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History

First World War

The 173d Infantry Brigade was constituted on 1917-08-05 as an infantry brigade and organized on 1917-08-25 at Camp Pike, Arkansas, as an element of the U.S. 87th Infantry Division. The brigade deployed to France in 1918 as part of the Division, but it did not participate in any named campaigns. Indeed, the brigade - like the rest of the 87th Division - was tasked to perform labor details that were to be performed by Combat Service and Combat Service Support units in World War II. After its return to the United States, the brigade was demobilized in January 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey. Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ... In military science a brigade is a military unit that is part of a division and includes regiments (where that level exists), or (in modern armies) is composed of several battalions (typically two to four) and directly attached supporting units. ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ... The 87th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. World War I Saw no combat; was activated 25 August 1917, went overseas in September 1918, retained and was inactivated in January 1919. ... Fort Dix is a census-designated place located in Burlington County, New Jersey. ...

Interwar period

On 1921-06-24 the unit was reconstituted as Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 173d Infantry Brigade, and was assigned to the Organized Reserve Corps and the 87th Division at Shreveport, Louisiana. It was reorganized in December 1921 at Mobile, Alabama, redesignated 1925-03-23 as HHC 173d Brigade, and redesignated 1936-08-24 as HHC 173d Infantry Brigade. Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... In the United States Army, a Headquarters and Headquarters Company is a company sized military unit, found at the battalion level and higher. ... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... Nickname: The Azalea City Coordinates: Country US State Alabama County Mobile Founded 1702 Incorporated 1814 Government  - Mayor Sam Jones Area  - City 412. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (83rd in leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ...

Second World War

During World War II, brigades were eliminated from divisions. Consequently, HHC 173d Infantry Brigade was designated as the 87th Reconnaissance Troop in February 1942 and activated 1942-12-15. It entered combat in 1944 and fought in three European campaigns (Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe). The manuver battalions of the Vietnam era 173d trace their lineage to the 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment which successfully assaulted the fortress island of Corrigador in the Philippines by parachute and waterborne operations earning the nickname "The Rock". After the war, the troop reverted back to reserve status and was posted from 1947 through to 1951 at Birmingham, Alabama. On 1951-12-01 at Birmingham, Alabama, the 173d was inactivated and released from its assignment to the 87th Infantry Division. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to twenty thousand soldiers. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Magic City, Pittsburgh of the South, BHam, The Ham Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area    - City  151. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Vietnam War

1967, Vietnam

On 1963-03-26, the 173d Airborne Brigade (Sep) was allotted to the Regular Army and activated on Okinawa. Brigadier General Ellis W. Williamson took command of the unit, which was chartered to serve as the quick reaction force for the Pacific Command. Under Williamson the unit trained extensively, making mass parachute jumps. They earned the nickname Tien Bien, or Sky Soldiers, from the Nationalist Chinese paratroopers. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1435x1156, 82 KB) Summary A 173rd Airborne Brigade soldier mans a M60 machine gun on Hill 875 in November 1967 in vietnam. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1435x1156, 82 KB) Summary A 173rd Airborne Brigade soldier mans a M60 machine gun on Hill 875 in November 1967 in vietnam. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (86th in leap years). ... The Regular Army is the permanent force of the United States Army or any Countrys army that is maintained during peacetime, as opposed to those persons who may be part of a reserve or national guard outfit. ... This article is about the prefecture. ...

