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  September  2014       
 
 Vietnam Ontos crewman, Tankers & support  have made history and we are making it known.


Fellow Marine
 

With each monthly Breech Block an attempt is made to include material obtained through our ever-more-intense archival research and some of the first-hand stories from the Marines who have personally added more than a few chapters to the history of the action of Marine Corps Tanks and Ontos in the Vietnam War. In this issue you will read of Operation Piranha, an operation about which little has been written. Much of the material is not found in the "official reports" and cites both Marine Corps Tanks and Ontos action. Also covered is our amphibious operations' roots so important to understand the Commander-in-Chief's shifts in U.S. strategic focus from Europe to the Far East literal and the key role the Corps will play in that re-alignment.

Carl Lemon, then a Lieutenant Tank Platoon Leader of the 1st Platoon, "B" Company, 1stTanks attached to BLT 1/7, tells his story and provides pictures. And, in the face of the Corps detractors who attempted to make their case that the Corps was a "second land army" in Vietnam - and therefore redundant - there's some background documentation of this amphibious operation to counter that argument.

LtCol Herb Steigleman, USMC (Ret) provides his firsthand account (and pictures) of his experience as the Platoon Leader of the 2ndPlt, "A" Company, 1st Tanks attached to BLT 2/1 the Special Landing Force (SLF). His platoon was involved in each of the five Operation Dagger Thrust amphibious raids up and down South Vietnam's coast.

Guy Wolfenbarger's, Jim Coan's, and Pappy Reynold's previously submitted articles are previewed and placed in the CC Abstracts with links - to be provided in subsequent Breech Blocks - to their complete stories which will appear in whole in The Book.

And then there's the not-to-be-missed "The Last Mounted Pistol Charge of the (Steel) Horse Marines" byJohn "Baby Huey" Hughes presented here in its entirety.

If you were involved in any of these events and would like to add your story to our history archives, please feel free to do so by contacting any member of the Foundation's staff.

 

Ray Stewart,

President, VTHF

 

 

 

 Mail Call!  & Attaboy List                         
From: Joseph
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 10:40 AM
To: usmcvthf@comcast.net
Subject: Wounded August 1965

 

On the night of August 9th 1965 twenty Marines from H&S Co. 3rd Tank Bn. were wounded you only listed Samuel Auguilar I was their that night their must be a record of this.

 

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Thank you Joe who ever you are! 
"The Book" SitRep:   September
In the September Command Chronologies Abstracts you will see the type of information we are compiling for the book.

 

Ray Stewart,

President, MCVTHF

usmcvthf@comcast.net 

Command Chronologies

     Septembers' 1965 to 1970 - Marine Tanks & Ontos Action 

 

Original PDF-formatted cuts/pastes from the unit command chronologies to the Breech Block have been transcribed into Word format and displayed in "Times New Roman 12 Font". Authors' materials are presented in "Arial 12 font" as a requirement of the Foundation's editors in order to create an E-Book. For ease of access for our Breech Block readers this document has also been reformatted again into PDF available by direct link from the Breech Block to the Foundation's web site.

Note: During September 1965 in-country First Tank Units were under the administrative control (AdCon) and reported on by Third Tanks. For Example, Lt Carl Lemon's 1st Plt, Co "B", 1st Tanks, the float platoon attached to 1/7, participated in Operation Piranha. See 3rd Tanks CC Abstracts below for the details.

Before we start through "Septembers in Vietnam" be alerted that in these re-formatted Command Chronology Abstracts - supplemented and complemented with personal stories and other comments - we have introduced "Marine Corps Amphibious Operations in the Vietnam War". Many Marines got a taste of Amphib Ops during their tour(s) but there were - and are - those who confused the war fought by the Corps as that of a "Second Land Army". The Foundation's treatment of the subject may dispel that misperception. Further, The Book will have a chapter exclusively dedicated to the Special Landing Force operations including Operation Dagger Thrust and Deckhouse Ops. We are also planning to devote a chapter to the Korean Marines. Bob Peavey in his "Praying for Slack" has some interesting comments on this topic.

