The heraldry of the Old Guard is symbolic of its history and record. Source: The Americal Division, "under the southern cross" - published by the U.S. The 3rd battalion, 1st Infantry has received the distinguished Unit Citation, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, and the Combat Infantry Streamer.Ĭlick here to go to Fire Support Base Hill 4-11 website Nearly 500 awards were given for valorous actions. Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry were awarded over 2,000 medals during 1969. The battalion motto "Semper Primus, Always First" describes the spirit and determination that have always been associated with the unit. The unit was organized as a lightly equipped quick reaction unit which could move by any means of transportation to meet and defeat the enemy in any environment. The battalion's base camp was located at Fire Support Base Bronco, next to village of Duc Pho, in the southern portion of South Vietnam's I Corps. The battalion arrived in-country on Decemlanding at the Port of Qui Nhon after a 16 day trip by troop ship from Hawaii. The unit has participated in the Indian Wars, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, World War II, and was activated July, 1966 in Hawaii to be assigned to the 11th Infantry Brigade in the Vietnam Campaign. The 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry was constituted Main the Regular Army as a company of the 2nd Infantry. This unit was a support unit to the 11th LIB.Ĭlick here to go to Unit History of the 59th Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog) The 59th Infantry Counterfire Platoon was redesignated as the 59th Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog). After participating in the UN Summer Fall Offensive Campaign in Korea the unit was inactivated. The 59th Infantry Counterfire Platoon was constituted in the Regular Army. The members and the dogs were trained at the USAIC DOG TRAINING facility. The 47th and 59th were formed at the same time at Fort Benning, Georgia in late January and early February of 1968. and would like to share on this website, please contact the Webmaster If anyone has more information regarding the 59th Infantry Platoon, or platoon patche images, etc. that came to the aid of many severely wounded of the 11th Light Infantry Brigade. There was also a Dust-Off unit attached to 23rd Med. 23rd Medical BattalionĬompany B, 23rd Medical Bn., also played a huge support role in the efforts of the units making up the 11th Brigade. Also included are two casualties from the 51st Infantry as DoD documentation lists them from the 11th LIB even though they were not directly assigned to the 11th LIB. The casualty lists for HHC also includes 59th Scout Dog, Aviation Section and the 63rd Infantry Platoon CBT Tracker. The HHC unit of this website houses units while not specially assigned to the 11th LIB, certainly supported the brigade. Please contact the Webmaster should you have any documented information.
More information to substantiating these support units would be greatly appreciated. These units are:Īlso included are two casualties from the 51st Infantry as DoD documentation lists them from the 11th LIB even though they were not directly assigned to the 11th LIB. While these units are not listed as being assigned to the 11th LIB, we have included them in the section for Headquarters. We also have a number of veterans who have sent us emails or Facebook messages telling us their units supported the 11th Light Infantry Brigade.
Comments and additional information should be sent to the Webmaster. We welcome input from any who served any of these units.
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Stanton's Vietnam: Order of Battle Vietnam, plus invaluable information from our veterans that served the 11th Light Infantry Brigade. The Units section provides and overview of each unit directly assigned to the 11th Light Infantry Brigade.
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