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Staley, SSgt. Les, 87
Stevenson, PFC Larry D., 174
Stewart, Spec. 4 John R., 95, 96
Stinnett, Capt. Robert L., 278, 282–83, 363
Stockton, Lt. Col. John B., 26, 28, 30–31, 55, 242, 396
Stokes, Sgt. Robert, 96–98, 152
Stoner, Lt. Col. John, 194, 269
Storey, SSgt. Charles W., 236, 238
Sugdinis, Capt. Joel E., 177–78, 207, 228, 236–37, 241, 243–44, 246, 252, 254–57, 279, 280, 297, 299, 305, 306, 308–10, 336, 343, 363
Taboada-Requera, 1st. Lt. Raul E., 25, 101–2, 104, 107–8, 118
Tademy, Capt. Dudley, 236, 266–68, 312, 396
Taft, 2nd. Lt. Robert E., 83–89
Tanner, Spec. 4 Ray, 84, 134, 138, 151, 222, 346, 396
Temple, SSgt. Rother A., 280
Thomas, Capt. Bruce, 306
Thompson, Sgt. Ruben, 73, 96, 154, 191, 198, 211
Thorpe, Capt. Henry (Hank), 237, 241–2, 245, 260, 275, 315, 396–97
Tifft, 2nd. Lt. Richard P., 145, 146, 177, 193, 397
Tolliver, SSgt. Thomas, 126
Tolson, Col. John J. (Jack), 10
Tonkin Gulf, 239
Torrez, Spec. 5 Daniel, 317, 320, 322
Towles, Spec. 4 Robert L., 241–2, 245, 262–63, 274–76, 284, 397
Tully, Lt. Col. Robert, 31, 180–81, 182–83, 187–89, 191–95, 203, 212, 216, 224–25, 240, 242, 267, 314, 337, 397
Tully, Capt. Walter Busill (Buse), 263, 286–87, 312–13, 318, 320, 397
Turkey Farm, 147
Tyler, Sgt. Earthell, 261
United States:
Air Force, 282, 283, 284, 285, 292, 298, 314, 335, 347
Army Center for Military History, 234
Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, 334
Army Signal Intelligence, 336
Military Academy, West Point, 90, 119, 161, 177, 183, 228, 237, 340, 352, 365, 389, 390
U.S. Military Units:
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) (See also 11th Air Assault Division [Test]), 4, 9, 16, 26, 30, 39, 46, 113, 213, 214, 220, 225–26, 233–34
1st Brigade, 30, 31, 32, 41, 53, 145, 214, 236
2nd Brigade, 314, 340
3rd Brigade, 20, 31, 37, 44, 200, 227, 234, 236, 247, 266, 269, 286
5th Cavalry, 180, 182, 211
1st Battalion, 211–12, 234, 268, 286
Headquarters Company, 296
Company A, 222, 245–6, 257–58, 263–65, 272, 275, 283, 286–87, 291, 294
1st Platoon, 264
Company B, 263, 286, 288
2nd Battalion, 31, 180, 182, 212, 224, 233–34, 236–38, 242, 246
7th Cavalry, 4, 22, 26, 31, 34, 36, 38, 59, 115, 118, 124, 187, 188, 193–95, 196, 211–12, 215, 218, 224, 278, 361
1st Battalion, 26, 31, 34, 36, 42, 59, 82, 115, 130, 179, 184, 187, 189, 194–95, 207, 212, 218, 223, 234, 278, 361 Reconnaisance Platoon, 189
Company A, 270, 323
Company B, 182, 184 2nd Platoon, 70–71, 73–74, 77, 81, 84, 87, 189
Company C, 178–80, 182, 222, 277, 350–51 1st Platoon, 112, 157, 159–60 2nd Platoon, 7, 78, 110, 112, 149, 167, 171–72
Company D, 8, 23, 41–2, 62, 101–2, 104, 105–7, 123–25, 140–41, 148–51, 160, 161–63, 165, 168–69, 174, 182, 222, 228, 237, 241, 244–46 3rd Platoon, 151
2nd Battalion, 26, 30, 38, 124, 129–30, 136–37, 150–51, 168, 174, 177, 194, 196, 197, 212, 224–25, 226, 227–29, 233–34, 238, 248, 257–58, 260, 268, 270, 272, 286–88, 297, 301, 304, 307
Headquarters Company, 238, 254, 258, 265, 270, 271, 286, 305
Company A, 198, 240–41, 246, 249, 251–52, 254–59, 270, 273, 279, 286–87, 298 1st Platoon, 252, 255, 280 2nd Platoon, 199, 252, 255–56, 279 3rd Platoon, 197, 201
Company B, 224, 268, 288–89, 314 2nd Platoon, 209 3rd Platoon, 201
Company C, 256–60, 262, 270, 273–75, 280, 285–86, 298, 303–4, 309–12, 326–27 3rdPlatoon, 237, 277
Company D, 240–41, 254, 258–62, 270, 274–76, 280, 283, 286, 303, 310, 315, 353
8th Cavalry, 1st Battalion, 30
9th Cavalry, 26, 28 1st Squadron, 61, 242, 299
12th Cavalry, 2nd Battalion, 30
15th Medical Battalion, 80 Company C, 148
2nd Infantry Division, 226
17th Artillery, 182
20th Artillery (ARA), 113
21st Artillery, 183, 236
Battery A, 1st Battalion, 60, 114, 220
Battery C, 1st Battalion, 114, 220
U.S. Military Units (cont’d)
23rd Infantry:
2nd Battalion, 18, 21
Company A, 21
Company B, 21
Company C, 7–8, 21
Company D, 21
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 111
17th Cavalry, 3rd Squadron, 26
10th Air Transport Brigade (Test), 11