Ray Stewart

Pres. VTHF

usmcvthf@comcast.net



September Command Chronologies

  

Killed in Action: September  1965-1970                         

                          

Tankers and Ontos Crewmen Killed in Action
September 1965 - 1970

NameRankDateAgeHome Town Bn.
ROBERT P. SANTOR SgtSep 16, 196626Fort Huachuca, AZ1st TksN-H
ALAN DANCE LcplSep 16, 196618New York, NY1st TksN-H
JAMES D. TRAVIS JR. LcplSep 11, 196722Concord, TN1st TksN-H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Michael D. Roseman CplSep 20, 196621Indinapolis, IN1st AtsKIA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John F. Sewell, Jr.SgtSep 21, 196635Severn, MD5th TksKIA
Estill L. ChildersLcplSep 24, 196621Slater, MO5th TksKIA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAROLD D. TATUM GySgtSep 10, 196735Sandy Springs, GA3rd TksKIA SS
GARY E. YOUNG CplSep 10, 196721Waynesburg, KY3rd TksKIA
JAMES C. WILSON PFCSep 10, 196718Choctaw, OK3rd TksKIA
JIMMY D. WILLIAMS PFCSep 8, 196725Williamston, NC3rd TksKIA
EARL MATTHEWS JR. SSgtSep 9, 196628Florence, SC3rd TksKIA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LEROY DAVIS JR SSgtSep 10, 196722Detroit, MI3rd AtsKIA
HERMAN J. BAER CplSep 22, 196723Hopkins, MN3rd AtsKIA
JAMES T. BAYNE LcplSep 18, 196619El Reno, OK3rd AtsN-H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Listed
 
 
 
 
5th Ats
 

September Personal Awards

 

 

NameDateUnit
Navy Cross
  
  
Browning, Randall A CplSep 10, 1967A-3-ATanks
  
  
  
Silver Star
  
  
Anderson, Donald F PfcSept 19, 1966B-3 Tks
Hinojosa, Juan N Jr LCpl Sept 26, 1965 B-3 Tks
Lockridge, Willard F. 2/LtSept 06, 1966B-3 Tks
Tatum, Harold D III GySgt Sept 10, 1967B-3 Tks (Posthumous)
Bronze Star
 

 

Note: The NCM and SSM are a matter of accessible archived documents. That is not the case w/Bronze Star, Navy Commendation, or Navy Achievement Medals. The only way the Foundation has to gain this data is through self-reporting by the respective recipients. 
September Purple Hearts

  

NameUnitDate Of ActionProvinceAward
Groves, Kieth L. 3rd TanksSeptember 28, 1965
  
  
Perry L. MackeelBravo Co., 3rd TanksSeptember 26, 1965Marble Mtn.
  
Wingert, Donald E.3rd TanksSeptember 1, 1965
  
  
Spaulding, StephenBravo Co.,  3rd TanksSeptember 3, 1965
  
  
Thiabedeaux, RaymondBravo Co.,  3rd TanksSeptember 8, 1965Marble Mtn.
  
Vining, Francis E.Bravo Co., 3rd TanksSeptember 9, 1967Qunag Tri3rd
Perillo, John J.Bravo Co.,  3rd TanksSeptember 16, 1966Quang Nam2nd
Curry, RobertAlpha Co., 3rd TanksSeptember 2, 1967Quang Tri2nd
Carroll, Bill "JJ"Alpha Co., 3rd TanksSeptember 2, 1967Quang Tri1st
Wilder, JackBravo Co., 3rd TanksSeptember 10, 1967Con Thein1st
Waicak, John P.Alpha Co., 3rd TanksSeptember 1, 1967Quang Tri1st
Canulette, Pat "Frenchie"Alpha Co., 3rd Anti-TanksSeptember 5, 1968Quang Tri1st
Colucci, Ronald T.Bravo Co., 1st TanksSeptember 20, 1969Quang Nam1st

Corrections, fixed errors, omissions from last Breach Block

Correction to the August Breech Block

 

On 5 August, just after the August edition of the Breech Block hit the wire, we received the following heads up:

 

"On the night of August 9th 1965 twenty Marines from H&S Co. 3rd Tank Bn. were wounded you only listed Samuel Auguilar I was there that night there must be a record of this."

