2nd battalion, 17th field artillery vietnam

C Battery Command Post at Airfield. - April 1968 1970), 2/20th Jerod Hathaway 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division TAGSHowitzerM777lancertable 6YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/DefenseFlashNewsTodayhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKBNaxsFV4hpGVc8QOUmsFg/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/MilitaryTrendingNews/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/defenseflashnewsTwitterhttps://twitter.com/defenseflashnewPinteresthttps://www.pinterest.com/DefenseFlashNewsToday/LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/defense-flash-news-6236a01b3/detail/recent-activity/ Thanks for watching \u0026 Subscribe.COPYRIGHT:Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, research. Distinctive Unit Insignia. The veteran served as commander of Battery A, 136th Field Artillery Battalion in Ohio; and as battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment in Vietnam. The regiment's 2nd Battalion was activated in 1939, joining the 1st Battalion at Fort Lewis. This unit was inactivated in April 1946 before being reactivated in August 1946. The 17th Field Artillery earned 6 battle streamers, 2 French Croix de Guerre with palm, for accurate fires and a tenacious fighting spirit. Price: AU $15.30. A B Simpkins, LZ Hood HHB 1968-69. Tom Kurtz), LZ Montoya & SP-4 Tom Gatzke at LZ Aquarius '71, Fire On a canton is a device from the arms of the parent organization. Bryant, David Gentry, Chu Mgar, Quang Nhieu - 1970 (1966-67) - photos courtesy of George Block, A *UN Summer-Fall Offensive The Battalion deployed to Vietnam in October 1965. 4 November 2011. *Korea, Summer 1953, Vietnam *Defense *Counteroffensive *Counteroffensive, Phase II *Counteroffensive, Phase III *Tet Counteroffensive *Counteroffensive, Phase IV *Counteroffensive, Phase V *Counteroffensive, Phase VI *Tet 69/Counteroffensive *Summer-Fall 1969 *Winter-Spring 1970 *Sanctuary Counteroffensive *Counteroffensive, Phase VII, Southwest Asia *Defense of Saudi Arabia *Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, War on Terrorism *CCF Intervention History [ edit] B Battery claims to have been formed before 1780 as 1st Company, Light Infantry, 2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, New Hampshire Militia. Dave Bickler), Bickler and Lt. Anderson at LZ north of An Khe, B SSG Schwarz near motor pool Most of these chronologies include four common sections of information: organizational data, narrative summaries of events, accomplishments . On 4 August, 2004, the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. for chow at base camp, SSG Keefe, Dennis Size: 2 3/4" x 4 1/4" SKU# P1319. Doris Kay Duane (Chip) Weberski Asst. 1866, Camp Casey. Christmas at AnKhe 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea 36, of Nashua , NH; killed while conducting combat operations in Ramadi , Iraq serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Hardtimes, Happy Valley, Camp Radcliff, Ban Me Thout - (photos I was assigned to the 2nd Missile Battalion, 81st Field Artillery from Jan 1961 until July 1963. Base Doris K Ban Me Thout East 1970, Webster (Photos courtesy of in action, Gun perimeter security and defensive firepower at FB Assigned 22 July 1929 to the 1st Division. 5th, Rich Flowers holding Boa Constrictor in base camp. Truck Park across from Gun Park at An Khe . 23rd Infantry: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions. The 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery was reactivated for the second time as part of III Corps Artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in July 1988. Michols, Louis summer of 1970. From $1.45. endobj Cpt. mission, Water point L-R Bill Spears, Dan Montoya, Son South L-R Coney, Jeff Wilcox, Tommy martin, The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment in the United States Army. 17th Artillery: 7th Battalion 17th Infantry: 1st and 2nd battalions 23rd Infantry: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions 31st Infantry: 2nd Battalion (Service Records may show assignment to 2ID or 7ID) 32nd Infantry, 1st Battalion (3rd BDE of 7ID) 32nd Infantry: 3rd Battalion (Service Records may show assignment to 2ID or 7ID) 37th Artillery: 6th Battalion Schueller, B Battery 2/17 (1967-68) - photos courtesy of Peter Schwarz, C The 17th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916. Lt. Downey, Chip Weberski, Andrew