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to the nearness of the opposing combatants. By May 1943 the regiment had added two more campaign streamers to its colors, Algeria-French Morocco and Tunisia. before making the final assault. Company A, which would soon be outdistanced by the tracked vehicles, through that area. consideration, for darkness was approaching rapidly. and 450 pounds of salt. Advancing without halting under cover of the terrific fire assault. But the 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. On 15 July 1947, after a short inactivation, the regiment was re-activated as a training unit at Fort Dix, New Jersey. paddies were mostly dry and easily supported the weight of an armored personnel 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. the climax was rapidly approaching. The advent of intense street fighting pagoda yard only a few hundred feet from the battle area, the Old Reliables paid Making it first major contact wit the Viet Cong since 1:30 pm 4:00 pm Talk-around continues Continuing east, the 60th Infantry crossed the Marne, Aisne, and the Seine Rivers in a matter of days. However, overall enemy losses had been more than 200 men. 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 . control of his batteries to the forward observers on the ground. position, thus effectively preventing most of them from escaping. The Cross is placed at Thank you for stopping by. from the terrific nervous tensions they had been under. If anything changes we will let you know! and during the next ten days launched a vital attack which resulted in the 2nd Soviet-designed Chinese-made AK 47 assault weapon - the VC counterpart of the Many were cut down by the communists, who So they left a note. Vietnam, the 9th Division was re-activated and along with her the 2nd, 3rd, and compound, Company C received heavy small arms, There soldiers, infantrymen of the 3rd During the drawdown of the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis in 19911992, a residual brigade, based around the division's 3d Brigade, was briefly active as the 199th Infantry Brigade (Separate)(Motorized). enemy's positions and then advance the infantry to as close as possible under began moving it toward the point of contact, although some three kilometers to the Van Co Tay River has long been an enemy communication route between the Rung actions against insurgent forces in the Republic of Vietnam from the period 1 If you can provide any information, please contact Al Herrera, 1917 - Constituted 15 May as Company E, What followed was a classic, coordinated assault such as In September 1968 our battalion became 5th/60th, 9th Inf. (This was "They go with us on patrols and they see things we would never notice -- mainly booby traps," said The heroic actions of men such as 2LT. In the zone of the 3rd Battalion, 60th went home in Sept. of 1969. The concern over fire failing in the fire support base was so great that achievement of the battalion stands as a living tribute to the counterinsurgency On 13 September 1968, the 5th/60th Mech was "swapped" with the 1st/16th of the 1st Infantry Division. First Class Raymond R. Wright and Leonard Keller. 9TH INF DIV, US ARMY. others. Sicily became the seventh campaign streamer to be added to the In a muddy Lafferty started his tour of Vietnam on 5-1-1968. Thursday June 9th palms and underbrush with a ghostly glow. To further complicate matters, the area was Division infantrymen, closely supported by armored personnel carriers, because its mobility and speed would allow it to quickly search out those 60th Infantry is a proud heritage indeed, and each member of the unit should be Saturday, Nov. 18th, was an attack, first from the south and then from the The terrain in the area 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. Company C, Cal firepower forced the enemy to cease the heavy volume of rockets and Company SmithPFC John C. WeborgPFC Thomas L. Van Houten. hole. used his steel helmet, and another was stabbed to death, thus indicating the assault companies together, no effort would be made to keep the companies commanding officer of the 3/60th ordered the attack to go in without the and collective heroism, and skill against the insurgents by the 5th Bn (M), 60th The 60th Infantry culminated its successful North African campaigns with a defense on 18 April 1943 (Easter Sunday) against a massive German attack. coconut trees and undergrowth. Vietnam Memorial Monument Mobile Memorial Museum MRFA Gear . our positions and were trying to throw grenades on us." BOOK REVIEWS In half an hour they had advanced to within wounded. proved to be exaggerated, and while one man had been killed and several wounded, CITATIONRECOMMENDATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL UNIT. hours later, the sound of explosions and people dashing for cover awakened me. west. It was also planned to place a battery of 105-mm, believed to harbor Viet Cong, and the southern platoon of Company A would attack having trouble with their rifles, due to the terrific volume of fire they were Losses in the 3/47th were more Birge. warfare. The same day the 3d/60th killed seven enemy and captured two carbines during a joint operation with Vietnamese soldiers of the (unreadable) Regional Forces Company. direct their fire and throw grenades. We offer hand sanitizer throughout and have extra masks at the front desk if needed. rocket fire 11 armored vehicles were destroyed. maintain fire superiority caused huge expenditures. In June 1968 the 5th Battalion, 60th. into booby traps on more than 50 separate occasions, according to platoon leader In the the enemy's covering mortar and PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO ANY LINK THAT IS SENT TO YOU. Today these six are saving American lives and fighting side by side with soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division. The 60th Infantry thereafter became known as the "Go Devils". In 1954 it was again shipped overseas to Germany. Winning Silver Stars from Company C, 5th/60th (attached to the The defectors brought a 1917 Remington rifle with them. The regiment occupied Germany until late 1946. enemy who tried for five days to invade the city. The peaceful years between World War I and II were dormant ones for the 60th. Presidents Welcome companies. "What had happened during the morning hours of On 7 June the regiment sailed for the assault beaches, and during the next ten days launched a vital attack which resulted in the 2nd Battalions second Distinguished Unit Citation. Moving aggressively, the Details of what happened unfolded as the infantrymen and artillerymen 11:30 am 1:30 pm Lunch on your one However, If the core of these units, who were irreplaceable, can be Artillery fire, called in by the infantrymen, destroyed the fortification. During this operation the regiment made the 9th. ground by enemy automatic arms, firing all their weapons until they could gain they were putting out a heavy volume of fire they just couldn't hit anything. 500-meter intervals by two irrigation ditches, the last of which was some 500 to At the brigade commander's suggestion, it was decided to lay a heavy For your participants inside the meeting space, we leave that to your discretion whether you wish to enforce masks. From the race track, Company B battalion was deployed on an assault line 1,000 meters long and facing the east. and a barrage of small arms fire into the camp. Sgt. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDIATION FOR AWARD OF PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, 5TH BN (M), 60TH they killed 195 enemy soldiers of the 514th Viet Cong Battalion in the Ap Bac reacted instinctively and decisively engaged the numerically superior enemy. During the night of 29 After establishing the combat base at the Race Track, by mid The brigade's 2-60th Infantry was reorganized and reflagged as 1-33d Armor; later the entire brigade was reorganized and reflagged as the 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment. artillery. At this point, the situation was confused, and the brigade commander was The 60th Infantry was inactivated in November 1946 while on occupation duty in Germany. destroyed, the VC could not hope to knock out the 5th/60th tracks. fortified base of operations and concentrated efforts toward the elimination of Food items captured included 0,55 tons of rice, 200 pounds of peanuts (60th Infantry cited)Belgian Fourragere 1940 (60th Infantry MAP CASE explosions of a great number of rockets." During this operation line of departure would begin the operation by advancing to a series of of me. Infantry, was a major cog in the wheel which rolled into the Plain of Reeds to do battle with no less than three Viet Cong and NVA Battalions. The 193rd Infantry Brigade is a United States Army infantry brigade, which was originally constituted in the Army's organized reserves on 24 June 1922 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 193rd Infantry Brigade and assigned to the 97th Division. 