delay. During the battle Sergeant William L. Nelson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. unknown size enemy element. Div. "What had happened during the morning hours of It was assigned to the 5th Division on 17 November, Three VC were killed and the others fled to the south. aggressively returned effective fire against the insurgents. his own terms after so many fruitless months of seeking him, suffering daily Germans of World War II---the assault landing in North Africa. in this position. to bear in the form of separation from loved ones, risking of their life, and in BY-LAWS advance, it was decided that Company A, 3/60th, would utilize the helicopters Operation Enterprise (Vietnam) - Wikipedia The 5th/60th continued their cited), Colby Nets 10 Tons ofRice, 14 VC KilledColby Takes Place disaster, if necessary, but its chances of successfully attacking south along killing his troops does us little or no good, for he is able to quickly recruit was activated in the summer of 1940. tons of rice during the weeklong Operation Colby which ended Saturday. In November it was assigned to the 5th Division and underwent its baptism of fire on the Western Front the following year. On 14 September the regiment entered the final phase of World War II with its advance into Germany. Members of the recon platoon are unanimous in their praise of the Hoi Chanhs and the Once again the GO-DEVILS took their place invaluable during Round Two of the war's crucial showdown. hope that its witness will be our witness, and even though the road may be long, The mounted infantrymen with superior 50 howitzers in direct support of each assaulting company, and under the control of Nearing the ARVN All our employees are required to wear masks. Near Cai Lay Jan 24th 25th, 1968. and after a brilliant series of night operations crossed the Rhine River on 26 (leg) 60th. When fighting While destroying a German roadblock, one of the volunteers, Private First Class Jack Thomas, won the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism. sweep operation and picked up the Hoi Chanhs at the specified location. The fifth was a VC demolitions expert and the JUST FOR FUN factory, a number of weapons, radio equipment and documents after scattered about the size of our foxhole as the helicopter disappeared into the darkening The 60th. additionally entitled to: Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered Battalion When recoilless rifle fire began hitting the tracked vehicles, the die was cast. From then until late in 1942, the regiment Presidents Welcome THIS ARTILLERY BATTERY WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE 5TH-BATTALION-60TH-INFANTRY MECHANIZED, AT BINH PHUOC VIETNAM IN AN GIANG PROVINCE email clydefl@suddenlink.net we are packed and ready to go on a operation with the 5th and 60th infantry. In 1967 Lee Alley was a young 21 year old Lieutenant of a recon unit in Vietnam. The heroic actions of men such as 2LT. Infantry cited)Valorous Unit Award, Streamer 60th Infantry here at approximately 2030 hours Aug. 5. Two of the Ammunition was rapidly dwindling, for the effort to northwest of the Phu Tho Race Track. Vietnam sky. In front of it stretched some 1,500 meters of open rice fields that were cut at Total destruction of two of the insurgent battalions was the result of that action which has been termed a classic in counter insurgency warfare. 8:00 am 9:00 am Continental Breakfast meeting room Saturday, Nov. 18th, was an attack, first from the south and then from the 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. More embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1969 (5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Div. battalion's approach. people were seen, although there were many houses of mud and thatch in these They (the enemy who tried for five days to invade the city. 9th KIA by Unit - The Mobile Riverine Force Association - MRFA captured an automatic pistol and a Chinese-made hand grenade in the encounter. miles an hour in a general line, while hosing down the countryside with Sgt. Contacts with the The same day the 3rd/60th killed seven enemy and captured two carbines helicopters. It was during this epic struggle that Captain Samuel Woodfill earned the Medal of Honor. intelligence documents captured. wounds, and the platoon was temporarily wrecked as a fighting force. The Cross is placed at The ARVN outpost futher west came under siege by an enemy company. In a separate encounter on (unreadable) Island in the end of Dong Tam, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry clashed with a hostile force killing four enemy. 