Vietnam 1st Battalion
Andrew L. Irzyk
H & H, C Companies 1966 – 1967
Colonel Andrew Lech Irzyk was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School class 9-64 on 27 October 1964. His first duty assignment was as Commander Operational Detachment Alpha 27, Company C, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne).
His subsequent duty assignments include: Commander, Operational Detachment Alpha 4, Company A, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Bad Toelz, Germany; Executive Officer, Operational Detachment Alpha 255, Company B, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Plei Me, Vietnam; Executive Officer, Operational Detachment Alpha 253, II Corps Mike Force, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Pleiku, Vietnam; Assistant Intelligence Officer, Company B, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Pleiku, Vietnam; Commander, Company C, 5th Battalion, 2nd Basic Combat Training Brigade, US Army Training Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Executive Officer, 5th Battalion, 2nd Basic Combat Training Brigade, US Army Training Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Commander, Company C, 1st Battalion 327 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Gia Le, Vietnam; Commander, Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 327 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Gia Le, Vietnam; Senior Army Instructor, Howe Military Academy, Howe, Indiana; Logistics Officer, Special Forces Detachment (Airborne) Europe, Bad Toelz, Germany; Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Bad Toelz, Germany; Senior Operations and Training Advisor, 94th Army Reserve Command, Bedford, Massachusetts; Assistant Senior Army Advisor, 94th Army Reserve Command, Bedford, Massachusetts; Commander, 1st Special Warfare Training Battalion (Airborne) United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Chief Low Intensity Conflict Division, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Director Special Operations, Advanced Skills Department, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Deputy Chief Special Projects Branch, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Casteau, Belgium. Interoperability Division Chief, Directorate of Operations (J-3), U.S. Special Operations Command, Tampa, Florida. Col. Irzyk retired from active duty in 1993 from the U.S. Special Operations Command,Tampa Florida
Colonel Andrew Lech Irzyk is a graduate of the Basic Airborne Course, Jumpmaster Course, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Special Forces Qualification Course, Command and General Staff College, Foreign Area Officer Course, United States Army War College
His military awards include: Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with Seven Campaign Stars, Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with Four Device, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Medal Unit Citation, Combat Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Special Forces Tab, Vietnamese, German and Italian Parachute Badges.