Deployed to Vietnam in May 1965, the brigade was the first major ground combat unit of the United States Army to serve there. The brigade was the first to go into War Zone D to destroy enemy base camps and introduced the use of small long range reconnaissance patrols. On 8 November, 1965, the 173rd took part in Operation Hump. They were ambushed by approximately 1,200 Viet Cong, resulting in the deaths of 48 men of the 173rd. Its Operation Junction City, which took place on 1967-02-22, was the only combat parachute jump of the Vietnam conflict. Combatants United States Australia North Vietnam Commanders 173rd Airborne Brigade Viet Cong Strength  ? around 1200 Casualties US 48 killed many wounded 0 MIA 403 On 5 November 1965 the 173rd Airborne Brigade initiated Operation Hump, a reconnaissance in force in an area about 15 miles north of Bien Hoa. ... A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ... Operation Junction City was one of the largest airborne operations since Market Garden in the latter half of World War II, and one of the largest operations of the Vietnam conflict. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The unit fought in the Iron Triangle and blocked North Vietnamese Army incursions at Dak To during some of the bloodiest fighting of the war in the summer and fall of 1967, which culminated in the capture of Hill 875. Elements of the brigade conducted an amphibious assault against NVA and VC forces as part of an operation to clear the rice-growing lowlands along the Bong Song littoral. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... knulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din... Dak To is a village in the central highlands of Vietnam and in the so-called tri-border area where the borders of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia all come together. ... See also: Dak To The battle for Hill 875 took place in the Vietnamese Highlands area. ... Amphibious Assault began when 17-year-old, former Kittie guitarist, Fallon Bowman was on a plane from Ontario to New Jersey, skimming through a Tom Clancy novel when she came upon the term amphibious assault. ... knulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din mammaknulla din... A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ... A littoral is the region near the shoreline of a body of fresh or salt water. ...

The 1st and 2d Battalions, 503d Infantry were the first Army combat units from the 173d sent to the Republic of South Vietnam, accompanied by the 3d Battalion, 319th Artillery. They were supported by the 173d Support Battalion, 173d Engineers, Troop E, 17th Cavalry and Co D, 16th Armor. The 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and the 161st Field Battery of the Royal New Zealand Artillery were later attached to the brigade during the first year. Late in August 1966, the 173d received another infantry battalion, the 4/503d from Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The 3/503d joined the brigade at Tuy Hoa in September 1967 following the former's reactivation and training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The 173d was also assigned Co N, 75th Infantry (Ranger). At its peak in Vietnam, the 173d Airborne Brigade (Sep) comprised nearly 3,000 soldiers. An interesting first hand account from the point of view of a Private in the 173rd Airborne at the time was written by John Lepplemann and called 'Blood on the Risers'. The Regiments 1st and 2nd Battalions were formed at Fort Benning, GA, from the 503d and 504th Parachute Battalions, respectively. ... Soldiers from 1 RAR arive in the Solomon Islands in December 2004 Members of 1RAR undergoing a training exercise. ... Cap badge of the RNZA The Royal New Zealand Artillery forms the artillery section of the New Zealand Army. ... Tuy Hoa district is a coastal plain district in the south of Phu Yen province. ... Fort Bragg is a census-designated place and a major United States Army fort, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA, near Fayetteville. ... The 75th Ranger Regiment —also known as the United States Army Rangers— is an elite light infantry special operations force of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC); with headquarters in Fort Benning, Georgia. ...

During more than six years of continuous combat, the brigade earned 14 campaign streamers and four unit citations. Sky Soldiers serving in Vietnam received 13 Medals of Honor, 32 Distinguished Service Crosses, 1736 Silver Stars and over 6,000 Purple Hearts. There are over 1,790 Sky Soldiers' names on the wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The brigade was deactivated on 14 January 1972 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. A campaign streamer is a long streamer attached to the headpiece of a military flag, denoting participation of that military service in a particular battle/campaign/war (not to be confused with a tassel, which also hangs from a headpiece). ... The Presidential Unit Citation is a senior unit award granted to military units which have performed an extremely meritorious or heroic act, usually in the face of an armed enemy. ... The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ... The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the second highest military decoration of the United States Army, awarded for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. ... The Silver Star is the fourth highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces. ... For other meanings see Purple Heart (disambiguation). ... The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a national war memorial located in Washington, D.C., that honors members of the U.S. armed forces who had died in service or is unaccounted for during the Vietnam War. ... Nickname: Motto: Justitia Omnibus (=Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located between Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee and is home to the 101st Airborne Division. ...

