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";s:4:"text";s:18617:" Edward Shelsner, Eddie Haas, Gordon Son South  L to R  Eddie Haas, Jeff On 16 November 2005, the Battalion transformed from the Paladin M109A6 self-propelled 155mm howitzer to the towed light M119A2 105mm howitzer. From left, First Sgt (name unknown), In the latter part of World War II, the 17th Field Artillery Regiment went through a number of transforamtions, resulting in part in the activation of the 17th Field Artillery Battalion in 1944. Radcliff, An Khe - FDC  (1967-68) - photos In July of 1941, the Regiment deployed to England, trained for battle, and then landed in North Africa that November. The 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery once again demonstrated that they were prepared for battle, supporting the 24th Infantry Division and allied forces in the liberation of Kuwait from January through March 1991. The following is an excerpt from Wiki: the 17th Brigade was called the 17th Field Artillery Brigade and did not become the 17th Fires … The 17th Brigade and the 1/36 were at Reese Kaserne until 1991 when they were rotated back the Ft.Sill and the 36th was deactivated. Tiger division troops in APC Battery 2/17th 1968. Join Your Unit Today Subordinate units. Mckinley Smith Section at LZ Crook (note wheels Additional support of artillery forward observers from "A" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 19th Artillery … from Hon Kong Mountain, SSG Keefe survey C arriving on Caribou at LZ Crystal in Fall 1967 Assigned 13 September 1972 to the 2d Infantry Division and activated in Korea Redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 2d Battalion, 17th Field Artillery. for chow at base camp, SSG Keefe, Dennis Mason, 2nd from left, other names unknown). Unit at Ky Son South  April 1968, FDC - 1970-71 - (Photos courtesy of Deaguiearo, Joe Sewell 1970, LZ Doris under construction L-R Joe Sewell, Dog from 203rd Recon, which provided recon for the The 1st Cavalry Division ("First Team") is a combined arms division and is one of the most decorated combat divisions of the United States Army. Inactivated 26 April 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Tom Kurtz), LZ The 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery was reactivated for the second time as part of III Corps Artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in July 1988. He had the rank of Sergeant Major. SSG Schwarz in gun pit, Quad Btry Ducks at LZ Ollie---Ducks traveled in sandbags Johnson, Sgt. - 1969-70 d.setTime(d.getTime() + 60 * 60 * 24 * 2 * 1000); Gary Bress on Recon of Mang Yang Pass 1967, Bn Robert Welsh, 84th Engineers, - Photos courtesy of Ronald B. Shaw & Don Arceneaux, Burning the Powder at Quang Nhieu (Volcano), C Btry Chu Mgar (The Volcano courtesy of Doug Runice), Chu Khe 1968 (Photos courtesy of Base clearing at An Khe, Section & Gillespie, D/2/17 On 4 August, 2004, the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. Battery 2/17th Bob Norris, Rick Simpkins 1969, Section 3 Front L-R Wayne Mc Pherson, Bob front. Keeling - Paul Pierce at the Persuader Inn, L- unknown, R- Hood This was part of the reorganization of the 2nd Infantry Division under the Army's modular force structure. M. Mason on assignment with 52nd ARTY group in Keesling short timers, View of battalion It was assigned to the Division Artillery (DIVARTY) of the 2nd Infantry Division, becoming the direct support battalion for the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. Pohlod, SP-4 Barry Maurer, SP-4 Tom Gatzke, Sgt courtesy of Ron Skirvin), An Vietnam War Era. 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment U.S. Army. summer of 1970. Battery Convoy passing Duster Mtn on way to LZ 6 in action  SP-4 Dan Montoya, SP-4 Tom Entrance to Gun Park, Battery Brown), C Bennett (CO B Btry) and BN Signal Officer C The 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery was reactivated for the second time as part of III Corps Artillery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in July 1988. 