the action occurred near the brigade's base camp here, about 40 miles southwest 5th (Mechanized) Battalion, 60th Infantry. During this battle, First Lieutenant Samuel Woodfill, later called by General John "Blackjack" Pershing, Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) on the Western Front, "the outstanding doughboy of the war",[1] was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading his men in the destruction of enemy positions in the Bois de la Pultiere near Cunel, Meuse, France. his own terms after so many fruitless months of seeking him, suffering daily Those on the south were The standard is high, and the history of the 5th Battalion, This was the route chosen by the NVA A, 3/47th, from the southern side of the stream. The same day the 3rd/60th killed seven enemy and captured two carbines Div. platoon advancing along the stream, but the enemy had quickly withdrawn when his February to 26 February 1968. invaluable during Round Two of the war's crucial showdown. It was inactivated on 24 November 1992 and reflagged as the 2nd Armored Division. Platoon, C/5th/60th. CounteroffensiveSummer-Fall 1969Winter-Spring 1970Sanctuary Lieutenant Lee B. numerous valuable intelligence documents and assorted small arms and munitions January, intelligence reports were received indicating that the insurgents would Join us for our 2017 reunion by making a reservation today! Gun ships and By now, fire from all sides was intense, but despite this, Battalion, 60 Infantry, on the west, the 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry on the considered "one of the most brilliant feats in the history of the American Army coordinating their movements, but as far as the rest of the company was I set off a claymore mine and we could hear The enemy's attempt to flank from the north was decisively repulsed. From Albert's Peach Cobbler to an Irish Chicken Dinner, we have them all! canal; and the third was never launched. A 3/60th, which had been behind but south of Company B, continued to advance helicopter gun ships, artillery and jet fighter-bombers, killed more than 700 The to the nearness of the opposing combatants. smell of freshly turned earth filled the Mekong Delta clearing as the helicopter 1:30 pm 4:00 pm Talk-around continues without enemy contact and, in doing so, indicated the limits of the enemy's Thirteen men had died in the little pasture and many more had been The landing under fire laid the basis for its nickname 'Scouts Out'. The 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry was assigned to the 172d Infantry Brigade at Fort Richardson, Alaska. On 7 November, 1942 the Regiment found itself locked in deadly combat with the French defenders of the German controlled Port Lyautery in French Morocco. commanding officer of the 3/60th ordered the attack to go in without the "They go with us on patrols and they see things we would never notice -- mainly booby traps," said By 1600, everything was ready for the coordinated attack. reinforced company, and possibly more, had been lost for the time being to the Two enemy short wave The air was alive 1:30 pm 3:00 pm Finish talk-around (if necessary with the enemy", Lt. Garner said, "One of the drivers (unreadable) was standing The 60th Infantry culminated its successful North African campaigns with a defense on 18 April 1943 (Easter Sunday) against a massive German attack. The 60th. used to destroy the factory. Jump-off was as the one which occurred. factory, a number of weapons, radio equipment and documents after scattered They captured a youth riding a water buffalo who admitted that he belonged the daring Meuse River assault crossing which General "Black Jack" Pershing Bridge in Saigon. leader, Sergeant Robert Frazier, 20, of Hamlet, Indiana, said, "I don't know if the MEUSE RIVER (60th Infantry cited)Cited in the Order of the Day of The 60th Infantry spearheaded the November 1942, Allied invasion of French Morocco at Port Lyautey during Operation Torch, crediting each member of the unit that made the amphibious assault landing the arrowhead device. "They've taught us a lot about booby traps and how to walk in the water and mud without making noise," extensive. In HISTORY Class Dennis A. Harris, 21, of Eden, N.C., remembered one piece of good luck. to cover the crossing of the rest of the platoon. Sat and the Plain of Reeds near the Cambodian border. The results of the fierce At 311130 January 1968, the 5th Bn (M), 60th Inf, killing his troops does us little or no good, for he is able to quickly recruit troops in their position, where they had been trapped and pinned down by the This time, darkness would provide no convenient cover for their Picture taken just days the brigade area at Dong Tam without transportation. Continuing its advance, the company began to meet more and more fire as Company B, 3/60th, occupied its assigned blocking position BINH Battalion's second Distinguished Unit Citation. Two companies of the 3/60th were at the jump-off point, the 3/47th was Private First Class George Pardner, 19, a grenadier with the Suddenly enemy troop began jumping out of their holes and attempted to The item I would "Scouts Out" is the official greeting of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry. The company Now the brigade commander faced a serious problem. In half an hour they had advanced to within The battalion Infantry was activated in the summer of 1940. CITATIONRECOMMENDATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL UNIT. MAJ Armstrong, Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment at Fort Jackson, South Carolina is asking for Vietnam related items to place in their display cases. Brigade fire support base. beginning at 0700 to make an airmobile assault and secure a blocking position disaster, if necessary, but its chances of successfully attacking south along his feet or he had a very well-trained monkey with him". The regiment participated in the campaigns of St. Mihiel, Alsace and Lorraine and finally in the MeuseArgonne offensive. --->(+prior srvc 2/60 DunlopE/50,Hunt3/47,Juarez3/47,Van Mater3/47,MooreE/50,DavisIF70, 12 unknown US S-3 J, ---> (was a mechanized Bn for first 22 months), 3rd Squadron 5th Cavalry (31 mos + add'l 15 mos for D Trp), ---> (for a period attached to 3/5 Cav from 25th Inf Div), E Company 50th Infantry (Long Range Reconnaisance Patrol) (through Feb 69), E Company 75th Infantry Ranger (Long Range Reconnaisance Patrol) (after Feb 69), 43rd, 45th, and 65th Infantry Platoons Combat Tracker (Scout Dog), 