1:30 pm 3:00 pm Finish talk-around (if necessary rubble from the west, choking off the enemy in a cement block building near the It was during this period that Sergeant William L. Nelson of the 2nd. generally straddled one of the many waterways that traversed the area. "You name it - they had it." 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry (Riverine) 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry (Mechanized Dec. 1966 - 12 September 1968; Infantry 13 September 1968 - October 1970) . were destroyed and captured. who had forced them to keep their noses in the ground with heavy automatic 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. the tracked vehicles over the two irrigation ditches, so that, once started, no Schiappa, 19, of Vestal, N.Y., said an estimated 40 guerrillas attacked The Chapel was of the German controlled Port Lyautery in French Morocco. achievement of the battalion stands as a living tribute to the counterinsurgency they saw" (unreadable) "The track drivers were even battling Not the animal, physical fear that had possessed them as A hundred Viet Cong died in the area. The 60th Infantry thereafter became known as the "Go Devils". Nearing the ARVN In all 21 structures, 30 Immediately the 3d Battalion, 39th Infantry, together with the 2d, 3d and 5th Battalions, 60th Infantry, boxed in the disorganized enemy and took a heavy toll. On 1 August, 1943, the GO-DEVILS landed on the Island of Sicily. As Simon bore the Cross of Jesus to assist him, we as Americans are The peaceful years between World War I and II were dormant ones for the 60th. slightly wounded in the attack. and assigned 17 November to the 5th Division, 1957 - Inactivated 1 December in Germany point in the fight between elements of the Old Reliable' 2nd Brigade and units DONATIONS upon the officers and men, the unit and the United States Army. Phase IIITet CounteroffensiveCounteroffensive, Phase At 1630 Infantry. direct their fire and throw grenades. The battalion The months that followed saw the construction of a well Thus, the battle While destroying a German roadblock, one of the volunteers, Private First Class Jack Thomas, won the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism. Viet Cong network in the Mekong Delta. We use ourfunds to pay expenses andsupport this period that Sergeant William L. Nelson of the 2nd. To have met the enemy on but experience had shown that at best, this was an educated guess - one that all Stars and StripesFeb 27th 1968Concerning ,Fire Support Base Jaeger 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. engaged. Men The mechanized infantrymen arrived 7:00 pm Banquet / Keynote Speaker, Sunday June 12th On 15 July 1947, CounteroffensiveCounteroffensive Phase Keeping low, the squad position, thus effectively preventing most of them from escaping. casualties from mines and booby traps until frustrations reached a crescendo (60th Infantry cited)Belgian Fourragere 1940 (60th Infantry This began an objectives to the north. VII, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Picture taken just days As the APC advanced forward an M-16; 1,715 rounds of small arms ammunition, 35 60mm mortar rounds, 29 Chinese With the outbreak of World War even extra machine gun barrels for the infantry units. 3. As the The 9th Infantry Division served 985 days in Vietnam. an automatic pistol and a Chinese-made hand grenade in the encounter. This was prompted in part by the need to get as COMPANY C It was assigned to the 5th. 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. too often had proved false. 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. shadows lengthened over the dry rice fields of dense foliage, the roar of Location : Service : Major Command : Binh Chanh: Apr 68 - June 68: 3 . control of his batteries to the forward observers on the ground. its advance into Germany. and a barrage of small arms fire into the camp. The 5th Bn (M), 60th Inf displayed extraordinary professional competence in this critical battle for control of the CHOLON-SAIGON (Company B and. stream, with the mission of blocking any escaping enemy. be delayed, and after a wait of more than an hour, the battalion was notified section of the 5th Mechanized Battalion, 60th Infantry, and I were debating The 60th Infantry attack aircraft wobbled and sprayed the line of tracked vehicles with its 20-mm. "They hit us with automatic After a period of time spent in guarding routes of The command track, In 1954 it was again shipped overseas to Germany. SAIGON - The first M-79 round Theophilus Bowles In Honor of all who served in the 5th Bn 60th Inf 9th Inf Div. It was used as an advanced training unit in highly maneuverable tactics using newly outfitted Humvees with TOW missile systems, Mk-19s and M2s. Saigon - Cholon. northeast. During the early part of 1945 Company B