| DiaryDates | Diary Entries |
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| 3 May 1969 | In Country. |
| 13 May | To 'B' 2/17 101st ABN. |
| 13 May | (Remembered 25 May) Felix Knight shot down west of the A Shau. 3 PHs A/OK. In Laos. |
| 15 May | To Tam Ky. |
| 17 May | Purple Heart in action West of Tam Key w/ Lt. Burns. |
| 19 May | Sanson shot down (?) west of Tam Ky. A/OK with 3 PH. |
| 19 May | D 1/1 Cobra received 1 .50 cal. Pilot killed A/C WIA. |
| 22 May | Mullins takes 2 -.50 cal. rounds OK/3 PHs. |
| 24 May | Medevac lost M/R west of Tam Ky - possibly removed by a .50 cal. 4 killed. |
| 25 May | Ted Burns shot down & pulled. A miracle - aircraft demolished. Ted w/broken leg. OBS leg & back. C.E. Rodriguez severe back injury.
(Remembered)
13 May - Felix Knight shot down west of the A Shau. 3 PHs A/OK. In Laos. |
| 25 May | Pryor took 1 .50 cal. Barnes w/PH (frag in leg). |
| 27 May | Cpt Livingston took hit in fuel cell of C&C OH-6. |
| 31 May | Sanson took 3 hits. 1 in bubble, 1 in skid, and 1 in rt fuel cell area. |
| 2 June | Ribbet? Jones got hit, so did Mullins A/OK.
Dolin got shot down is his "B" model - nerk nerk - 1 WIA /
Our Blues got hit bad, at least 5 KIA and 4 WIA. /
Word has it that Chuck has started using nerve gas...ain't that sweet? |
| 3 June | A precautionary for Sanson. |
| 4 Jun | A Huey went down SW of Tam Ky - apparently lost it's M/R - 4 crew members dead. Aircraft reduced to a pile of ashes - Suspect aircraft was hit by an RPG or friendly arty. |
| 8 Jun | Rocket attacks in the AM at Chu Lai - Hit a hospital - killed a nurse, wounded others. |
| 9 Jun | Johnson got hit on a gun run by what was apparently a HE or
tracer - took frags in the neck. - OK. |
| 12 Jun | First day in the AO by myself - Received fire while looking for a mortar -
Received minor shrapnel damage from rockets. |
| 13 Jun | ARA Cobra was hit near the mountain and crashed inbound to Tam Ky. Pilot KIA. A/C WIA.
Medevac forced down by fire. A/OK. |
| 23 Jun | .50s .50s EVERYWHERE and they couldn't hit anyone! nerk nerk. |
| 29 Jun | Found out that Jones was shot down in the A Shau with an RPG. Reported OK. |
| 29 Jun | Mullins had drive shaft failure on short final to Tam Ky. Put
it down OK.
- Heard that Szaugl got shot down in the A Shau. |
| 30 Jun | Dixon got hit flying C&C with Gary - His leg is pretty screwed
up - My crew chief nearly died (Wells). |
| 1 Jul | C.E Hughes received M-79 shrapnel in hand - - So did fuel cell... |
| 1 Jul | Holditch missing on test flight (2000). |
| 2 Jul | The aircraft was found North of Chu Lai in the water, broken up with Holditch, Sgt Tovey and Spec. Schneider deceased. It was Holditch's 3rd tour ////
During the search - Johnny Sprott had drive-shaft failure on downwind to C.L. East. He crashed in the water. AOK. |
| 8 Jul | Pryor got hit in the trans. drive shaft.
Sanson got hit with shrapnel in the eng. compartment |
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| 13 Jul | Sanson shot down trying to snatch some packs and weapons....
