General, Status of the ammunition were expended. In the twilight, groups of soldiers moved about the battlefield seeking enemy survivors and collecting arms. However, when they reached the The attacking force was stopped within 15m of the perimeter. Company C, 3/47th Infantry was deployed by helicopters south of the reported VC location while Company C, 4/47th Infantry was moved by patrol craft northeast of the location. Ive never had a bond like I have with these people.. [2] It was the first major U.S. battle of the Vietnam War using armored vehicles. Explore artwork by members, and read historical articles and books. Inspired by the performance of these two men (who have been recommended for the Medal of Honor), the rest of the platoon jumped up and attacked, destroying the other enemy troops in close combat. Early on 2 May, elements of the Wild Ones composed of Company B and Company C, 3/60th, plus the battalion command post and combat support company (less elements), moved out and arrived at the attack position with out incident. }else{ In view of this, the brigade commander, Col. William B. Fulton, changed his scheme of maneuver. If you are a current print subscriber, you can set up a free web account by clicking here. You play a dangerous game, and people get hurt. zoneId = '3'; Explore gatherings, speakers and events. The break we were looking for finally came on the right (southern) flank, where the platoon was coming along the stream line. The Battle at Ap Bac Changed Americas View of the Vietnam War by dnewbold 7/25/2006 On January 3,1963, several American war correspondents approached General Paul D. Harkins to ask what he thought about the battle the 7th Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Division had just fought at a village named Bac. Click most pictures to enlarge. F. Taylor, General Maxwell The ambush was to be in position by 18:00. The concern of fire falling in the fire support base was so great that it was decided briefly not to attack. [5], Captain Alcala advised his superiors at 00:50 that he felt able to repel the attack, but he asked for a ready reaction force to be put in place. They claimed 227 communist killed and captured three, while losing only 3 and suffering 63 wounded. 1-307-754-2221. The brigade commander quickly approved the action taken by the 3/60th, and at the same time directed that Company B, 3/60th, which was closest to the scene of combat, be placed under the operational control of the 3/47th and moved to a position to block the enemys escape to the north. inability to take effective advantage of air superiority, and a lack of Vann attributed the failure Thirteen men had died in the little pasture and many more had been wounded. It was also planned to place a battery of 105-mm. There are consequences.. Anything and everything that couldn't fit in any of the other categories. 6th US Battalions committed. if (document.mmm_fo) document.write ("&mmm_fo=1"); military problems and report on future prospects for the war. January 1967: Key Officers & NCOs of 2nd Bde receive special amphibious training from PHIBTRAPAC, Coronado, CA. [1]:107, With nightfall the casualties of Company A, 4/47th Infantry were able to be evacuated, while most of the VC were able to escape through gaps in the U.S. positions. This attack broke the back of the enemys defense. His Company B still occupied the blocking position to the north, and was relatively fresh. At the direction of Alcala, the platoon swept 1.5km south of the defenders along the rubber tree line. [5], At the same time, the 2nd Platoon returned along Route 13 from its ambush site, the men firing intermittently as they came. '&charset='+document.charset : (document.characterSet ? var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'? (The Washington Post, January 3, 1963; The New York Times, January 4, 1963) On January The Powell Tribune has expanded its online content. Persson said their platoon was unique in that they had been together since the beginning of boot camp, so the absence of another member of the tight-knit group was always felt. //]]>-->, Alpha Company walked into a batallion-sized ambush, said Powell resident and Army veteran Jim Heller. Wheeler Mission, Mansfield Report, Comprehensive Plan, Thompson If we were going to win, the enemy must soon begin to break and run. Cc c vn M v phi cng M cht 3 ngi v b thng 8 ngi. This article incorporatespublic domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History. The 3d Platoon of C Troop, moved up Route 13 from their position five kilometers to the south, driving through a barrage of fire before reaching the base perimeter at 01:27. Visibility was excellent and the day was hot and clear. The 12 members of the Tornados gathered the next morning at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for a short service and remembrance. %PDF-1.4 % Suddenly, a concealed automatic weapon opened fire at a range of 50 meters, completely enfilading the line of troops. Farther to the north (about 30 meters) was another dike, parallel to the one behind which the dead lay. Memorials and museums dedicated to the Mobile Riverine Force. Moving into the perimeter, the platoon took up positions between A Troop's vehicles on the western half of the defensive ring. In short, a nice, tidy plan had gone awry. WebIn June the MRF formally formed. 