wrote on August 15, 2012
at
7:59 pm
Name: frank de vincenzo
Hometown: ,
Date: August 15, 2012 - 04:03 PM (pacific)
THE NAME OF THE U2 PILOT WAS GARY POWERS..
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Name: Don Ackerman
Hometown: ,
Date: August 14, 2012 - 10:01 PM (pacific)
doc heyn is looking to contact Larry "doc" Cottingham. Any help----docheyn@gmail.com
________________________________________
Name: Bill Bell
Hometown: Lavaca, Arkansas
Date: August 14, 2012 - 11:40 AM (pacific)
SGT Hoyt Skillern, former 327th Airborne, 101st, has been seeking information concerning a jump we made in Turkey on the border of the USSR. This was after the Soviets shot down CPT Gary Powell in the famous U-2 incident in 1960 and they were about to try him as a war criminal. We later exchanged Soviet spy, KGB Colonel Abell, who had been arrested for spying. The incident SGT Skillern is seeking info on is a parachute accident that occurred when we exited the USAF C-124 "Globemasters" and some of the parachutes became entangled, resulting in the deaths of some 327 "Above the Rest" troopers.
I have written about this operation of the 327th Airborne Infantry beginning on page 3 of my book "Leave No Man Behind: Bill Bell and the search for American POW/MIAs from the Vietnam War." I described how the chutes became entangled, resulting in some deaths, but unfortunately, however, I was not able to identify the men who were killed or injured, or determine their actual unit assignments. Anyone who was there at the time can contact SGT Skillern at: mskillern@kc.rr.com
Many thanks and "Above the Rest/No Slack"
Bill Bell
billbell@pinncom.com
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Name: Roman Aguilera Jr.
Hometown: ,
Date: August 13, 2012 - 05:50 AM (pacific)
Served from June 1966 to June 1967. Looking for Robert Parker Jr. from New Orleans,La.
God Bless,
Roman Aguilera Jr.
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Name: Steven Allen Reynolds
Hometown: Chesapeake beach, MD
Date: August 12, 2012 - 08:38 AM (pacific)
Looking for those who served in Vietnam from Dec '68-Sept '69 in Co A, 1st Bn (Airmobile) 327th Inf USARPAC, 101st Airborne Div.
________________________________________
Name: Frankie Curtis
Hometown: Paragould, Arkansas
Date: August 07, 2012 - 10:35 PM (pacific)
I was in B Company Oct 69 till Oct 70
Would like to hear from any of you who was there.
I need to know what happen to Sgt May and Daniel Kaszubows Thanks and Welcome Home.
________________________________________
Name: bill reno
Hometown: tulsa, oklahoma
Date: August 06, 2012 - 09:00 PM (pacific)
3rd Platoon B Co. 6/67 - 6/68. Last 6 months was 1st Squad leqder. Call sign 'Huckleberry', for some odd reason. Had a 3rd platoon picture taken on Thanksgiving with Lt Lopez (Ace Hunter) as Platoon leader and it was on the old 327 web site.
Still have my copy with names and will send to anyone who wants and/or can put it on web site for others. NFS Reno
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Name: Joe M. Zink
Hometown: Fort Wayne , In.
Date: August 01, 2012 - 09:26 PM (pacific)
Call sign was " Zeke " a mispronunciation of Zink .Came into country with Tony on the same chopper along with some other dude who got wounded that same day and medivacced .
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Name: Charlie Lee Fraley
Hometown: ,
Date: July 26, 2012 - 08:00 PM (pacific)
Henry DOSTER I was in E 187TH DURING THAT TIME
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Name: Donal Elroy Brock
Hometown: El Mirage, AZ
Date: July 26, 2012 - 12:06 PM (pacific)
A Company, 1/327 1967 1968
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Name: Henry Clay Doster
Hometown: Panama City, Florida
Date: July 24, 2012 - 12:53 PM (pacific)
SP4 Henry C. Doster...I served in 101st, Company A and D 187 (Rakkasans) from 1962-64 and as an aerial photographer in Aviation Battalion from 1964-65. Looking for anyone who remembers me.
________________________________________
Name: RICHARD(BIG RICH) LANCE MEIZENIS
Hometown: CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Date: July 20, 2012 - 12:35 PM (pacific)
LOOKING TO CONTACT RIPPLE, CAGLE, PHILLIPS, PAVEO, SMOKEY, KRIEGSMAN, ACE, KINKY AND ANYONE ELSE FROM B CO. 2ND PLATOON 1969-70.
