, Strickland, John W.- Rach Kien 8/68 10/69 Allentown, PA 18109 1201048056, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Sep-70 - dated 9/1/1970 Document No. 86 Chandler Creek Road , 1- , 4- ,. Two U. S. Marines died and three were wounded and evacuated. Lubbock, TX 79403 Boggs SP/4 2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc 9/67 8/68 Fritz, David L. 3rd Platoon Binh Phuoc 1/68 5/68 2- , 8- . God Bless all of you. 377 Pebble Beach Drive 5958 W Benalex [emailprotected] 309-838-7572 Greenwood, SC29646 Great Bend, PA 18821 Dallas TX 75227 Randall,Tim, E Binh Phuoc 5/67-3/68 651-983-3926 Windermere, FL 34786 603-863-1121 The 1:50,000 terrain maps of this area showed very few contour lines that would indicate high ground. 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. 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