11th Armored Cavalry's Veterans of Vietnam & Cambodia
Together Then - Together Again

                        1966                                                   Welcome Home                          1972

 

            

 

Blackhorse

This Month in 11th Armored Cavalry History

MARCH

1 1970 SP4 Allen T Russell F Trp 2/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
2 1969 SGT Robert McNeil M Co 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
3 1969 WO1 Eldon E Nygaard HHT, 3/11, earns DFC [The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
CPT Max P Bailey III F Trp, 2/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
4 1969








1971
SP4 David A Dvorchak Jr. Air Cav Trp, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
1LT Kent D Steel Jr Air Cav Trp, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
SP4 Armando D Carillo Air Cav Trp, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
1LT Thomas E White Air Cav Trp, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]

Operation Keystone Robin  Regt HQ, 1/11, H-2/11 & 3/11 depart Vietnam
5 1970 WO1 Dewey W Rowe HHT 2/11, earns DFC (1OLC) [The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
CPT Max P Bailey III F Trp, 2/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
1SG Willie Johnson F Trp 2/11, earns SS *[The Silver Star Medal]
6 1970 CSM Donald E Horn HHT Regt, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
WO1 Larry M Parsons Air Cav Trp, earns DFC (1OLC)[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
COL Donn A Starry HHT Regt, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
7 1968 Operation Valley Forge Begins near Xuan Loc 2/11
Operation Adairsville ends
8 1968 Blackhorse Base camp sustains Mortar Attack - 90 U.S. WIA
9 1969


1970
PFC Randy M Stetson Air Cav Trp, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
SGT Rollie A Port Air Cav Trp, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
10 1967

1970
CPT Herbert C Hertel Jr. M Co 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
L Trp engages elements of 7th NVA Div; 4 U.S. KIA, 88 NVA KIA, & 6 NVA POW
WO1 Robert L Clark HHT 3/11, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
MAJ Joe G Driskill HHT 3/11, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
SSG Elwood D Brown L Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
CPT John S Caldwell Jr L Trp, 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
PFC Kippert L Hammond B Trp 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
SP4 John Patrick Henry L Trp 3/11, earns SS *[The Silver Star Medal]
SP4 Anthony Herbert L Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
1LT Donald Woods Holman D Co 1/11, earns SS * [The Silver Star Medal]
CPT Lynn J Hunt B Trp 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
CPT Ralph J Lachance HHT 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
SP4 Robert R Lee D Co 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
SP4 Richard Lutterbien L Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
PFC Wayne S Stanfield B Trp 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
PFC Raymond A Ziehmer L Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
11 1966

1967
11th ACR (ACT) alerted for Movement to Vietnam
MAJ Francis B Martin Air Cav Trp, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
MAJ William T Mcelrath Air Cav Trp, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
SP4 Daniel A Carrizales M Co 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
PSG Milton E Davis D Co 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
SP4 David E Day B Trp 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
SSG Louis G Jarvis B Trp 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
CPT John R Landry B Trp 1/11, earns SS (1OLC)[The Silver Star Medal]
12 1968 M Co & I Trp kills 36 VC
COL MacFarlane WIA 20 KM west of Saigon

CPT Donald Robinson, M Co, earns DSC * usmm0041.gif (17775 bytes)
SP4 Timothy J Carpenter L Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
LTC Neal Creighton HHT 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
1LT Frank Cesare Deusebio I Trp 3/11, earns SS * [The Silver Star Medal]
COL Jack MacFarlane  HHT Regt, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
CPT Donald Robert Robison M Co 3/11, earns SS *[The Silver Star Medal]
MAJ Glenn O Ryburn Jr HHT 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
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14 1969


1970
PSG William T Brock D Co 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
CPT William A Paris Air Cav Trp, earns DFC [The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
15 1968 COL Leonard Holder assumes command as 37th Colonel of the Blackhorse
MAJ John H Getgood HHT 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
16 1967
1968




1970
Regt completes Operation Junction City
Operation Harrisburg begins north of Bien Hoa (2/11)
Operation Valley Forge ends

CPT Charles Schmidt I Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
CPT Thomas D Mott Air Cav Trp, earns DFC (1OLC)[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
17 1968


