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Photo Corner #3

 

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A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry Silver Spurs
Roger 'Bear' Young, Scout CE, Spur webmaster

The Early Years...

Updated: 7 Jul 2009

 

July 7 - 24th 1967, Camp Dawson, West Virginia
Courtesy of Glynn Decoteau

Glynn writes:

"These officers deployed with the troop in October 1967 to RVN on the USNS Nelson Walker"

Back row, left to right:

Cpt. Marcy - Cpt. Gehler (Guns) - Cpt. Holt (Maint) - Cpt. AcKre (Ops) - Maj. Pulliam (CO)
Maj. Crofoot (XO) - Cpt. Decoteau (Aero-Rifle Plt) - Cpt. Oualline (Ops)

Front row, left to right:

Cpt. Jerry Thiels (Guns) - 1Lt. Ron Dostal - 1Lt. Robert (Lift)
Cpt. Barrett (Scouts) - Cpt. Hollwedel (Scouts) - Cpt. Gillespie (Guns)

Troop A, Aero-Rifle Platoon -- Ft. Knox, Ky. - 1967
Courtesy of Glynn Decoteau

Glynn writes:

"SSG Willie C. McNair (Mac) and PFC Richard E. Mehl were both later killed-in-action on the same day - 19 Dec '67 - in RVN"

 

Spur Rifles - 1967. SFC Billy Barber in center,
Cpt. Decoteau is looking at pictures
Courtesy of Bill Barber - CSM (Ret.)

 

Cpt. Decoteau took A Troop Rifles to RVN
Courtesy of Bill Barber - CSM (Ret.)

 

A Troop Rifles digging in close to Black Virgin Mountain
near old French fort
Courtesy of Bill Barber - CSM (Ret.)

 

1967 Xmas Dinner - FSB Nasuah
Courtesy of Bill Barber - CSM (Ret.)

 

Cpt. Decoteau with Scout Dog Bo?,
Dog Handler & two RTOs
Courtesy of Bill Barber - CSM (Ret.)

 

Di An - 1967
(L to R) Gordon Morey, Ferguson, Mike Binder
Courtesy of Mike Binder

 

CWO Anthony - DiAn - 1967
Courtesy of CWO Jeff Anthony

A Troop, C-model Gunship, 1968
Courtesy of CWO Jeff Anthony

The picture of the helicopter in camouflage, I think is my helicopter #742 that I picked up at the factory. Col. Sinclair wanted to have one of our ships painted in those colors to judge the effectiveness. The Air Force completed the painting for a case of steaks.

Larry Gillespie

CWO's Anthony, Marlock & George. Long Binh - 1968
Courtesy of CWO Jeff Anthony

A Troop Headquarters, DiAn - 1968
Courtesy of CWO Jeff Anthony

CWO Anthony - Long Binh - 1968
Courtesy of CWO Jeff Anthony

CWO Calvin George - Long Binh - 1968
Courtesy of CWO Jeff Anthony

Silver Spur Loach - North of Bien Hoa - 1968
Courtesy of CWO Jeff Anthony

 

 

Chuck Oualline, Spur 3 writes:

"Here are a few of the old slides I am converting to DVD. Four of them, 29 through 32, show A Troop off-loading from the Walker to go ashore in a landing craft at Vung Tau. Bill Barber is clearly visible in foreground of 30 & 32 with helmet off. In 32 we are underway.

Chuck Oualline photo #29

Chuck Oualline photo #30

Chuck Oualline photo #31

Chuck Oualline photo #32

"Bob Harrison says that in No. 32 he can ID himself, Billy Miller, Rhodehamel, Jim Higgins, Montana, & Marlock. With his help, I now can pick out some of these."

"What memories. I got up on the raised portion in the aft part of the landing craft to snap this as we moved ashore."

"#36 picture at Soui Da, left to right, CPT Bob Holt, our maintenance officer; an unknown head; MAJ Bob Witcher, then the XO; MAJ Nathan Pulliam, CDR; my ops sergeant seated atop our bunker with cup of coffee is SFC Charles Beckman, another unknown; and CPT Larry Gillespie."

Chuck Oualline photo #36

"Two photos at Long Binh, 70 & 79, show SSG Wooten seated on ground in center cleaning weapons, probably with his squad members."

Chuck Oualline photo #70

Chuck Oualline photo #79

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