1968
January
George Dyer designs first War Wagon patch
3
Accident report for OH-23 #62-03831
February
March
Ace Cozzalio new to Cobras © D Troop
29
Charlie Model 66-682 crashes injuring
AC WO1 Albanese, PN
P CW2 Phipps, WE
CE Sp4 Minney, MA
GUNNER Sp4 Mason, J
April
Easter Sunday
Roger Hermann got hit dead center of his chicken plate.
Friendssay he was "white as a sheet" when he landed.
20
Operational Data letter to 9th ID CG from Maj Neilson
22
6 Doughboys KIA
D Troop After Action Report
9th Division After Action Report
25
2 Doughboys KIA
Sgt Grindol, Phillip Wayne
Cpl Wanbaugh, Ronald Nelson
May
6-12
D Troop receives Valorous Unit Award
Dough Boy/Door Gunner, Billy Norman Recalls flying with Ace Cozallio and D Troop History
June
Major Duane Brofer assumes Command
Welcome to Dong Tam
10
Stars and Stripes article
"Reds Down 2 choppers"
25
Tasker & Brophy KIA
Aircraft Damage Report
9th Infantry Div. After Action Report
By Don Armstrong
****
Stars and Stripes article about the loss of Jim Tasker and Dan Brophy
27
Stars & Stripes article
"5 Choppers Crash"
See more of this article
July
First Yellow Scarves show up in D Troop. Made and sent by Ace Cozzalio's grandmother.
"OCTOFOIL" Article about D Troop
Submitted by Richard Bench
(Large graphics files 98kb)
August
15
Florio, Tucker,
Knutson, Higginbotham
KIA
19
Sniffer Crash - 4 KIA,
Brogoitti, Hawkins
Cozzalio & Chamberlain Earn Soldiers Medals
OH-6A Damage Reports
21
23
25
September
1
"Beep'er Up!
A story by Long Knife pilot, Les smith
VC Under the Water © D Troop
NVA under Rice © D Troop
21
While on a VR, W1 Bob Grove and SP4 "Wilt" Chamberlain
have a tailrotor failure and crash in a canal.
Report on Loach 66-17774
26
After action Report
by Rolla Breed
October
2
Newspaper article about Ace Cozzalio
18
Doughboys
Delp, Benes, Paonessa KIA
Doughboy James Flynn Remembers © Flynn
Ace shot down on Sniffer mission © D Troop
"The Problem With New Guys" © Rasbury
November
OH-6A Damage Reports
16
22
"B"H1G
"Another Skull Story"
December
6
OH-6A Damage Report
413
"Octofoil" Article on M60s on OH6As
1969
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