DUMMY - . |
| 15 Jul | Took my first hits. 1 through the pedestal; wiped it out and 1 almost got my head. A/Ss got 4 KBAs in same place shortly thereafter. (AK-47AP). |
| 16 Jul | Li'l Griffin LOH shot down - 3 KIAs. It was burning before it hit. |
| 21 Jul | While Neil Armstrong and crew were walking on the moon Pryor took 7 or 8 hits from AK's - AOK |
| 24 Jul | Mullins picked up the pilot of an F-4 that went in South of the hill. |
| 25 Jul | Huey shot down on the hill - 1 WIA. |
| 25 Jul | F-4 crashed South of Burke's Hill. Mullins to the rescue. |
| 26 Jul | Learned that Clime and Manhowald were killed - Ain't life a bitch? |
| 30 Jul | Received my 2nd hits - 2 in the fuel cell - 5 minutes later Sprott was shot down by the same dink that shot me. AOK - 5 KBA in same area later. |
| 31 Jul | Barnes took 7 hits .... 1 of which was in the helmet - CLOSE! |
| Late Jul | (Remembered 28 Sept) Pryor discharged a mini at Tam Ky - injured 2 slick C.E. and 1 slick. |
| 1 Aug | 1 of our Hueys was hit in the T/R. |
| 1 Aug (appx) | (Remembered 26 Sept) Russell had T/R failure at POL Tam Ky. |
| 2 Aug | 0-2 and CH-47 had a midair near Professional 6 killed. |
| 3 Aug | Little Griffin LOH went down to .50 cal. AOK. |
| 5 Aug | 1 of our Hueys [at 3,000 ft] received 2 .50 cal hits in the tailboom. |
| 6 Aug | Byers had engine failure in 001 - McGuired out with Cooper and King - The Huey doing the McGuiring hit a tree [w/] one blade. |
| 7 Aug | Sanson shot down. Got hit in the foot. Lasater went down for unknown reasons. 10 Blues WIA [2] KIA when they shot some C-4 by accident. |
| 12 Aug | Rocket attack killed a seabee at Chu Lai and damaged some choppers at the 176th. Ground attack around midnight & rockets at 5'oclock. |
| 13 Aug | Ammo dump went up by rocket. |
| 14 Aug | POL went up at Chu Lai by rocket --- |
| 15 Aug | Learned that Rosenow was KIA about 10-11 Aug in a D 1/1 Cobra North of Tam Ky - Pilot fixation also...Milt Remmler has the distinction of being the 1st KIA for 68-43 (probable)...and Dixon was KIA in a snake.
BACK TO EAGLE |
| 16 Aug | 3 Rockets hit 326 Engineers. 24 WIA 4 KIA. |
| 21 Aug | 158th Cobra had M/R separation North of Eagle 4 K's - Pilot & A/C killed. |
| 24 Aug | 2 rockets hit between us & Div HQ. |
| 25 Aug | Cpt Pugh went down with antitorque failure. UH-1H - AOK.
- EAGLE SWINGS - |
| 30 Aug | Sprott took a hit in the cockpit...he'll learn someday - |
| 3 Sept | HO CHI MINH DEAD |
| 14 Sept | Cpt Allen had eng. failure South of Rockcrusher. Injured his back - totaled the A.C...
Cpt Woodie was cut on the arm. |
| 17 Sept 69 | Sprott shot down North of the Pike. 3 Purple Hearts. AOK. |
| 19 Sept | Matthews shot in the back on the Flt Line - OK. |
| 22 Sept | Scott Kerr had T/R failure in AH-1G. Failed in trans. apparently. Crashed on top of Bach Mau. Kincaid w/broken leg. Kerr slightly injured. |
| 26 Sept | Roberts took a hit...30 cal.
(Remembered) 1 Aug (appx) - Russell had T/R failure at POL Tam Ky. |
| 28 Sept | Fedder killed... The class gets smaller.
(Remembered) Late Jul - Pryor discharged a mini at Tam Ky - injured 2 slick C.E. and 1 slick. |
| 3 Oct | Dally hit the water in a UH-1H - incident damage. |
| 6 Oct | Dolin took a hit off Eagle's perimeter. |
| 12 Oct | WO1 Tittle got waxed - W.P.B. F/A |
| 13 Oct | Bailey hit a revetment in UH-1H. |
| 13 Oct | Northrop took 1 hit. |
| 19 Oct | Marbury took a hit in M/R. |
| 20 Oct | Woodie burned his had with smoke grenade - Medevaced to Japan. |
| 24 Oct | 158th Cobra went down near Boyd. |
| 1 Nov | Keeler rolled up a slick at the base of Thor. |
| 11 Nov | Pinar took a hit in the bubble ...dumb dumb. |
| 13 Nov | Pinar took a hit in the engine compartment. |
| 13 Nov | Byers hit in the leg. |
| 13 Nov | Pinar shot down west of Spear. |
| 13 Nov | Roberts took 2 hits - 1 in fuel cell. 1 in M/R head. |
| 14 Nov | Norris took a hit in the chin bubble.
