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Captain and troopers of the 9th Cavalry, 1880. A Signal Corps sergeant is in the foreground. In July 1867 the 9th Cavalry was ordered to western and southwestern Texas, to maintain law and order between the Rio Grande and Concho Rivers along a 630-mile line with seven forts from Fort Clark to Fort Quitman near present-day El Paso (the forts ended up including Fort Quitman, Fort Davis, Fort ...
Staff Sgt. Edward N. Kaneshiro distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an infantry squad leader with Troop C, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, near Phu Huu 2, Kim Son Valley, Republic of Vietnam, on Dec. 1, 1966.
1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment: South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province: Passenger on UH-1H #67-17254 shot down on a flight from Phu Bai to Camp Evans, killed during a Viet Cong attack on the crash site [109] Presumptive finding of death [3] March 13: Watson, Jimmy L: Warrant Officer: US Army: 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment: South Vietnam ...
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade 9th Infantry Division and 3/5 Cavalry operation: north of Phú Mỹ: Jan 27 – 31: Operation Bullseye V [1] 2/1 Cavalry and ARVN 40th Regiment reconnaissance operation: southwestern Bong Son Plain, Bing Dinh Province: Jan 27 – Apr 7: Operation Desoto [1] [9]: 52–63
Skidgel joined the Army from Bangor, Maine in 1968, [1] and by September 14, 1969, was serving as a Sergeant in Troop D, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On that day, near Sông Bé in the South Vietnam , during Operation Toan Thang III Skidgel's unit was guarding a convoy when it came under enemy attack.
During Operation Quyet Thang from 15 to 17 March 1968, the U.S. 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and ARVN forces engaged the 272nd Regiment between Đức Hòa and Củ Chi, killing 273. [9]: 462 During the May Offensive of 1968, the division together with the 5th Division attacked west Saigon from 5–12 May losing over 2,600 killed.
The Battle of Binh An took place on 27–28 June 1968 in Quảng Trị province during the Vietnam War.The US 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment and Troop D, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment defeated the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) K14 Battalion, 812th Regiment, 324th Division.
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; 11th Infantry Brigade; 18th Military Police Brigade; 44th Medical Brigade; 173rd Airborne Brigade; 196th Infantry Brigade; 198th Infantry Brigade; 199th Infantry Brigade; 18th Engineer Brigade (combat) 20th Engineer Brigade; 223rd Aviation Brigade