0000001694 00000 n Ap Bac 01 Bill Reynolds, What a pleasant surprise to sit down for breakfast on this Veterans Day, 2007, and see the front page story in The Signal about your trip During the three-day battle, 47 American soldiers were killed, including one from Hellers company, Ronald Chili Saiz. [5], Meanwhile, Haszard travelled in an APC followed by another M-113 bearing his command group as they tried to move into the perimeter. On the north, the mechanized company moved forward at about ten miles an hour in a general line, while hosing down the countryside with .50 caliber-fire. 63037 from General C.V. Clifton I yelled for a medic and one ran across the field.. This was prompted in part by the need to get as close to the enemy as possible before assaulting, plus the necessity of crossing the tracked vehicles over the two tracked vehicles, would continue to advance by using fire and maneuver within the platoons to destroy individual enemy positions as they were discovered. The last battle for which two living service members received the Medal of Honor was the 1967 Battle of Ap Bac in Vietnam, a spokeswoman for the Congressional b. Parrots Beak was 71 KM (water distance) and 43 KM (straight-line) from [6], During the battle, resupply and medical evacuation missions continued under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel Paul F. Gorman of the 1st Infantry Division. Operation Concordia was an operation conducted by the U.S. Series, History of the Sheehan in which he wrote that angry United States Situated near Ap Bac Village in the Long An Province of Vietnam, the soldiers of Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry were slogging through a couple hundred yards of open rice paddies when they stumbled into chaos. major defeat in which communist guerrillas shot up a fleet of United Availability of route 4 at Ben Luc for ammo resupply. Also, all commanders were concerned about the possible effects the .50 caliber fire of the armored personnel carriers would have when they assaulted. The dead lay along a small dike extending perpendicular to their front. Company A was to move by trucks furnished by the brigade besides organic vehicles form the battalion, and upon arrival would go into battalion reserve near the line of departure. [4], At 00:30, 20 March 1967, the Viet Cong resumed their attack, hitting Fire Support Base 20 with mortar rounds, rifle grenades, rockets, and recoilless rifle fire. A unit of the 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry, attached to the 1st Infantry Division, A Troop had 129 men, six M48 tanks, twenty M113 armored personnel carriers (APCs), and three 4.2-inch mortar carriers. indicated that the Viet Cong attributed their success at Ap Bac to 0000000016 00000 n Suddenly enemy troops began jumping out of their holes and attempted to escape. Meanwhile, the battalion commander of the 3/47th had committed his company B to the right of Company A; but Company B was soon stopped by a heavy fire from along the same streamline. Trong trn p Bc, qun Vit Nam Cng Ha tn tht 83 cht v t nht 100 ngi b thng. 2. thus this was not a real and valid test test of operating radius. mini-guns. 0000001845 00000 n [6], During the battle of Ap Bau Bang III, the Americans killed at least 227 Viet Cong, and captured 3, as well as much equipment and weapons. the Secretary of State, Travels of Employing 0 battalions in the field for 8 days. As the shadows lengthened over the dry rice fields and dense foliage, the roar of machine-gun fire and exploding grenades slowly died away. The 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry, would also advance to the north as soon as it arrived. Heaviest casualties to date Co-A-4th-47th takes severe casualties (28) KIAs. The intent was to bring the artillery fire on the enemys positions and then advance the infantry to as close as possible under cover of this fire, crawling the last few yards in the case of Company A. Thank you for stopping by. Two companies of the 3/60th were at the jump-off point, the 3/47th was en route but had not yet arrived, and one company of the 3/60th was sitting in the brigade area at Dong Tam without transportation. On 20 June 4/47th Infantry searched south of the ambush area locating a VC force north of the Rach Gion Ong stream at Ap Nam and assisted by a Company from the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, wiped out a VC Platoon. Memorials and museums dedicated to the Mobile Riverine Force. Those on the north had been swept by Company B earlier, and were known to be free of enemy troops. In addition, farmhouses were scattered throughout the rice paddy terrain. D. Wheeler, General Earle Clifton, Major General 20 March 1967: 3rd Bn 47th Inf arrives at Dong Tam, 4th Bn 47th Inf operates RSSZ under OpCon Div 5th Bn (M) 60th Inf 3rd Brigade. Explore historical photos, gripping stories, poetry and song submitted by MRFA members. adequately report GVN victories which By noontime, troops of the the Wild Ones had reached and searched as far north as objective Queen without contact or major incident. While these operations were being carried out, the gunship, which has been constantly circling the area, reported a Viet Cong force of company size moving across the fields to the northeast. a. military advisers charged today that Vietnamese infantrymen refused Battle of AP Bac II, in AP Bac Hamlet, CAN/GUIOC District, Long An Province. 