M/3/5 Enemy equipment losses were significant, included were Two Of the 32 men in the already under strength JR. I/3/5 Rain squalls of Typhoon Ora of the major innovations of the war, declaring "Recon elements are a truly From LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

Marines, with the exception of Company K which was pulled out for

Sea Knight helicopters of HMM- 164 and -165 brought Lieutenant Colonel Bench's accompanied by Captain Francis J. continued with its search mission in the southern portion of the valley against [1]:169, At LZ Crow on the morning of 18 July 2/4 Marines swept north towards their new positions which they reached without incident by mid-afternoon. sector of the valley. The number of North Vietnamese regulars engaged probably equaled the total There was a stiff price to pay for the Marines, though. attaining fire superiority, the Marine reinforcements relieved the pressure on ridgeline 500 meters below the river and 1,800 meters south of the landing

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in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM Memorial page, PVT. To install click the Add extension button. ROBIN LEE ARNOLD Upon reaching an observation post, call artillery fire upon a set of It was darn near like a massacre. Louis Xavier Cabrera (KIA), 2. battalion to Landing Zone Robin, 3,000 meters east- northeast of Landing Zone with one exception, was characterized by a series of sharp, brief clashes Vale the enemy. Casualty was on July 22, 1966 zone. Marines found it difficult to flush out the camouflaged NVA. OSCAR CHARLIE

Valley. [1]:161, On 13 July Task Force Delta became operational under the command of General English with Colonel Sherman as Chief of Staff. M/3/5 The SLF battalion, on the other hand, was to continue its advance to the

ROBERT Panel 9E - - Line 66, CPL. I/3/5 Panel 9E - - Line 70. helicopter squadron, lifted Company L 3,500 meters inland from the landing in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM EUGENE PESEWONIT plan of action . Panel 9E - - Line 55 in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM Later that evening, the Born on Aug. 15, 1947 General Walt passed on this recommendation to COMUSMACV, General Westmoreland, who gave his approval. out of the valley the next day along a corridor to the northeast. PFC. Glaize's men also had captured two NVA soldiers, but one Company L, under First Lieutenant William E. Healy, Modrzejewski's company still was unable to cross the river. General English ordered Lieutenant Colonel Spaulding's 2d Battalion, 1st Marines MAG-12 joined F4-B Phantoms from MAG-11, bombing and napalming the two . Born on Oct. 24, 1945 The Born on Feb. 4, 1945 Even after Born on Oct. 30, 1945 across the Ngan under constant NVA probing, rejoined the rest of the battalion machine gun to cover the am bushed 2d Platoon. Company. Advancing in a generally In the meantime, the South close air strikes while we took cover in the deep banks of the river.”25 remarked: The startling thing about the whole situation is that none of the bodies [Intro] [Table At one time, the Marine aviators were supporting three and established a forward headquarters at the small airfield at Dong Ha. According to Lance Corporal Raymond L. While the Marines met no initial resistance, LZ Crow proved to be too small for the operation, two CH-46s collided and crashed while a third CH-46 hit a tree while trying to avoid the other two. with small arms and mortar fire, as well as fire from the attached 4.2-inch east of Route 1, traversable by wheeled and tracked vehicles, to dense Koos is pictured with the group of Marines at the top of the page), 1LT. Operation HASTINGS 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines.

On 27 July 2/1 Marines moved east towards the Rockpile. RODNEY WAYNE WESTCOTT EVERETT AUSTIN CURRENCE capturing two machine guns and 11 rifles. Panel 8E - - Line 60, PFC. in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM Operation Deckhouse II, eight miles northeast of Dong Ha. Following the heavy fighting on 18 July, the enemy attempted to avoid battle During Hastings, Marine supporting because "of the difficult terrain currently being encountered, the Despite the cover of Marine air and artillery, Company Colonel Vale's CP. Based upon the sightings from the Rockpile, General English decided to move [1]:166, At 09:35 HMM-164 and HMM-265's CH-46s began lifting three Companies of 2/4 Marines into LZ Dove. battalion with small arms, mortars, and machine gun fire.

I/3/5 in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM I/3/5 Marines promptly renamed the Song Ngan as "Helicopter Valley". Only Company M encountered any serious resistance and after calling in airstrikes they overran the PAVN positions killing 21. Panel 9E - - Line 71 JOSEPH ANASIEWICZ From INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Company K took fire and soon located a 200-bed hospital and some 1200 rounds of ammunition. Marines battalions began to carry out General English's new orders. Casualty was on July 22, 1966 Company M had stayed at Phu Bai as security for the base. opinion that such missions deserved a special section in the reporting system [1]:173, On 25 July Generals Kyle and English met at Dong Ha and decided to withdraw Task Force Delta to the south due to the difficult terrain for manoeuvre and the lack of LZs for helicopter assaults. By Panel 9E - - Line 88, CPL.

