Troopers Category: 1st Battalion

327 Infantry Veterans - Vietnam War

Henderson, Gary S.

Vietnam 1st Battalion Gary S. Henderson C Company 1968 - 1969 [email protected] I arrived In Country 11 Aug. 68 and 10 days later arrived at Eagle. After a couple of nights on the berm I was assigned to Cobra Company, handed 80 or 90 pounds of equipment and a ruck I knew absolutely nothing about [...]

Grossman, Dan

Vietnam 1st Battalion Dan Grossman C Company 1966 - 1967 [email protected] I was with weapons platoon 1/327 from June 1966 till June 1967. I carried the machine gun, walked point many times and remember mostly everything that happen 35 years ago. After Nam, I went to Bragg when during Tet '68, I was sent back [...]

Giampietro, Robert

Vietnam 1st Battalion Robert Giampietro C Company 1966 - 1967 [email protected] I was assigned to "Cobra" Company in mid May '66, 3rd squad 3rd platoon was my place of business for the next year. When we got to Dak To I found out what it is like to have somebody trying kill me. WIA 9/66 [...]

Gallant, Ronald J.

Vietnam 1st Battalion Ronald J. Gallant C Company 1966 - 1968 [email protected] I got in-country September 19th 1966, after "P" training in Phan Rang joined COBRA Co. in Tuy Hoa. Got dysentery within a couple weeks and spent six weeks in a hospital in Nha Trang. When I got back to the company they were [...]

Fowler Jr., William

Vietnam 1st Battalion William Fowler Jr. C, A Companies 1965 - 1967 William Fowler Passed away 10/6/2015 Bill died on Oct.6th. He served 23 years and retired a 1st. Sgt. His awards include the Natl. Defense Service medal, Overseas Service Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/palm, Vietnam Staff Medal, Vietnam Parachutist Badge, C I B, [...]

Flores, Jesse

Vietnam 1st Battalion Jesse Flores C Company 1965 [email protected] I was with the first gun in the first platoon wpn. sqd. with the first replacements in Quin Nhon '65 1/327 Cold Steel Cobra's. My Gunner was none other then Ken Ihle, we won the Bronze Star together, in My Phu Valley, Sizemore was the second [...]