Recent history

The 173rd Airborne Brigade was reactivated on 2000-06-12 at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, where it now serves. On 2003-03-26, 954 soldiers of the 173d Airborne Brigade,commanded by COL William C. Mayville, conducted a combat jump into Northern Iraq onto Bashur Airfield as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Comprised of the 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry; 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry; 173d Combat Support Company (Airborne); 74th Long Range Surveillance Detachment (Airborne); Delta Battery, 319th Airbone Field Artillery Regiment (now 4th BN, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment), and 501st Forward Support Company (Airborne) (now the 173d Support Battalion (Airborne)); the brigade served mainly in Kirkuk until 2004-02-21. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... Caserma Ederle (Camp Ederle) is a United States Army post located in Vicenza, Italy. ... Vicenza (population 107,223) is the capital of the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, northern Italy at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (86th in leap years). ... For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq arguably without the explicit backing of the...

The 173rd Airborne Brigade deployed to Afghanistan in March 2005 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom under the command of COL Kevin Owens. TF Bayonet, as it was called, assumed control of Regional Command-South (RC South), comprising Zabol, Kandahar, Helmand, and Nimruz Provinces. The 2-503rd Infantry Battalion (Airborne) known as the Rock conducted combat operations in Zabol Province under the command of LTC Mark Stammer. The 1-508th Infantry Battalion (Airborne) known as TF Fury provided humanitarian assistance in eastern Afghanistan while under the command of LTC Timothy McGuire. The 173rd Support Battalion (under the command of LTC Cynthia Fox) and 173rd CSC provided logistical support from Kandahar, while sending individual Soldiers to assist at other FOB's. The Brigade returned to Italy in March 2006. Combatants United States Canada Australia United Kingdom Netherlands Philippines (in the Philippines theatre only) Northern Alliance GUAM Poland Italy Visegrad Group Hungary Ethiopia Somalia Estonia Latvia Lithuania Slovakia Vilnius group Croatia Albania Macedonia Romania Bulgaria Taliban al-Qaeda Abu Sayyaf Jemaah Islamiyah Islamic Courts Union Commanders General Tommy Franks Brig. ... This article is about the city in Afghanistan. ...

The 173rd Airborne Brigade has recently transitioned into a "Unit of Action." While the majority of the Brigade remains in Vicenza, Italy, other units will stand up in Bamberg and Schweinfurt, Germany until additional facilities are constructed in the Vicenza area; The 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry was reflagged as 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry to resume the Vietnam-era lineage of the 503rd Infantry battalions under the 173rd Airborne Brigade. The 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry colors were moved to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Additionally the Brigade has taken on its new name which has changed from the 173rd Airborne Brigade to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. This is a significant new role as the "Combat Team" signifies the ability for the Brigade to deploy its forces and sustain itself with its newly integrated support teams. By integration of these support MOS's the unit will now be able to maintain its fighting forces with everything needed to keep the Soldiers on the ground supplied and moving. Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione. ... Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. ... Schweinfurt is a city in the Unterfranken region of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the canalized Main, which is here spanned by several bridges, 27 km North-East of Würzburg. ... Fort Bragg is a census-designated place and United States Army base, or post, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, near Fayetteville. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ...

General information

Command group

• Commander: Colonel Charles Preysler
• Command Sergeant Major: Command Sergeant Major Isaia T. Vimoto

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Subordinate units

• Headquarters and Headquarter Company
• 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne)
  • A (ATTACK) /B (LEGION)/C/D/E Companies and Headquarters and Headquarter Company (HHC)
• 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne)
  • Able / Battle / Chosen / Destin / Fusion /HHC Black Sheep
• 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment
• 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment
• 173rd Special Troops Battalion (Airborne)
• 173rd Support Battalion (Airborne)
  • A/B/C Companies, HHC and Rear Detachement

The Rock Regiment patch The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) was among the most decorated airborne units during World War II. World War II On February 14 1942. ...