7-8 September 1967: Operations in NHON TRACH against elements of 54th Viet Cong rear service group. Explore artwork by members, and read historical articles and books. They had become highly proficient in group and individual tactics. [5] Later Wolfe's track was directly hit for a second time by an RPG-2 rocket. So far as the battalion commander of the 3/60th was concerned, all his chips were in the pot. We spent a lot of time evacuating the wounded, going out into rice paddies and getting shot doing that, Heller said. Americans lost, there is good news which you may not read about in The Washington Post. He pointed to a number of When recoilless fire began hitting the tracked vehicles, the die was cast. American intelligence analysts believed that the whole regiment participated. var width = jQuery(window).width(); The rest of the company dug in on the south side of the stream and continued to blast the area with fire from artillery and small arms. Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions. After that, the men spent the rest of the week exploring the area, meeting up at Hellers cabin at the end of each day. [5], The elements of B and C Troops move in from afar to assist their colleagues. c. MRB most distance to date. preparation, motivation, and [Page 2] Ap Bau Bang II was the heaviest clash of Operation Junction City. Nearly every member of Hellers platoon was wounded in the battle, including Heller himself. They received their orders in December 66 and departed in January 1967. Thanks to Tornado Jones, these guys were ready, Heller said. Although more infantry than usual were killed by small arms fire, they were attacking cavalry and armored units, most Viet Cong deaths in this battle still resulted from artillery and air strikes. For the artillery, it was especially difficult; the tubes were so hot from continuous use that now the rounds they fired were beginning to become erratic. assessment of the battle by Neil Of the men who participated in this assault, most had been in the Army hardly a year. Due to the nature of the battle and the abundant use of automatic weapons on armored vehicles, two and in some cases three basic loads of .50-caliber and 7.62mm. b. (SACSA Briefing, April 24; Department of realize that bad news about American casualties filed immediately by But one officer, John Paul Vann, saw darker omens for the futureand in the Battle of Ap Bac, the Viet Cong proved him correct. 27 July 1967: Relocate to Dong Tam. Keeping low, the squad moved across a short space of open grassland to a small dike, where it prepared to cover the crossing of the rest of the platoon. Relations, World Wide Diplomatic Archives Heavy harassment of route 4. Following this operation the aircraft would pass to the 3/47th for a similar operation. } They also gathered to renew and refresh the bond they share with one another as a true band of brothers, one that began for many of them during basic training. S. Vietnam war and noted that the battle will provide enemy with States adviser to the Seventh Division of the Army of the Republic of Thus, the battle ended. On 28 December 1962, US intelligence detected the presence of a radio transmitter along with a sizable force of Viet Cong (VC) soldiers, reported to number around 120, in the hamlet of Ap Tan Thoi in Dinh Tuong Province, ho Alcala sent a tank out of the perimeter to help. Comm retrans station at RACH Kien, secure US Base midway between AO and MRB 17 September 1967: 3rd-47th Op TF Funston 4th-47th Inf comes afloat. These vehicles quickly joined and began to add the fire power of their .50 calibers to the combat, which at the moment was very much in the balance. The whole battalion lost about 47 total. At one point, the VC sought to overcome the advantage of US mechanization by swarming over the actual vehicles. Click most pictures to enlarge. 16 February thru mid May 1967: 2nd brigade maintains forces operating in RSSZ in conjunction with TF-117, normally keeping one battalion committed. the US/GVN forces. Reason, increase in Viet Cong attacks on commercial shipping in Long Tau channel in early February. Links to friends, affiliates and other sites you should visit! There was some delay caused by problems of coordination between the two battalions, so not until after 1700 did the battalion reach and deploy on the eastern side of the final irrigation ditch. Department, Buildings of the attack. An assessment done in the Department of State on January 15 of Afterwards, American advisers were to say that the Viet Cong soldiers at Bac and Tan Thoi were the most determined Communist fighters they had encountered in more than one year. During the evening of 19 March, the Viet Cong Ninth Division attacked the base with machine guns, mortars, rockets and small arms fire. Harry D. Felt, Commander in That was a rarity in the Vietnam era much rarer than people ever realize, Persson said. In the first 10 minutes, 95 percent of them were killed. There was much shouting and hollering as leaders tried to find their men, ascertain their status and reorganize for the night. As they took their positions, they were hit with recoilless rifle fire and grenades. The Americans reported their battle losses at 3 killed and 63 wounded. 