215 794 8253 Part of the time I served with 1st Platoon, too. 1107 Key West Plaza Shattuck, William Binh Phuoc 5/67-11/67 6538 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. Acworth GA 30101 I send best wishes for good health and happiness to all. Everyone we talked to had a great time and voted to hold another one in the summer of 2011. 8604 Barclay Street Hoi An days were long, cold, wet and filthy, often uneventful, even downright boring. 828-777-9232 586-949-0943 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. Post-battle assessments indicate that a total of 11,000 enemy soldiers had attacked the city of Hue. Brian McCormick, Capt. 6109 Merele Street Donald Dietz (deceased), Captain Walsh, Captain Drewnicky, Sgt. [emailprotected] 253-486-2909 [emailprotected]n.net We vacated the Combat Base, and everything of value was stripped from the hill. 1321 E. Kildare Street Nicknamed Geronimo, it falls under the command of the 5th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division. 231-894-2053 [emailprotected] 1st 4 Barrass: David 149 County Route 10 Corinth NY 12822 1st 69 BARRETTE MIKE R. 209 E. 1st ST. MENOMINEE MI 49858-3303 67-68 Baublitz: David 7418 amherst dr. Rowlett TX 75088 3rd 80-82 Bautista: Richard (A Co too ) Passed Away 2009 per Roger Warren: Barstow CA 92311 1st 63-65 Baxter: David 11194 Finkbohner Stockton CA 95215 2plt 75-77 3* BECK Noble Stafford, VA 22554 7343 E Loganwood Ln Based out of Rach Kien. Additional casualties were sustained in the crash at the bottom of the hill. WOLF'S FLAME TENT. Providence, RI 973-773-5032 Mars Hill, NC 28754 Jacksonville, IL 62650 2626 Jarrell Ridge Road 716-354-4495. CAP H5 reported four Marines Missing In Action. 2605 S. Spruce Avenue Johnny QuengaAndrew JohnsonOren Miller East 6 Brookfield Drive Stumper, Churchwell, Billy Rach Kien 9/68 ?/69 My call sign was Short Rabbit. [emailprotected], Rumsey,Arthur Rach Kien 9/68 1/69 In 7/67 moved to 2nd/47th, Sewell, Charles R. Binh Phouc 5/67-2/68 Greenlawn NY 11740-2121 Was at Fort Riley with Gino Vazquez, Mariano Miguel, George Parffit, Donnally, Miles, Lt Palmer, Sgt Holland, Wes Bailie, Sgt Quenga, Sgt Board and a lot of other great guys. 5880 Carrollton Avenue 15726 Boulder Oaks Moody, Donald R. Binh Phuoc 12/66 12/67 [emailprotected] 425-268-3249 1201048027, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Apr-68 - dated 4/1/1968 Document No. Ephrata, PA 17522 517-815-1046 Fort Riley Binh Phuoc 12/66 12/67 PO Box 57 110-63-926-616-4075 1201048049, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Feb-70 - dated 2/1/1970 Document No. Co 249 6054 Chicago, IL 60628 Lubbock, TX 79403 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. 3963 State Route 339 339 N 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 On 5 March 1968, Hue was considered secure.. From 15 17 October 1967, the Marines of 1/5 conducted Operation ONSLOW in the Hoi An TAOR. 4718 82nd Ave. W Id be happy to hear from the men of the Battalion and Company B in particular. Lee, if you are still around how about those combat loss reports? Edward Singleton Jr. 1201048006, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Sep-66 - dated 9/1/1966 Document No. 479-705-1618 Formed during World War I, it served until the mid-2000s when it was deactivated to make room for one of three light armor reconnaissance battalions. The 1:50,000 terrain maps of this area showed very few contour lines that would indicate high ground. 105 Brookfield Drive 4037 Marchfield Road Major Lawrence K. Sepulveda. 1201048062, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Mar-71 - dated 3/1/1971 Document No. Their hit and run tactics discouraged us, and our quick reactions and firepower accounted for only about fifty confirmed enemy KIAs during our entire stay in the Hoi An TAOR. 256-331-9793 or 256-331-7299 Milwaukee WI 53204 [emailprotected] Phu Loc (6), 31 January 1968; 0100 The Tet Offensive. 1201048058, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Nov-70 - dated 11/1/1970 Document No. 856-769-3064 Anyone who remembers me, please call. Tulsa, OK 74127 E4, 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Bravo 5/60, Rach Kien, Central Highlands, Firebase Shakey- Cambodia. On 31 January 1968, the Marines of 1/5 were spread out over a large area of I Corps. [emailprotected], Demonbreun,Les Binh Phuoc 7/68 7/69 Capt. 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. Keansburg, NJ 07734 [emailprotected], Kasarda, John 1st Plt Binh Phuoc 10/67 3/68 (Major Events: October 1967 April 1968). 48127 1035 Van Houten Avenue Denver, CO 80212 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. 260-833-3110, Durrance, Richard M. 1st Plt 4th Sq Track Driver Binh Phuoc 3/67 3/68 Cole, Daniel (Mike) Binh Phuoc 4/67 3/68 Fort Payne, AL 35967 Dearborn Heights, Mi. 1056 Bildine Road Wilber,Ken L. 1st Platoon Dong Tam / Rach Kien 07/68 06/69 803-345-7656 The Phu Loc (6) Combat Base, that pain-filled, blood-drenched, and tear-stained place, reverted once again into what it had been all along a lump of dirt. 718-366-0640 Glencoe, AL 35905 Hard-backed tents and a few wooden buildings, the mess hall and chapel, filled the interior of the structure. The Battle of Hue City occurred with the Tet Offensive, where Marines. During the month of December 1967, Charlie Company alone was hit twice by command-detonated bombs, devastating two squads of Marines. Lawrence, Larry A. 248-569-4416 Stratford, CT 06614 Find 1st Bn, 26th Marine Regiment (1/26) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. Im still in touch with Barsumian (survived bomb blast on the track) and Wes Bailie. 