Articles
3rd Battalion  506th Infantry
Airborne/Airmobile

Vietnam
1967-1971

3rd Battalion Decorations

3rd 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

Forgotten Honor: the True Story of an American Hero	SGT Leslie Halasz Sabo, Jr. B Co, 3rd BN, KIA 05/10/70
Secretary of the Army Recommendation for Medal of Honor: March 31, 2010 Adobe PDF file
Vietnam War Hero May Finally Get His Due: May 9, 2010, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on-line article
New Castle Soldier Awaits Medal of Honor 40 Years after His Death: May 10, 2010, wfmj.com (PA) on-line news story (with video)
Vietnam Hero to Receive Medal of Honor Posthumously: April 17, 2012, www.army.mil article

Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress:
- Terona Chivers (C Co, 3rd BN, 1967-1968)
- Peter Vance Delonga (D Co, 3rd BN, 1969-1970)
- Richard L. Freeling (B Co, 3rd BN, 1969-1970)
- Charles W. Fuller (A Co, ? BN, 1970-1971)
- Mark E. Needham (B Co, 3rd BN, 1967-1968)
- MG(R) Salve H. Matheson [CG, 1st Brigade (SEP), 101st Airborne Division, 1967-1968]
- Galand W. Nield (HHC, 3rd BN, 1969-1970)
- LTC(R) David Alton O'Steen (B Co, 3rd BN 1969-1970)
- Vernon Dale Pappa (A Co, 3rd BN, 1968-1969)
- Christopher Lars Rolland [E Co (LRRP)/HHC, 3rd BN, 1968-1970]
- Richard Edward Stewart [HHC, 3rd BN, 506th, (D Battery, 2nd BN, 320th FA), 1970]
- Stephen Spiro Strusis (? Co, 3rd BN 1968-1969)

US Army Center Of Military History, Vietnam Audio Tape Interview Collection:
- VNIT-227 Company C, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 506th Infantry, 2-3 January 1968
- VNIT-224 Ambush of Company D, ?? Battalion, 506th (Airborne) Infantry, 18-19 March 1968

3-506th newspaper clippings: from the July 29, 1968 issue of The Screaming Eagle weekly Army newspaper; submitted by Jim Ayling (C Co, 1st BN, 1967-1968)

VC Gals Engage Currahees:  from the September 16, 1968 issue of The Screaming Eagle weekly Army newspaper; submitted by Joe Adams (B/HHC, 2nd BN, 1968-1969)

Synopsis of Actions 1967-1969:  from a document published by S-3; submitted by James M. Nemeth (B Co, 3rd BN, 1970)

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.)

Various 3rd Battalion Actions: excerpts from miscellaneous sources for the period January 1968-December 1970

The 3-506th was awarded the Valorous Unit Award for their actions during February 1968 at Phan Thiet. The original proposed award was for a Presidential Unit Citation. The following are documents pertaining to the PUC proposal:

• Summary of Recommendation
• Proposed Citation
• Summary of Strengths and Casualties
• Participating Units

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

The following 3rd BN, 506th Articles were transcribed 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)

• In Patrolling and Ambush Tactics -- Paratroopers Train RF, PF Forces
• Charity Goes to School
• Awards and Decorations

A Year or Less:  poem by Joseph A. "The Toad" Heisley (A Co, 3rd BN, 1968-1969)

Caves Yields To 474 Explorers:  acticle about D Company, 3rd BN

Ambush by VC Foiled:  acticle about 3rd Platoon, A Company, 3rd BN

Combat Operation After Action Report, Binh Tay I (Pacify West I), Cambodia:  16-page Headquarters, 3d Battalion (Airmobile), 506th Infantry document in Adobe PDF format

Task Force 3-506 Cambodia:  article from Summer 1970, Rendezvous with Destiny; submitted by Larry Goodell (A Co, 1st BN, 1969-1970)

Unclassified Official Account of the 3-506 for 1970:  from a document published by S-3; submitted by James M. Nemeth (B Co, 3rd BN, 1970)

Ballad of the 506th:  poem by James M. Nemeth (B Co, 3rd BN, 1970)

A Letter at the Wall:  by Mike Krawczyk (C Co, 3rd BN, 1967-1968)

Currahee - We Stand Alone - 506th ABN Infantry:  2002 article by LTC Max J. Riekse [HHC, 3rd BN (Currahee Shock Force - LRRP), 1967-1968]

Vet Honors 18 Who Died in Vietnam:  July 3, 2008, MariettaTimes.com (GA) article about Jim Waybright (B Co, 3rd BN, 1970)

Life-Long Friends Honored for Service by Fort Scott Elks Lodge:  October 29, 2008, The Fort Scott Tribune (KS) on-line article (with photo) about Harold Coleman and Darrel Beth, both in C Co, 3rd BN, 1970-1971

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