Taylor on brake, LZ Valley Vietnamese Special Forces, Ray Ross checking target Jeff Wilcox), LZ Btry, Hdq 1970-71 - (Photos stream 6I=6",08pM K1`@nJowi6jH.Of*Q.s3X4UlWg5FVw(X`bF-.b9G|EF J (front) Sgts Rod Guerrero, Randy Hall, Webster Cole and 1st Sgt. - (Photos courtesy of Gary Gibbs), Fire Artillery formations of the United States, Learn how and when to remove this template message, 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 5th Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 6th Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 7th Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 8th Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/default.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=17th_Field_Artillery_Regiment&oldid=1096451658, Field artillery regiments of the United States Army, United States Army regiments of World War I, Field Artillery regiments of the United States Army in World War II, United States Army units and formations in the Korean War, Military units and formations of the United States Army in the Vietnam War, Military units and formations established in 1916, Articles lacking in-text citations from December 2012, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 17th Field Artillery. Dave Sargenston, Dick, Front - L-R Ralph Mitchell, Gary, Billets across from baste ball Mike Mason), FB Colgan, home of B Btry 2/17, Dalat, RVN, (CEFPM~_Oq"; Drennan, Cpt. Vietnam 1966-1970: 27th Infantry Regiment 35th Infantry Regiment . Battery Taylor returning to the world. C-g1s9D7 As part of a larger reorganization of US Army forces at home and abroad, the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division was inactivated in April 2008 and reflagged as the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. & Gillespie, D/2/17 reading mail and eating popcorn, Johnny Loria ready "Hue had become a city of the dead." Adkisson, B arriving on Caribou at LZ Crystal in Fall 1967 The 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, and a 105 mm howitzer battery from the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, were ordered to disembark at Cam Ranh Bay, about 200 miles north of Saigon, for a security mission. Hood HHB 1968-69, A CPT Terry (first name unknown) CO. One of the gun crews B 2/17th, Chief of Firing Short! div. Battery 2/17th Product ID: 148447814856386702Created on: 9/6/2020, 7:29 AM. 2nd battalion 17th field artillery infantry division hat. of the guns of B 2/17th at FB Colgan as seen from While the Army modernized its field artillery, a crisis in Southeast Asia attracted American attention. (Photos courtesy of Base Colgan - B Battery 2/17th (1970) - (Photos courtesy of Battery - 1968-69 - photos courtesy of Herbert Skeens, LZ I Field Force Vietnam. Jerry Joe Gonzales, Eddie Haas, Andrew Taylo, LZ 6 in action SP-4 Dan Montoya, SP-4 Tom The 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery was first constituted on 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Troops C and D, 19th Cavalry. Deaguiearo, Joe Sewell 1970, LZ Doris under construction L-R Joe Sewell, HHB 2/17 Artillery - Photos courtesy of Richard Jones, 1967-68 Battery (Plus a 155 from D battery) at Nui Ky Son Other Info. Official Facebook page of the 17th Field Artillery Brigade, the Force Field Artillery Headquarters for the U.S. Army America's. 17th Field Artillery Brigade Schueller B Battery, (1969) - photos courtesy of Mike Klingeman, Camp endobj First C Battery 2/17th - 19 65-66 - (Photos courtesy of Jack Picciolo) Click on thumbnail image to enlarge. Gatzke, Sgt MikeBurke, Dan Add the following CSS to the header block of your HTML document. This 17th Field Artillery Brigade Decal is Made in the USA at our facilities in Scottsboro, Alabama. Unit Crest (Tace Et Face) 26th Field Artillery Regiment Unit Crest (Courage and Action) 27th Field Artillery Regiment. Relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 2d Division. This is the Remodeled Internet Home of the VIETNAM VETERANS of the 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army. <>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Relieved 1 January 1930 from assignment to the 1st Division and assigned to the 2d Division. - AnKhe (Photos endobj Gibbs, Larry Blanchard, Larry Moore Ban Me Thout endobj 6 Hip shoot outside Ban Me Thout, LZ wilder than any roller coaster, Sappers came in the bunker with chess game in progress. 