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1st Tank Battalion

Photo/Logo	Name	Co.	Plt.	location	Date
	"Mad Harlot"	Alpha	HQ	Hue	Feb 1968
	A51 "Mad Harlot" Submitted by Joe Leong, Army Veteran and historian	Alpha	HQ	Hue	Feb 1968
	"A12"	Alpha	1st
	B - Z' S  BUTCHERS A24 Sgt TJ Siva	Alpha	1st	Operation Eagle Flight 49, Hill 163,	24 Jan. 66
	"Nadine" Submitted By Tom Snyder Crew: Cpl. Ed Wojo, Cpl. Paul Heffernan, L/Cpl Sam Soltesiak, L/Cpl. Dave Suttles, PFC Rick Armstrong, L/Cpl. R. Mason	Bravo	HQ	Chu Lai	1965
	"For Charlie" Submitted By P.R. Emmitt Sgt TJ Siva	Bravo	1st	Da Nang	1965
	"Vengeance Is Mine" Submitted By Bill Bohlen	Bravo	1st	1st Tks	1967
	"Mojo Man" Credit Tim Matye	Bravo	3rd		1968
	"My Mistake" John Hunter Photo Stan Williams	Bravo	3rd	USS Point Defiance LSD-31	Jun/Jul 1965
	"Sorry Bout Dat, Kitty Kat" Submitted By Tom Snyder Sgt. Waggle & Crew	Bravo	3rd	Chu Lai	1965-66
	"I.C.U. Retarded" Submitted By Tom Snyder Sgt. Ned Shultz & Crew	Bravo	3rd	Chu Lai	1965-66
	"Frenchie Flounder" Submitted By Tom Snyder Sgt. R. Fontenot & Crew	Bravo	3rd	Chu Lai	1965-66
	AA/F "Dragon Wagon" Submitted By Tom Snyder  Sgt. Art Allen & Crew  (L/Cpl J.C. Kuczek (L) and PFC Lloyd on photo (R)	Bravo	3rd	Chu Lai	1965-66
	"Death"	Charlie	1st	An Hoa	5/20/70
	"Disaster" C23	Charlie	2nd	Da Nang	2/12/70
	"Tula" C34	Charlie	3rd	Pipestone Canyon	6/2/69
	C34 Tula w/C31 Submitted by Joe Leong, Army Veteran and historian	Charlie	3rd	Pipestone Canyon	6/2/69

1st Anti-Tank Battalion

3rd Tank Battalion

Photo/Logo	Name	Co.	Plt.	location	Date
	"Birth Control" & ??			Hue 3rd Tk Bn HQ	Early 1967
	"Eve of Distruction" Bob Minetto KIA	Alpha			1968
	"Stink Finger" Virgil Melton Jr.	Alpha	1st		67/68
	A 11 "The Lemon" Jan "Turtle" Wendling	Alpha	1st	DMZ	1969
	A 12 "Sidewinder" Jan "Turtle" Wendling	Alpha	1st	DMZ	1969
	A 13 "The Hulk" Jan "Turtle" Wendling	Alpha	1st	DMZ	1969
	A 14 "The Bleeding Eyes" Jan "Turtle" Wendling	Alpha	1st	DMZ	1969
	A 24 "Da Judge" Frank "Tree" Remkiewicz Tree also got it tattoo'd on his back.	Alpha	2nd	DMZ	1968-69
	"Apocalypse" Larry Staats Submitted By Kristine Murdock	Alpha	3rd	Camp Carroll	Mar. 1967
	"Little Irration" Submitted By Tom Colson Sr.	Alpha 53
	"Bodacious Bastard" Submitted By Charlie Clements	Bravo			1967
	"Ho Chi Minh's Nightmare" Submitted by Jerry White Lt Richard Nagle S/Sgt. Alvarado	Bravo		Hill 55	Summer 1966
	"Gpsy Rover"  Jerry Wahl photo Jeff Griffith	Bravo	1st	An Hoa	1967
	"Gpsy Rover"  on xeon cover, ??? on Gun Tube, "Mothers Worry" on sign.	Bravo?
	"The Protester" Bob Fornwalt Photo Charlie Carson, Jim Moyer, Leo Miramontes (KIA), Fred Mace (kneeling).	Bravo	1st		1967
	"Super Goof" Jerry Wahl photo	Bravo	1st	An Hoa	May 67
	"Andy Capp" Submitted by Lloyd "Pappy" Reynolds	Bravo	1st	Rockpile	Oct 67
	"Super Goof II" Submitted by Lloyd "Pappy" Reynolds	Bravo	1st	Rockpile	Oct 67
	"Misanthrope" W/Super Goof  Xeon cover	Bravo	1st	Camp Carroll	1968
	"His Mistake" Wally Young	Bravo	2nd	Cam Lo	June 1968
	"Girl Watcher" Steve Deveney	Bravo	3rd		1968-69
	"Old Abe" Steve Deveney	Bravo	3rd		1968-69
	"The Avenger" Steve Deveney	Bravo	3rd		1968-69
	"Revolution" Steve Deveney	Bravo	3rd		1968-69
	"Nomad" Chris Vargo Photo Marrale, Ritch, Vargo, Mendez,	Bravo	3rd	Vandergrift	Summer 1969
	"Fujimo II"	Bravo	3rd	Khe Sanh	Early 1968
	"Pray for Slack"  Bob Peavey	Charlie
	C21 Gary Hall (TC) drew the bat signal on the cover of the xenon search light with a permanent marker.  The original crew was Frank Brazil, loader, Charlie Tucker, gunner, Jimmy Jaynes, driver.  Later, Fred Glenn replaced Frank Brazil, and on Pegasus,  Glenn was replaced with John Rodriquez.  Gary was assigned Charlie 21 at Camp Evans and continued with it until the loss in the ambush of 25 April, 1968. See map.	Charlie	2nd	Camp Evans	1968
	"Dead End Street" Robert "Bob" Vaxter "Vax"	Charlie	3rd	FSB-LZ Hawk	Early 1968
	"Have Gun Will Travel" Larry Staats Submitted By Kristine Murdock	Charlie	3rd	Hue	Aug. 1967
	“Lonely Bull” Bob Vaxter	Charlie	3rd		May 18, 1968
	"Dirty Green Machine" Guy Wolfenbarger Photo	H&S			1967
	"Crispy Critters" John Wear	H&S			1968
	"Hot Stuff" John Hunter	H&S			May 1966
	"Devils Disciple" Jan "Turtle" Wendling	H&S			1969

