During the Vietnam War the division had a mixed record. 02 Aug 69 1210. 2:00 - 4:00PM They shoot and kill a group of seven to 12 women and children. The census concludes that Charlie Company killed 347 Vietnamese men, women and children. This inquiry is intended to focus on a possible military cover up, whereas Detective Feher and the CID are charged with examining potential war crimes during the operation itself. The Army presses charges against 25 men, including Captain Eugene Koutoc (aggravated assault,) Colonel Oran Henderson (dereliction of duty, failure to report a war crime, perjury,) and Brigadier General George Young (dereliction of duty, failure to obey lawful regulations.). LIB Address Book & Company Roster This company roster and contact list is for anyone who has served as a member of Charlie Company in Vietnam, regardless of when you were there. 4:00 PM A. Vandegrift, was so impressed by the soldiers' stand that he issued a unit commendation to the regiment for having demonstrated "an overwhelming superiority over the enemy." December 24, 1969 Vietnam at the Crossroads. Troops receive conflicting reports as to whether the landing zone is "cold" (no incoming fire) or "hot" (receiving fire). Browse e12806.lai resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for . 10:00AM For access to or copies of (except the one item), please contact RDT2 . battle at Gettysburg to the beaches of The 11th LIB was deployed overseas from June of 1918 and returned to the United States in June of 1919. What drove a company of American soldiers to commit the worst atrocity in U.S. military history? Its soldiers were quick to assimilate from the Marines on Guadalcanal lessons on battle tactics against Japanese forces. Although the door gunners fire, they are unable to confirm the Vietcong had been hit. His tour began on Feb 20, 1968. During the meeting, Henderson is instructed to conduct an investigation into the events that occurred on the 16th. April-May 1968 Finding that report inadequate, Major Koster then instructs Colonel Henderson to conduct a formal inquiry. Join Your Unit Today. They throw hand grenades into houses and bunkers and destroy livestock and crops. About 1.7 Viet Cong were killed per engagement. 1:00PM Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Association This site is for those who served with the 3/22nd in Vietnam, either with the 25th or 4th Infantry Divisions. Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. 9:15AM Part I. MODERATOR. Ernest Medina, the commander of Charlie Company, told his men that all civilians would leave the village by 7:00 the following morning, leaving only Vietcong. Transshipment of troops and equipment was completed in Melbourne and the seven transports departed on 7 March (Australian time) for New Caledonia as convoy ZK-7,[8] arriving six days later. The second element of helicopters arrives at the landing zone outside the village. The division later participated in offensives to sweep Guadalcanal of remaining Japanese resistance. "This is what you've been waiting for -- search and destroy -- and you've got it," said their superior officers. One GI pushes a man down a well and throws an M26 grenade in after him. Americal Division. The 11th Infantry Brigade is an inactive infantry brigade of the United States Army. As the Army's basic combat fighters, some infantry units can trace their history back to the 18th Century. read more read less. The 198th and 11th Brigades were withdrawn from Vietnam in November 1971, and the division was inactivated. In one of the first documented instances of outright aggression, frustrated and angry members of Charlie Company lash out while passing through a Vietnamese village on their return to camp, troops shoot and kill a woman civilian working in a field. The names are linked to their page on the Virtual Wall. Lieutenant Calley's release from the stockade triggers other acquittals later this month. 7:40AM The "line" regiments selected to form the Americal Division were the 132nd Infantry Regiment from Illinois, formerly part of the 33rd Infantry Division, the 164th Infantry Regiment from North Dakota, formerly part of the 34th Infantry Division, and the 182nd Infantry Regiment from Massachusetts, formerly part of the 26th Infantry Division. On the morning of 16 March 1968, the men of Charlie Company, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, US Army, entered the village of Son My, on the coast of Central Vietnam.1 The company was led by Captain Ernest Medina. Thompson begs the other gunships to land and help rescue more civilians. However, due to Barker's death and the disorganization in the Chu Lai headquarters, no report is located. Barker and Captain Eugene Kotouc tell the troops that any Vietnamese civilians will have left for the markets in Quang Ngai City by the time the attack is scheduled to begin at 7:30am. The month of February has been devastating for Charlie Company. This intelligence will later prove faulty at best. Medina's Charlie Company group moves into the village from the south, and interrogates an old man. Sgt. 20 men from A Company were lost in the Battle of Lo Giang on 8 February 1968. The murders are alleged to have been committed a year ago and the investigation is continuing.". The 11th Brigade Commander was Col. Insani, but 11th Bde (-) was operating near the DMZ and Laos for Op'n Lam Son. It returned to the 6th Division on 1 October 1933, and again became the 11th Infantry Brigade on 24 August 1936. April 23, 1969 Lieutenant General Peers' inquiry team grows exponentially, and the number of officers under investigation increases to 46. With pressing needs to build up defenses in Hawaii and Australia, Army planners decided to put together a force rather than commit an already