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Order of Battle for the 199th Light Infantry Brigade during its time in Vietnam. The 199th Infantry Brigade (Light) is a unit of the United States Army which served in the Army Reserve from 1921 to 1940, in the active army from 1966 to 1970 (serving in the Vietnam War), briefly in 1991–1992 at Fort Lewis, and from 2007 as an active army training formation at Fort Moore.
Olson joined the Army from Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1967, [1] and by May 13, 1968, was serving as a specialist four in Company A, 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 199th Light Infantry Brigade (Separate).
The 199th Light Infantry Brigade was based at Sông Bé from December 1966 to February 1967. [2] The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division comprising: 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment [2]: 137 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment [2]: 146 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment [2]: 147 was based at Sông Bé from May until June 1969.
Bien Hoa Air Base was the largest air base in the country, home to over 500 United States Air Force (USAF) and Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) aircraft, while Long Binh Post was the US Army's largest logistics base, headquarters of United States Army Vietnam (USARV), the II Field Force, Vietnam, the 199th Light Infantry Brigade (199th LIB ...
Col. Davison was serving as acting commander of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade based at Long Binh Post at the start of the Tet Offensive on 31 January 1968. Davison commanded his forces in the Tet Offensive attacks on Bien Hoa and Long Binh. [3] He was given command of the brigade in August 1968. [1]: 73
199th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operation: Biên Hòa Province: Jan 13 – Feb 18: Operation Haverford [1] 199th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operation: Gia Định and Long An Provinces: Jan 14: Operation Gator [1] 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment operation: IV Corps: Jan 15 – Feb 9: Operation San Angelo [1]
William Ross Bond (December 4, 1918 – April 1, 1970) was a United States Army brigadier general who was killed by an enemy sniper in 1970 while commanding the 199th Infantry Brigade in South Vietnam. General Bond also served in World War II with the Army Rangers and was a prisoner of war. [1]
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1968, having given little thought to the fact that the Vietnam War was raging. [3] Trained as a mortarman, Scruggs was assigned to Company D, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 199th Light Infantry Brigade. [3] His unit was sent to Vietnam in April 1969 for a one-year tour of duty. [3]