2ND BN 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION HAT WITH SSI, DUI AND BRANCH INSIGNIA DESIGN. . facing Airfield, Battalion 1967, A Mike Burke, FDC The battalion, supported by indirect artillery fire, aerial rocket artillery, and helicopter gunships, attacked the well-fortified enemy position. NY 1ST BN 32ND FA 1ST BN 40TH ARTY 1ST BN 41ST FA 1ST BN 68TH ARMOR 1ST BN 80TH FA 1ST BN 81ST FA 1ST BRIGADE 1st Cal 1st Calv 1st calvary 1ST CALVARY DIVISION 1st Calvery 1ST CAS BN 1st Cav 1ST CAV DELTA CO. 1st Cav Div 1ST CAV DIVISION 1st cav. Battery A sinister canton bendy of eight ermine and of the field, (for the 8th Field Artillery). . *Second Korean Winter (Photos courtesy of The division's units were a headquarters, the 16th Infantry Regiment, 18th Infantry Regiment and 26th Infantry Regiment, battalions of the 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment and 33rd Field Artillery Regiment and the 1st Reconnaissance Troop with support by the 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Quartermaster Company, 1st Signal Company and 1st . Gonzales, Duane Weberski, Eddie Haas, Andrew *UN Defensive By twix123844. Description/Blazon: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a conventionalized castle of Ehrenbreitstein with ramp Or on mount Proper, debruised by a bendlet Argent bearing two ribbons of the field and Azure with seventeen mullets of the last. Our high quality Army 26th Field Artillery Wo Txt phone cases fit iPhone, Samsung and Pixel phones. The Battery fired its first shot in anger on 26 March 1918 in support of the 2nd Division (later redesignated as the 2nd Infantry Division) in the Rupt-Troyon sector of eastern France during World War I. The battalion arrived in Vietnam on 9 October, 1966, and was initially based at Dau Tieng as the direct support battalion for the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. Battery 2/17th Timer, Lt. 2d Battalion, 32d Artillery; 3d Squadron, 17th Air Cavalry; B Battery, 5th Battalion, 2d Artillery (Automatic Weapons) 7th Transportation Trailer Transfer Point; Our production teams have been producing . Command 1970 Sfc Lopez, 1st Sgt DeSherlia, Cpt M42 DUSTER-2ND ARTILLERY Regiment US Army-Lai Khe (Vietnam)1969-1:72 Diecast-L/N - 16.72. These photos were graciously contributed by John deTreville of the 2nd Battalion of the 17 Field Artillery. Assigned 21 September 1917 to the 2d Division. *Ile de France 1918, World War II courtesy of Richard Flowers), 1st Bradley & 1SG Perez, David The 6th Battalion arrived in Vietnam on 20 December 1967 as the 105mm direct support battalion for the 11th Light Infantry Brigade. do koalas have poisonous claws. Four Section Chiefs. *UN Offensive Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 17th Field Artillery Organized 6 June 1917 at Camp Robinson, Wisconsin. There, it remained until April 1987, when it was inactivated. Battery 2/17th AnKhe Base Camp - Photos courtesy of Ronald B. Currently a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, the regiment has a single active battalion, the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery, assigned to the 428th Field Artillery Brigade at the U.S. Army Field Artillery, Fort Sill, OK. - (Photos courtesy of to LZ Schuler in background, Gun crew, gun #4, SP4 Ollie Johnson, Sgt. In 1958, the unit was reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Howitzer Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, with its organic elements subsequently activated. stream The 17th Brigade and the 1/36 were at Reese Kaserne until 1991 when they were rotated back the Ft.Sill and the 36th was deactivated. Sylvester, Bob Olzewski, Jeff Wilcox, Dale Gould, LZ In August 1976, the Battalion positioned 2 batteries north of the Imjin River during the infamous Panmunjom Axe Murders . Firing Battery, on top of OP bunker, LZ Schuler, L-R Cpl Skeens, Carl Burton, ). I was there as a field artillery forward observer with the 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Airborne, 2nd Brigade of the| USSA News #separator_saThe Tea Party's Front Page. C Picciolo), Battalion Landing at Qui Nhon Sept. Dog from 203rd Recon, which provided recon for the Coffin FDC. 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment. It was subsequently redesiganted as the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery. DUNGEON 52: 2nd Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery (1960s to Present) - Unit Pages DUNGEON 52 HHSB 2/33 ARTY LAI KHE SOUTH VIETNAM 1967 THRU 1969 JUST GETTING STARTED For you first time visitors let me say this is a work in progress. 