 

With that Pappy went digging and came up with this information:

  

NameUnitDate Of ActionProvince or OperationAwardNotes
3rd Bn. CC says 20 WIA & 3 DoW, I could only find these 20.
 
 
 
 
 
Maj. D.E. JonesH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

1st Lt. Ronald C. KrausH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.
DoW 8/12/65
1st Lt. Daniel H. SullivanH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

GySgt J.R. WhitworthH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

Lcpl. Richard P. ClarkH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

Sgt. J.G. HawleyH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.
RTD
Cpl. E.C. DanielsH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

Cpl. M. CruzH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.
RTD
Sgt. J.L. RyalsH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

PFC J. BocchinfusoH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

Lcpl. L.J. HubbardH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

Cpl. Leslie I. HildenbrandH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.
DoW 8/10/65
Lcpl. J. LaducaH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.
RTD
Lcpl. W.H. MaurH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

Lcpl. A.B. OdetteH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.
RTD
Sgt. Donald E. WingertH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

Lcpl. Anthony P. DeversH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.
DoW 8/10/65
PFC S. AguilarH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

Lcpl. M.L. BradleyH&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.
RTD
SSgt. John E. Crabtree Jr.H&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

Sgt. W.S. Smith Jr.H&S 3rd Tks9-10 Aug 65Bn C.P. Da Nang, Quang Nam Prov.

While researching for the above list of WIA's, Pappy also updated the WIA Roster attendant to the Operation Starlite presented in the August Breech Block.

Lt. K.L. ThompsonC/3TksAug 20, 65Starlight
Cpl. J.B. ThompsonC/3TksAug 20, 65Starlight
Lcpl. C.L. DentonC/3TksAug 20, 65Starlight
Cpl. W.L. VickeryB/1TksAug 20, 65Starlight
PFC V.R. StanfordB/1TksAug 20, 65Starlight
PFC J.E. HearnB/1TksAug 20, 65Starlight
PFC R.E. MyersB/1TksAug 20, 65Starlight
Major USMC Ground Operations in Vietnam
 