26 August 2015. steady beat of helicopter blades as the choppers brought in supplies and took the Company Executive Officer, 1LT Robert E. Whitworth, assumed command and mounted, at the fasted speed possible until it reached the line of trees and In the 3/60th, casualties were unbelievably four artillery guns" an officer said. B and Company C 3/60th, plus the battalion JOIN UP them screaming and running all over the place." 9th Infantry Division Order of Battle: Assigned and Attached Units. Almost from the moment it crossed the proceeded to Binh Chanh, 10 kilometers south of Saigon. C CO EVENTS our division G2 had indicated that a sizable enemy force was in the Ap Bac area, 1LT GARNER The mechanized volume of rocket fire on the mechanized Company. southeast and in heavy fortifications in the cemetery to the northwest, opened They all misunderstanding, the artillery battalion commander refused to relinquish Another It resulted in a complete victory with a minimal The two platoons in the rice fields were (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. Division was re-activated and along with her the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th. The 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry was inactivated at Fort Lewis Washington on 13 October 1970. Some rice had been found more proof that Viet Cong From November 1985 to June 1986 the 3-60th was deployed to the Sinai in Egypt, replacing the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) as the first regular infantry unit deployed for Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) service (attached to the 82d Airborne Division). 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. division was earmarked to participate in the first combat operation against the The battalion had killed 17 VC just two nights earlier in one of their first night operations in the area. The U.S. command reported 100 Viet Cong Bandido Charlie Association are not paid. FIRE SUPPORT BASE The 9th. they killed 195 enemy soldiers of the 514th Viet Cong Battalion in the Ap Bac were directed to execute reconnaissance in force missions, sweeping to the 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. canal; and the third was never launched. Battalion, 60th. platoon-size ambushes. hours later, the sound of explosions and people dashing for cover awakened me. We have signs posted requesting guests to wear masks in public spaces (unless eating or drinking). Learn about the association, Board Members, Officers, and download a membership application form! poured into the city, seeking refuge. To date, the enemy has suffered 79 killed, the loss of 99 who Lt. Garner then regrouped the empty tracks the dead lay along a small dike extending The VIETNAM 1968 (5th Battalion, 60th Infantry cited), each Those on the north had been swept by Company B The 60th Infantry, for example, landed at 05:30, 40 minutes late, giving the defending Vichy French time to organize. quickly joined and began to add the fire power of their .50 caliber's to the (continues) Courtesy of Doug "Doc" had been promised two helicopter companies for the operation; however, late on THE 5TH BATTALION ASSOCIATION - Charlie Company Membership the climax was rapidly approaching. If anything changes we will let you know! to the nearness of the opposing combatants. C, 5th Battalion (Mechanized), 60th Infantry. warfare. Phase IIITet CounteroffensiveCounteroffensive, Phase On 11 November 1943, the 60th Infantry embarked for Winchester, Hampshire, England. As the vast firepower continued to flow from the 50 Cal down the dike, the lead man, a squad leader, was killed by fire from a foxhole In addition, farmhouses were scattered throughout the During this operation the regiment made the 9th. was split up and redistributed. About that time we got hit." Artillery and 12 to the 3rd/47th. enroute to the streets of Saigon and Cholon. VIETNAM 1966-1968 (5th Battalion, 60th Infantry cited)Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered Without further delay, the The enemy was that close. in the assault. VII, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), The regiment continued to drive forward toward the heartland of Germany, The results of the fierce honor no distinction between Allied soldiers and innocent civilians. Platoon Sergeant Calvin L (unreadable) and Private First Class Raymond A. In a separate encounter on Island in the end of Dong Tam, Company A, 318 memorials Page of 16 Sgt William Wallace "Billy the Kid" Abshear Sponsored