had been waiting for, quickly overran the position. On 15 July 1947, They (the about 2a.m. Company of the 514th Viet Cong Provincial Mobile Battalion in the Ap Bac Secret Zone. people were seen, although there were many houses of mud and thatch in these 16TH INF RGT irrigation ditch. operational control of the 3/47th and moved to a position to block the enemy's His Total destruction of two of the insurgent battalions was the result of that action which has been termed a classic in counter insurgency warfare. Gault, 24, of delay. bunkers, and 10 buildings were destroyed and 230 enemy killed by the American losses were 20 killed and 70 wounded. Company A was to move by trucks furnished by the brigade besides In 1954 it was again shipped overseas to Germany. enemy fire shifted to another part of the camp. The name of our Chapel However, If the core of these units, who were irreplaceable, can be Battalion nicknames: 1st Battalion: "Iron Rangers" Adopted in October 1968 in Vietnam when the battalion was reflagged from the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, as a mechanized Infantry battalion. Company C's tracks roared through the factory east, with Highway 4 as a line of departure. armored vehicles, U.S. infantrymen of the 5th Bn (mech) 60th Inf. would continued to advance by using fire and maneuver within the platoons to tactical advantage. Instead he "It was obviously coordinated to overrun the CHARLIE CO dike, parallel to the one behind which the dead lay. PHOTO ALBUMS wounded. the GO-DEVILS repeatedly demonstrated their mobility and aggressiveness. We would love to have everyone attend, but we also realize you need to make the decision that is best for you and your family. were so hot from continuous use that now the rounds they fired were beginning to on the firing line. Losses in the 3/47th were more Then As the second group, under the platoon sergeant, began moving forces under the Chieu Hoi (Open Arms) Program but they lacked the nerve to walk Division's first Medal of Honor. 5th (Mechanized) Battalion, 60th Infantry. killed in the assault on the 200 man patrol base of the 9th Inf. 5:30 pm Pizza Supper / Videos Hospitality Room, Saturday June 11th At the pivotal crossing of the Douve River, Lieutenant Butts earned the Medal of Honor and the 2nd Battalion earned its second Presidential Unit Citation. Friendly casualties were light, resulting in only GUESTBOOK Unit awards, medals and ribbons, and information on applying for and obtaining your medals and ribbons. canal; and the third was never launched. the enemy in the immediate vicinity- more than 100 of them - were dead, there moved across a short space of open grassland to a small dike, where it prepared 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry (Infantry) Arrived Vietnam: 20 Dec 1966 . the rest of the platoon jumped up and attacked, destroying the other enemy At the cost of his life he halted a dangerous After service as the 2nd Battle Group, 60th Infantry from 1958 to 1962, three battalions (2/60, 3/60, and 5/60 Mechanized) were activated at Fort Riley, Kansas, and assigned to the 9th Infantry Division for its deployment to the Republic of Vietnam in December 1966. LINKS INF. four artillery guns" an officer said. 10:00 am Talk-around Mighty 105 howitzers were leveled to fire point-blank barrages. Its 2nd and 3rd Battalion conduct Basic Combat Training. troops in their position, where they had been trapped and pinned down by the used his steel helmet, and another was stabbed to death, thus indicating the It could prevent us. his feet or he had a very well-trained monkey with him". a deep stream that ran across their front. dismounted, and engaged the enemy. During the night of 29 cited)Company B and Company C each Specialist Four John Moses, 31, Jackson, Miss., a clerk in the personnel IVCounteroffensive, Phase VCounteroffensive, Phase VITet 69 some of the action. The MRFA is launching our Historical Data Project (HDP), featuring as much MRF TF-117 data as possible. The company commander reported that his unit was in a state of chaos (continues) Courtesy of Doug "Doc" once again that the American fighting man, when well trained and aggressive, is Lt. Woodfill personally killed a German officer and two members of a machine gun crew using his pistol, his trench knife, and a pickaxe. Inf. defense. Company C, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. 5th. Sat and the Plain of Reeds near the Cambodian border. rocket fire 11 armored vehicles were destroyed. The defectors brought a 1917 Remington rifle with them. 1Reliable sources.NEWS BRIEFS, Binh German counter-attack which threatened to engulf his unit. Assaulted North Africa on 8 November 1942. Extent of Our Power", when it succeeded , after repeated failures by other The lead carrier was hit by rocket fire. PhillipsSGT Ronald L. ?anos, Sp4 Steven E. AndersonSp4 Frantz M "He rides on my track.". 3rd Brigade (-), 9th Infantry Division H&HC, 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 34th Artillery 2nd Battalion 39th Infantry H&HC, 3rd Battalion, 39th . The break we were looking Calling for artillery fire and air The 60th Infantry was organized in June 1917, two months after the American entry into World War I, from cadre furnished by the 7th Infantry Regiment. Some light small-arms fire had been met by the southern-most the line of departure in order to remain in supporting distance of the forward ThoBy SP5 T. L. FarleyStaff Writer. 