Lineage

• Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as Headquarters, 173d Infantry Brigade, and assigned to the 87th Division.

• Organized 25 August 1917 at Camp Pike, Arkansas

• Demobilized in January 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey

• Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173d Infantry Brigade, and assigned to the 87th Division

• Organized in December 1921 at Mobile, Alabama

• Redesignated 23 March 1925 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173d Brigade

• Redesignated 24 August 1936 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173d Infantry Brigade

• Converted and redesignated 13 February 1942 as the 87th Reconnaissance Troop (less 3d Platoon), 87th Division (Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 174th Infantry Brigade, concurrently converted and redesignated as the 3d Platoon, 87th Reconnaissance Troop, 87th Division)

• Troop ordered into active military service 15 December 1942 and reorganized at Camp McCain, Mississippi; concurrently redesignated as the 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, an element of the 87th Infantry Division

• Reorganized and redesignated 2 August 1943 as the 87th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized

• Deactivated 21 September 1945 at Fort Benning, Georgia

• Redesignated 28 April 1947 as the 87th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop

• Activated 12 May 1947 at Birmingham, Alabama

• (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)

• Reorganized and redesignated 18 May 1949 as the 87th Reconnaissance Company

• Deactivated 1 December 1951 at Birmingham, Alabama

• Converted and redesignated (less 3d Platoon) 26 March 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173d Airborne Brigade, and relieved from assignment to the 87th Infantry Division; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve, allotted to the Regular Army, and activated on Okinawa (3d Platoon, 87th Reconnaissance Company - hereafter separate lineage)

• Deactivated 14 January 1972 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky

• Activated 16 October 2000 in Italy

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Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

• World War I: Streamer without inscription

• World War II:

1. Rhineland;
2. Ardennes-Alsace;
3. Central Europe

• Vietnam:

1. Defense;
2. Counteroffensive, Phase I;
3. Counteroffensive, Phase II;
4. Counteroffensive, Phase III;
5. Tet Counteroffensive;
6. Counteroffensive, Phase IV;
7. Counteroffensive, Phase V;
8. Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
9. Tet 69/Counteroffensive;
10. Summer-Fall 1969;
11. Winter-Spring 1970;
12. Sanctuary Counteroffensive;
13. Counteroffensive, Phase VII;
14. Consolidation I

Decorations

1. Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DAK TO
2. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1965-1967
3. Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1965-1970
4. Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1969-1971

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In popular culture

• In 2006, the country music duo Big & Rich released a single entitled 8th of November. The song was based on the story of Niles Harris, a member of the 173rd, whom the two had met and related his experiences during Operation Hump. On July 1 2006, a documentary inspired by the song and based on the brigade's battle during the operation premiered on the GAC Channel.[1]
• In the movie The Siege, Major General William Devereaux (Bruce Willis) remarks he was in the 173rd at the same time that SAIC Anthony Hubbard was in the 82nd Airborne.
• The character of "Captain Willard" portrayed by Martin Sheen in the film Apocalypse Now was a soldier in the 173d assigned to MACV-SOG. He is supposedly in the "505th battalion," though no such unit was ever part of the 173d. Throughout the movie, he wears the Vietnam era mustard yellow "subdued" SSI worn by 173d paratroopers on their BDUs.

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External links

• The 173d Airborne Brigade's official webpage
• The International Society of the 173d Airborne Brigade
• The 173d Airborne Memorial Foundation
• Blog of a former Sky Soldier, with numerous entries during OIF (March 2003 to March 2004)
• History of the 173d Airborne Brigade, including Casper Platoon patch
• Official heraldry entry for 173d Airborne Brigade
• 173d.com (note: multimedia front page - slow loading)
• 173rd Airborne brigades aviation platoon
• Casper platoon photo movie
• Casper Platoon home movies
• Battle Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry (ABN), 173rd Airborne Brigade official website
• United States Army Europe & 7th Army