________________________________________
Name: thomas andrew porter
Hometown: ,
Date: July 20, 2012 - 09:19 AM (pacific)
HHC 2/327th Bat Mortars 90-93 No Slack
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Name: AVELINO J. CALABAZA
Hometown: Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico
Date: July 17, 2012 - 09:13 PM (pacific)
"C" Company 3rd Plt 2nd/327th Infantry Regiment "No Slack" 101st Airborne Division Oct. '69- Oct. '70, VIETNAM WAR.
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Name: ewing miller
Hometown: ,
Date: July 13, 2012 - 03:52 PM (pacific)
Bill Bell - i agree - plus the Lieutenant Colonel Paul D. Mather you reference in the book & i grew up in the same small Iowa town - i graduated high school with his younger brother and sent word thru him that you spoke well of his brother in your book.
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Name: john price
Hometown: ,
Date: July 09, 2012 - 04:27 PM (pacific)
Why is the 327th contacting me when i served with the 506 1967 - 1969? is there a reason for this? please answer. i was a forward observer. thank you
________________________________________
Name: Bill Bell
Hometown: ,
Date: July 07, 2012 - 03:26 PM (pacific)
Ref: Ewing Miller posting 6/27/12:
Many thanks my brother for recommending my book. I hope you enjoy reading it. There were several reasons for writing it, not the least of which, is my loathing for the loser mentality of many Vietnam vets. If you will read the flyer attached to my book carefully I believe you can see that I have made a good case for what I perceive to be victory by American and allied vets, not a lost war as described by people like Tom Hayden, John Fonda and the media. We lost 58,000 troops while killing 1.3 million communists, 300,000 of which were killed-in-action body not recovered, and 150,000 of those have never been found and identified. This is unquestionably an outstanding kill ratio. Unlike the French before us, we did not go over there to open coal mines or gold mines, or tea or rubber plantations. We went over there to move by air, close with, and kill, destroy or capture the enemy. This was our mission and we accomplished it. We did not go there to conquer Vietnam or make it a colony of the United States. We all knew we would be coming home, we simply didn't know when. We never lost a major battle and the USSR' involvement in supporting the Indochinese Communists while we were there led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, the disbanding of the Communist Party and a clear victory of the Cold War for Vietnam War vets. I believe anyone who thinks we lost the Vietnam War is simply uninformed.
Bill Bell
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Name: Randy D Wilkinson
Hometown: Jackson, Mi
Date: July 04, 2012 - 10:39 AM (pacific)
I am looking for my vet brothers who served in HHC 3/327 inf from 1984-1987
________________________________________
Name: John Bressler
Hometown: ,
Date: July 04, 2012 - 08:59 AM (pacific)
Happy July 4th to all my brothers-in-arms especially those of Bco 2/327 May 68 to May 69.
Anything
________________________________________
Name: Bill Bell
Hometown: ,
Date: July 02, 2012 - 07:45 AM (pacific)
I was asked to reduce my entry, here is the new one.
Thanks
Leave No Man Behind: Former E/327 member, Bill Bell (1960-63), spent four years compiling an eyewitness account of the Vietnam War from its earlier stages through the last day of the Republic, 30 April 1975. With both military and civil service from 1960 to 1993 with the 25th ID, 101st ABN, 6th SF Group, and numerous joint-service and intelligence units, Bell's account provides a startling new look at the postwar era and the issue of America's almost 1700 unreturned veterans listed as POW/MIA, an issue that has haunted America since the beginning of American involvement. Shrouded in controversy, a subject of great emotion amid charges of governmental conspiracy and Communist deceit, the possibility of American servicemen being held in secret captivity after the war's end has influenced U.S. policy toward Southeast Asia for several decades. Now, the former Chief of the U.S. Government's first official office in postwar Vietnam provides an insider's account of that effort. The challenges he faced in dealing with U.S. politicians, including Vietnam veterans, Senators John McCain and John Kerry, are an ardent reminder of the many similarities in the bloody wars fought by American troops in both Vietnam and Iraq-Afghanistan. In an illuminating and deeply personal memoir, the government's top missing persons investigator in Southeast Asia, who later became a member of the U.S. Congressional Staff, discusses the history of the search for missing Americans, reveals how the Communist Vietnamese stonewalled U.S. efforts to discover the truth, and how the standards for MIA case investigations were gradually lowered while pressure for expanded commercial and economic ties with communist Vietnam increased. Leave No Man Behind is the compelling story of a dedicated group of professionals who, against great odds, were able to uphold the proud military traditions of duty, honor and country. Veterans who were fortunate enough to come home can honor the sacrifice made by our unreturned brothers-in-arms by taking the time to read this revealing account of their fate.
