Holders of other Casualty Lists who wish to make them available for public downloading should email their list to: Casualty Numbers, All Wars The 1st Infantry Division served in the III Corps Tactical Zone and by mid-1966 the division was fighting in Binh Long Province against the 9th Viet Cong Division. The 1st later received six U-1A Otter airplanes to supplement its original complement of aircraft. During its Normandy battles in 1944 the US 90, Infantry Division, (roughly 15,000+ men) over a six week period, had to replace 150% of its officers and more than 100% of its men. Eventually, the facility would train signalmen from the other U.S. services and allied nations involved in the war. Charlie company had 4 dead and virtually everyone else wounded. include if necessary, the use of nuclear weapons. Should America feel shame? 112th Signal Battalion (-) 127th Signal Battalion (-) Those who think these numbers represent heavy fighting and some of the bloodiest battles in US history should consider the fact that the Allied Forces lost 9,758 men killed just storming the Normandy Beaches; 6,603 were Americans. Note 1: there were an additional 10,824 non-hostile deaths for a total of 58,202Note 2: of the 304,704 WIA, 153,329 required hospitalizationNote 3: this number decreases as remains are recovered and identifiedNote 4: 114 died in captivityNote 5: Does not include 101,511 Hoi Chanh, Note 1: there were an additional 1,045 non-hostile deaths for a total of 6,053, Note 1: there were an additional 1,680 non-hostile deaths for a total of 11,058, Note 1: there were an additional 1,919 non-hostile deaths for a total of 16,511, Note 1: there were an additional 2,113 non-hostile deaths for a total of 11,527, Note 1: there were an additional 1,844 non-hostile deaths for a total of 6,065, Note 1: there were an additional 968 non-hostile deaths for a total of 2,348, Note 1: there were an additional 261 non-hostile deaths for a total of 561, US Army Infantrymen (MOS 11B, 11C, etc.) 1st Signal Brigade (Army Vietnam) 472.7.4 1st Signal Company 391.6.3 1st Squadron (Naval Forces) . maneuvered in accordance with the ancient principles of warfare. U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary gallantry in connection with military operations from 18 February 1966 to 30 June 1967. The 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army is the oldest division in the United States Army. Combat Casualty Resource Guide With the gradual winding down of American military involvement in Vietnam, the strength of the 1stSignal Brigade was reduced from a high of 23,000 personnel in 1968 to less than 1,300 byNovember 1972. Although many of the Brigades assets were located at fixed signal sites throughout the country, many units had the capabilities to make them mobile. They suffered 20 KIA, 154 WIA, and 2 MIA. The Vietnamese Airborne Division (Binh chng Nhy d Vit Nam Cng ha) was one of the earliest components of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces (Vietnamese: Qun lc Vit Nam Cng ha - QLVNCH). During the WW II Battle of the Bulge in Europe two regiments of the US Army's 106th Division surrendered to the Germans. The wealth of every prosperous nation in Asia is directly linked to its trade with the United States. Two conventional armies fought it out using strategies and tactics as old as warfare itself. His Vietnam experience goes back to 1965 and includes nearly 16 years in-country. The author has degrees in engineering & business and holds a Ph.D. In the Korean War, Major General F. Dean, commander of the 24th Infantry Division in Korea was taken prisoner of war (POW). President Lincoln once made a remark to the effect that If we do not study and learn from our history, then what we do in the future won't be worth remembering. The previous American involvement in Vietnam is important. Eventually, in a classic example of the military art of Mass and Maneuver the NVA massed 40,000 men and overran Xuan Loc. We were established in 1983 as a member-based, charitable 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The 513th Signal Detachment earned a Valorous Unit Citation and the 544th Signal Detachment earned a Navy Presidential Unit Citation for their efforts to support the Marines besieged at Khe Sanh despite facing heavy attacks. In Vietnam no US generals, much less division commanders, were ever taken prisoner. In the Philippines, Army Generals Jonathan Wainwright and Edward King surrendered themselves and their troops to the Japanese. Average per capita consumption of electricity in the United States is 80 times that of Vietnam. READ all The Rules and Info on the group Pinned Post. However, the