organized division. After the chief's report becomes public knowledge, local Vietcong unite in Quang Ngai and distribute leaflets about the incident. This was unusual, as with the exception of the Philippine Division, all other U.S. divisions were known by a number. Thompson is shot down five times, the last occurring during a mission from Da Nang to an airbase at Chu Lai, which breaks his back. Task Force Barker's mission is declared a success and the Companies involved are disbanded. Charlie Company will be airlifted south of the village and will attack Son My, destroying the enemy forces. During May 30, 1969 Major Wayne C. Harrington assumed command of the 1 st Battalion 20 th Infantry. Organized as a separate infantry brigade, it initially also included three infantry battalions the 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry, 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry, and 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry as well as the 6th Support Battalion, a reconnaissance troop (Troop E, 1st Cavalry), and a military police company. Captain Earl Michles gives his company, Bravo, orders for the next day's operations. In June 1971, then Brigadier General John W. Donaldson, former commander of the Brigade would be accused and later acquitted of killing 6 Vietnamese civilians on operations between November 1968 and January 1969. Whitaker reports almost immediately to Washington that the men of Charlie Company mentioned by Ridenhour should be interviewed. In a hut, one soldier finds three children and a wounded woman and old man. Recap of all reunions including 2 pre-reunion meetings. if ( 'querySelector' in document && 'addEventListener' in window ) { 10:20AM Lieutenant Jeffrey LaCross' 3rd Platoon continues killing. In My Lai 5, Charlie Company rounds up a large group of civilians and takes eight to ten young Vietnamese men with them for interrogation. After the end of the war, it spent six months on occupation duty with the 6th Division near Aignay-le-Duc and Bad Bertrich during the Occupation of the Rhineland. Warlords D Troop 1/1 Cav Dragoons 1st Aviation Brigade First in Vietnam HHC,1st Aviation Brigade First in Vietnam 12th Combat Assault Group 3/17th Cav A Troop Silver Spurs (inop link) B Troop Blackjack C Troop D Troop 3/5th Air Cavalry Light Horse 17th AHC Kingsmen,Lancers (inop) Divisional combat teams made landings on Bohol, Negros, and Mindanao, where they cleared out pockets of resisting Japanese until 17 June when ordered to return to Cebu, arriving on 25 June. Vietnam Correspondent Do you have 11TH LIB, DUC PHO VIETNAM Reunion information you'd like to share. The 1st and 2nd Platoons of Charlie Company stumbles across a minefield, killing three men and wounding a dozen more. } The Americal Division was formed in 1967 out of three separate brigades. [1] The brigade included the 51st and 52nd Infantry Regiments, as well as the 17th Machine Gun Battalion. Vietnam Online, PBS Where is My Lai? The soldiers, of Charlie Company, a unit of the Americal Division's 11th show more content Lieutenant William L. Calley was the leader of the troops that went storming into My Lai. When these helicopters take off again, they report receiving fire from a hamlet. Assigned to this duty were companies L and M and attached elements from Headquarters Company, Service Company, the Medical Detachment plus a platoon of the 101st Engineers. A short time later the killing began. Bde. Also in the same vicinity they found 50 bunkers w/overhead cover 4'x8'x6'feet deep. Reunion XV is now scheduled for June 11-12, 2022! It was reactivated on 1 December 1954 as the 23rd Infantry Division, retaining the name "Americal" as part of its official designation. In his testimony, Sergeant LaCroix admits that there had been "unnecessary" civilian casualties and mentions that Warrant Officer Thompson had filed a complaint following the operation. Holds the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the . [11] The 6th Engineer Company was inactivated on 15 January 1968, after the brigade arrived in Vietnam and reconstituted as Company C, 26th Engineer Battalion, remaining in support of the 11th LIB. Firebase Hill 4-11, Mortar, mortar crew, The mission of Charlie Company Veterans Association is to locate and contact veterans of Charlie Company and to provide an annual reunion for those veterans and their guests. Ridenhour, who had trained with Charlie Company in Hawaii and went on to serve as a door gunner for another company, is told by Gruver that 300-400 civilians had been shot and killed. - Letters from Billy Kelly General Peers travels to Vietnam to locate copies of Lieutenant Colonel Barker's formal investigation that both Colonel Henderson and Major General Koster insisted existed, but finds no evidence of a report existing. Updates occur from time to time at irregular intervals. On 8 January 1945, the division began movement to Leyte and Samar, to take part in cleaning out remaining Japanese forces on those islands, and to invade Biri, Capul, Ticao, and Burias. On his way back to landing zone Dottie to refuel, Warrant Officer Thompson spots a group of wounded Vietnamese citizens south of My Lai. Returning from Vietnam, Peers expands his team to accommodate multiple simultaneous interviews. 35 papers pick up the resulting story on November 13th. All Members electing to receive a hardcopy of the newsletter will be considered first priority. Bronco, LZ Liz, Liz, Hill 4-11. Thompson had previously marked this woman with smoke. With a growing interest in what occurred at My Lai, Ridenhour seeks out Sergeant Larry LaCroix at Chu Lai, who specifically mentions Lieutenant Calley's involvement in firing upon a group of civilians with a machine gun. 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