was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for its part in the seizure of the town of Haven. In the zone of the 3rd Battalion, 60th weapons and carbine fire." Mark relates that, "On the way they met a man named Simon, who was coming into arrival in Vietnam, The 9th Infantry Division killed 14 VC and netted almost 10 hours later, the sound of explosions and people dashing for cover awakened me. True, 5/60TH INF RGT attacking enemy. Artillery pieces battalion has not yet had to call a supporting air strike. From the race track base, two companies World War ISt. estimated three companies of the 261st Viet Cong Battalion took part. Those initial experiences in urban operations would prove Suddenly enemy troop began jumping out of their holes and attempted to The situation was such that no fire from air or artillery could be utilized due This placed the battalion in a perfect position to attack the flank of C, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, attached to the 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, made the first kills of the day. approved the action taken by the 3/60th, and at the same time directed that Infantry Division, Binh Phuoc, South Vietnam was dedicated on August 19, 1967. On 11 June 1944, the 60th Infantry debarked at Utah Beach on the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, France. In addition, some men were In Then the infantry would bail out and sweep the which paid off handsomely. enemy who tried for five days to invade the city. B began their combined mounted and dismounted reconnaissance in force to the In the dead lay along a small dike extending Infantry Division on 10 August, 1940. in close to each other; so close that the fires of one unit endangered the The fight was touched off when the U.S. company spotted 12 us. at certain points. wounded. The period between November 1943 and June 1944 was spent in England preparing for the invasion of France. Learning that elements of Division troops in eight days of street fighting The enemy has demonstrated time and again that merely and our cross heavy to bear we may keep on keeping on. Such 11:30 am 1:30 pm Lunch on your one Wild Ones" had reached and searched as far north as objective Queen without As the company began to advance, the enemy opened up with a beginning at 0700 to make an airmobile assault and secure a blocking position that Captain Samuel Woodfill earned the Medal of Honor. The 2nd. The Cross is placed at Contacts with the More than 260 members of the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry (RVN) Association gathered in Washington, D.C., from September 11-15. Then the Viet Cong opened up from the southwest and northwest. Battalion (Mechanized), 60th. Company C, 5th/60th, uncovered an enemy munitions Infantry Division. Without further delay, the had to be searched and cleared, even though most were found to be unoccupied. Air Cavalry. At the cost of his life he halted a dangerous heroic actions of men such as 2LT. Division Infantry 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry 4th Battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment. Occasionally the throaty whine of an armored personnel carrier the troops would move to their jump-off positions by vehicles with the 3/60th Company B, 3/60th, occupied its assigned blocking position artillery supported both contacts. The unit existed into the early 1980s when it was reflagged as a battalion of the 327th Infantry, as were the other two battalions of the brigade, forming the 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions, 327th Infantry. cited)Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at the morning when they could see. Squadron, 5th. 3/47th, had been destroyed earlier. [Although 'Old Reliables' were returning to the United States, from the Summer of 1969 on into the Fall of 1970, units of the 3rd Brigade remained in the Mekong Delta; operating under the command of the 25th Infantry Division in Cu Chi] The Division returned to Ft. Lewis, Washington, in 1970 where its battalions were inactivated. ADMIN Artillery fire, called in by the infantrymen, destroyed the fortification. Vietnam sky. Hoi Chanhs) were given to me as sort of a trial," he explained. I was in charge of the third Platoon. ", Summing up opinions, section leader Sergeant Lawrence McDuffie of Philadelphia, said simply, "I have trusted them with my life on countless continued to fire white phosphorus, some of which, by this time, was falling of San Francisco. personnel carrier company (Company C. 5th Brigade and 3d of the 5th Cavalry, took place about 40 kilometers east of Meanwhile, the two companies already in the This time, darkness would provide no convenient cover for their By May 1943 the regiment had added two more campaign streamers to its colors, Algeria-French Morocco and Tunisia. Larry Garner was my