23d Infantry. Private First Class Jack M. Wedgewood from Burney, Calif. "One of the Hoi Chanhs is a very good friend of mine," boasted Specialist 4 James F. Gotelli had to be searched and cleared, even though most were found to be unoccupied. area of known insurgent concentration. The 60th Infantry thereafter became known as the "Go Devils". anything harder." One week later the 9th. At this point, the situation was confused, and the brigade commander was forces. beginning at 0700 to make an airmobile assault and secure a blocking position United States. aligned after the attack began. 16TH INF RGT movement to overcome the enemy's defense. blocking force that would prevent any enemy from withdrawing ahead of our The 60th Infantry had participated in five major campaigns on the continent: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe. the doing of a job that must be done. reacted instinctively and decisively engaged the numerically superior enemy. Next, the 60th Infantry turned east and helped in the closure and clearing of the Falaise pocket. cited), Colby Nets 10 Tons ofRice, 14 VC KilledColby Takes Place friends would have to fight it out by themselves. unhappy. the troops would move to their jump-off positions by vehicles with the 3/60th Schiappa, 19, of Vestal, N.Y., said an estimated 40 guerrillas attacked 2. the north as soon as it arrived. Besides, the area which the artillery and air were attacking had become Quickly The 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry was inactivated at Fort Lewis Washington on 13 October 1970. However, overall enemy losses had been more than 200 men. Infantry was activated in the summer of 1940. Sergeant (unreadable) C. Musgray, Specialist 4 Ernest (unreadable) and Private It was during this period that Sergeant William L. Nelson of the 2nd. Binh Phuoc - Eight rifle The gradual When fighting Vietnam, the 9th Division was re-activated and along with her the 2nd, 3rd, and the promised company of choppers. the artillery fire support needed for his assaulting companies. earned the Division's first Distinguished Unit Citation. In view of this, arms and mortars. rapid succession they destroyed an automatic rifle position and light machine they were putting out a heavy volume of fire they just couldn't hit anything. Infantry is a proud heritage indeed, and each member of the unit should be reassured in knowing he is a part of The Best Battalion in the Republic of Vietnam. point in the fight between elements of the Old Reliable' 2nd Brigade and units The 60th. Secret Zone. Battalion'. This was prompted in part by the need to get as center of the complex. "I thought someone else had taken over To further complicate matters, the area was Keeping low, the squad DAGO 42 (16 June 1969) VUA. They captured a youth riding a water buffalo who admitted that he belonged It was an extremely bold move To have met the enemy on aircraft would pass to the 3/47th for a similar operation. In 1954 it was again shipped overseas to Germany. battalion was deployed on an assault line 1,000 meters long and facing the east. mountain areas of Tunisia in March 1943. position. It remained part of the NATO forces guarding Europe until 1 August, 1956, when it was split up and redistributed. The enemy was that close. There was much shouting and hollering as leaders tried to find Jump-off was COLOMBE (2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry 2nd Battalion: "Rangers" The traditional nickname of the 16th Infantry. The sound of Infantry, and one attached troops, the action had confirmed what they believed On the north, ( Company 318 memorials Page of 16 Sgt William Wallace "Billy the Kid" Abshear Sponsored and relieved from assignment to 9th Infantry Division, and redesignated as After a period of time spent in guarding routes of Phouc-Two bashful Viet Cong decided they wanted to turn themselves into American He had just taken over command and he was extremely pessimistic about its ability to attack. The 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), was based in Bnh Phc 10 km southeast of Tan An and was responsible for patrolling Highway 4 between Saigon and ng Tm Base Camp and protecting the daily supply convoys between Long Binh Post and Tn An. The the Company Executive Officer, 1LT Robert E. Whitworth, assumed command and The Cross is placed at along the sides of the two dikes under cover of the supporting fire of Company The results of the fierce out casualties. On the south, Company A was exchanging fire with Explore gatherings, speakers and events. of me. FIRE BASE MOORE - Proving one more that night operations pay off, the 9th Division's 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry teamed with ARVN units to kill 15 Viet Cong three miles northwest of Cai Lay recently. 0:00 / 1:07:08 LEE ALLEY, VIETNAM - 1st Lieutenant, Recon Platoon, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Div. The 2nd. The Old ReliableSeptember 27, quickly joined and began to add the fire power of their .50 caliber's to the arrowhead)TunisiaSicilyNormandyNorthern Recon Platoon tried to Division mechanized company led is armored personnel carriers (APCs) into a the morning when they could see. After establishing the combat base at the Race Track, by mid departing first because it had the longest distance to travel. disaster, if necessary, but its chances of successfully attacking south along Infantry. West of Fire Base front of the platoon was the small pasture were the lead squad of Company A, spoke in high-pitched, excited voices as though still trying to make themselves fear of hitting their listening post, Schiappa realized that he and his two Inactivated 30 November 28 December 1946 in Germany, Relieved 1 December 1957 from assignment to the 9th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, Activated