CHARLIEHORSE
Historical Time Line
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January 31, 1971
D Troop 3/5th Cavalry and C Troop 3/17th Air Cavalry seem to Swap unit designations.
This was actually a "Transfer" of TO&E, Men and Equipment however it was all done on paper. Nothing was physically moved.
D Troop 3/5th "Charliehorse" is born.
Operating OH-58As as Scout Helicopters,
Quang Tri in I Corps is home.
Some former troopers remember wearing 9th Infanyry Division (Cookie) patches at the time.
Can anyone add to this memory?
You just can't be much more of a "Bastard" than that.
Unless of course you are "D 3/5" attached to the 101st Airborne Div.
But that comes later.
It is unclear to which major command Charliehorse belonged at this time.
Some copies of orders, any orders, would be very helpful.
1971
February
5
Paul and Wood KIA
11
Barger and Carrol KIA
20
Hunter and Nacca KIA
23
Hiscock and Armentrout KIA
March
15
Peck KIA
24
Beckwith, Coker, Neal, Walters KIA
April
May
27
Carter and Foy KIA
Incident Report
June
July
Began exchanging OH-58As for OH-6As
August
12
Thompson, Kelly L. and Kelly E. KIA
September
4
Gronberg, Dillenseger and Hanson KIA
October
The unit moved to Camp Evans and became part of the 101st.
Maj. Joe Seery Charliehorse 6 From Oct 71 to Feb 73.
Unfortunately now deceased
November
December
Charliehorse moves to Phu Bai North and is re-designated D Troop 17th Cavalry.
31
Charliehorse 26 Shot down
1972
January
11
Deady, Reynolds, Easler
OH-6A #411
Incident Report
20
Edwards, Berdhal KIA
February
Hugh Mills Rescued by the Air Force
March
10
The unit was deactivated
April
30
Reactivated from elements of 1st of the 15th Cavalry
May
12
Loach 67-16148 crashed and was destroyed.
Status of crew not listed.
1973
February
D Troop finally deactivated
But wait!
The rest of the 3/5th Cavalry was at Fort Lewis Washington and the Squadron's history
continued through "Desert Storm".
Please note that as part of the 3rd Squadron of the 5th Regiment, D Troop was truly the traditional, age old Reconnaissance Troop for the Squadron.
Not your typical "Air Cav" Troop.
We deployed to Vietnam in 1966 as part of a Squadron of "Black Knights"
attached to the 9th Infantry Division.
Aviation assets were left behind when the Squadron returned to CONUS.
For those un-enlightened.
D 3/5 Cav was really - - D Troop, 3rd Squadron of the 5th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division.
When the Squadron was fragged off to the 9th Infantry Division in 1966 to be part of the Riverine Force
it became the
"BASTARD CAV"
and you were part of it!
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