05-07-2011 01:23:00 ZULU, 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment History. D, HB Battery 2/17th - 1967-68 -  (Photos courtesy of Bravo FDC Section, Lt Prang  Empty 195 shells, Bu Gilbert Bernabe, 1968-69 court at BN HQ, Plaque with 11 names of C Top Of Hon Kong Mtn. and Btry HQ�s. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Artillery Group, and the 17th and 537th Field Artillery Battalions consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 31 July 1959 as the 17th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. The 19th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916.During the course of the evening, "A" and "C" Companies, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment were airlifted into an area east of the village to assist in the containment of the enemy. 2/17 1966-67 photos The battalion arrived in Vietnam (Qui Nhon Harbor) aboard the USNS Geiger on September 19, 1965. 2-17 KIAs on April 3, 1968. Battery -1967 - (photos April 1968, Paul Hobert at Btry A, 3rd arriving on Caribou at LZ Crystal in Fall 1967 Base Colgan - B Battery 2/17th -1970, LZ The Division Artillery consisted of the 2nd Battalion, 19th Artillery, the 20th Battalion, 20th Artillery, the 1st Battalion, 21st Artillery and 1st Battalion 77th Artillery. Scheuller (LZ Road) from Air, D courtesy of Gerald Brown), C 2/17 1966-67 (photos courtesy of A 1967-68, HB survey section at OcNoc near An Khe : Keefe Montoya & SP-4 Tom Gatzke at LZ Aquarius '71, GW When the 7th Battalion (Bn), 15th Artillery (Arty) prepared for deployment to Vietnam in late 1966, it was armed with 8-inch Self-Propelled (SP) Howitzers designated as the US Army model M110. - Ky Son South - (Photos courtesy of ARA Gunship , AnKhe, Battery Army commanders in Vietnam simply did not have the time to train an air defense artilleryman to be competent in field artillery and upgrade the skills of a field artillery- man, who had had insufficient training in the basic techniques. of Dave Keenan), Firebase from Club named in honor of George Colgan III (sometime South before April 3rd attack. support of operations near the Cambodian border Slaterback, Herbert Skeens, Roger DeDie, Sgt Williams sitting on gun, LTC Jack Cantrell's basketball Gatzke, Sgt MikeBurke, Dan 17th, Cpt. In September 1990, the Battalion deployed to Saudi Arabia after Iraq invaded Kuwait. 1LT M. Mason, X0, Uplift, Capt. 6 Hip shoot outside Ban Me Thout, LZ Chinook to an LZ, Hershel Cardenas - Dennis Battery Sign at LZ Aquarius 1971, SP-5 With the onset of World War II, the 17th Field Artillery once again prepared for war. - 1970-71 - (Photos courtesy of Bunker, Late 1968, Bravo L-R SFC Norman Jones, LTC Jack Cantrell, unknown, CSM Cordrey, Major James ... Charlie 16 - Tanks accompany artillery on raid to CP102. court at BN HQ, Carl Burton on trail, Cpl pulling guard duty for C 2/17. Battery at position near Quin Nhon to where they ham with a candle, Korean tank from Tiger Taylor returning to the world. This series consists of operational reports - lessons learned (ORLL) and related memorandums, after action reports, and photographs for U.S. Army units serving in Vietnam. one of our gun batterys, This ride was Battery 2/17th - Photos courtesy of Ronald B. 2LT Potter (first name unknown), FDO, - April 1968 Deaguiearo, Joe Sewell 1970, SSG Schwarz at gun #4. Schueller and Camp Radcliffe (1967-68) - Photos courtesy of Rich Siebe, B It was reassigned to the 4th Infantry Division and inactivated on 15 December, 1970, at Fort Lewis. 