Signed copy available at billbell@pinncom.com for $19.95, or from http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0964766345/ref=dp_olp_collectible?ie=UTF8
________________________________________
Name: RICH WALSH
Hometown: BOSTON, MA
Date: June 28, 2012 - 05:11 PM (pacific)
MANY THANKS TO KEN AND ANGIE AND ALL THE TROOPERS
AT THE CROSSVILLE REUNION......AS ALLWAYS...HAD
A GREAT TIME.............
________________________________________
Name: ewing miller
Hometown: ,
Date: June 27, 2012 - 08:09 PM (pacific)
RE: Bill Bell 6/26/12 posting:: having just recently read Leave No Man Behind I can recommend reading this book A 1/327 101st
________________________________________
Name: Marianne Dodge
Hometown: Gibraltar, Michigan
Date: June 27, 2012 - 04:54 PM (pacific)
I want to thank you for the memorial to my brother Michael James Dodge. Mike was killed on June 14, 1969. Although it has been over 40 years since his death, his memory lives on in those that love him. I thank you for honoring his memory on your site and want you to know how much I appreciate your kindness. Best Regards, Mike's sister, Marianne
________________________________________
Name: Joseph Nelson, Jr.
Hometown: SELMA, AL
Date: June 26, 2012 - 07:33 PM (pacific)
I was in the A company, aka Joe Brock, Vietnam 1965-1966.
________________________________________
Name: Ken Pfeiffer
Hometown: ,
Date: June 24, 2012 - 12:31 PM (pacific)
Many thanks again to Ken and Angie Ihle for hosting the best military reunion on the planet.
Hometown: ,
Date: August 15, 2012 - 04:03 PM (pacific)
THE NAME OF THE U2 PILOT WAS GARY POWERS..
________________________________________
Name: Don Ackerman
Hometown: ,
Date: August 14, 2012 - 10:01 PM (pacific)
doc heyn is looking to contact Larry "doc" Cottingham. Any help----docheyn@gmail.com
________________________________________
Name: Bill Bell
Hometown: Lavaca, Arkansas
Date: August 14, 2012 - 11:40 AM (pacific)
SGT Hoyt Skillern, former 327th Airborne, 101st, has been seeking information concerning a jump we made in Turkey on the border of the USSR. This was after the Soviets shot down CPT Gary Powell in the famous U-2 incident in 1960 and they were about to try him as a war criminal. We later exchanged Soviet spy, KGB Colonel Abell, who had been arrested for spying. The incident SGT Skillern is seeking info on is a parachute accident that occurred when we exited the USAF C-124 "Globemasters" and some of the parachutes became entangled, resulting in the deaths of some 327 "Above the Rest" troopers.
I have written about this operation of the 327th Airborne Infantry beginning on page 3 of my book "Leave No Man Behind: Bill Bell and the search for American POW/MIAs from the Vietnam War." I described how the chutes became entangled, resulting in some deaths, but unfortunately, however, I was not able to identify the men who were killed or injured, or determine their actual unit assignments. Anyone who was there at the time can contact SGT Skillern at: mskillern@kc.rr.com
Many thanks and "Above the Rest/No Slack"
Bill Bell
billbell@pinncom.com
________________________________________
Name: Roman Aguilera Jr.
Hometown: ,
Date: August 13, 2012 - 05:50 AM (pacific)
Served from June 1966 to June 1967. Looking for Robert Parker Jr. from New Orleans,La.
God Bless,
Roman Aguilera Jr.
________________________________________
Name: Steven Allen Reynolds
Hometown: Chesapeake beach, MD
Date: August 12, 2012 - 08:38 AM (pacific)
Looking for those who served in Vietnam from Dec '68-Sept '69 in Co A, 1st Bn (Airmobile) 327th Inf USARPAC, 101st Airborne Div.
