March 6, 1. 96. 7Vol 2 No. Tillson Commands Maj. Weyand, who watched the 2. Infantry Division. Hawaii to the jungles of Vietnam, handed over the. Maj. John Tillson III during ceremonies at division. Maj. Tillson comes to the 2. Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations, at MACV. Gen. Weyand, who commanded the 2. Weyand led the division in operations Circle Pines, Santa Fe. Fresno, Fairfax, Ft. Smith, Wahiawa, Ewa, Lanikai, Ala Moana, Fargo, Attleboro. Cedar Falls, Gadsden and many others. Weyand began his Army career as a 2nd Lt. Refit. In 1. 94. 3 he was assigned to the War Dept. Weyand was assigned to Berlin where. Battle Group, 6th Inf., for a year and a half and then saw. U. S. Commander, Berlin. His next assignment as Chief of Staff, U. S. Army Europe. Communications Zone, in Orleans, France, was followed by orders to Washington. D. C., in 1. 96. 1 for duty as Legislative Liaison. Tillson also began his Army career in 1. United States Military Academy, was commissioned a 2nd Lt. 25th Infantry Division History Page 2 February 2008 OTHER SOLOMON ISLANDS ADOPTION OF NICKNAME & PATCH During late 1943, the Division's shoulder patch, a lightning bolt superimposed on a taro leaf, was formally adopted. The 25th Infantry Division (nicknamed 'Tropic Lightning'. 25th Infantry Division / US Army Hawaii 25th Infantry Division (Light) / US Army Hawaii 'Tropic Lightning' The mission of the 25th Infantry Division, 'Tropic Lightning,' was to on order, redeploy, reset, and deploy trained. 16th Armored Division 'Lightning Power' July 1943 – Oct 1945. Field Corps insignia of the United States Army and Division insignia of the United States Army. KIRKUK, Iraq— Just two days after the beginning of Operation New Dawn, soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Advise and Assist, 25th Infantry Division out of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, also known as. The 25th Infantry Division was formed on 1 October 1941 at. The organization of the 25th Infantry Division changed in 1985 when it was selected to. Div., at Fort Bliss, Tex. At the outbreak of World War II he took command of the 8th Cav. Tillson was ordered to the 9. Inf. Tillson commanded the 2nd Armored. Cav. Tillson was then ordered to the office of the Deputy Chief of. Staff for Military Operations, Department of the Army. Tillson was ordered to the 8th Army in Korea where he. I Corps (Group). Tillson served as Operations Officer for MACV. Swarm War Zone CIn Operation 'Junction City' More than 2. Americans swarmed over the vast jungles of War. Zone C in Operation . Div., had formed a giant . Inf. As reports of the action started to arrive into II Field Force, Lt. Seaman, overall commander of the operation, announced that. U. S. A, 4th Bn., 9th Inf., . Bn., and the 1. 16th Avn. Co., also lent support to the battle. Contact was finally broken at 1: 1. Womack of. Farmville, Ga., and PFC Charles E. Crafts of North Jay, Me., were in reasonably. Radio Hanoi announced more than two weeks ago that the two soldiers. February 7, in observance of the Chinese lunar New Year (TET). No immediate explanation was offered as to why it took them so long. American hands. Sgt. Womack was with the 2nd Bn., 2. Inf., at the time of his. October 7, 1. 96. Cu Chi. A, 4th Bn., (Mech), 2. Inf. Sp. 4 William H. Wallace, HHC, 2nd Bn., 2. Inf. Miyagishima, 2. MI Det. SFC Raymond D. B, 2nd Bn., 7. 7th Arty. SSgt. B, 2nd Bn., 7. Arty. B, 2nd Bn., 7. Arty. Sgt. B, 1st Bn., 8th Arty. Sp. 4 Douglas J. Sullivan, HHC, 2nd Bn. B, 3rd Bn., 1. 3th Arty. Sp. 5 David A. Bn. Sp. 5 William Reinhart, HHC, 2nd Bn., 2. Inf. Sp. 5 Edward G. Rooney, 1. 