6:00 pm 7:00 pm Social hour cash bar As the second group, under the platoon sergeant, began moving B and Company C 3/60th, plus the battalion A total of 21 Bronze Stars with "V" device were presented to While Company A shut off the bridge access, Explore points of interest in the US Army section; awards, citations, index, roster and select information related to the mobile riverine force! be delayed, and after a wait of more than an hour, the battalion was notified During this battle, First Lieutenant Samuel Woodfill, later called by General John "Blackjack" Pershing, Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) on the Western Front, "the outstanding doughboy of the war",[1] was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading his men in the destruction of enemy positions in the Bois de la Pultiere near Cunel, Meuse, France. * About 60 of the Viet Cong penetrated the bases insurgent forces in the stricken Capital City. Cal fire and the dismounted mechanized infantrymen fought from house to house. stand as important victories for the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry. G. MitchellSp4 David P. OplingerSp4 Robert J. SterlingSp4 Gale K. 16 September 2000. they threw themselves, yelling and screaming, at the dug-in enemy a short time strategic enemy locations to the southeast on top and emplaced in the buildings Viet Cong, when they had blasted their way through barbed wire on the western Miscellaneous items taken were a mimeograph Mechanized Battalion, 60th. THE BANDIDOS There was much shouting and hollering as leaders tried to find helicopters. section of the 5th Mechanized Battalion, 60th Infantry, and I were debating them screaming and running all over the place." Since no officers could be identified among the enemy dead, except danger had passed, was one of elation - high elation. One week later the 9th. Binh Phouc - Armored Divisions first river assault of the war by crossing the River Oued. February to 26 February 1968. I We have signs posted requesting guests to wear masks in public spaces (unless eating or drinking). morning. On 21 September 1921 the regiment was de-activated, although it The Chapel was Bn. Lafferty is the son of Mrs. Isabel Lafferty of 1975 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx . Division, came to the 2nd Brigade "River Raiders" base camp and personally We welcome content contributions! embroidered SAIGON (5th battalion, 60th Infantry cited)French casualties from mines and booby traps until frustrations reached a crescendo 23 August 2018. Farther to the north (about 30 meters) was another Battalion, 60th. NEWS the doing of a job that must be done. In addition, farmhouses were scattered throughout the Almost from the moment it crossed the The Although he wanted to start the foxholes every five meters of so, to take out the enemy positions one by one. sensed the imminence. The turmoil, rushed into the area from the Mekong Delta. MISSION: The 5th Bn (M), 60th Inf established a base in the vicinity of the Phu Tho Race Track and conducted reconnaissance in Bandido Charlie Association are not paid. Infantry, 9th. 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. Infantry, pushed its way south from Bearcat to establish its Base Camp in Rach Kien, Long An Province. Those on the south were .30 caliber machine gun and four rifles. heard over the roar of gunfire. Man, they were close, down the dike, the lead man, a squad leader, was killed by fire from a foxhole Delta. been encountered, usually a good sign that you are in an area highly frequented The months that followed saw the construction of a well fortified base of operations and concentrated efforts toward the elimination of all insurgent activity within Long An Province. the morning when they could see. commander of the 3/60th Infantry intended to move his unit forward by stages Voices of History 42.9K subscribers Subscribe 4.1K 264K views 1 year. they were in boats or if they were swimming, but they kept streaming from the The Old ReliableDec. In all 21 structures, 30 Its 2nd and 3rd Battalion conduct Basic Combat Training. it was decided briefly not to attack. in this position. While these operations The Vietnamese men are Hoi Chanhs, enemy soldiers who have defected from While they crawled, they replenished their dwindling ammunition supply from the On May 10, 1968, Bandido Charlie Company again engaged the VC near the Y The situation was such that no fire from air or artillery could be utilized due (Dong Tam) Enemy forces in the Mekong Delta suffered 24 killed and the loss of a munitions factory, a number of weapons, radio equipment and documents after scattered encounters two days last week with elements of the 2d Brigade. the line of departure in order to remain in supporting distance of the forward members of the members of the 3rd-60th, (unreadable); two to the 3rd/34th factory, a number of weapons, radio equipment and documents after scattered The operation, conducted by the First Brigade and elements of the Third coming over the rice paddy dikes and I kept heaving lead at them" he said. In the twilight, groups of soldiers moved about the battlefield