________________________________________
Name: Frankie Curtis
Hometown: Paragould, Arkansas
Date: August 07, 2012 - 10:35 PM (pacific)
I was in B Company Oct 69 till Oct 70
Would like to hear from any of you who was there.
I need to know what happen to Sgt May and Daniel Kaszubows Thanks and Welcome Home.
________________________________________
Name: bill reno
Hometown: tulsa, oklahoma
Date: August 06, 2012 - 09:00 PM (pacific)
3rd Platoon B Co. 6/67 - 6/68. Last 6 months was 1st Squad leqder. Call sign 'Huckleberry', for some odd reason. Had a 3rd platoon picture taken on Thanksgiving with Lt Lopez (Ace Hunter) as Platoon leader and it was on the old 327 web site.
Still have my copy with names and will send to anyone who wants and/or can put it on web site for others. NFS Reno
________________________________________
Name: Joe M. Zink
Hometown: Fort Wayne , In.
Date: August 01, 2012 - 09:26 PM (pacific)
Call sign was " Zeke " a mispronunciation of Zink .Came into country with Tony on the same chopper along with some other dude who got wounded that same day and medivacced .
________________________________________
Name: Charlie Lee Fraley
Hometown: ,
Date: July 26, 2012 - 08:00 PM (pacific)
Henry DOSTER I was in E 187TH DURING THAT TIME
________________________________________
Name: Donal Elroy Brock
Hometown: El Mirage, AZ
Date: July 26, 2012 - 12:06 PM (pacific)
A Company, 1/327 1967 1968
________________________________________
Name: Henry Clay Doster
Hometown: Panama City, Florida
Date: July 24, 2012 - 12:53 PM (pacific)
SP4 Henry C. Doster...I served in 101st, Company A and D 187 (Rakkasans) from 1962-64 and as an aerial photographer in Aviation Battalion from 1964-65. Looking for anyone who remembers me.
________________________________________
Name: RICHARD(BIG RICH) LANCE MEIZENIS
Hometown: CHANDLER, ARIZONA
Date: July 20, 2012 - 12:35 PM (pacific)
LOOKING TO CONTACT RIPPLE, CAGLE, PHILLIPS, PAVEO, SMOKEY, KRIEGSMAN, ACE, KINKY AND ANYONE ELSE FROM B CO. 2ND PLATOON 1969-70.
________________________________________
Name: thomas andrew porter
Hometown: ,
Date: July 20, 2012 - 09:19 AM (pacific)
HHC 2/327th Bat Mortars 90-93 No Slack
________________________________________
Name: AVELINO J. CALABAZA
Hometown: Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico
Date: July 17, 2012 - 09:13 PM (pacific)
"C" Company 3rd Plt 2nd/327th Infantry Regiment "No Slack" 101st Airborne Division Oct. '69- Oct. '70, VIETNAM WAR.
________________________________________
Name: ewing miller
Hometown: ,
Date: July 13, 2012 - 03:52 PM (pacific)
Bill Bell - i agree - plus the Lieutenant Colonel Paul D. Mather you reference in the book & i grew up in the same small Iowa town - i graduated high school with his younger brother and sent word thru him that you spoke well of his brother in your book.
________________________________________
Name: john price
Hometown: ,
Date: July 09, 2012 - 04:27 PM (pacific)
Why is the 327th contacting me when i served with the 506 1967 - 1969? is there a reason for this? please answer. i was a forward observer. thank you
________________________________________
Name: Bill Bell
Hometown: ,
Date: July 07, 2012 - 03:26 PM (pacific)
Ref: Ewing Miller posting 6/27/12:
Many thanks my brother for recommending my book. I hope you enjoy reading it. There were several reasons for writing it, not the least of which, is my loathing for the loser mentality of many Vietnam vets. If you will read the flyer attached to my book carefully I believe you can see that I have made a good case for what I perceive to be victory by American and allied vets, not a lost war as described by people like Tom Hayden, John Fonda and the media. We lost 58,000 troops while killing 1.3 million communists, 300,000 of which were killed-in-action body not recovered, and 150,000 of those have never been found and identified. This is unquestionably an outstanding kill ratio. Unlike the French before us, we did not go over there to open coal mines or gold mines, or tea or rubber plantations. We went over there to move by air, close with, and kill, destroy or capture the enemy. This was our mission and we accomplished it. We did not go there to conquer Vietnam or make it a colony of the United States. We all knew we would be coming home, we simply didn't know when. We never lost a major battle and the USSR' involvement in supporting the Indochinese Communists while we were there led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, the disbanding of the Communist Party and a clear victory of the Cold War for Vietnam War vets. I believe anyone who thinks we lost the Vietnam War is simply uninformed.