5th PI Det. Sp. 5 Thomas R. Trimble Jr, HHC, 2nd Bn., 2. Inf. Sp. 5 George Weeks, HHC, 2nd Bn., 1. Inf. Sp. 5 John A. Zasadny, HHC, 2nd Bde. Sp. 4 J. Blackstock, HHC, 2. Inf. Conley, HHC, 2nd Bn., 1. Inf. Flick, HH& S, 3rd Bn., 1. Inf. Sp. 4 Kenneth J. Fox, HHC, 2nd Bn., 1. Inf. Sp. 4 Paul D. Hall, HHC, 2nd Bn., 1. Inf. Sp. 4 Charles J. Jesuit, HH& S, 3rd Bn., 1. Arty. Sp. 4 Ralph D. Keeney, HHC, 2. 5th Inf. Lyles, HHC, 2nd Bn., 1. Inf. A, 1st Bn., 2. Inf. Sgt. Wendell Pike, HHC, 1st Bn. Frank Sovinsky Jr., Co. Inf. PFC Melvin L. A, 1st Bn., 2. 7th Inf. PFC David J. C, 1st Bn., 2. Inf. PFC Raymond Mockabee, Co. D, 3rd Sqdn., 4th Cav. PFC Glenn L. 5th Inf. Mc. Namara Outlines U. S. Objectives. To Congress, Requests $1. Billion In presenting a $1. Congress for new. FY '6. 7 military budget, Defense. Secretary Mc. Narnara has outlined the full range of American policy objectives. Vietnam. His statement underscored that our overall policy objective in. South Vietnam is a stable and independent government free of external control. Mc. Namara's statement contained a full exposition of current. Vietnam. Westmoreland Praises Viet Forces. In Report of Accomplishments in 1. Gen. Westmoreland, commander of the U. S. Military Assistance. Command Vietnam (MACV), recently told the press that Vietnamese, American and. Free World Forces proved their effectiveness against the enemy during. He noted that they have gained confidence in operating in a. Vietnamese armed. Westmoreland said that the enemy expanded his military. Westmoreland noted that the enemy's use of new weapons has. North Vietnam had impeded the flow. Westmoreland cited a number of figures to show the progress. It is published weekly for all division units in the Republic of. Vietnam by the Information Office, 2. Infantry Division, APO San Francisco. Army News Features, Army Photo Features, Armed Forces Press Service and Armed. Forces News Bureau material are used. Views and opinions expressed are not necessarily. Department of the Army. Printed in Tokyo, Japan, by Pacific Stars and. Stripes. Maj. Information. Officer. Capt. Editorial Assistant. Sp. 4 John R. Bn.. Nance, 2. 7, the engineer in. B, 1st Bn., 1. 4th Inf., set. Bn., and the. men of the 2nd Bn., 2. Inf., these emergencies may soon be solved. The answer to these problems, it seems, is the mine detector. James Jenkins of Blackstone. Va. Pabst of Rockville, Md. Weyand, division commander. The two were Capt. A commander, and Sp. Richard J. Siebel, a radio operator for Co. C. They were awarded the medals for their part in the battle of Dau. Tieng during Operation . Cole's. Silver Star was his second award of the medal. Capt. Cole was in command of Co. A going to reinforce Co. C, which. was pinned down by numerically superior VC forces in reinforced bunkers. Cole's company led the march in pursuit. After marching 3. Cole's personal words of encouragement that kept his. VC to withdraw. Specialist Siebel was radio operator in Co. C, which was pinned. VC fire. B, 1st Bn., 1. Inf.. . Wray of Texas City, Tex., SSgt. Thomas Dean of. Jacksonville, Fla., Sp. Charles Cato of Brooklyn, N. Y., and PFC William Bryan of. Tifton, Ga., searched the entrance of the rock complex. One enemy was spotted and quickly downed by Lt. Wray's . 4. 5. caliber pistol. Bruce Holbrook, commander of the 2nd Bn., 9th Arty.. B, nearly 1. 3 months after. Gen. Westmoreland, commander of U. S. Div. At the recent ceremony, the executive officer of the battery, 1st. Lt. Farmer Jr., of Fayetteville, N. C., loaded the round into the gun. Col. Holbrook later fired. Trang Bang Villagers Get Bossie Gift The Vietnamese lunar New Year provided a fine opportunity for. United States forces to repay the many kindnesses shown them by the civilian. Lew, the idea soon became so popular that the men of. Trang Bang based battery wasted no time in making it a reality. The men decided the cow - a valuable commodity in rural areas - . Trang Bang, Cao Dai. Temple, 3. 