(Learned) Jerry Young KIA in that cobra near Boyd. |
| 17 Nov | Larcomb had hydraulic failure - OK |
| 13 Dec | Dally rolled up a slick south of Airborne |
| 22 Dec | Johnson shot down off of Airborne. .50 cal. |
| 22 Dec | Dvorchak make a precautionary near Birmingham. |
| 25 Dec | Carried out a KIA to the 85th Evac for Cpt Allen. Also found 18 graves for him and a large ammo cache. |
| 4 Jan | Olan Arc Lite near Tiger Mountain. Took AAA (100mm?) |
| 6 Jan | Pinar shot down in 616. Gauthier died 21 Jan of wounds - Pinar evaced to Japan. OK.
MacLendon took one hit. |
| 13 Jan | Northrop hit once evacing a LRP team near Khe Sahn. ONCE MORE IN HEAD. |
| 14 Jan | Took 2 hits North of Fury. Roosa WIA. |
| 18 Jan | Edwards hit in the swash plate and 1 blade.
The gooks are set for Tet - 27,000 w/23mm and roads no less. |
| 19 Jan | Dvorchak had trans. seizure in the revetment. Ribbet! |
| 22 Jan | Livingston and Shelters shot down East of Aloui - Shelters OK. Livingston seriously injured. |
| 25 Jan | LeQuieu took on hit in the chin bubble west of Airborne. |
| 31 Jan | Partridge teamed up with LeQuieu to crash ENE of Pistol / Partridge killed. LeQuieu OK - Crispy Critter. |
| Feb 11-16 | C&C took one in the fuel cell / Dlugolecki took 1 in the tail ' Baker took 1 in the fuel cell / A Shau. |
| 17 Feb | HO took a .50 in the M/R. and AK in the tailboom. |
| 19 Feb | Got my first .50 cal. South of the Razor Back. ARA helped. |
| 25 Feb | A Troop rolled up one of our LOH in autorotation - Div. School. |
| 28 Feb | Maint. left a tie down on a slick / got the T/R. |
| 5 Mar | Northrop took 1 hit North of Rendesvouz. |
| 14 Mar | Marbury took 1 West of Blaze - Major. |
| 15 Mar | Edwards took 1 through the fuel cell near Rendesvouz. |
| 23 Mar | Edwards had T/R & engine failure ...splat. |
| 26 Mar | Donnelly took 3 hits near the A Shau Strip. |
| 2 Apr | Chevas ran into Brooks...1 M/R &1 T/R Xed. |
| 5 Apr | Cpt. Howe got hit in the heart w/SA/AW. DOA @ 85th Evac. Donnelly was pilot. Took 1 hit in the armor seat. |
| 7 Apr | Baker set off a mine @ Anzio - Frags anyone? LOH. |
| 7 Apr | Baker had an engine chip light near Anzio. |
| 8 Apr | (PM) slick had a M/R strike @ Quang Tri. |
| 9 Apr | Donnelly took 1 in the skid Faring - Davis took one in the FM compartment. |
| 9 Apr | Thompson took a hit in the skids. |
| 9 Apr | Davis took one in the FM radio. A Shau. |
| 15 Apr | Sensing's C.E. got hit in the leg near Blaze. |
| 15 Apr | Brooks took hits near Veghel 1 grunt WIA. |
| 17 Apr | Davis shot down by A Shay Strip with RPG - C&C picked up Davis & Dalton to 85th Evac. C&C took 6 hits. |
| 17 Apr | Dvorchak hit in rt calf. 14 hits on aircraft.
Moriarty's gunner hit in leg - Baker took fire and made a precautionary. No hits. |
| 26 Apr | Sensing took 1 .50 cal in the M/R & 1 AK near Canon. |
| 27 Apr | Edwards battery blew. |
| 27 Apr | DEROS |
