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18th Artillery Group Member
Ronald Jackobson
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► Basic
Training - June, 1964,
Ft. Campbell, KY
► 2nd 8
Week -
Ft. Lewis, WA A-Btry 3/18 Artillery
► Ronald
was Service Btry
► in
Battle of IA-Drang Valley
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Discharge Oakland, CA - November 1966
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Ronald Jackobson fought with
Chico
Davila
- to defend the 7th Cavalry they fought with a 155 Howitzer.
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Oct 23, 1965 - arrived at Quin-non Vietnam - sent to Service Btry, 3/18
Artillery, based at An-Khe Vietnam. Ron was already in Service-Btry and we
had too many Ammo Driver's. Chico Davila was sent from A-Btry to Service
Battery at An-Khe, Vietnam. Service Btry did not need Davila and sent him
to 7th Cavalry too...
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Ron Jackobson - laying in bunk is A. Cortiz.
Both Service Btry 65-66 with 7th Cavalry. |
Ron Jackobson, 1965 - Service
Btry as 7th Cavalry man. |
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Ron, Chico, and A. Cortiz became close friend's, they were sent to work with the
7th Cavalry until Discharged. The three were in the IA-Drang-Valley
Advance party and fought with a 155 Howitzer during this Battle. Ron
and Crew stopped at times to advance further in the Valley...
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Chico Davila and Ron Jackobson
- Service Btry 1965 as 7th Cavalry men. |
Jackobson, Davila, and Coriz
Advance the 155 Howitzer - Service battery men as
7th Cavalry. |
Ron say's at times during fire missions, North Vietnam Soldier's appeared; they
stopped and shot the NVA Soldier's and continued there Fire mission's with a 155
Howitzer. Ron said three men on the 155 howitzers were 7th Cavalry men
helping them. Ron took a M-60, placed it on the back of Dead NVA, and
Riddled the tree line to drive the NVA army back - KIA unknown of North Vietnam
Army. Ron said one NVA had no rifle and surrender to him.
Ron and Chico said, that year with the 7th Cavalry was bad, they always said,
"let's go follow the most unluckiest men in Army"... |
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Jacobson, Davila (White Shirt), and Cortiz.
Service Btry men, 1965 - as 7th Cavalry - IA Drang
Valley. |
155-Howitzer covering 7th Cavalry.
Ron Jackobson, Chico Davila, and Cortiz. |
Ronald lives in Hudson Florida and will soon call
Kentucky his home.
Chico Davila in Texas.
See
Chico's Bio.
A. Cortiz whereabouts is unknown.
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Service Btry men of 1965-66, 3/18 Artillery - working with 7th
Cavalry... kicked some Butt!
Ronald, see you at the 2008 reunion!
Duty - Honor- Country
- Family! |
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