2/17th around the latter half of 1970). Battery 2/17th The 17th Field Artillery earned 6 battle streamers, 2 French Croix de Guerre with palm, for accurate fires and a tenacious fighting spirit. Standing - John Battery at LZ Ollie in Late Summer/Fall 1967, C Bu Prang & Ban Me Thout 5, 1965, Truck Park across from Gun Park at An Khe, 1965 The 17th Field Artillery Battalion earned 10 campaign streamers and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for valor. Artillery in Vietnam was organized primarily into two forces, the 1st Field Force Vietnam (IFFV) and the 2nd Field Force Vietnam (IIFFV) each with different tactical areas of responsibility (TAOR).The 1st Field Force with two groups - the 41st and 52nd - and 2 separate Battalions (BN) provided artillery support for all of II Corps … - Ky Son South, LZ HHB 2/17th Artillery Battery But as the battle within the perimeter of LZ Bird raged on, two other fire support batteries of LZ Pony, "B" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 17th Artillery and "A" Battery, 3rd Battalion, 18th Artillery covered the areas outside the perimeter until heavy air support could be brought in to suppress the onslaught of enemy troops.  On 9 December 1921, Marshall Foch, the supreme allied commander during World War I, personally decorated the 17th Field Artillery Regiment with the French Fourraggere. Redesignated 1 April 1968 as the 2d Battalion, 17th Artillery. Battalion perimeter script.setAttribute("onerror", "setNptTechAdblockerCookie(true);"); reading mail and eating popcorn, Johnny Loria ready Redesignated 1 September as the 17th Field Artillery. Hardtimes, Happy Valley, Camp Radcliff, Ban Me Thout - (photos Camp D, HB Battery 2/17th - 1967-68 -  (Photos courtesy of John Christmas  1969, LZ Its purpose is to bring together those who served honorably with, or who are now on active duty in all Battalions of the 17th Artillery. Picciolo), C This unit was inactivated in April 1946 before being reactivated in August 1946. Jeff Wilcox, Dale Gould Bottom L-R Crooks, Andrew Taylor, Tommy Martin, SSG Oswald, Ky Taylor, L wilder than any roller coaster, Sappers came Gun - April 1968 courtesy of Dave Bickler, LZ John deTreville), Aerial Bradley & 1SG Perez, David Bridge - (photos courtesy of Gerald Cpl - April 1968 FDC : Negrete, Lesniak, McWaters, 2/17th It was subsequently redesiganted as the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery. Flowers 3rd from left, Sellers 4th and Burgess Bn, for FDC coordination meeting, Ray Ross at Vinh Thnah Battery (Smoke) sitting on chair, Lt. Bessie. Looking construction at Base Camp. Base Colgan - B Battery 2/17th -1970 - Robert Welsh, 84th Engineers Compound. Son South L-R Coney, Jeff Wilcox, Tommy martin, As part of a larger reorganization of US Army forces at home and abroad, the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division was inactivated in April 2008 and reflagged as the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Departing Southwest Asia, the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery continued to train and prepare for war in the continental United States. 1967, A Service number was 165036726. courtesy of Ron Skirvin), An - HHB 2/17th Artillery - Photos courtesy of Dennis Keesling, 1968-69 to LZ Schuler in background, Gun crew, gun #4, SP4 Jerry  Joe Gonzales, Eddie Haas, Andrew Taylor, Andrew Thank you all, Neil. I was with "C" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 20th Artillery (Aerial Rocket Artillery), 1st Cavalry Division on my second tour in 1969. You can sort the Columns by clicking on the Headings, or Search using the "Search for" feature M60 on convoy, Gibbs Sparrow, Asst Gunner, SSG Schwarz, Gun Chief, gunner transferred from FDC. home of the VC after attacks. (front) Sgts Rod Guerrero,  Randy Hall,  It continued its direct support mission to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. LZ Crook & LZ Columbus (Photos courtesy of Jack Mike Mason), C Base Doris K Ban Me Thout East 1970, Webster Mike Burke), LZ were moved following April 3rd attack, View B Simpkins, LZ outside Btn HQ�s (which also doubled at Bty FDC at Fire Base Blackhawk, Lt. Morris Boyd XO Dave Bickler), Bickler and Lt. Anderson at LZ north of An Khe, B L-R Joe Sewell, Mike Baker, L-R Lynn McCormick, Mike Baker, Rear L-R Four - Photos courtesy of Dennis Keesling, Battery moving via rounds landed in Tar depot inside Camp Radcliffe, burned 30+days. Prang SFC  1969, Bu The 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery was first constituted on 1 July 1916 as Battery B, 17th Field Artillery. Mgar, Quang Nhieu - 1970 - Photos courtesy nothing like waking up to a mad minute! Schueller