Troopers Category: 1st Battalion

327 Infantry Veterans - Vietnam War

Moore, William (Bill)

Vietnam 1st Battalion William ``Bill`` Moore H & H (TF) Company 1967 [email protected] I was with Tiger Force in 1967, transferred from the MP unit of the 101st. I believe it was in March or April of '67. When one of the guys that carried the M-60 was hit, I was assigned that position. We [...]

Mc Ginley, T.J.

Vietnam 1st Battalion T.J. Mc Ginley C, E (TF) Companies 1968 - 1969 [email protected] I was the second of nine children, four of which were draft age in 1967. The oldest was in the Marines already, one in military school and another in high school. I'd just graduated with no plans for college--prime draft target--EXPENDABLE. [...]

Mc Creary, Royce

Vietnam 1st Battalion Royce Mc Creary H & H (TF) Company 1966 [email protected] I was attached to Tiger Force in 66 as an F/O team from the 320th My FO was Skip Wall. I was the Recon SGT. and my RTO was Foskey We attached in late June at Dac To Royce Mc Creary in [...]

Ledbetter, Robert W.

Vietnam 1st Battalion Robert W. Ledbetter H & H (TF) Company 1967 - 1968 [email protected] I was in Vietnam from July of 1967 to July 1968. I joined SGT. Lee's team. Lee put me in for Sgt. before he left. I then joined Sgt. Collins team, I was just behind him when he was killed, [...]

Kirby, Don

Vietnam 1st Battalion Don Kirby E (TF) Company 1969 - 1970 [email protected] I was a draftee from Santa Cruz, Calif. I went to Long Bin, then Phu Bai to Camp Eagle in early August 1969. I flew in a C130 with a few longer term vets coming back to their units after recovering from wounds. [...]