1lth Air Assault Division (Test) (See also 1st Cavalry Division [Airmobile]), 10–12, 15–16, 18, 19–20, 24, 26, 225, 234, 237
82nd Airborne Division, 10, 19, 24, 178, 225–26
101st Airborne Division, 27, 225
173rd Airborne Brigade, 15, 314
187th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 19
8th Engineer Battalion, 82
229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 38–39, 115
1st Air Commando Squadron, 90, 210
602nd Air Commando Squadron, 90
17th Aviation Company, 148
Special Forces, 10, 44, 84, 104, 317
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (USMACV), 333, 335, 372
Marine Corps, 4, 14, 17, 217
1st Marine Division, 20
United Press International, 217–18
Uselton, SFC John A., 130, 163, 289
USNS Maurice Rose, 27
Valley Forge Army Hospital, 135
Vasquez, Sgt. Joaquin, 96
Vernon, 2nd. Lt. Ed, 151
Veterans of Foreign Wars, 363
Vien, Gen. Cao Van, 334
Viera, Spec. 4 Arthur, Jr., 4–5, 7, 159, 166, 171, 177, 179
Viet Cong, 12–14, 17, 28, 37, 54, 84, 158, 162, 295, 360, 371–72
H-15 Main Force Battalion, 54–55, 157–58, 162, 177, 202
Viet Minh, 311, 339
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 359, 361, 375
Vincent, Spec. 4 Andrew, 289
Wallace, Capt. Bruce M., 90, 113, 210, 218, 397
Wallenius, Spec. 5 Jon, 130, 136, 163–65, 187, 222, 288–89, 314, 397–98
Walter Reed Army Hospital, 307
Washburn, Capt. Richard B., 113, 398
Watkins, Sgt. Reginald A., 159–60
Weapons, North Vietnamese: booby traps, 201
Degtyarev automatic rifle, 49, 215
82mm mortar, 49, 74, 159, 215
grenade, potato masher, 88, 167, 172, 206, 263
Kalashnikov (AK-47) assault rifle, 3, 49, 73, 87, 103, 132, 140, 162, 215, 228, 255, 259, 262, 266, 274, 279, 289
Maxim heavy machine gun, 49, 215, 273
9mm Chinese Communist pistol, 215
120mm mortars, 49, 54
rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), 74, 132, 203, 204, 215
SKS (Siminov) semiautomatic carbine, 49, 215
Weapons, U.S.:
Claymore mines, 199
cluster bombs, 210
81mm mortars, 130, 141, 150, 168, 203, 206, 241, 323
50 caliber machine guns, 241
500-pound bombs, 114, 210
40mm grenade launcher (See also M-79), 70–71, 152
45 caliber pistol, 59, 89, 93, 97, 109, 150, 159, 166, 168, 171, 193, 263, 265, 272, 283, 285
grenades, 123, 162–63, 164, 209, 272, 273, 274, 284, 285, 294, 313, 319, 320; smoke, 280, 294; white phosphorus (WP) (See also Willy Peter), 94, 138–39, 177, 202, 205, 207, 210, 284
light antitank weapon (LAW), 61, 135, 241, 245
M-16 rifle, 34, 59, 64, 76, 79, 83, 96–97, 106, 108, 111, 123, 132, 135, 139–0, 144, 148, 168, 198, 202, 223, 241, 255, 25
7, 262, 265, 266, 272–73, 275, 278, 294, 297, 298, 302, 311, 318, 323
M-60 machine gun, 5, 77, 84, 88–89, 93, 108–9, 110, 132–32, 136, 139, 149, 168, 169, 172–73, 182, 198, 275–76, 302, 311, 315, 319–20, 323
M-79 grenade launcher, 5, 61, 71, 76, 93, 96, 109, 111, 148–49, 150, 152, 159, 162, 164, 166, 168, 186, 204, 287, 302
napalm, 81, 90, 114, 171, 175–77, 210, 268, 280–85, 291, 301, 309, 324
105mm howitzers, 8, 40, 114, 183, 197, 202, 204, 206, 221, 313, 338, 340
106mm recoilless rifles, 241
60mm mortar, 49, 74
trip flares, 201, 319
20mm cannon, 114, 210, 281
250-pound bombs, 114, 210, 281
2.75-inch rockets, 64, 81, 114
Western Highlands, 17, 47
Westmoreland, Gen. William C., 14, 200, 333–35, 346–47, 368–69, 374
White, Col. John, 225, 227, 228
Whiteside, Capt. Jerry, 40, 44, 138, 142, 146, 161, 175, 218, 338, 339, 398
Willard, Glenn, 141, 149
Williams, Brig. Gen. Bob, 10, 11, 17
Williams, Pit. Sgt. Leroy, 74, 91
Williams, Sgt. Alexander, 86, 87
Wills, MSgt. Raymond L., 153
Willy Peter (See also U.S. weapons, white phosphorus [WP]), 94, 138–39
Wilson, PFC David, 82
Wilson, PFC Dennis, 255
Winkel, Capt. Paul Patton, Jr., 39, 114, 116, 119–21, 398
Winter, Spec. 4 Pete, 84, 365
Wirth, Maj. Herman L., 62, 153–54, 181–83
Witcher, Spec. 4 Albert, 87
Wright, Brig. Gen. John M., 28
Wunderly, PFC John, 86, 89
Yamaguchi, Sgt. Jack, 137, 179
Young, Spec. 4 James, 264, 276–77, 291, 294, 350, 398–99
Zallen, Sgt. Jerry, 76, 93, 99, 189
Zorthian, Barry, 334
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