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On 31 January, the South Koreans were attacked by the PAVN, suffering heavy losses and they were withdrawn and replaced by the 1/327th. [ 1 ] : 186 On 6 February, a platoon from Company B, 2/502nd, came under fire as it approached the hamlet of Canh Tanh 4 ( 13°02′56″N 109°19′59″E / 13.049°N 109.333°E / 13.049; 109.333 ...
The 327th then continued to fight in the Ardennes region, capturing Cornay and Hill 180. On 4 November the regiment was pulled from the line and moved into training area; it was there when it learned of the 11 November Armistice. [7] The 327th Infantry suffered 331 killed in action, 73 died of wounds and 1959 wounded in the First World War. [8]
On 17 August 2/8 Cavalry and 2/327th were deployed west of Dong Tre but found nothing. [ 1 ] : 252 On 26 August intelligence indicated the presence of enemy forces further west and 2/8 Cavalry and 2/327th were deployed further west to try to pin the enemy force against Army of the Republic of Vietnam blocking forces, but once again they found ...
John G. Gertsch went to high school in Sheffield Area Middle/Senior High School (SAMSHS) in Sheffield, Pennsylvania.Gertsch joined the Army from Buffalo, New York in 1965, [2] and by July 15, 1969, was serving as a staff sergeant in Company E, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
The operation commenced on the evening of 31 October and the 2 U.S. battalions deployed without incident. The following morning they began their push to the east but only engaged scattered Viet Cong units. Captured documents indicated that the 18B Regiment had left the area one month earlier. [1]: 80–1
On 2 October after taking heavy fire Troop A gunships killed 4 PAVN. On the same day Troop B gunships killed 2 PAVN. On 4 October Troop C gunships killed 1 PAVN. [3]: 12 The 2/17th Cavalry claimed 1339 PAVN killed and 2 captured and 96 weapons destroyed and 27 individual and 9 crew-served weapons captured for US losses of 31 killed. [3]: 13
Camp Eagle was used to support the 101st Airborne's major operations in the A Shau Valley - Operation Apache Snow in 1969 and Operation Texas Star in 1970. On 1 February 1972 in a ceremony attended by Brigadier General John G. Hill Jr. , Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division and Major General Phạm Văn Phú , Commanding ...
The United States was represented by 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment (2/327th Infantry) part of the 101st Airborne Division. The 2nd Battalion is also known as the "No Slack Battalion." [2] The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") [6] is a modular specialized light infantry division of the United States Army trained for air ...