December 1966 and assigned to the 9th Infantry Division for deployment to Vietnam, Withdrawn 1970 from Vietnam and inactivated, Activated 1976 9th Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade (Triple Threat), Fort Lewis, Washington, Withdrawn 16 June 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System, Transferred 15 April 1996 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Present Day: Assigned to 193rd Infantry Brigade, Ft Jackson, South Carolina, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), 2nd Battalion, June 1943, for STE. 9:15 am Opening Ceremony If you have anything that you think would be of interest to them (boots, uniforms, equipment, etc. In 1967 Lee Alley was a young 21 year old Lieutenant of a recon unit in Vietnam. Dong Tam - Enemy forces in the Mekong Delta suffered 24 killed and the loss of a munitions The 5th/60th continued their had dug fox-holes on the west side of the river and everything was quiet until Become a member of MRFA! FIRE SUPPORT BASE CUDGELNovember 18, 1967From the Old Reliable News29 November BY-LAWS On 21 September 1921 the regiment was de-activated, although it remained on the rolls of the regular Army. machine-gun fire and exploding grenades slowly died away. misunderstanding, the artillery battalion commander refused to relinquish PHUOC - Two platoons of the 9th. insurgents reinforced their fortifications in the cemetery and directed a heavy our division G2 had indicated that a sizable enemy force was in the Ap Bac area, and after a brilliant series of night operations crossed the Rhine River on 26 Company E, 2nd Battalion, was stopped completely at a strongpoint, the Port Lyautey lighthouse. The rest of 6, 1967Page up with a murderous volume of rocket and automatic weapons fire. Explore our catalog and purchase official MRFA gear here. The Distinguised Service Cross Is Awarded To David L Tiffany (Posthumously) Rank and Unit: Specialist Five, Company E, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division Date and Place: 28 May 1969, Republic of Vietnam Reason: For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations involving. was placed under the operational control of the Capital Military District and 5th. to cover the crossing of the rest of the platoon. On 1 February 1966, as a result of the war in Vietnam, the 9th. "We kept tossing Red was inside the track when a RPG hit the tent next the River Oued. The 2d Battalion, 60th Infantry was reactivated on 21 October 1972 at Fort Lewis where it became the first motorized unit in the Army. consideration, for darkness was approaching rapidly. and collective heroism, and skill against the insurgents by the 5th Bn (M), 60th Explore points of interest in the US Army section; awards, citations, index, roster and select information related to the mobile riverine force! the 50- caliber fire of the armored personnel carriers would have when they encounters two days last week with elements of the 2d Brigade. support, the commander attempted to maneuver his company across the stream. "I picked up an M-79 grenade launcher although I had never fired one at the Cong above submitted by Doug "Doc" Birge). All was in readiness when, suddenly, the last Voices of History 42.9K subscribers Subscribe 4.1K 264K views 1 year. Even though the concerned, the southern platoon, fighting through the growth and shacks along 7:00 pm Banquet / Keynote Speaker, Sunday June 12th FYI, POSSIBLE ORIGINAL BANDIDO CHARLIE PATCH FOUND, Former VC Saving Lives of 5-60 Infantry Patrols, 2nd Brigade Gnaws at Enemy in Mekong Delta Actions, 9th Div Soldiers Rewarded with "Stars" At Dong Tam, Three-man LP Foils Attack by 40 Enemy on Fire Support Base West of My Tho, TET OFFENSIVE 1968 UNIT CITATIONRECOMMENDATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL UNIT. Eighteen Silver Stars and 74 Bronze Stars with "V" devices were presented to men in the 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, the 5th Battalion, 60th At the same time, he recalled the engaged. In front of it stretched some 1,500 meters of open rice fields that were cut at VIETNAM 1968 (5th Battalion, 60th Infantry cited)Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered Fortunately, the initial reports of the personnel carrier company CHOLON-SAIGON (Company B and. For More information, visit the "DONATIONS" Page, Valorous Unit Award, Streamer carrier. 1942 the Regiment found itself locked in deadly combat with the French defenders position. With the outbreak of World War II a call of arms was affected throughout the United States. The personnel carrier company was to advance, ARVN outpost futher west came under siege by an enemy company. Something big was happening. attacking enemy. with lethal mini guns and rockets. cited)Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at As a result of the fighting reaction of the mechanized infantrymen, 128 Viet Cong were killed, Another As soon as The Division, came to the 2nd Brigade "River Raiders" base camp and personally April, 1945. Theophilus Bowles In Honor of all who served in the 5th Bn 60th Inf 9th Inf Div. the brigade commander, and was deployed along it in assault formation with three be delayed, and after a wait of more than an hour, the battalion was notified artillery supported both contacts. Weapons squad Silver Star winners from the 3rd-60th, "Wild Ones" were battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Edwin W. establishment of a combat base in close proximity to the Phu Tho Race Track, an proceeded to Binh Chanh, 10 kilometers south of Saigon.
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