1201048030, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jul-68 - dated 7/1/1968 Document No. 13021 Fourth Drive SE Maybe someone will write a book about him. [emailprotected] 1201048004 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jul-66 - dated 7/1/1966 Document No . [emailprotected], Campbell, Harlin Binh Phuoc 7/67 12/67 The major set-piece battles with large NVA units that had defined the summer of 1967 would not occur in the Hoi An TAOR. [emailprotected] 1155 Buff Way 712-753-2236, Dorr, Henry W. Binh Phuoc 1/68 1/69 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. 1st Platoon R.T.O. This is an official Marine Corps page. All told, 142 Marines were killed in action during Operation HUE CITY, and nearly 1,000 were badly wounded and medevacced. [emailprotected] [emailprotected], Daniel,Larry P. Binh Phuoc 4/68 4/69 Honor to all the guy who serve in 9th 5/60 infantry mech. Marcks, Richard (Ripley) Binh Phuoc 2/68 2/69 Bravo Company Marines Sites Resources Unit Home Photos Units Contact Us Leaders Skip to main content (Press Enter). 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. [emailprotected] 1st Plt Bearcat Dong Tam Binh Phuoc 12/66-11/67 Exarhopoulos, Alex (Greek) 3rd Platoon 1/67-12/67 336 632-1005 Now, half of them had been eliminated and the New City was considered secure. [emailprotected] Branchville, NJ 07826 The real nastiness at the Phu Loc (6) Combat Base started abruptly; early on the morning of 7 January 1968. I served with Doc Owens in 3rd Platoon most of the time. Boggs SP/4 2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc 9/67 8/68, Brown, Allen, R. Tan An 01/70 11/70, Conkle,Dennis Binh Phuoc 1/67 1/68, Cunningham,,Ron E5 Binh Phuoc 3/68-7/68. Meidinger, James R. 2nd Plt. Day: 303-875-9090Night & Weekends: 303-919-2688 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. 404-794-1266. PO Box 3602 506 E. Jackson Street 831-818-1067 Went fron 5th/60th to the 1st 16th 1st ID. Hominy, OK 74035 1st Battalion 1st Marines was activated on March 1, 1941, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. [emailprotected] One Marine died, and 19 sustained wounds, 16 of them serious enough to require medical evacuation. Invergrove MN 55077 Binh Phuoc 7/67-12/67 New U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, Dec. 15, 2022. 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. They were activated again for the Vietnam War but were deactivated after the war and remain inactive today. 337-292-9097 [emailprotected], Larmore, John 1/68-12/68 2nd Platoon Binh Phuoc 12/66 3/67 845-855-1572 Victoria TX 77905 The battalion was formed in 1914 and has served in every major conflict that the United States has been involved in since then. 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. Senior Medical Representative Bravo Company SWBM 1st Battalion, 5th Marines 1st Marine Division Jan 8, 2022 #2 ACME A12 Plaid Sport Coat Wearing Moderator Staff member Joined Nov 4, 2008 Messages 13,650 Reaction score 783 Location New Port Richey, FL I think you are right to be highly suspicious. 86 Chandler Creek Road 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. With the exception of a small advance party who had left several days before, about half of the Marines of 1/5 flew in several waves of the giant CH-53 helicopters. 2 October 1967 Established Hoi An Combat Base. Elyria, OH 44035 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. Atlanta MI 49709 Bob Chenoweth (Loveland, CO.), Al McMann (Texas), Mike May (Texas), Steve Jeremiah (New York City), Dan Henderson (Klamath Falls, OR.) Pittsburgh, PA 15237 These amphibious operations were launched from their shipboard base aboard the USS Princeton (LPH5), in the South China Sea , off the coast of the Republic of South Vietnam . Kearns, Philip F. Company CO Rach Kien 9/68 4/69 Raymond RhamyRonald GroffJerald Kemp Download Images of Bravo company, Battalion - Free for commercial use, no attribution required. 2007 E. Cedar Street Conkle,Dennis Binh Phuoc 1/67 1/68 Largo, FL 33770 [emailprotected] Anyone who remembers me I would like to hear from them. Rach Kien10/68 1969 256-492-6227 239 Martha Lee Drive 1824 Penelope Road 95 S. Ann St. #17 St Thomas, US Virgin Islands Caledonia, Mn. 765-966-3908 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. Christopher Garcia, ein Schtze mit Bravo. 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Rach Kien 10/68 7/69 It was an honor to serve with such brave men. I was always around Doc (Tim Randall) and I am sure you all remember him. Was in Bravo Company them transfered to S-4. [emailprotected], Andrea,Carlos Lia Ke Rach Kien 5/69 4/70 1201048043, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Aug-69 - dated 8/1/1969 Document No. Attached as a member of Arty FO team with Lt Nowack. 2- , 8- ,. Started out RTO, then walked point. The Marines of 1/5 were the first to enter the country beginning combat operations the day prior to the war beginning. 1201048060, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, COMMAND CHRONOLOGY,1-Jan-71 - dated 1/1/1971 Document No. 203 Sandy Lane Key West FL 33040 The battalion deployed to Kuwait in 2003 to become part of the invasion force that ousted Saddam Hussein. At the height of this engagement, in late January and early February, 1968, over 1,000 rounds of enemy high explosive mortar rounds and shells impacted this lump of dirt every single day. 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