5 km northwest of Saigon. The blind are totally dependent on the brothers of the temple and. Nghiep, the Trang Bang district chief, was. Capt. Gabelman, commanding. Btry. Le. The Hieu, representing the association of the blind. Battalion's History Written in Heroic Deeds. By Sp. 4 John Bertak. When the commanding officer of the unit now known as the 1st Bn.. Inf., asked Gen. Meade, commander of the Army of the Potomac. Titus, who later attained the rank of colonel, was serving with the same. Titus volunteered to. Titus was awarded the Medal of Honor. In appreciation of the unit's heroic actions in subduing the. Chinese people honored the battalion by presenting it with a. Far Eastern symbol of power. Harris of Centralia, Wash., are again. Harris crawled through the open to aid one of his wounded. Harris continued on to the man, administered first aid to him, and. Harris. then returned to the same location and again exposed himself to direct enemy. Harris received his third. Williams crawled 5. Sgt. Williams was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his courageous. When asked about his heroic deed, Sgt. Williams replied that it. Larsen, commanding general of I Field Force. Vietnam, has noted that the battalion is one of the finest fighting units serving. Republic of Vietnam. Not all of the men in the 1st of the 1. Silver. or Bronze Star Medals. Fullerton became the new commander of the 6. Engr. Hodges assumed command of the 2. MP Co. Col. Fullerton of Albany, N. Y., has replaced Lt. Hodges of Briarclift, Md., replaced Capt. Keith. who was recently assigned to the MP School at Fort Gordon, Ga. Hodges, who. holds the Army Commendation Medal and the Vietnamese Medal of Honor (First. Class), is a graduate of the University of Kansas. Hell's Angels, Tay Ninh Chapter. NEEDS - . Bde.. captured this motor bike while on a search and destroy mission in Tay Ninh. Province. Roger Wray of Texas City. Tex., surrounded the village and swept across it completely surprising the. MI Det.. the platoon made a quick but thorough search of the area. Malvin Chubb as he circled over a trapped Viet Cong unit. The Joplin, Mo., Forward Air Controller (FAC) was directing the. Air Force fighters southwest of Cu Chi in a recent division. Laying the tiny one- engine plane over on one side to get a better. Chubb rolled the plane level and flew straight. Chubb's job as FAC is to observe the battle area for enemy. Dalehite, of the 1st Bn., 3. Inf., . John Norton, commander of. Div., at an awards ceremony held at the battalion's forward. The Army's third highest award for valor was awarded Lt. Dalehite. for heroism while serving with the Cacti Green on Operation . Dalehite. immediately organized, maintained and directed an assault on the enemy. In order to properly organize his assault, he exposed himself to. Discovering that two of his men were wounded and lying in an. Lt. Dalehite took immediate action. He personally led the platoon medic to the two wounded men and. Dalehite renewed his platoon's attack at the center position. Engineers Tear Apart VC Jungle The heavy jungle surrounding the city of Tay Ninh has always been. Viet Cong. C, 3rd Bn.. Inf., 1. 96th Lt. Bde., Charlie's hide- away is being remodeled. Bulldozers from the brigade's 1. Eng. C is surveying the operation with its security platoons, ensuring that the. VC don't disturb the landscaping project. Troops at Ambush Academy The men from the 3rd Bde., 4th Inf. Div., sat attentively as the. Inf. Andrews of Seattle. Wash., was sent to the school because every man in the group had earned his CIB. Vietnam. Paul Nunan Becomes 2. Division's Top NCO SMaj.
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