3rd Anti-Tank Battalion

5th Tank Battalion

Photo/Logo	Name	Co.	Plt.	location	Date
		Alpha
	"A-22 FUJIMO" Jim Raasch	Alpha	3rd	Hill 190	1969
	"Better living Thru Canister" Bob Peavey	Bravo	2nd	Liberty Bridge	1968

5th Anti-Tank Battalion

Photo/Logo	Name	Company	Platoon	location	Date
	"Roadrunner" During a period of time afloat with BLT 2/26 someone with too much time on his hands painted a roadrunner graphic on the rear hatch of the vehicle along with the caption "Beep Beep Your Ass".  Once the artwork was revealed via disembarkation upon return to Da Nang all hell broke loose.  Commanders threatened significant brig time for the offending artist who was never identified.  The rear hatch artwork was soon painted over but not before a number of photos of the artwork were taken.  The name Roadrunner survived. James Estock	Alpha		Float W/BLT 2/6	1969
	"Roadrunner" James Estock	Alpha		Float W/BLT 2/6	1969
	"Six Shooter"	Alpha		Float W/BLT 2/6	1969
	"Hanoi Hemi"	Alpha		Float W/BLT 2/6	1969
	"Beaucoup Boom Boom"	Alpha		Float W/BLT 2/6	1969
		Bravo

unit unknown

Photo/Logo	Name	Co.	Plt.	location	Date
	"The Original Flower Children"			Hue
	"The Grave Diggers"
	"Puff Jr."
	"Funky Ride"
	"Joe Hunter"
	"Austrophodia"
	"Spooky" Submitted By Tom Colson Sr.
	"Sweet Sweed" Submitted By John Yawl. John is on the far left.  Kneeling is Mike Tabor, who was the crew chief at that time. The strangely clean person is a machinist, who obviously had not been in the field with them.  Joe Kuhn is standing on the far right.  The “Sweet Swede” was the only heavy tank retriever operating in Northern I-Corps at the time. See Story
	MAMMEYJAMMER II Submitted by Joe Leong, Army Veteran and historian. On Operation Buffalo, July 1967. All tanks were OpCon to Alpha Co., 3rd Tks., so the Co., Plt., is unknown.
	1/26 marines from Operation Daring Rebel, on barrier island, southeast of Danang.  Submitted by Joe Leong  Photos taken from time life books 'the Vietnam experience' combat photographer. Looks like PW's on board.			Barrier Island	May 1969
	1/26 marines from Operation Daring Rebel, on barrier island, southeast of Danang.  Submitted by Joe Leong  Photos taken from time life books 'the Vietnam experience' combat photographer			Barrier Island	May 1969
	"Mothers Worry"
	"Looks like Jelly, burns like Hell"
	"Dante's Inferno"
	"The God of Fire"
	"Baby Burners"
	"Thor's Hammer"
	"VC For Lunch Bunch"