1969
I Trp & M Co engage VC Bn, 50 VC KIA
SSG Floyd A Sanders K Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
Operation Atlas Wedge begins in Michelin Platation
WO1 Justin G Air Cav Trp, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
SGT Robert H Helper Air Cav Trp, earns DFC [The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal] (ACHVMNT)
CW2 Phillip Sherman Mohnike Air Cav Trp, earns DFC *[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
1LT Lyle D Monson Air Cav Trp, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
COL George S Patton HHT Regt, earns DFC  [The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal] (ACHVMNT)
1LT Richard T Todd Air Cav Trp, earns DFC (1OLC) [The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
PSG Thomas H Barmore D Co. 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
 
18 1969 PSG Donald Biggin, Jr., L Trp, earns DSC usmm0041.gif (17775 bytes)
WO1 Justin G Air Cav Trp, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
WO1 Robin A Bromne Air Cav Trp, earns DFC (1OLC) [The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
CPT Bertrand Jahn Dacey Air Cav Trp, earns DFC *[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
1LT George W Gomoll Air Cav Trp, earns DFC  (2OLC)[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
WO1 Horace F Morton Air Cav Trp, earns DFC (1OLC)[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
SP5 Glenn M Clark D Co 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
SSG Willis R Embree D Co /11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
1LT Isaac E Heath L Trp 3/11, earns SS *[The Silver Star Medal]
1LT Patrick E Money III L Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
SGT George Red Elk D Co 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
CPT Ronald C Wyse D Co 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
19 1969 CSM Paul W Squires HHT Regt, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
20 1967
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1972
Operation Portsea begins
ARP reinforced by M Co. & L Trp, 3/11, credit with 70 NVA KIA
LTC John McEnery, HHT 3/11 earns DSC usmm0041.gif (17775 bytes)
WO1 Thomas A Mandelke Air Cav Trp, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
1LT Edward Claus Powers HHT 3/11, earns DFC *  [The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
SSG Frank Saracino, Jr., earns DSC * usmm0041.gif (17775 bytes)
1LT Howard M Harmless II Air Cav Trp, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
1LT Robert L Harris Jr L Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
SFC John R. Kisner M Co 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
1LT David M Szumowski M Co 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
ACT departs Vietnam
21 1968


1971
Regt CO Col Leonard Holder dies in helicopter accident
Operation Kitty Hawk ends
Operation Alcom Grove begins

CPT Michael E Hawk Air Cav Trp, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
22 1968

1969
COL Charles Gorder assumes command as 38th Colonel of the Blackhorse
CPT Kenneth Dean Bailey Air Cav Trp,earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
WO1 Steven K Farner Air Cav Trp, earns DFC (1OLC)[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
WO1 William W Wisenor  Air Cav Trp, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
23 1967


1969
SSG John M Keator H Co 2/11, earns SS (1OLC)[The Silver Star Medal]
SP5 Thomas E Foust HHT Regt, earns DFC[The Distinguished Flying Cross Medal]
24 1969 Operation Atlas Wedge ends
25   Nat'l Medal of Honor Day medal of honor
26 1970 A Trp earns PUC in War Zone C for extraordinary heroism
SFC Robert Foreman Jr A Trp /11, earns SS * [The Silver Star Medal]
SSG Pascual V Guiterrez A Trp /11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
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28 1968 L Trp & M Co engage units of 272nd VC Regt, 57 VC KIA, 1 VC POW
1LT Ward Abbett L Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
PFC John R Black G Trp 2/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
CPT Donald W Derrah L Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
SFC Odis V Glover K Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
PSG Wayne H Hukill L Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
1LT William T Moorer M Co 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
1LT James E Narrell Jr L Trp 3/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
     
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1973
National Vietnam Veterans Day
Last U.S. ground forces depart Vietnam 
30 1969 SP4 John A Bergen HHT 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
31 1970 1LT Walter W Chase B Trp 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]
SFC James F Larged D Co 1/11, earns SS [The Silver Star Medal]

                                 

                                       * Posthumous Award
                                      ** Upgraded to Distinguished Service Cross
                                    *** Upgraded to Medal of Honor
                                OLC - Oak Leaf Cluster

                                            All awards for heroism except where noted by
                                            (ACHVMNT) - extraordinary or meritorious achievement
                                           
Soldier's Medal