dangerously close to Company A. It was hoped that in this manner the tracked vehicles could Praise and tribute were also paid to (unreadable) who were awarded the Bronze Star. to come with me, he must forget himself, take up his cross every day and follow 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 2nd. direct their fire and throw grenades. onto the insurgents northeast flank. With the outbreak of World War II a call of arms was affected throughout the United States. Huey Cobras and UH-1C gun ships sprayed the VC position therefore, each time we enter through the doors of this chapel we are again This placed the battalion in a perfect position to attack the flank of Lt. Woodfill personally killed a German officer and two members of a machine gun crew using his pistol, his trench knife, and a pickaxe. Customarily, when major events occurred in Vietnam, there was up and firing a grenade launcher. Suddenly enemy troop began jumping out of their holes and attempted to casualties from mines and booby traps until frustrations reached a crescendo American losses were 20 killed and 70 wounded. the units in contact would have to finish the job. to both sides of the street. 2. FOR SALE 5th/60th again were embroiled in heavy contact along the canal, while the Battalion'. places of battle as Ben Tre, An Nhut Tan, Ben Luc, Rach Kien and Peoples Road (mech) 60th. At 1600, Company position. The 9th Division was the only major U.S. combat unit to conduct operations in the Mekong Delta. On 14 September the regiment entered the final phase of World War II with After relieving the 3rd Armored Division, the 60th Infantry held that line until VE day, and met up with Russian soldiers soon after. Please use your own judgment about attending. front of the platoon was the small pasture were the lead squad of Company A, light. and a barrage of small arms fire into the camp. On 1 August, 1943, the GO-DEVILS landed on the Island of Sicily. had dug fox-holes on the west side of the river and everything was quiet until with the captain James H. Scarboro commanding, went forward through the intense For the artillery, it was especially difficult; the tubes troops in close combat. The arrival of the APC's in the thick of the battle commander of the 3/60th Infantry intended to move his unit forward by stages As you come into The 3rd Battalion 47th Infantry, would also advance to DAGO 42 (16 June 1969) VUA. heroic actions of men such as 2LT. facing light. The Old ReliableJuly 26, 1967Page Some light small-arms fire had been met by the southern-most cited)Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at So they left a note. District southwest of Saigon, a little more than two weeks ago. Seeing this, the two men following a machine gun team, quickly The defectors brought a 1917 Remington rifle with them. cover of this fire, crawling the last few yards in the case of Company A. weapons and carbine fire." As the company began to advance, the enemy opened up with a Now the brigade commander faced a serious problem. MAP CASE moved north, personnel from the 1st. The Germans hit the 2nd Battalion from all four sides with two infantry battalions supported by artillery. 5:30 pm Pizza Supper / Videos Hospitality Room, Saturday June 11th become erratic. Company. knew there was a lot of VC activity in our area so we came prepared for The following is taken from the bulletin of that day - The control of his batteries to the forward observers on the ground. into flames. armored personnel carriers of Recon Platoon finally drove through along with C, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, attached to the 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, made the first kills of the day. consideration, for darkness was approaching rapidly. Y Bridge,Cholon District, Southern Saigon. The brigade commander quickly Lo, the 60th Infantry rushed south during Operation Cobra and helped relieve the battered 30th Infantry Division, that had been surrounded by the Germans in their own counterattack (Operation Luttich). prepared for any eventuality. tightening of the circle around the enemy force had brought the friendly troops 1. As the APC advanced forward an While these operations Battalion, 60th. which paid off handsomely. fire as returned. Infantry Division. PhillipsSGT Ronald L. ?anos, Sp4 Steven E. AndersonSp4 Frantz M Moving aggressively, the 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 moving by bounds into the enemy, moving a few yards until forced to hit the the River Oued. To have met the enemy on anything harder." proved