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Memories from Members of UTT/68th Aviation Company- source unknown - Book Excerpts

Document Item Number: 0690505003
Pages
97
Media Type
Document
Physical Location
Box 05, Folder 05,
Language(s)
English
Collection
Richard (Dick) Detra Collection
Association
188th Assault Helicopter Company Association

0690505003 pdf
Dates
Creation: No Date
Other: 1964 - 1965
General Note
Excerpts:
Chapter 9 - LT Gary F. Ramage, Fire Team Leader, Administrative Officer, Raider 21, Saber 1, February 1965-February 1965 / Orphanage An Lac, 1964-65. ;

Chapter 10 - CAPT Jack Johnson, Platoon Leader, 2nd Platoon, Raider 26, 24 May 1965-9 February 1965 / Assignment to the UTT--the Early Days / Flight Check Rides / Personal Weapons / SP-5 Leonard Lockhard and LT Harold McNeil / Hogs, but without Rockets / POW Rescue Attempts / Company Commanders / Slicked Out--Without Guns / Salvation--Armed Again / Jumping with Special Forces and ARVN / The Orphanage / Da Nand and Working with the Marines / Untrained Door Gunner / UGG Villa at Vung Tau (a Da7 at the Beach) / R&R in Hong Kong / Hail and Farewell / Memorabilia / Concealed Trails, and 50 caliber Machine Gun Pod / Falsely Accused / Battle of Binh Gia, 28 December 1965-9 February 1965 / Supporting the "Red Hats" ;

William J. Gault, Wingman, Fire Team Leader, August 1964-August 1965 / The UTT--197th. ;

Chapter 15 - Captain Richard S. Jarrett, Platoon Leader/Operations Officer, Playboy 16, Saber 3 / The Legend of Dustoff, re: Captain Paul Bloomquist, 57th Aeromedical Evacuation Detachment, Dustoff 57 /Binh Gia and III Corps Operations / Fall-Winter 1964-65 / Skunk Hunts / The Battle for Song Be / Unrecognized Heroes / The Battle for Dong Xoai / Support of Arc Light Missions. ;

Chapter 16 - Major Joseph N. (Jim) Jaggers, Company Commander, Saber 6, November 1964-June 1965 / Taking Command of UTT / Twelve Cardinal Rules / Leading by Example / Song Be / Recognition from the President / Manoges and Bananas in the Delta / The Power of the Legend.
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Citation
Memories from Members of UTT/68th Aviation Company- source unknown - Book Excerpts, 0690505003. No Date, Box 05, Folder 05, Richard (Dick) Detra Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=0690505003, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
0690505003, Richard (Dick) Detra Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 20 Nov 2019 [Updated: 18 Sep 2024]

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