Bill Bell
________________________________________
Name: Randy D Wilkinson
Hometown: Jackson, Mi
Date: July 04, 2012 - 10:39 AM (pacific)
I am looking for my vet brothers who served in HHC 3/327 inf from 1984-1987
________________________________________
Name: John Bressler
Hometown: ,
Date: July 04, 2012 - 08:59 AM (pacific)
Happy July 4th to all my brothers-in-arms especially those of Bco 2/327 May 68 to May 69.
Anything
________________________________________
Name: Bill Bell
Hometown: ,
Date: July 02, 2012 - 07:45 AM (pacific)
I was asked to reduce my entry, here is the new one.
Thanks
Leave No Man Behind: Former E/327 member, Bill Bell (1960-63), spent four years compiling an eyewitness account of the Vietnam War from its earlier stages through the last day of the Republic, 30 April 1975. With both military and civil service from 1960 to 1993 with the 25th ID, 101st ABN, 6th SF Group, and numerous joint-service and intelligence units, Bell's account provides a startling new look at the postwar era and the issue of America's almost 1700 unreturned veterans listed as POW/MIA, an issue that has haunted America since the beginning of American involvement. Shrouded in controversy, a subject of great emotion amid charges of governmental conspiracy and Communist deceit, the possibility of American servicemen being held in secret captivity after the war's end has influenced U.S. policy toward Southeast Asia for several decades. Now, the former Chief of the U.S. Government's first official office in postwar Vietnam provides an insider's account of that effort. The challenges he faced in dealing with U.S. politicians, including Vietnam veterans, Senators John McCain and John Kerry, are an ardent reminder of the many similarities in the bloody wars fought by American troops in both Vietnam and Iraq-Afghanistan. In an illuminating and deeply personal memoir, the government's top missing persons investigator in Southeast Asia, who later became a member of the U.S. Congressional Staff, discusses the history of the search for missing Americans, reveals how the Communist Vietnamese stonewalled U.S. efforts to discover the truth, and how the standards for MIA case investigations were gradually lowered while pressure for expanded commercial and economic ties with communist Vietnam increased. Leave No Man Behind is the compelling story of a dedicated group of professionals who, against great odds, were able to uphold the proud military traditions of duty, honor and country. Veterans who were fortunate enough to come home can honor the sacrifice made by our unreturned brothers-in-arms by taking the time to read this revealing account of their fate.
Signed copy available at billbell@pinncom.com for $19.95, or from http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0964766345/ref=dp_olp_collectible?ie=UTF8
________________________________________
Name: RICH WALSH
Hometown: BOSTON, MA
Date: June 28, 2012 - 05:11 PM (pacific)
MANY THANKS TO KEN AND ANGIE AND ALL THE TROOPERS
AT THE CROSSVILLE REUNION......AS ALLWAYS...HAD
A GREAT TIME.............
________________________________________
Name: ewing miller
Hometown: ,
Date: June 27, 2012 - 08:09 PM (pacific)
RE: Bill Bell 6/26/12 posting:: having just recently read Leave No Man Behind I can recommend reading this book A 1/327 101st
________________________________________
Name: Marianne Dodge
Hometown: Gibraltar, Michigan
Date: June 27, 2012 - 04:54 PM (pacific)
I want to thank you for the memorial to my brother Michael James Dodge. Mike was killed on June 14, 1969. Although it has been over 40 years since his death, his memory lives on in those that love him. I thank you for honoring his memory on your site and want you to know how much I appreciate your kindness. Best Regards, Mike's sister, Marianne
________________________________________
Name: Joseph Nelson, Jr.
Hometown: SELMA, AL
Date: June 26, 2012 - 07:33 PM (pacific)
I was in the A company, aka Joe Brock, Vietnam 1965-1966.
________________________________________
Name: Ken Pfeiffer
Hometown: ,
Date: June 24, 2012 - 12:31 PM (pacific)
Many thanks again to Ken and Angie Ihle for hosting the best military reunion on the planet.