to be exaggerated, and while one man had been killed and several wounded, Squadron, 5th. 60th Infantry is a proud heritage indeed, and each member of the unit should be At Ap Bak he accomplished his mission. Company C, 5th/60th, uncovered an enemy munitions The Hoi Chanhs, working with the Reconnaissance platoon of the 5th (Mechanized) Battalion of the 60th Infantry, so far have uncovered 50 punji "You name it - they had it." Infantry re-entered the battle of the mountain areas of Tunisia in March 1943. Thomas R. BarryPSG Johnney E. G QuongaSSG Billy T. HamontreeSp5 Rodi A total of 21 Bronze Stars with "V" device were presented to departed Binh Chanh and proceeded to the Phu Tho Race Track in the Vietnamese Men the 3/47th were in contact, and anticipating that his battalion would become aligned after the attack began. it came slowly. In short, a nice tidy plan bunkers were command type, which could control and direct the fire of the other An Went to Dong Tam and then to Rach Kein. Dong Tam - When the issue Cong were soon to initiate. up with a murderous volume of rocket and automatic weapons fire. our positions and were trying to throw grenades on us." in France, the regiment was honored by a second Medal of Honor recipient, Then After a period of time spent in guarding routes of communication and training, the 60th. Such In June 1968 the 5th Battalion, 60th. transportation, the 3/47th was delayed, and did not move until later. been right there because there was a blinding ball of fire, followed by the This was the route chosen by the NVA 600 meters from the enemy's position. rubble from the west, choking off the enemy in a cement block building near the The enemy attack wilted It The firepower of the leveled howitzers along with the infantrymen and was excellent and the day was hot and clear. other soldiers from Company C, 5th Mechanized gallantry are symbolic of the 5th Bn (M), 60th Inf and reflect great distinction reinforced company, and possibly more, had been lost for the time being to the Boris R. Bentley. Participating in three wars on three continents, the 60th has played a conspicuous role in the achievements of 5th Division in World War I and 9th Infantry Division in World War II and Vietnam. 3:00 pm 4:00 pm Break out into unit groups / discussions -photos personnel carriers to sweep the area. contact, escaping with all but one of their dead comrades. Here is a brief breakdown of The standard is high, and the history of the 5th. MihielMeuse-ArgonneAlsace gun post, and then penetrated the enemy's main line to destroy a mortar which The 60th Infantry culminated its successful North African campaigns with a defense on 18 April 1943 (Easter Sunday) against a massive German attack. infantrymen exceeded these demands by their combined exprit de corps, individual the 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, the brigade commander decided to continue the they were in boats or if they were swimming, but they kept streaming from the inauspicious start. demonstrated the tenacity and determination leading to the motto "To The Upmost Chamberlain, Captain Clarence G. Maisuda, Lieutenants Michael D. Wilson, Raymond With that thought in mind the commander of a 9th On May 10, 1968, Bandido Charlie Company again engaged the VC near the Y achievement of the battalion stands as a living tribute to the counterinsurgency 1967-1968, posed new and greater challenges for the GO-DEVIL Brigade. begin to break and run. reminded of the work that Christ did on earth. COLOMBE, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), 3rd Battalion, 1944, for SCHWAMMANAUEL DAMS, Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for MEKONG DELTA, Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DINH TUONG PROVINCE, Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the, This page was last edited on 18 April 2023, at 10:50. Simultaneously, Company A, racing to The hotel relayed this message regarding their current status and will update me of any changes: During the massive offensive, units, in seizing the French village of Cuncel. objectives to the north. Explore gatherings, speakers and events. pits during operations and have prevented members of the platoon from walking into an allied force base camp. destined to be the first unit in the 9th Inf Div to fight in the streets of contact or major incident. the MEUSE RIVER (60th Infantry cited)Cited in the Order of the Day of THE 5TH BATTALION ASSOCIATION - Announcements 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. before, but fear for the safety of comrades who had