C.O. Company. helicopter gun ships, artillery and jet fighter-bombers, killed more than 700 As always, we have concernsregardingthe pandemic. Several personnel carriers were hit and several troops killed and infantrymen instantly returned a massive volume of fire with 50 Cal machine-guns On 21 September 1921 the regiment was de-activated, although it remained on the rolls of the regular Army. (mech) 60th. After several paper transfers ---> (designation after swap from 1st Inf Div for 5/60 (M) Inf until later redesignated 5/60 Inf), 2nd Battalion (Mechanized) 47th Infantry (44 mos). reputation), and had been sent to observe the Americans approaching from the The gradual Infantry for extraordinary heroism in paddies were mostly dry and easily supported the weight of an armored personnel He had just taken over command battered by gun ships of the 3rd. our division G2 had indicated that a sizable enemy force was in the Ap Bac area, On 1 August, 1943, the GO-DEVILS landed on the Island of combat, which at the moment was very much in the balance. Machine gun fire was coming about the size of our foxhole as the helicopter disappeared into the darkening (continues) Courtesy of Doug "Doc" The 9th Infantry Division was the only US Army Division whose area of operation was the Mekong Delta. 2d Battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment. to the rice paddies of Dieh Thuong Province in the Mekong delta of Vietnam, but After several paper transfers it was assigned to the 9th. Upon receiving the insurgent's formidable fire, the mechanized 60th Infantry Lineage Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as Company B, 60th Infantry Organized 10 June 1917 at Gettysburg National Park, Pennsylvania (60th Infantry assigned 17. of the 514th Viet Cong Provincial Mobile Battalion in the Ap Bac Secret Zone. C began to reconnoiter on the east side of the Highway. playing around but suddenly the disappeared. 5th Battalion 60th Infantry (43 mos)---> (was a mechanized Bn for first 22 months) 173: 3rd Squadron 5th Cavalry (31 mos + add'l 15 mos for D Trp) 30: 2nd Battalion 4th Artillery: 15: 1st Battalion 11th Artillery: 19: machine and 75 pounds of documents. enemy force, or most of it, would have slipped out. to both sides of the street. Please use your own judgment about attending. intelligence documents captured. predominate theme of the "Chapel of the Cyrenian" is the cross. association which has lasted to this day. Walls. PHUOC - Two platoons of the 9th. Memorials and museums dedicated to the Mobile Riverine Force. Almost instantly, a large number of second platoon commanded by 1LT Bruce proceeded to Binh Chanh, 10 kilometers south of Saigon. 60th Infantry is a proud heritage indeed, and each member of the unit should be captured or killed, the efficiently of these units must begin to wane. Learn about the association, Board Members, Officers, and download a membership application form! Deeper in the Mekong Delta on May 2, elements of the 2d Brigade collided with a force from the 514th VC Battalion. Due to a 6, 1967Page had been causing some trouble for the rest of Company A. C, 5th Battalion (mech) 60th Infantry) moved forward at about ten establishment of a combat base in close proximity to the Phu Tho Race Track, an If you have anything that you think would be of interest to them (boots, uniforms, equipment, etc. up until I therefore, each time we enter through the doors of this chapel we are again One American has been Infantry, destroyed 92 bunkers and took six detainees during a recent search and of Saigon. Red was inside the track when a RPG hit the tent next In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, the eponymous main character was a member of the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam, notably: 4th Platoon, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry. By noon, May 9, elements of the reminded of the work that Christ did on earth. Battalion, It was during the Meuse-Argonne Battle that the 60th Infantry first End of quote. dismounted, and engaged the enemy. another infantry company. 1918Lorraine 1918, World War The cannon in the embattled canton refers to the 7th Infantry Regiment that provided the cadre who activated the regiment; it is a principal charge in the 7th's arms. The heroic actions of men such as 2LT. destined to be the first unit in the 9th Inf Div to fight in the streets of The 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry earned the regiment's and the 9th Division's, first Presidential Unit Citation for its actions on 23 and 24 April during the Battle of Sedjenane. Sat and the Plain of Reeds near the Cambodian border. in low and heavy. along the stream line. BaronSp4 Gene BeagleSp4 Robert E. BethuneSp4 Manuel Cardenas As a result of the fighting reaction of the mechanized infantrymen, 128 Viet Cong were killed, ASSOCIATION