Vintage Patch - HELICOPTER DOOR GUNNER - US 101st AIRBORNE - PARAS - Vietnam War - Militaria

Vietnam War Patch - 101st Airborne Division

Door Gunner - Helicopter Door Gunner - Patch

United States Army - Paratroopers - Screaming Eagles

Measures - 3.4 x 3 inches (8.5 x 7.5 cms)

101^st Airborne Division (Airmobile)

The Screaming Eagles

The first element of the 101^st Airborne, the 1^st Brigade arrived in Vietnam in July 1965.

They later arrived in Vietnam as a full Division, out of Fort Campbell under the command of Major General Olinto M. Barsanti on the 19^th of November 1967.

The 101^st Airborne Division was to remain in Vietnam until the 10^th of March 1972.

Operating from Phan Rang and throughout CTZ III the 101^st were to deploy to CTZ I and Quang Tri Province and Thua Thien Province during the Tet Offensive of 1968.

The 101^st were heavily involved in the Battle of Hue / Battle of Hue Citadel.

By 1969 the US Military had decided that full scale Paratrooper assault were unlikely to be used in Vietnam and by July 1969 the 101^st Airborne were fully Airmobile (Helicopter insertion).

Battles at Dak To, Phong Dien, a HQ at Hue / Phu bai, Operations Texas Star and the last major US Offensive of the war (inside Vietnam), Operation Jefferson Glenn (September 1970 – October 1971) were to follow.

The 101^st Airborne were then involved in the US / ARVN Invasion of Laos in (December 1971 – January 1972) – Operation Lam Son 719.

The 101^st Airborne served 1,573 days in Vietnam.

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