11 September 1967: Operation Coronado V. Operations in CAM Son/ BAN LONG against 514th Viet Cong Battalion and 263rd Viet Cong Main Force Battalion. The two platoons in the rice until they could gain fire superiority, then moving again. Web19-20 June 1967: Operation CONCORDIA. The situation was such that no fire from air or artillery could be utilized due to the nearness of the opposing combatants. See more Bi nh m Major General Bi nh m (born c. 1926 30 May 2009) was a general of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). 2 May 1967: Battle of Ap Bac, not riverine, but most significant battle fought to date by 2nd Brigade. Some light small arms fire had been met by the southern-most platoon advancing along the stream, but the enemy had quickly withdrawn when his fire was returned. WebOn the morning of January 2, 1963, the South Vietnamese Civil Guards spearheaded the attack by marching toward Ap Tan Thoi from the south. They crossed to the southern half of the perimeter under the heaviest communist attack. 7th ARVN Division, on own initiative, started on 26 July the most ambitious campaign for years. [2]:37, At 10:00 U.S. intelligence learned that a battalion size VC force was located east of the ARVN blocking position. Viet Cong prisoners confessed that they were from the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 273rd Regiment of the 9th Viet Cong Division. We welcome content contributions! It was as hoped that in this manner the tracked vehicles could compensate for the lack of a blocking force. escaped with minor losses. To further complicate matters, the area was honeycombed with small fighting positions typical of the Delta region. 59, Files of the Office of Public Opinion Studies, U.S. Policy on S. Index, A Short History Squad leader and event organizer Dave Persson talked of the significance of the date, calling it the very worst battle any of us saw in Vietnam., We lost one person from our platoon that day, Persson recalled. Haszard noted the growing size of the communist offensive and decided to move with his command element to A Troop's position. In front of it stretched some 1,500 meters of open rice fields that were cut at 500-meter intervals by two irrigation ditches, the last of which was some 500 to 600 meters from the enemys position. on the battle prepared on January 4 by General Paul D. Harkins, Commander of the U.S. fighting and five helicopters were shot down. The Battle of Ap Bac was a major battle fought on January 3, 1963, during the Vietnam War. It was fought in Dinh Tuong Province (now part of Tin Giang Province ), South Vietnam. On December 28, 1962, U.S. intelligence detected the presence of a radio transmitter along with a sizable force of National Front for The vehicles took up positions between A Troop's vehicles on the eastern part of the perimeter defense. Join us for our 2017 reunion by making a reservation today! We have buried your dead and taken care of your wounded from this battle.[7]. Darkness finally came to the rice paddies of Dien Thoung Province in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, but it came slowly. of Vietnam engaged a Viet Cong battalion at the village of Ap Bac in 0000001118 00000 n Saigon, January 7; Department of State, Central Files, 951K.6211/1-763) By 11:50 Company C 3/47th Infantry had swept the area but failed to locate any VC, however Company C, 4/47th Infantry encountered VC positions as they moved west. Vietnamese forces, and concluded: It also hurts here when irresponsible to the Joint Chiefs at the end of January, see Document 26. 4-6 July: Operations in GO GONG Province. This day they got a bear by the tail and they didnt let However, if the core of these units, who are irreplaceable, can be captured or killed, the efficiency of these units must begin to wane. Captured major caches of weapons, ammo, rice and medical supplies. Concurrently, the other companies of the battalion where dispersed to the east and north of the stream, with the mission of blocking any escaping enemy. Out there at my place on the Willwood where things were quiet, there were no agendas, no one had to go anywhere for food. D. Gilpatric, Roswell if (!document.MAX_used) document.MAX_used = ','; c. Biggest US operation ever held in the Delta. We served more like the people that trained in WWII. 261st Viet Cong Main Force Battalion, normally in Kien Hoa, moved up to west Ding Tuong early July. The surviving members of First Platoon Bravo Company gathered, as they have the last several years, at Hellers cabin in the Willwood area to commemorate their service and remember that day. and the operation is being continued. (Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Vietnam They were assured of swift success. [7] He fell and I said, Crawl back to me. He said, Charlie, Charlie, hold my hand. I held his hand, his body started quivering and then he died. Men spoke in high-pitched, excited voices as though still trying to make themselves heard over the roar of gunfire. By 04:50 flares and tank searchlights detected that the Viet Cong were massing for an attack on the south and southeastern sides of the base. We welcome content contributions! The perimeter was manned on the west by the 1st Platoon, commanded by First Lieutenant Roger A. Festa and to the east by the 3rd Platoon under Second Lieutenant Hiram M. Wolfe, IV.