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2nd Battalion  506th Infantry
Airborne/Airmobile

Vietnam
1967-1971

 

The Currahee Free Press [2-506th INF (Airmobile) Newsletter]:

No Date (approximately Jan/Feb 1971; 4-page Adobe PDF file)
No Date (approximately May 1971; 7 pages of JPEG images):	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

2nd Battalion Decorations

2nd Battalion Commanders

Distinguished Service Cross Award Recipients, 506th Infantry

Vietnam Campaigns and Operations

A Pocket Guide to Vietnam: (42-page Adobe PDF file) by US Armed Forces Information and Education, Department of Defense

Fire Support Base Locations

Abbreviations Used in the Official Documents Section

Definitions of Terms Used in the Vietnam Era

Paratroop Arrivals in Vietnam: December 13, 1967 clipping (with photo) from the San Francisco Examiner newspaper; submitted by Michael Rodriguez (B Co, 1st BN, 1967-1968)

Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress:
- F. Allen Boyd, Jr. (B Co, 2nd BN, 1970-1971)
- Michael Collins Doyle (B/E Co, 2nd BN, 1970)
- Harry Martin Ewart, Jr. (? Co, 1st OR 2nd BN, 1970-1971)
- Charles W. Fuller (A Co, ? BN, 1970-1971)
- Martin J. Glennon [A Co (Medic), 2 BN, 1970]
- Charles L. Lander (Todd) (C Co, 2nd BN, 1968-1969)
- Roger James Zeedyk (? Co, 2nd BN, 1967-1968)

Various 2nd Battalion Actions: excerpts from miscellaneous sources for the period January 1968-November 1970

US Army Center Of Military History, Vietnam Audio Tape Interview Collection:
- VNIT-224 Ambush of Company D, ?? Battalion, 506th (Airborne) Infantry, 18-19 March 1968

III Corps Fighting:  from 101 airborne 1968 VIETNAM yearbook; submitted by Gene Overton (C Co, 1st BN, 1967-1968)

General Orders#24, 1972: (excerpts from pages 4 and 5) RVN Gallantry Cross w/Palm -- 31 Jan-3 Feb 1968

General Orders#22, 1976: (page 1) Meritorious Unit Commendation --14 Mar-3 Oct 1968

General Orders#38, 1971: (excerpt from page 3) Presidential Unit Citation -- 13 Jun-23 Sep 1968

General Orders#43, 1970: (excerpts from pages 6 and 9) RVN Gallantry Cross w/Palm --19 Jul 1968-14 May 1969

Brave Eagle Coin:  coin awarded by the 101st Division in addition to any valor award issued to a Screaming Eagle in Vietnam. (NOTE: please contact Mike Bookser if you have any information concerning the creation, awarding, and/or subsequent withdrawal of this coin from distribution.)

2/506 Inf. Traps VC With Cordon Tactics:  from the September 16, 1968 issue of The Screaming Eagle weekly Army newspaper; submitted by Joe Adams (B/HHC, 2nd BN, 1968-1969)

Div. Units In Heavy Battles:  from the September 16, 1968 issue of The Screaming Eagle weekly Army newspaper; submitted by Joe Adams (B/HHC, 2nd BN, 1968-1969)

Awards and Decorations:  from the December 9, 1968 issue of The Screaming Eagle weekly Army newspaper; submitted by Mike Metzger (B/C/D/HHC, 1st BN, 1966-1968)

Dong Ap Bia (Ap Bia Mountain) Hill 937 / "Hamburger Hill"
	Presidential Unit Citation (Army) including Company A and Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry; signed by Richard Nixon (205MB); from Chuck Vander Luitgaren (B Co, 3rd BN, 187th, 1968-1969)
Summary of Actions and Results and Description of Operation vic Dong Ap Bia: 24 May 1969, 31-page UNCLASSIFIED Office of the Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division document in Adobe PDF format
The Battle of Hamburger Hill: Battle Command in Difficult Terrain Against a Determined Enemy by LTC Douglas P Scalard; from the Studies in Battle Command by the Faculty Combat Studies Institute
Operation Apache Snow, After Action Report, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile): UNCLASSIFIED Department of the Army document; 31-page Adobe PDF file
Operation Apache Snow, After Action Report, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 18 Jun 1969: UNCLASSIFIED Department of the Army document; 29-page Adobe PDF file
	Hamburger Hill: the Brutal Battle for Dong Ap Bia, May 11-20, 1969 by Samuel Zaffiri
	Nam Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division by Arthur Wiknik, Jr. (A Co, 2nd BN, Apr 69-Mar 70) "Nam-Sense is about my experiences as an Instant NCO, a.k.a. Shake-n-Bake squad leader with the 101st Airborne, during the height of the Vietnam War. Although Nam-Sense is a wartime novel, the book is more of an adventure story than a war story. This is especially evident by what happened to me during the battle for Hamburger Hill. Nam-Sense is also about the characters I had met and the bizarre situations I found myself in, mostly of my own doing. It also talks about events happening at home and how the men in the field were affected by them. My editor has called Nam-Sense one of the saddest comedies he has ever read."