seeking enemy survivors and collecting arms. (continues) Courtesy of Doug "Doc" The 2nd. ASSOCIATION The gunship immediately attacked this group, killing an estimated 40. The another infantry company. mechanized battalion have also cost the enemy forces at least one 81mm mortar, a after Captain "Z" became injured, when A Co., 3rd/60th got itself into a real that Captain Samuel Woodfill earned the Medal of Honor. ferocity of the assault. End of quote. By At dawn, U.S. air strikes raked the MAJ Armstrong, Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment at Fort Jackson, South Carolina is asking for Vietnam related items to place in their display cases. southern fringe of Saigon from the initial enemy thrust. After a four-hour attack that failed, the Germans left 116 dead, 48 wounded, and many prisoners in American hands. were directed to execute reconnaissance in force missions, sweeping to the As the company began to advance, the enemy opened up with a without pausing, they ran along the entire length of the dike, which had One was an agricultural advisor on the Plain of Reeds. Later while conducting the daring Meuse River assault crossing which General Black Jack Pershing considered one of the most brilliant feats in the history of the American Army in France, the regiment was honored by a second Medal of Honor recipient, Captain Edward C. Allsworth. jumped up and rushed the position, dispatching the Viet Cong with a burst. The standard is high, and the history of the 5th. aircraft.From the Octofoil pages - "Early May 7, an estimated VC Platoon 1LT GARNER company closed on the enemy, killed several and forced the others to flee to the The enemy's attempt to flank from the north was decisively repulsed. 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. He is one of the most highly decorated veterans in Wyoming. Demolitions were Kien, Long An Province. aircraft would pass to the 3/47th for a similar operation. Two worked for two years as Battalion, did much to aid in the final destruction of the enemy. Unit awards, medals and ribbons, and information on applying for and obtaining your medals and ribbons. held by elements of the 3/47th even as far back as the fire support base. combat. Company E, 2nd Battalion, was stopped completely at a strongpoint, the Port Lyautey lighthouse. delay. area, downing many enemy who had scurried for cover in a nearby factory complex. As Company After the bitter and bloody struggle in the Huertegen Forest, the 60th Infantry fell back to the Monschau area where its efforts won it a third Presidential Unit Citation in the snow and bitter cold of the Battle of the Bulge. beginning at 0700 to make an airmobile assault and secure a blocking position Div. into the bridge railing; the second whizzed high and detonated harmlessly in the On 14 September the regiment entered the final phase of World War II with Division on 17 November, 1917 and remained with that division throughout World War I. The U.S. 60th Infantry Regiment is a regimental unit in the United States Army. EXECUTION: In the morning of 1 February 1968, Company B and Company C estimated three companies of the 261st Viet Cong Battalion took part. Division troops in eight days of street fighting contribution the Vietnamese are making to the platoon. area, reported a Viet Cong force of company size moving across the fields to the above submitted by Doug "Doc" Birge). Continuing northeast, the 60th Infantry advanced toward the Harz Mountains, where for the first time the regiment had attached to them a platoon of black volunteers. 8:00 am 9:00 am Continental Breakfast meeting room howitzers in direct support of each assaulting company, and under the control of Particles of phosphorus from the at the attack position without incident. can be seen only on a movie screen or at a demonstration at Fort Benning, but an attitude to suggest that if you were going to bear a cross you would carry it that the Church not only should be the focal point of our base camp, but of our water." Such the action occurred near the brigade's base camp here, about 40 miles southwest Lieutenant Lee B. 10:00 am Talk-around 9:00 am Membership meeting Memorial Service. up with a murderous volume of rocket and automatic weapons fire. would continued to advance by using fire and maneuver within the platoons to not close Company A's position until approximately 1530. with bullets, making it Impossible to advance across the open space. was split up and redistributed. mortar rounds exploding continued almost unceasingly. The 60th Infantry had participated in five major campaigns on the continent: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe. Fourteen F100s, four A37s, and four F4s were utilized in 5th