division has also received troop monikers of The Big Dead One and The Bloody First as puns on the . The numbers of lives that have been touched by this memorial go . Contact: Richard Czop; richard@richardczop.com. The Vietnam Service Medal was awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served at any time between July 4, 1965, and March 28, 1973, in Vietnam or its contiguous waters or airspa . The high proportion of wounded to killed was typical of US activity in Vietnam. It is not normal behavior for Americans to idolize mass murdering despots, to champion the cause of slavery, to abandon friends and allies, or to cut and run in the face of adversity. in 'Nam was 19 (26 for WWII). At the request of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, (MACV) commander GEN William Westmoreland, a series of studies were conducted to gauge the feasibility of consolidating all signal organizations above field force level under one command. At the peak of the Vietnam War the brigade consisted of more than 23,000 soldiers, in six Signal groups (including the 160th Signal Group), 22 signal battalions and several communications agencies, making the 1st Signal Brigade the largest signal unit in the U.S. Army at the time. For those who think that Vietnam was strictly a civil war, the following should be of interest. The 1st Signal Brigade, as an arm of U.S. Army Strategic Communication Command (STRATCOM) and headquartered at Long Binh, came under the operational control of U.S. Army, Vietnam (USARV). Troops from the 362d Signal Company rescued a group of surrounded MPs in Dalat. The 173rd Airborne Brigade (normally there are 3 brigades to a division) served in Vietnam for a total of 2,301 days, and holds the record for the longest continuous service under fire of any American unit, ever. He was assigned as an aviation consultant to Iran, advising the Shah's air force on it's supply of American aircraft. The 1st Infantry Division was alerted for Vietnam in 1965 and its 2nd Brigade under Colonel James E. Simmons became the first element of an infantry division to arrive there. I've heard that about the 173rd before, numerous times. A Pentagon spokesman said the plane had undergone minor repairs to its radio and windshield in the Philippines before flying to Saigon but added that had nothing to do with the crash. It became independent again after the Americal rolled up it's colors in 1971. Recommended reading: By comparison the single bloodiest day in the Vietnam War for the Americans was on 17 Nov 65 when elements of the 7, Cav (Custer's old outfit) lost 155 men killed in a battle with elements of two North Vietnamese Regular Army regiments (33. ) They were one of the last units to leave, remaining a brigade-sized unit the whole war. In December 1996, the 36th Signal Battalion was redesignated and placed under the control of the 1st Signal Brigade as part of the Army Signal Command (ASC). The US Military in Vietnam was never compelled into a major retreat nor did it ever abandon Saigon to the enemy. A survivor of the crash stated: "Some of us got out through a chute from the top of the plane, but the children (and escorts) at the bottom of the plane didn't have a chance. . All of them shared borders with Laos. In all these positions he exercised a strong influence on communications-electronics personnel, organization, and equipment bound for the combat zone. These men managed to virtually destroy 3 NVA Divisions, but on 17 Apr 75 sheer numbers and the weight of the Mass overwhelmed them. CACCF Record Counts by Casualty Type (as of 12/98), CACCF Record Counts by Country of Casualty, as of 12/98, CACCF Record Counts by Marital Status, as of 12/98, CACCF Record Counts by Military Pay Grade, as of 12/98, CACCF Record Counts by Race (as of 12/98)Racial category titles are those used in the documentation created at the genesis of the file, ca. Source of these numbers is the Southeast Asia Statistical Summary, Office of the Assistant Secretary or Defense and were provided to the author by the US Army War College Library, Carlisle Barracks, PA 17023. Eventually, the 1st, which had shrunk to some 1, 300 men, was transferred to the Republic of Korea in November 1972. Also, of significant importance will be the creation of millions of jobs in Vietnam's manufacturing, service and export sectors. . In addition, phone services were greatly improved and the Automatic Digital Network (AUTODIN) was introduced, greatly improving the speed, security, and reliability of communications. Brigade personnel are acutely aware, as they say, that they must, Be ready to fight tonight., Lieutenant General Peter A. WW II again. a catastrophic 