Vietnam 1969-70: on-line memoir by James Lutz [E Co (Recon)/C Co, 2nd BN, May 69-Dec 69]

Currahees Find NVA Weapons: from the July 21, 1969, issue of The Screaming Eagle weekly Army newspaper about D Company, 2nd BN, 506th; submitted by Ken Havran, 4/77th ARA, 101st Airborne Division, 1969-1970

Kentucky Jumper: the Chapter Ends: article includes 1st BN, 506th and 2nd BN, 506th, Fall 1969, Rendezvous with Destiny; submitted by Larry Goodell (A Co, 1st BN, 1969-1970)

Screaming Eagle Vietnam Diary: from Fall 1969 and Summer 1970, Rendezvous with Destiny; submitted by Larry Goodell (A Co, 1st BN, 1969-1970)

Tips of the Trade/Lessons Learned: 13 February 1970, HHC, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), 12-page Adobe PDF file; submitted by COL(R) Steve Perry (HHC, 2nd BN, 1971)

Profile of a Company Commander:  article about CPT Rembert Gabriel Rollison (D Co, 2nd BN, 1970-1971), Summer 1970, Rendezvous with Destiny; submitted by Larry Goodell (A Co, 1st BN, 1969-1970)

History of the 2-506th Infantry for 1970: article on the Ripcord Association web site

US Army Center Of Military History, Vietnam Written Interview Collection: after-action reports
- VNI-272 Team A, Reconnaissance Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion (Airmobile) 506th Infantry, 21 February 1970
- VNI-299 1st Platoon, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry, 4 February 1970
- VNI-300 Team C, Reconnaissance Platoon, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry, Nam Hoa District, ? date

FSB Ripcord
	XXIV CORPS, PERINTREP 10-70:  April 5-11, 1970
	Operation Texas Star: April-July, 1970, After-Action Report by MG John J. Hennessey [CG, 101st Airborne Infantry Division (Airmobile) May 70 - Feb 71]
	Firebase Ripcord: 23 July 1970 report by COL Hugh A. MacDonald (Chief of Staff, 101st Division)
	Ripcord Memorial Dedication Ceremony: 14 Oct 2000, speech given by MG Ben L. Harrison, US Army, Retired (CO, 3rd Bde, 101st Division, Jun 70-Dec 70)
	Vietnam Veteran Reunited with Comrades:  March 27, 2001 article about Larry Dale Rolland (B Co, 2nd BN, 1970-1971)
	Vietnam Visit, 1-11 June 2001, Initial Report: from MG Ben L. Harrison, US Army, Retired (CO, 3rd Bde, 101st Division, Jun 70-Dec 70)
	Rendezvous at Ripcord: (4-page Adobe PDF file) September 2010 VFW Magazine article by MAJ(R) Charles Hawkins (HHC/A/B/C Co, 2nd BN, 1970-1971)
	Ripcord: Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970 by Keith William Nolan
	Major Daily Incidents during the Battle for Firebase Ripcord July 1970 - Keith Nolan's notes and timeline for his book
	Hell on a Hill Top: America’s Last Major Battle in Vietnam by MG Ben L. Harrison, US Army, Retired (CO, 3rd Bde, 101st Division, Jun 70-Dec 70)
	War Stories with Oliver North: the Siege of Firebase Ripcord DVD Format
YouTube Videos:	Fire Support Base Ripcord, July 1970: 3-minutes Facts about FSB Ripcord: 4-1/2-minutes

Infantry Assault: 1997 poem by MAJ(R) Charles Hawkins (HHC/A/B/C Co, 2nd BN, 1970-1971)

7 Decorated Veterans Inducted into the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Hall of Fame: June 14, 2007, including Daniel D. Barry (D Co, 2nd BN, Aug 70-Nov 70)

A Soldiers Reflection: poem by Gary Gilliam (C Co, 2nd BN, 1970-1971)

Veterans Day Poem: November 11, 2007, by Gary Gilliam (C Co, 2nd BN, 1970-1971)

For Older Warriors, Experience Beats Athleticism: March 14, 2006, USA Today on-line article about LTC Joseph Repya, Jr. (C Co, 2nd BN, Nov 70-Mar 71)

Welcome! 2nd BN (AMBL) 506th Inf.: 1971 new troops brochure (29-page Adobe PDF file); submitted by COL(R) Steve Perry (HHC, 2nd BN, 1971)

Narrative of Events of B/2-506th during Lam Son 719, Time Line of March 2, 1971 through April 6, 1971: by Donald Thies (B Co, 2nd BN, 1970-1971)

Dad: You Have Not and Will Not Be Forgotten: by Tom Shepherd, Jr. and Dan Shepherd, sons of SFC Thomas C. Shepherd, Sr. (B Co, 2nd BN, KIA March 24, 1971)

A Company, 2-506th Roster, 1 July 1971: courtesy of Patrick A. Fenderson (A Co, 2nd BN, 1970-1971) and Jay D. Wetherby (A Co, 2nd BN, 1970-1971)

• Headquarters
• 1st Platoon
• 2nd Platoon
• 3rd Platoon

In Country: The Soldier's Story: 37 short stories by Patrick A. Fenderson (A Co, 2nd BN, Feb 71-Dec 71) about his time in Vietnam

Sequence of Events for Decorations and Awards Ceremony: 20 April 1971, 3-page Adobe PDF file; submitted by COL(R) Steve Perry (HHC, 2nd BN, 1971)

Roster of Key Personnel for 2nd Battalion (Airmobile), 506th Infantry: 30 April 1971, 2-page Adobe PDF file; submitted by COL(R) Steve Perry (HHC, 2nd BN, 1971)

Triple Threat: December 5, 1971, final Daily Bulletin published by HHC, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) in Vietnam; submitted by COL(R) Steve Perry (HHC, 2nd BN, 1971)

Vietnam Vet Recalls Tet Time: June 15, 2009, ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com (OH) article (with photo) about Dr. David Schroder (C Co, 2nd BN, 1967-1968)

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