Operation NameDates of OperationParticipating Units
Operation Ardmore17 Jul - 31 Oct 671st Battalion, 13th Marines and 1st and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Trị Province
Operation Arlington Canyon3 Jul - 21 Sep 692nd Battalion 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion 4th Marines clear and search and security operations around Vandegrift Combat Base
Operation Ballard Valley10 - 19 Sep 701st Marine Division search and destroy operation near Da Nang in I Corps
Operation Ballistic Charge16 - 28 Sep 671st Battalion 3rd Marines operation in Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces
Operation Batten Down/Dagger ThrustSep-657th Fleet SLF series of short (usually 1 or 2 day) amphibious operations aimed at the destruction of VC installations and capturing or destroying VC personnel and material. Operation name changed to Batten Down in February 1966
Operation Beacon Point1 - 3 Sep 671st Battalion, 3rd Marines amphibious assault operation into the "Street without Joy" area to the east of Route 1 between Quảng Trị and Huế
Operation Belt Drive27 Aug - 6 Sep 672nd Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation on the Nhung River south of Quảng Trị
Operation Catawba Falls18 - 21 Sep 701st Marine Division operation in Quang Nam Province to cover the movement of the 5th Marines from An Hoa to the Vu Gia River Valley
Operation Dubois Square10 - 19 Sep 701st Marine Division operation near Da Nang
Operation Fortress Sentry[1][148]17-Sep-672nd Battalion, 3rd Marines amphibious and heliborne search and destroy operation in Quảng Trị Province
Operation Fremont10 Jul - 31 Oct 671st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Trị and Thua Thien Provinces
Operation Georgia Tar16 Jul - 25 Sep 691st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines clear and search operation northeast of Khe Sanh in Quang Tri Province
Operation Hard Rock26 - 27 Sep 65USMC search and destroy operation in I Corps
Operation Houston26 Feb - 12 Sep 681st Marine Division and US Army operation in border region of Thua Thien and Quang Nam Provinces, to keep Highway 1 open and provide security for details working on the railroad between Hue and Danang.
Operation Idaho Canyon21 Jul - 25 Sep 693rd Battalion 3rd Marines and 101st Airborne Division operation west of Tam Ky in Quang Tin Province
Operation Kingfisher16 Jul - 31 Oct 671st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines operation in the DMZ - Con Thien
Operation Lancaster II21 Jan - 23 Nov 681st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search-and-clear operation to safeguard Route 9 between Cam Lo and Ca Lu
Operation Macon4 Jul - 27 Oct 661st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines search and destroy and security operation for the An Hoa industrial complex in Quang Nam Province
Operation Mameluke Thrust18 May - 23 Oct 681st Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Battalion, 13th Marines, 1st and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines clear and search operations in central Quang Nam Province
Operation Monterey28 - 29 Sep 661st Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Tin Province
Operation Monterey II30 Sep - 3 Oct 661st Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines security operation in Quang Tin Province
Operation Napa/Operation Lien Ket 564 - 15 Sep 661st Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd, 3rd, 4th Battalions, ARVN 6th Regiment search and destroy operation in Quang Tin Province
Operation Owen Mesa25 Sep - 14 Oct 683rd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam and Thua Thien Provinces
Operation Pawnee26 Aug - 6 Sep 663rd Battalion, 4th Marines search and destroy operation in Thua Thien Province
Operation Pawnee II8 - 14 Sep 663rd Battalion, 4th Marines search and destroy operation in Thua Thien Province
Operation Pipestone Canyon26 May - 7 Nov 691st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battlaion, 26th Marines and ROK 2nd Marine Brigade clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province centered approximately 13 km west of Hoi An
Operation Piranha7 - 10 Sep 65BLT 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and ARVN 2d Battalion, 4th Regiment and 3rd Vietnamese Marine Battalion operations on the Batangan Peninsula and An Ky Peninsula aimed at the remnants of the 1st VC Regiment, to shut down reported places of entry for a VC network of seaborne infiltration
Operation Prairie3 Aug - 31 Jan 671st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 1st and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines search and destroy operation against the 324B NVA Division in the hills at Con Thien/Gio Linh areas south of the DMZ at Mutter's Ridge, the Razorback, Hill 400, Hill 484 and The Rockpile
Operation Sayonara28 Sep - 13 Nov 651st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines area and route security operation to cover the deployment of the ROK Capital Division in Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh Province
Operation Seaside8-Sep-663rd Battalion, 1st Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province
Operation Shelbyville22 - 29 Sep 672nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province
Operation Stomp5 - 7 Sep 652nd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation 16 km north of Qui Nhon in the Ky Son Mountains, Binh Dinh Province
Operation Sussex Bay29 Aug - 9 Sep 682nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province
Operation Swift4 - 15 Sep 67Task Force X-Ray: 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, ARVN 21st, 37th and Ranger Battalions, 3rd Battalion, ARVN 4th Regiment, 3rd Battalion, ARVN 6th Regiment search and destroy mission in the Que Son Valley, Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces
Operation Talladega Canyon30 Sep - 5 Oct 682nd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province
Operation Troy1 - 4 Sep 662nd Battalion, 1st Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province
Operation Yazoo27 Aug - 5 Sep 671st Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operation in "Happy Valley", Quang Nam Province

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LtCol Raymond A. Stewart, USMC (Ret)

President 

Charter Director, 

USMC Vietnam Tankers Association 

Guy Wolfenberger,
Vice Pres.

James Raasch

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Oral Historian  

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Charter Director, 

USMC Vietnam Tankers Association

Richard Tilden

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Steele, USMC (Ret)

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USMC Vietnam Tankers Association  

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Director

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Director

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Director

Rick Walters

Director 

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Directors Emeritus:

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Director Emeritus,

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USMC Vietnam Tankers

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