275 mile withdrawal from the Yalu River all the way to Pyontaek, 45 miles south of Seoul. Over 25,000 orphans were in South Vietnam in April of 1975. The 1st Signal Brigade responsible for providing communications to an area that encompassed over 60,000 square miles of Vietnams coastal, jungle, and mountain terrain. Multi-million dollar salaries (e.g., Cronkite) are paid to entertainers, stars and superstars. The excellent medical services, communication facilities, and skillful helicopter evacuation saved countless US lives throughout the 1st Brigade's stay in Vietnam. Had The US sustained casualties of 13% of its population, there would have been 28 million US dead. When American forces departed, the 4th Battalion 31st Infantry was part of the last brigade to leave Vietnam. Location: Tallassee,Alabama-Sweet Home Alabama. The Americans had left under the terms of the Paris Peace Agreements, and then were barred by the US Congress, from ever returning. Those six all shared borders with either Laos or Cambodia or had contiguous borders with provinces that did. WIA: 303,704 - 153,329 required hospitalization, 50,375 who did not. Vietnam War Timeline: 1971 - 1972 1971. Anyone who thinks the US lost the Vietnam war should reconsider their definition of "lost". Casualties tell the tale. *Red Diamond *530---- 1st Brigade only I Field Force Vietnam *IFFV*----- 353 82d Airborne Division *All American* 228----- 3rd Brigade only 1st Signal Brigade ----- 193 II Field Force Vietnam *IIFFV*----- 80 . ", Air Force Sgt. In Vietnam no US generals, much less division commanders, were ever taken prisoner. These men managed to virtually destroy 3 NVA Divisions, but on 17 Apr 75 sheer numbers and the weight of the Mass overwhelmed them. In all aspects, the brigade met those challenges. In our Members section we have over 3,000 photos from Vietnam, Korea and Thailand. The citizens of South Vietnam, no matter how apathetic they may have appeared toward their own government, turned out to be overwhelmingly anti-Communist. 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Major General Thomas M. Rienzi, one of the brigades commanders in Vietnam, once said that There is an old Army maxim: The communicators are the first ones in and the last ones out. Between 1970 and 1972, brigade personnel reclaimed over $50 million worth of equipment and re-dispersed around the world. When Communist forces launched the Tet Offensive in early 1968, signal sites throughout South Vietnam became prime targets for both North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attacks. We provide photocopies (and digital scans when possible) of the original military unit and service records of your Vietnam War veteran. This at a time when America had drawn its Cold War battle lines and as a result had the US Navy protecting Taiwan, 50,000 troops in South Korea and over 300,000 troops in Western Europe (Which has a land area, economy and population comparable to that of the United States), along with ironclad guarantees that if Communist forces should cross any of those Cold War lines or Soviet Armor should role across either the DMZ in Korea or the Iron Curtain in Europe, then there would be an unlimited response by the armed forces of the United States, to In the effort to reclaim the city of Hue alone, the 1st Signal Brigade lost twenty-two men killed in action, 160 wounded, and one missing. At the end of thirty days, not one single communist flag was flying over any of those 155 cities, towns or hamlets. The Viet Cong had been bludgeoned to death (During Tet 1968) on the streets of the cities, towns, and hamlets of South Vietnam. Article U.S. Army Casualties By Unit. The buildup of formal U.S. military units had begun on 8 March 1965, when two battalions of Marines landed at Da Nang. It is also obvious that this increase is being driven by consumer demand. When the Army adopted his system June 21, 1860, the Signal Corps was born with Myer as the first and only Signal officer. The formation of the brigade brought together three signal groups that were already in South Vietnam. Or fastest delivery Mar 3 - 6. Find 1st Signal Brigade unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. Infantry Division in Korea was taken prisoner of war (POW). Along with this will come a stirring rise in the standard of living among the Vietnamese people. The need for state of the art communications technology, both on a strategic and tactical level, is critical to meeting any threat that may arise. As an example: By 1971 throughout the entire populous Mekong Delta, the monthly rate of Communist insurgency action dropped to an average of 3 incidents per 100,000 population (Many a US city would envy a crime rate that low). It was formed in 1921 and served during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War, with the Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in the Iraq War, and in the War in Afghanistan (2001-present). limbs, 1,081 sustained multiple amputations. This ratio of support to line troops is also comparable with other wars, and helps dispel the notion that every troop in Vietnam was engaged in mortal combat on a daily basis. After the partition of Vietnam, it became a part of . In Korea, 1st Signal was given the task of providing communications capabilities to the United Nations Command, United States Forces Korea, and Eighth Army. However, either the American people or their government does not even remotely understand the reasons behind that grief and misery -. The plane was enroute to Travis AFB in California. Later, however, the enemy was able to disrupt communications and inflict heavy casualties at a signal site in southern Vietnam. Multi-million dollar salaries are not paid to people for reporting the news, in any form, be it written, audio or video. The average age of the G.I. Eight days before the battle on Hill 875, the 4/503 fought a one day battle with the NVA near Ben Het. This totally conventional force (armed, equipped, trained and supplied by the Soviet Union) launched a cross border, frontal attack on South Vietnam and conquered it, in the same manner as Hitler conquered most of Europe in WW II. In the end they had to be conquered by conventional divisions, supported by conventional tanks and artillery that was being They are largely owner managed, lean and fiercely competitive. Ce dernier bilan comprend a la fois les victimes de la guerilla vietcong et les soldats nord-vietamiens qui les eacute paulaient. Forces scattered over more than 60,000 miles of territory that included jungle, mountain ranges, and coastal lowlands. That the American experience in Vietnam was painful and ended in long lasting (albeit self-inflicted) grief and misery cannot be disputed. The average education level of the enlisted man in Vietnam was 13 years, equivalent to one year of college. 68 talking about this. He agreed to approve it for the Department of the Army and I approved it for USARV and STRATCOM. But then, as with mathematics, certain rules apply in war, and, military victories are not won by violating military principles. They'd pop open when I ran over them. During the entire period of the American involvement in Vietnam only 2,594,000 US Military actual served inside the country. If a BTA comes into being, trade between the two countries will soar. of blacks of military age was 13.5% of the population. When asked for his reaction to McNamara's book I, The Battle of Xuan Loc; Mar 17 - Apr 17, 1975 &, Xuan Loc was the last major battle for South Vietnam. The 173rd was the first Army unit into Vietnam, coming from Okinawa behind the Marines. As of 2013, the 1st Cavalry Division is . The 69th Signal Battalion played a key role in the defense of Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon. General Dung's Great Spring Victory was supported by a total of 700 (maneuverable) Soviet tanks, i.e. Wallet Card The Army Historical Foundation is the designated official fundraising organization for the National Museum of the United States Army. With the Korean War not officially declared as over, and an armistice being in place since 1953, the peninsula has been subjected to periodic hostile activities by the North Korean military. It was officially nicknamed the The Big Red One after its shoulder patch and is also nicknamed The Fighting First. Once a unit assignment has been determined, a link to the individual's memorial page is included in the appropriate Unit Index. In addition, Kent serves as Chairman of AmCham's EE&C Committee. The province that claimed the most Americans killed was Quang Tri, which bordered on both North Vietnam and Laos. It was not uncommon to have these smaller units transferred from one battalion to the operational control of another as the need arose. Contrast this with the fact that the US government published weekly lists of killed and wounded and disseminated this accurate data to the news media. The 198th and 11th deactivated, but the 196th moved up to the Danang area where it remained until August 1972. In what was described as a "massive explosive decompression" near Vung Tau, the pilot lost control of his flaps, elevators & rudder. ever mentions a single word about revolutionary warfare or guerilla tactics contributing in any way to his Great Spring Victory. 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