Request for help

email request | 6/19/02 | Al Hlad

[Neil E. Wright]

I received the following request via email. If anyone can help this person, please post a reply here.

Subject: RVN
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 20:04:38 -0400
From: "Al Hlad" < romm99@earthlink.net >
To: < webmaster@freedomusa.org >

I served with the 4th Infantry Division, 77th Artillery, HQ Battery. The time period was 11/65 until 8/67. I am trying to find a site that could give me a listing of US and RVN personnel during that period. The 4th shipped out on the Wm. S. Walker out of Tacoma, Wa. In 9/66. Any help for a web site would be appreciated.

Also, if anyone on this board served with that unit, and has pictures to share, please post them here.... :)

[Neil E. Wright]

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[dcwusmc]

Google turns up some stuff here: Google results

[archy]

In the Summer of 1967, July or August, the 77th FA was *traded* to the 4th Infantry Division and became a part of their artillery fire base support network. In return, the 25th Infantry Division [known as the *Electric Strawberries* from their division patch] got the 69th armor battalion.

If I recall correctly, the 77th was 105mm M101 wheeled tube gun artillery, capable of being slingloaded beneath cargo helocopters and becoming part of an *instant fire base* very quixckly- the *daisy cutter* and *Instant Landing Zone* bombs were developed for just such little surprises.

Accordingly, it may be worthwhile to consider both 4th Infantry and 25th Infantry Division sources of information and photos.

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[archy]

The 77th Field Artillery's reunion will be at Ft Sill, Oklahoma in two days or so. That might be a time to try to contact some of those foklks.

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[ProudEagle]

Try Military.com as well. I've had good luck locating buddies and unit history there. You'll have to do a little clickin' on the site, but once you make your way past the main page (current service news) I've found it helpful. Good luck.

[B4Ranch]

http://www.4thinfantry.org/ website