57th Assault Helicopter Co.
57th AHC
Gladiators - Cougars
| February 17 2020 | ||
| Name: | SP-5 Dana L Barnum | |
| Unit: | 119 Assault Helicopter Company | |
| Location: | Glen Mills, PA | |
| Comment: | I servied at Pleiku air base from Febuary 1963 to Febuary 1964. I was Crew Chief on the UH-!B Helicopter with the tail number 67218 | |
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February 08 2020 | |
| Name: | Joe Sottile | |
| Unit: | 57th | |
| Location: | Chandler | |
| Comment: | Great news! We just got the approval of the 501C3 Charitable Tax status for the 57th AHC Memorial Fund. It came today. So the contributions members give to the memorial can now be deductible. | |
| January 26 2020 | ||
| Name: | Glenn Haccou | |
| Unit: | 52nd Security | |
| Location: | Westminster, California | |
| Comment: | Was with 52nd Security 70-71 went out to O.P26 many times, later in 71 they combined the 52nd with D Troop 7/17th Cav. | |
| January 22 2020 | ||
| Name: | Eric Williams | |
| Unit: | US NAVY | |
| Location: | Middleburg | |
| Comment: | My dad served with this company, he left us in 2010 due to orange cancer | |
| January 16 2020 | ||
| Name: | Victor Masterjohn | |
| Unit: | Army 57th AHC | |
| Location: | West Brookfield, MA | |
| Comment: | still here, Thank God | |
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January 10 2020 | |
| Name: | Bryan Waltz | |
| Unit: | 57th AHC | |
| Location: | Ohio | |
| Comment: | Remembering....All gave some, some gave all! | |
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January 09 2020 | |
| Name: | Darrell Anthony | |
| Unit: | 57th AHC | |
| Location: | Greenville | |
| Comment: | Fifty-two years ago today, at 14:00, 9 Jan 2020 (East Coast time), (02:00, 10 Jan 1968, Kontum time) a North Vietnamese sapper platoon slipped into the Gladiator compound. Executing a well-planned attack, the sappers blitzed the 615th maintenance area and motor pool, planting charges in helicopters and in most of the unit's Motor vehicles. At the time the 615th Trans Det had its night shift working in that area. In the surprise attack, the sappers killed 6 members of the unit and wounded 17 others. Nine NVA were killed inside the perimeter and 10 others were found the next morning outside the fences. Dawn on the morning of the 10th found parts of the maintenance area a smoldering ruin. The NVA had destroyed 7 ships and damaged several others. The unit Armament Shop, Airframe Repair Shop and Electrical Repair Shop were completely burned to the ground. The motor pool was almost completely paralyzed. Vehicle damage was assessed in the vicinity of 3 million dollars, not to mention a much more serious toll, the lives of our 6 friends who were killed in defense of their compatriots. MEMBERS KILLED IN ACTION 10 Jan 1968 ARMOR, LOYDE D. SP4 CARPENTER, THOMAS JR. SP4 DEVINE, RICHARD D JR. PFC GOMES, ANDES A. PFC MUNCY, ROBERT W. SP4 PFEISTER, ROBERT SP4 We must never forget, REMEMBER | |
| January 05 2020 | ||
| Name: | Tim Thompson | |
| Unit: | ||
| Location: | Newport mi | |
| Comment: | My uncle Mel dye served in 67 and went down in Laos feb 19 1968 I am looking for any information and photos thanks Tim Thompson | |
| January 04 2020 | ||
| Name: | Chuck Utzman | |
| Unit: | Dragon 6, 1970 | |
| Location: | Texas | |
| Comment: | Prayers and best wishes for health and happiness for personnel of the 57th AHC! And especially for those who shared our tough times in 1970! Great people, great soldiers! I'm proud to have served with you! | |
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January 04 2020 | |
| Name: | O. E. Bud Dismang | |
| Unit: | 57th AHC Kontum 1968 - 1969 | |
| Location: | Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130 | |
| Comment: | Wanting to wish all of the 57th a Blessed, Safe, and healthy year in 2020. I was assigner to the units TOC, Tactical Operations Center located in the underground bunker in the center of the compound. My nick name while there was Dizzy if anyone remembers me give me a shout. | |