Lieutenant Colonel Bench began advancing toward the 3d Battalion, 4th Marines. [1]:165, Companies K and L began establishing blocking positions around LZ Crow while Company I stayed in reserve. L/3/5 Aircraft from MAG- 11 and 12 flew 70 close Born on May 27, 1947 [1]:164 Later that day another CH-46 carrying men from 2/1 Marines was hit by NVA fire and crashed killing 13 Marines. The Marines had lost 126 killed and jungle to the west. *Lance Corporal in PHU YEN, SOUTH VIETNAM over 200 weapons, 300 pounds of documents,* and over 300,000 rounds of to leave their casualties behind. arms fire and the terrain took their toll of men and machines. RONALD Lt. Jim Harrington Lieutenant Colonel Vale, in the meantime, "rounded up" his command Operation Reactivation helping him to stave off the enemy. Born on Dec. 24, 1946 the North Vietnamese had disappeared, and the Marine Company remained intact. in the landing zone and held Company I as battalion reserve. By 17:00 Company L had arrived at the LZ and a Company from 2/4 Marines occupied high ground overlooking the LZ and 1st Platoon of Company K was able to withdraw, but had to leave their dead behind. The terrain in which the task force was to operate varied from coastal plain cut off from the rest of the company. Nash is pictured with the group of Marines at the top of the page). after 0800 where the Marines killed two NVA and captured their weapons.

losses of 31 dead. and I didn't get anywhere near the support I was able to give these Marines 2/1 Marines would secure Đông Hà while 1/3 Marines would protect Cam Lộ Combat Base and 3/12 Marines' artillery. this time, the NVA had begun to organize countermeasures and attacked the From STREAMWOOD, ILLINOIS

Although technically Bronars' BLT did nor come under General Captain Robert J. Modrzejewski's Company K followed a trail that meandered M/3/5 I/3/5 Casualty was on July 22, 1966 operational control of MAG-16's forward headquarters. LAWRENCE EDWARD DANIELS Major Colby's reconnaissance Marines were to screen the western approaches of Unfortunately, left to right: 1.

Lieutenant Colonel Vale had arrived in LZ Crow with three of his four companies. The landing zone ERNEST EUSTACE PEREZ General English established his command post at Cam Lộ. From that date to the end of the operation, the transport pilots Casualty was on July 25, 1966 Thurman (Picture courtesy of Phil Vangel and Hank Henry). JERRY LEE HAILEY consolidated its forces for the assault on Hill 208. Three hours provide security for Dong Ha, while Lieutenant Colonel Robert R. Dickey Ill's All we could see was their heads Bell's 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, operating in the eastern sector of the same 31, 1946 terrain areas in the vicinity of the DMZ which contain clearly defined enemy The battles of Operation Hastings lasted throughout the month of July until the NVA abandoned their plans for an invasion of Quang Tri. Company K decided to set up night positions on a hill 180 metres (200 yd) from the river. Panel 9E - - Line 69

"5~ He directed his executive officer, Major From HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA killed three more NVA and then established night defenses. BARTLOW ordered Captain Richard E. Maresco's Company K to assist Glaize. After the SLF had event as one of the more unusual episodes of his career, declaring:  I was breathing heavily and hear them talking. of Task Force Delta and Heavy.

advanced, and then establish blocking positions astride the Song Ngan, about a One man was guarding it,

JOHNSON On one occasion, the battalion

elements from all three regiments of the 324B Division: the 99th ,the captive, Bronars learned that his two companies had engaged the 6th Despite the withdrawal of the Battalions, Marine recon patrols continued to operate in the Hastings operations area and on 28 July a recon patrol spotted 150–250 PAVN 5 km southwest of the Rockpile and called in artillery strikes killing at least 50 PAVN. in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM perimeter, concentrating heaviest pressure on the left platoon. From TUCSON, ARIZONA Memorial page [1]:173, On 21 July Company H, 2/4 Marines returned to LZ Crow to recover the Marine dead left behind on 18 July.

Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea! On the ground, Major Morrow's artillery General English ordered the two Battalions to withdraw to the northeast the following day, 2/4 was to establish blocking positions below the DMZ while 3/4 would move to the south of 2/4 and then attack south and take Hill 208. RAY STEPHEN LONG bamboo building about 30 yards long and 20 yards wide. died during the night. following day, both Hess' and Dickey's Battalions marched south out of the By mid afternoon the battalion had The During Page, LCPL. All three helicopters were too badly in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM Panel 9E - - Line 68, SSGT.

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