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1st Battalion, 1st Marines (1/1) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of anywhere from 800 to 2,000 Marines and Sailors, but the number fluctuates depending on the battalion's mission.
Upon return from Vietnam, the 227th Aviation Battalion was inactivated on 19 November 1974 at Fort Hood, Texas. After a brief reactivation from 21 May 1978 until 30 September 1983, it was re-designated as 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, the first divisional Apache Attack Helicopter Battalion to be formed.
On learning of the ambush, Lt. Col C. L. Bertholf Jr. ordered Company C, 1/50th Infantry, commanded by then Captain Jay Copley and Company B, 1st Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment with its 7 M48s to go to the assistance of Company A. [1]: 550–1 The 1/69th tanks overshot the turnoff to An Bao by 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) and when they did turn ...
In addition the 1st Battalion received four awards of the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm and one award of the Vietnam Civil Action Medal, First Class. On 8 December 1970 the 1st Battalion was reduced to zero strength at An Khe, Vietnam with the exception of a battalion color guard which returned the battalion colors to Schofield Barracks ...
The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division comprising: 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment [2] 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment (December 1965-November 1966) [2]: 142 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment [2]: 146 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment [2]: 146 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment (December 1965-November 1966) [2]: 146
On the morning of 2 July, Alpha and Bravo Companies, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines made their way up north on Highway 561 and secured a crossroad as their first objective. As they went further north between Gia Binh and An Kha, near a place called "The Market Place" (), they made contact with the elements of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 90th Regiment when sniper fire began to break
The Battle of Ia Drang (Vietnamese: Trận Ia Đrăng, [iə̯ ɗrăŋ]; in English / ˈ iː ə d r æ ŋ /) was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), as part of the Pleiku campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War, at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam, in 1965.
These were the 1st Regiment, 1st Division, the 9th Airborne Battalion, 2nd Troop, 7th Cavalry an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) Troop attached to the 1st Regiment, the Republic of Vietnam National Police, a paramilitary body led by regular military officers stationed within the city, and Regional and Popular Force (militia) elements in the ...