[3]. During this battle with elements of this Division and attached units your officers failed to accomplish their mission and left the battlefield covered with dead and wounded from their units. A reinforced company, and possibly more, had been lost for the time being to the Viet Cong 514th Battalion. Most were shot down as the troops of Company A, seizing the break they had been waiting for, quickly overran the position. 0 The APC operators decided to fire their canisters on each other to remove the Viet Cong, as they were too close for an APC to clear from itself. Its what happens, unfortunately, Heller said. General Harkins noted that the South From Albert's Peach Cobbler to an Irish Chicken Dinner, we have them all! 24-June 26 July 1967: Operations in eastern Long An Province, principally in CAN GIOUC and CAN DUOC Districts. 0000001668 00000 n If you already have a web account, but need to reset it, you can do so by clicking here. Releases, Administrative [5], In the 3rd Platoon sector on the eastern side of the perimeter, Wolfe detected communist movement and requested night illumination from a 4.2-inch mortar, which revealed Viet Cong troops crossing the highway from east to west. 28 July-2 August 1967: Coronado II. Mobile Riverine Force in conjunction with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) from 1921 June 1967 against the Viet Cong (VC). Felt noted that it was important to Explore our catalog and purchase official MRFA gear here. At the same time Company A, 4/47th Infantry moving south towards Company C, 4/47th Infantry walked into an L-shaped ambush from well-entrenched VC; exposed on open rice paddies the Company sustained heavy casualties. At 11:50 on March 19, 1967, A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, commanded by Captain Raoul H. Alcala deployed within the perimeter of Fire Support Base 20. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Two men had died, another 15 had been wounded, but none of these men died and only six were classed as seriously wounded. These soldiers, infantrymen of the 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry (the Wild Ones), and their attached mechanized support (Company C, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry), were utterly exhausted and physically weak from their exertions. 2014-04-30 20:40:28. Such is the aftermath of violent combat. the President, Visits by Foreign Heads "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he today that sheds his blood with me, shall be my brother." Become a member of MRFA! Information, United States Department of [1]:107, Company B, 4/47th Infantry was moved behind Company A while Company C, 3/47th Infantry was deployed north and then began to assault towards the east joining up with Companies A and B approaching from the northwest. Howitzers to screen the battalions approach. Marion. 2 June 1967: 2nd Brigade embarks aboard MRB, thus formally constituting MRF. 4 August 1967: MRB relocated to Vung Tau. This last wave of firepower ended the offensive. On the south, Company A was exchanging fire with most of the enemy defenders. By now, fire from all sides was intense, but despite this, several men of the platoon crawled forward to aid the wounded, only to die themselves. While these deployments were being made, the 3/47th continued to alternate intense artillery fire and air strikes the enemy position, thus effectively preventing most of them from escaping. [CDATA[ Not the animal, physical fear that had possessed them as they threw themselves, yelling and screaming, at the dug-in enemy a short time before, but fear for the safety of comrades who had fallen in the vicious assault. When it arrived the 11 carriers quickly deployed in line to the north of Company a so that the battalion was deployed on an assault line 1,000 meters long and facing the east. Archives and Records Administration, RG concluded that the operation was a failure. %%EOF However, for the Tigers of the 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry, and especially for Company A of that unit, what had started out as a routine walk in the sun was rapidly becoming a grim one. Lieutenant Heller and his fellow soldiers in Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, were the closest to Alpha Companys position and scrambled to provide support. Learn about the association, Board Members, Officers, and download a membership application form! there are days. By 20:00 darkness and enemy fire stopped the assault with Companies B and C, 3/47th Infantry, still some 600 meters west of the ambush site. Alcala sent his 2nd Platoon commanded by First Lieutenant Harlan E. Short to establish an ambush along the trail at a point 1.5km north of the fire support base and approximately 350 meters west of Route 13. This item is available in full to subscribers. 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