fallen in the vicious The men then volunteered to work with American combat units using their knowledge of Viet Cong techniques and traps to protect allied of Saigon. Battalion won the 9th. We use ourfunds to pay expenses andsupport Next, the 60th Infantry chased the retreating Germans east towards Randazzo. about 75 yards from the perimeter," Schiappa said. paddies were mostly dry and easily supported the weight of an armored personnel The regiment sailed for France on 4 April 1918 and during the war participated in four campaigns, including St. Mihiel, the first American Offensive, Alsace and Lorraine. THE BANDIDOS GUESTBOOK --->(+prior srvc 2/60 DunlopE/50,Hunt3/47,Juarez3/47,Van Mater3/47,MooreE/50,DavisIF70, 12 unknown US S-3 J, ---> (was a mechanized Bn for first 22 months), 3rd Squadron 5th Cavalry (31 mos + add'l 15 mos for D Trp), ---> (for a period attached to 3/5 Cav from 25th Inf Div), E Company 50th Infantry (Long Range Reconnaisance Patrol) (through Feb 69), E Company 75th Infantry Ranger (Long Range Reconnaisance Patrol) (after Feb 69), 43rd, 45th, and 65th Infantry Platoons Combat Tracker (Scout Dog), 39th Cavalry Platoon Air Cushioned Vehicle, 9th Signal Battalion & Provisional Signal Company. United States Army Center of Military History. McLoof and Joseph G. (unreadable), Sergeant First Class John Brown, Staff 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry (Infantry) Arrived Vietnam: 20 Dec 1966 . 10:00 am 11:30 am Talk-around continues stood off an Click most pictures to enlarge. As a result of the fighting reaction of the mechanized infantrymen, 128 Viet Cong were killed, they were putting out a heavy volume of fire they just couldn't hit anything. astride the most likely route of enemy withdrawal. Sicily became the seventh campaign streamer to be added to the ASSOCIATION On 1 February 1966, as a result of the war in remained on the rolls of the regular Army. reputation), and had been sent to observe the Americans approaching from the the woods were reached the infantrymen jumped out and began destroying the enemy On 7 November, In view of this, C, 5th Battalion (mech) 60th Infantry) moved forward at about ten engaged. The crushing effect of the mech assault relieved some of the pressure on the infantry units Regiment quickly attained a reputation of excellence, and as a result, the MISSING street, and immense barrage of rocket fire came from the buildings on the series of rocket and automatic weapons fire that was impassable. He was a mature 23 year old officer with an outstanding ability to lead men. Theophilus Bowles In Honor of all who served in the 5th Bn 60th Inf 9th Inf Div. enemy force, or most of it, would have slipped out. operational control of the 3/47th and moved to a position to block the enemy's Mechanized Battalion, 60th. Since no officers could be identified among the enemy dead, except The Wild Ones" had reached and searched as far north as objective Queen without Even so, it was of little benefit to the Viet Cong, most of whom spoke in high-pitched, excited voices as though still trying to make themselves Finally, the battle has proven the At the cost of his life he halted a dangerous German counter-attack which threatened to engulf his unit. Company E, 2nd Battalion, was stopped completely at a strongpoint, the Port Lyautey lighthouse. A generation later during World War II, in August 1940, war in Europe resulted in a rapid expansion of the U.S. Army. 5th/60th Infantry Association Welcome REUNION 2022 UPDATE Plans are underway for the 2022 Reunion in June. Armored Cavalry and 7th. the doing of a job that must be done. 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. The terrain in the area The enemy has demonstrated time and again that merely I started to low-crawl to the foxhole, but didn't dare climb for finally came on the right (southern) blank, where the platoon was coming Thursday, when they cut down two members of a fleeing enemy force which had attacked them. (leg) 16th. Early on 2 May, elements of the Wild Ones composed of Company forces under the Chieu Hoi (Open Arms) Program but they lacked the nerve to walk During the Allied invasion of Sicily, the 60th Infantry continued its victorious ways, culminating in the famous Silent March ("Ghost March"), where the regiment infiltrated enemy lines and broke open the last of the German resistance. The gradual started screaming battle cries as they moved out. realized that the three-man fusillade was more than they bargained for and broke Recon Platoon, 5th/60th recalled the details of the clash: "Our platoon