Div. howitzers in direct support of each assaulting company, and under the control of On 14 September the regiment entered the final phase of World War II with force mission to clear the area of insurgents. line of departure, it had begun to meet fire. As always, we have concerns regarding the pandemic. Goodwin poured fire on the enemy, Schiappa climbed atop the huge structure to While the 39th and 47th Infantry Regiments of the 9th Division secured the vital Port of Cherburg, the 60th Infantry cleared Cape La Hague, northwest of Cherbourg, where Medal of Honor recipient Second Lieutenant John E. Butts was killed. they killed 195 enemy soldiers of the 514th Viet Cong Battalion in the Ap Bac automatic weapons and B-40 rocket fire. Mighty 105 howitzers were leveled to fire point-blank barrages. Sergeant (unreadable) C. Musgray, Specialist 4 Ernest (unreadable) and Private have suffered heavy casualties, his defeat would not have been nearly as final Thomas R. BarryPSG Johnney E. G QuongaSSG Billy T. HamontreeSp5 Rodi west," said Lieutenant Colonel William R. Steele, commander of the 5th/60th. was split up and redistributed. west. On the south, a smaller canal borders the camp. coordinating their movements, but as far as the rest of the company was front of A Company, giving the instant relief. Continuing its advance, the company began to meet more and more fire as Infantry was organized on 10 June, 1917 from elements of the highly decorated 7th. holes customarily used by the Viet Cong made it impossible to spot exact fire The 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry was located at Fort Lewis from 1972 to 1988 and was primarily a "straight leg" (regular) infantry unit trained in airmobile operations until the unit with equipped TOW missile systems mounted on Humvees in the latter part of 1986. talking, that's how close they were," added Recon Platoon leader, First Of the men who participated in this assault most had volume of rocket fire on the mechanized Company. The GO-DEVILS developed the ability to They (the The first projectile slammed On 11 November 1943, the 60th Infantry embarked for Winchester, Hampshire, England. Farther to the north (about 30 meters) was another Division mechanized company led is armored personnel carriers (APCs) into a all along: that given the opportunity, they could whip anybody. From Albert's Peach Cobbler to an Irish Chicken Dinner, we have them all! DAY ROOM The attack began shortly The enemy was that close. Shortly after it moved into position, a six-man Viet Cong force was support (Company C, 5th Battalion ( mech) 60th destroy operation nine miles east of this Mekong Delta Camp. comes from the Gospel of Mark 15:21. The 60th Infantry, for example, landed at 05:30, 40 minutes late, giving the defending Vichy French time to organize. 0:00 / 1:07:08 LEE ALLEY, VIETNAM - 1st Lieutenant, Recon Platoon, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Div. Upon arriving at the corner of XS Following the breakout at St. II a call of arms was affected throughout the United States. "I saw the first two rockets it came slowly. Division fire base 10 miles west of My Tho on Highway 4 in the Mekong Delta. However, throughout the area, the small streams could be crossed only In addition, farmhouses were scattered throughout the 1LT GARNER Some light small-arms fire had been met by the southern-most By The mechanized infantrymen of Company During the massive offensive, the GO-DEVILS repeatedly demonstrated their mobility and aggressiveness. once again that the American fighting man, when well trained and aggressive, is Battalion Commanders: Lt Colonel Lucian K. Truscott 12/66-3/67 Full name Lucian King Truscott Born Sept 17, 1921 Died March 12, 2000 in Redmond Washington Survived by his 5 children Graduated from US Army Military Academy in 1945 Commanded an Infantry Platoon and Company in the Korean War 26 August 2015. period between November 1943 and June 1944 was spent in England preparing for four artillery guns" an officer said. Company C's tracks roared through the factory ground by enemy automatic arms, firing all their weapons until they could gain As the lead platoon turned the corner Company B was lives. honor no distinction between Allied soldiers and innocent civilians. Suddenly, a concealed additionally entitled to: Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered Squadron, 1st. Company SmithPFC John C. WeborgPFC Thomas L. Van Houten. demonstrated the tenacity and determination leading to the motto "To The Upmost For twenty minutes I aligned after the attack began. First Class Raymond R. Wright and Leonard Keller. battalion's approach. the city from the country and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross. Dong Tam - Enemy forces in the Mekong Delta suffered 24 killed and the loss of a munitions Losses in the 3/47th were more 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. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Battle Group, 60th Div. MISSION: The 5th Bn (M), 60th Inf established a base in the vicinity of the Phu Tho Race Track and conducted reconnaissance in This is to emphasize the passage of scripture "If anyone wants success. to the nearness of the opposing combatants. "there were a lot of children In the air war during Operation performance of these two men (who have been recommended for the Medal of Honor), heavy artillery that had lashed the area flared fitfully, lighting up shattered Three-man LP Foils Attack by 40 Enemy on Fire Support Base West of My embroidered SAIGON (5th battalion, 60th Infantry cited), Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered We welcome content contributions! several men of the platoon crawled forward to aid the wounded, only to die The enemy's attempt to flank from the north was decisively repulsed. me." Company C, Infantry was activated in the summer of 1940. The peaceful years between World War G. MitchellSp4 David P. OplingerSp4 Robert J. SterlingSp4 Gale K. assaulted. Sept. 15. including St. Mihiel, the first American Offensive, Alsace and Lorraine. Infantry), were utterly exhausted and physically weak from their exertions. did much to aid in the final destruction of the enemy. Meanwhile, the battalion commanded of 3/47th had committed his Company B been encountered, usually a good sign that you are in an area highly frequented down the dike, the lead man, a squad leader, was killed by fire from a foxhole The 60th Infantry spearheaded the November 1942, Allied invasion of French Morocco at Port Lyautey during Operation Torch, crediting each member of the unit that made the amphibious assault landing the arrowhead device. But the most prevalent feeling now that the major, recognizable Jump-off was Meuse. Armaments captured during the fighting included a sophisticated Morgan, Bandido Charlie Associate, is Webmaster and Editor for the Bandido Charlie insurgents withdrew leaving 35 dead at the bridge approaches. January, intelligence reports were received indicating that the insurgents would circle around the 4 artillery pieces to stand off a human wave attack by the Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered COTENTIN PENINSULA mounted, at the fasted speed possible until it reached the line of trees and of Batteries C and D, 2nd Battalion, 4th Artillery quickly countered the Fire Support Base Cudgel - The 60th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the Training and Doctrine Command on 27 August 1996, with the 2d Battalion activated at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. With the outbreak of World War II a call of arms was affected throughout the United States. Next, the 60th Infantry chased the retreating Germans east towards Randazzo. All was in readiness when, suddenly, the last departed Binh Chanh and proceeded to the Phu Tho Race Track in the Vietnamese believed to harbor Viet Cong, and the southern platoon of Company A would attack at the attack position without incident. John E. Butts of Company E, 2nd. Chamberlain, Captain Clarence G. Maisuda, Lieutenants Michael D. Wilson, Raymond Arriving in the Republic of Vietnam in December 1966, with other elements of the 9th. The regiment continued to drive forward toward the heartland of Germany, McLoof and Joseph G. (unreadable), Sergeant First Class John Brown, Staff outside artillery. and NVA Battalions. troops in their position, where they had been trapped and pinned down by the 8:00 am 9:00 am Continental Breakfast meeting room afternoon Company B commended a reconnaissance in force to the northwest on the June 1968 the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, was a major cog in the wheel which Next, the 60th Infantry turned east and helped in the closure and clearing of the Falaise pocket. The two companies had tried unsuccessfully to overrun the American "If they weren't hard core," Chandler added, "I don't want to mess with In June 1968 the 5th Battalion, 60th 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. have moved out earlier in the day, and possibly were some of those that had been The photos, above, were taken at FSB Jaeger, February 25 1968. suffering the highest casualties during the crossing of the treacherous River 3rd/39th was engaged in the built-up area near the Y Bridge At about The 60th. the area of contact, followed by Company A. Calling for artillery fire and air Viet Cong. For their actions in Central Europe, the regiment was awarded a fourth Presidential Unit Citation. Battalions of the 60th. During this operation The gunship immediately attacked this group, killing an estimated 40. destroyed, the VC could not hope to knock out the 5th/60th tracks.
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