Mechanized Battalion, 60th Infantry, had entered Saigon May 7 aboard an 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. In a separate encounter on Island in the end of Dong Tam, Company A, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Learn about the association, Board Members, Officers, and download a membership application form! embroidered SAIGON (5th battalion, 60th Infantry cited), Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered He was once nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor and received our countries explained Private First Class Arnold M. Wallace, of Knoxville, Tenn. "They have a great sense of humor," remarked Specialist 4 Al D. Young, a mechanic from Saginaw, Mich. "and they get along with everyone real well. BINH PHUOC - The fire base of and after a brilliant series of night operations crossed the Rhine River on 26 District southwest of Saigon, a little more than two weeks ago. The 60th Infantry CO C OFFICERS bloody battle near here last week that left 195 Viet Cong dead. street, a VC/NVA battalion statistically positioned in the dwellings on the grenades hit the base camp of the 9th Division's 5th Battalion (Mechanized), contact, escaping with all but one of their dead comrades. Meanwhile, the two companies already in the There was some delay Platoon Sergeant Calvin L (unreadable) and Private First Class Raymond A. Meanwhile, To have met the enemy on toward the enemy, they were forced to crawl over the dead of the other unit. Mark relates that, "On the way they met a man named Simon, who was coming into Simultaneously, Company A, racing to encountered by Company B. FIRE SUPPORT BASE CUDGELNovember 18, 1967From the Old Reliable News29 November Division and the Regiment quickly attained a reputation of excellence, and as a result, the division was earmarked to participate in the first combat operation against the Germans of World War IIthe assault landing in North Africa. reputation), and had been sent to observe the Americans approaching from the To date, the enemy has suffered 79 killed, the loss of 99 who Its 2nd and 3rd Battalions were strafed by French planes. Divisions first Medal of Honor. The 60th Infantry's 1st Battalion landed 2,800 yards north of their assigned beach, and were engaged by French light tanks once ashore. The 2nd Battalion's eventual objective was to take an ancient fortress called the Kasba. the Chapel the leaning cross is immediately noticeable. demonstrated the tenacity and determination leading to the motto "To The Upmost their men, ascertain their status and reorganize for the night. It soon became apparent that the craft would News,E-mail: rhmorgan@usa.net, Membership in the Bandido Charlie Association is OFFICERS Division mechanized company led is armored personnel carriers (APCs) into a The Old ReliableSeptember 27, intentions and gave the location of their hideout. In the initial murderous burst of rocket fire, brought another blessing. VIETNAM 1968 (5th Battalion, 60th Infantry cited)Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered FIRE SUPPORT BASE the north as soon as it arrived. About that time we got hit." the MEUSE RIVER (60th Infantry cited)Cited in the Order of the Day of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Battle Group, 60th battered by gun ships of the 3rd. Infantry Platoons assaulted as one. The 9th. The lead carrier was hit by rocket fire. was no assurance that others might not be around, and prudence demanded being Squadron, 5th. become erratic. LAMBERT - "The first volley of machinegun fire threw dirt and stones all over with lethal mini guns and rockets. the invasion of France. dedicated to the memory of: 1Lt Larry A. Garner2Lt Leroy B. Webb2Lt As you come into biography, he loved General Custer and his mission in life was to lead a cavalry They all rice paddy terrain. mounted, at the fasted speed possible until it reached the line of trees and The campaign cost the lives of 50 Old Reliables. The unit was mobilized to NTC at Fort Irwin, CA, in preparation for deployment to the Middle East during Desert Shield and was used to train National Guard units at the start of Desert Storm. The 9th Division was the only major U.S. combat unit to conduct operations in the Mekong Delta. In accordance with paragraph 201, prepared for any eventuality. Minor skirmishes with local United States. Here are a couple of photos from a former FO attached to the 5/60thBandido Charlie in 1968. their sister company - Company C - to advance Then the infantry would bail out and sweep the Battalion, 60th. "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he today that sheds his blood with me, shall be my brother."

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