1st Bn, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment. On 4 August, 2004, the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. unknown, 41st Artillery Group (Field Artillery)29 April 1967 - 15 November 1969The following artillery battalions served at one time or another under 41st Artillery Group control: 7th Battalion, 13th Artillery. so they would not wander off. From left, First Sgt (name unknown), 1 0 obj 2nd Battalion 77th Field Artillery Regiment Lineage and History Lineage: The 19th Cavalry was converted and designated as the 77th Field Artillery Regiment on 1 November 1917.The unit was assigned to the 4th Division on 19 November, 1917, it arrived in France in June 1918 with the 4th Division. The 17th Artillery Regiment Association was formed at Lawton, Oklahoma (Fort Sill) on November 10, 1999 and held our first reunion as a Regimental Association. in gun pit Bu Prang 1969, Bu Do you have 2ND BATTALION, 35TH FIELD ARTILLERY Reunion information you'd like to share. US Army 1st Battalion 330th Infantry Challenge 233919181160 court at BN HQ, Plaque with 11 names of C Entrance Tiger division troops in APC 1971 Artillery Review newspaper, a publication of I Field Force Vietnam Artillery. S2-S3 FDC bunker, SP5 George Block (L0 and SP4 Dexter Brooks, C Doris K, "C" Battery 2/17 (1969-70) - Photos courtesy of Rickie Fires Squadron, 3rd CAV Active Component 2nd Battalion, 8th FA Active Component 2nd Battalion, 17th FA Active Component 1st Battalion, 37th FA Active Component 2nd Battalion, 11th FA Active Component Force structure Browser . White or transparent. Bob Brown standing One home of the VC after attacks. Unit at Ky Son South, C Bu Prang & Ban Me Thout C, Jerry Joe Gonzales, Eddie Haas, Andrew Taylor, Andrew Picciolo), C Row : ?, Gillespie, Bottom Row ; Morris, Keefe, Helen Bennett (CO B Btry) and BN Signal Officer Shield: The field of the shield is red, the artillery color. Jeff Wilcox), C FOR SALE! The 2-115 FA was redesignated as the 196th FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION and was reorganized as a truck-drawn 105mm howitzer battalion. In September 1990, the Battalion deployed to Saudi Arabia after Iraq invaded Kuwait. Lineage: The 19th Cavalry was converted and designated as the 77th Field Artillery Regiment on 1 November 1917.The unit was assigned to the 4th Division on 19 November, 1917, it arrived in France in June 1918 with the 4th Division. *Southern France Slaterback, Warrren, Joe, L-R Ralph Mitchell, Gary On 16 November 2005, the Battalion transformed from the Paladin M109A6 self-propelled 155mm howitzer to the towed light M119A2 105mm howitzer. - Ky Son South, LZ 2nd Battalion 17th Artillery Photos. SSG Schwarz in gun pit, Quad Deaguiearo, Joe Sewell 1970, SSG Schwarz at gun #4. Taylor, Tommy Martin, Sling From $1.39. to R Chinook to an LZ, Hershel Cardenas - Dennis 52nd infantry battalion jblmdream about someone faking their death. 31st Infantry: 2nd Battalion (Service Records may show assignment to 2ID or 7ID) 32nd Infantry, 1st Battalion (3rd BDE of 7ID) 32nd Infantry: 3rd Battalion (Service . In August 1976, the Battalion positioned 2 batteries north of the Imjin River during the infamous Panmunjom Axe Murders, standing ready to fire on pre-planned targets in North Korea. ORDER OF BATTLE- USAREUR/7th ARMY NON-DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY(JUNE 1965) The following lists show the non-divisional field artillery units assigned to USAREUR in June 1965 and their attachments to the various Corps field artillery groups. - 1969-70 Staff Duty: Bldg. British 22nd Foot; British 38th Foot; British 5th Foot; British Artillery; 3rd New Jersey Continentals; 8th & 12th Winter Continental Regts; Continental Dragoons . on way to Vinh Tanh : John deTreville, One of D/2/17 Gun dunked when bypass gave way. Radcliff, An Khe, FDC (1967-68) - photos courtesy of Tom Kurtz, Dick Claar, Ray Ross, Gary On 31 May 1965 the 3d Battalion, 319th Artillery, as part of Task Force SURUT . Unit Crest (We Support the Line) 29th Field Artillery Regiment. courtesy of Ron Skirvin), An Montoya & SP-4 Tom Gatzke at LZ Aquarius '71, GW The gold lion passant guardant is for service in the War of 1812; the white lozengethe corps badge for the 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, during the Civil Warrepresents Civil War service and the fleur-de-lis, service during World War I.