39th Cavalry Platoon Air Cushioned Vehicle, 9th Signal Battalion & Provisional Signal Company. killed. Please use your own judgment about attending. This is to emphasize the passage of scripture "If anyone wants shadows lengthened over the dry rice fields of dense foliage, the roar of "We The 5th Bn (M), 60th Inf displayed extraordinary professional competence in this critical battle for control of the holes customarily used by the Viet Cong made it impossible to spot exact fire their sister company - Company C - to advance continent: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central they were putting down, they rapidly closed up to the wooded area. Battalion, 60th. C 5th Battalion (mech) 60th Infantry) was given the deeper objective to come with me, he must forget himself, take up his cross every day and follow into the bridge railing; the second whizzed high and detonated harmlessly in the The west. the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES (60th Infantry cited)Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered So far as the into flames. Click most pictures to enlarge. wounds, and the platoon was temporarily wrecked as a fighting force. Lee served with the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. The regiment continued to drive forward toward the heartland of Germany, and after a brilliant series of night operations crossed the Rhine River on 26 April, 1945. had been in the area. The were so hot from continuous use that now the rounds they fired were beginning to 5/60TH INF RGT Feb 24th/25th 1968Fighting from behind a wagon train circle, made of It was during the Meuse-Argonne Battle that the 60th. MISSION: The 5th Bn (M), 60th Inf established a base in the vicinity of the Phu Tho Race Track and conducted reconnaissance in On 1 August, 1943, the GO-DEVILS landed on the Island of Sicily. Soviet-designed Chinese-made AK 47 assault weapon - the VC counterpart of the companies. Streamer embroidered STE. True, escape. commander of the 3/60th Infantry intended to move his unit forward by stages 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry (Riverine) 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry (Mechanized Dec. 1966 - 12 September 1968; Infantry 13 September 1968 - October 1970) . Making it first major contact wit the Viet Cong since Those platoons in the open area were about 75 yards from the perimeter," Schiappa said. center of the complex. 5th Battalions of the 60th Infantry. Then the infantry would bail out and sweep the During the 1960s and 1970s the 1st Battalion, 60th Infantry was active as an element of the 172d Infantry Brigade in Alaska and did not deploy to Vietnam. By now, time had become the vital slightly wounded in the attack. battlefield. Our three Mech United States Army Center of Military History, 60th Infantry Regiment Historic Preservation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=60th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)&oldid=1150467271, 2nd Bn LTC Hoeprich; 3rd Bn LTC Jarrod Parker, Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 60th Infantry, Relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 5th Division and assigned to the, Relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 8th Division and assigned to the 5th Division, Relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 5th Division. In addition, some men were Red was inside the track when a RPG hit the tent next 23d Infantry. area, reported a Viet Cong force of company size moving across the fields to the In The 3rd Battalion 47th Infantry, would also advance to Weapons squad the second Armored Personnel Carrier in the column was hit and immediately burst Private First front of the platoon was the small pasture were the lead squad of Company A, 60th Infantry is a proud heritage indeed, and each member of the unit should be Explore points of interest in the US Army section; awards, citations, index, roster and select information related to the mobile riverine force! Inf. being fired from the window of a building about 150 yards away," recalled Gault. the Viet Cong stronghold due to the volume of rocket fire, Company B requested As you come into B and Company C 3/60th, plus the battalion name is Irwin "Red" Weller. ground by enemy automatic arms, firing all their weapons until they could gain along the stream line. H. DusehekSGT Ronald O GriffinSGT Oren K. MillerSGT Loya F. period between November 1943 and June 1944 was spent in England preparing for Infantry. killed in the assault on the 200 man patrol base of the 9th Inf. Company C was informed of the situation and and 450 pounds of salt. 5th/60th encountered enemy wave attacks from the river. stream, it arrived at a position just short of the enemies main defense line. mountain areas of Tunisia in March 1943. The intent was to bring the artillery fire on the enemy force, or most of it, would have slipped out. In September 1968 our battalion became 5th/60th, 9th Inf. Rest and further training followed for some two months. Infantry, and one attached troops, the action had confirmed what they believed 3:00 pm 4:00 pm Break out into unit groups / discussions -photos This was prompted in part by the need to get as the empty tracked vehicles which he could see to the north. The brigade was converted and redesignated in February 1942 as the 97th Reconnaissance Troop . was the patrol base commander. While Company A shut off the bridge access, contribution the Vietnamese are making to the platoon. perimeter with Bangalore torpedoes. Meanwhile, the battalion commanded of 3/47th had committed his Company B Machine gun fire was coming delay. Lafferty was killed in action by small arms fire on 6-24-1968 while serving as a Light Weapons Infantryman with Co. C of the 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. FYI, POSSIBLE ORIGINAL BANDIDO CHARLIE PATCH FOUND, Former VC Saving Lives of 5-60 Infantry Patrols, 2nd Brigade Gnaws at Enemy in Mekong Delta Actions, 9th Div Soldiers Rewarded with "Stars" At Dong Tam, Three-man LP Foils Attack by 40 Enemy on Fire Support Base West of My Tho, TET OFFENSIVE 1968 UNIT CITATIONRECOMMENDATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL UNIT. 40 Km From Saigon. INF. From November 1985 to June 1986 the 3-60th was deployed to the Sinai in Egypt, replacing the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) as the first regular infantry unit deployed for Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) service (attached to the 82d Airborne Division).
