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Outline of unit history of the 18th artillery and 553 artillery -
consolidated into the 18th artillery group in June 25, 1958.
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18th Artillery
Campaign Participation
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History of the General Gordon
• Troop transport ship
• First team over to Vietnam
• Sailed from Oakland CA in Sept. of
'65
• Landed Vietnam Oct. 23, 1965
• 28 days
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5000 men going to war
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clipping from ships magazine,
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88th infantry interactive feature - click to
open - photo by
Takio Fujii, Nov 4, 1965
THE ALLEY-OOP INTERACTIVE -
(Photo by Charles Martin)
THE ABOLISHER INTERACTIVE:
A-BTRY, 1ST SECTION
-1965 CHRISTMAS DAY
Additional Mang Yang Pass narrative:
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GROUP SHOT OF 'ALLEY OOP' AND GUN CREW
DECEMBER
23, 1965
TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT
VICTOR KAWASAKI, MICHEAL PAJARI, HANKENS, SFC. MIRELES, JIM HINCKS,
DELOY NEILSEN,
SANDY LUFRANO.
BOTTOM ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:
SEXTON, CARLBORG, R. MILLER, TAKIO FUJII, DAMMIER, BERNIE VIPOND, TOM
BROWN.
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THE GUNS:
- 1st Section - The Abolisher
- 2nd Section - The Ace
- 3rd Section - Alley-Oop
- 4th Section - The Annihilator
THE ANNIHILATOR
THE ACE
2nd Section, under Sgt. Garrett (chief of
section)
and Sal Mattina as driver.
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A painting I had done by artist D. Bush. I have just published it. I am sending a copy so you can see what it look likes. This was done by taking 7 photo that were taken in Viet Nam.
CLIFF ANDERSON
1/30 was part of the 18th, they wore Red Scarf's to show them as Artillery. At Ft. Lewis we were all attached to
23rd Artillery Group. The 3/18 was sent to Vietnam first it was a 23 day Ship ride on the
General Gordon. The 1/30 followed us and were stationed
at Dak To Feb -1966. The 23rd, out of Ft. Lewis, made sure we were supplied when we reached Vietnam. They showed up Oct 30th, 1966 with 9
Battalions.
The Batteries:
- A Btry - stayed at Pleiku, all the men in A Btry are 88th Infantry - had 4 gun sections
- B Btry - was at Bong Song and cleared it out, then moved to Chu-Lie for permanent camp. Half of the men serviced the L-19 planes and "bubble"
helicopters, the other half manned the guns - had 4 gun sections
- C Btry - stayed at An-Khe the whole 5.5yrs - had 4 gun sections
- Service Battery stayed an An-Khe
- HQ was at An-Khe
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The Original
18th Field Artillery Bn. Crest
The Original
1st Bn. 18th Artillery Crest
544th Field Artillery Bn.
Crest
Consolidated into the
18th in '58
1964 - Fort Lewis
12 M-110 Self Propelled Howitzers
Read About the 12 new Howitzers
incident at Fort Lewis
"First for Freedom"
I Field Force Vietnam
Distinctive Unit Insignia
88 men sent to Ia-Drang Valley:
3rd-Batallion 18th Artillery, and A-Battery 3/18 Artillery, from Oct 1965 until November 1, 1966,
until Americal took over. We used some of B-Battery, and a few from Commo Section Service Battery, to make up the 88 men sent to Ia-Drang Valley. The men of 1965 to 1966 wear this Crest.
Sgt Gregerio Mireles and
Palofox lead the way, plus Sgt Garrett.
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