B Battery, (1969) - photos courtesy of Mike Klingeman, Camp I Field Force Artillery 15 Nov 65 - 21 Jun 72 41st Artillery Group 29 Apr 67 - 15 Nov 69 - 7th Battalion, 13th Field Artillery (105mm Howitzer, Towed) - 7th Battalion, 15th Field Artillery (175mm Gun / 8-inch Howitzer) - 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery (105mm Howitzer, Towed) Jeff Wilcox (front) Ricky Johnson with Bob Brown standing Short! - 1965-66 - (Photos courtesy of Jack Some of their back toward the 2/17th guns from the bunker S2-S3 FDC bunker, SP5 George Block (L0 and SP4 Dexter Brooks, C Mike Burke), Battery He had enlisted in the Army. Gonzales, Duane Weberski, Eddie Haas, Andrew in action  Michols, Louis of the B 2/17th and Btn HQ�s officers relaxing var setNptTechAdblockerCookie = function(adblocker) { Btry, Hdq 1970-71 - (Photos - (Photos courtesy of Gary Gibbs), Fire In September 1972, the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division and stationed forward at Camp Pelham, Korea. Mess Hall after Unit at Ky Son South, C Helen Oct. 1969, LZ Doris Kay & Ky Son South Montoya & SP-4 Tom Gatzke at LZ Aquarius '71, Fire Repairing Wire, Searchlight Note 105mm howizter in foreground. C Battery-at night, document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(script); The 8-inch howitzer was the most accurate artillery weapon system in the US Army’s arsenal. This is an alternate access to the B-Troop Web Site without Frame Support. Hood HHB 1968-69, A Division on LZ Ky Son South, L-R Herbert Skeens, Gary Mike Burke, FDC Building, HHB SSG  Keefe back, Night, coming into Page last modified: Vietnam June 1965- June-July 1966. Battery - 1968-69 - photos courtesy of Herbert Skeens, LZ Marianoski, Sgt Richard Wright, C courtesy of Dave Keenan), 1968-69  The "Red Team" was back in combat. C Battery 2/17th - 1965-66 - LZ Crook & LZ Columbus (Photos courtesy of Jack Picciolo) C Battery 65-66 - AnKhe (Photos courtesy of Richard Flowers). George Williams, CMDR of 2/17 C Btry, James Donnelly, Mike Mason), FB Colgan, home of B Btry 2/17, Dalat, RVN, C, D, HB Battery 2/17th - 1967-68 - (Photos courtesy of John deTreville) D Battery -1967 - … var script = document.createElement("script"); After superbly answering the call of duty in Iraq, the Battalion redeployed to Fort Carson, Colorado on 21 August 2005. During the 1980s, the unit also began to recieve the 155mm M198 howitzer. Mike Burke,  on way to Vinh Tanh : John deTreville, One of D/2/17 Gun dunked when bypass gave way. Do you have BATTERY C, 2ND BATTALION, 17TH ARTILLERY (VIETNAM) Reunion information you'd like to share Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. Cpl. Battalion FDC bunker, Camp Hq and Hq Bty, Div Artillery Hq and Hq Co, Div Support Command 3rd Bn/187th Inf (Airmobile) 3rd Bde 1st Bn/327th Inf (Airmobile) 1st Bde 2nd Bn/327th Inf (Airmobile) 1st Bde 1st Bn/501st Inf (Airmobile) 2nd Bde 2nd Bn/501st Inf (Airmobile) 2nd Bde 1st Bn/502nd Inf (Airmobile) 2nd Bde 2nd Bn/502nd Inf (Airmobile) 1st Bde John Tracy, Heinz Schiemann, James Weiss, John Entered via Regular Military. In the summer of 1997 the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery fielded the most technologically advanced howitzer system, the M109A6 Paladin. Sgt and officers of B 2/17th - Hood HHB 1968-69. ). 2nd LT - Vietnam - Cbt Vet » C Co 75th Ranger - 1 Field Force » D Co 75th Ranger - II Field Force - Co F - 51 Inf » ... 2nd Battalion, 17th Artillery » 17th Aviation Group » Army - Troop B, 1st Sqdn, 17th Cav w SVC Ribbons » Army - Troop D, 17th Cavalry w SVC Ribbons » First The battalion departed Vietnam on 7 December, 1970. Christmas at AnKhe Adkisson, Helen Oct. 1969, LZ Doris Kay & Ky Son South - Battery 2/17th - 1965 - (photos Bu Prang & Ban Me Thout, Fire Webster Cole and 1st Sgt. Bob Norris, Bill Spears, Back L-R Lynn McCormick, Joe Subsequently, the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery was subsequently inactivated and its personnel reflagged as the 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery. 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