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​     Battles

          Operation Hawthorne
               Screaming Eagles - Operation Hawthorne
               101st Presidential Citation for Operation Hawthorne

                      Stars and Stripes article of June 13, 1966
                       After-Action report, with details and coordinates
               Website dedicated to this battle - Angelfire.com

                       Mike Baldinger's description of the battle
               Wikipedia description of Operation Hawthorne 
               Stemming the Tide - Combat Operations May 1965 to Oct. 1966 - Hawthorne page 275

                David H. Hackworth - Citation and Obituary
          Battle of the Slopes
          November Action Hills 823 875
                Action on Ngok Kom Leat and Hill 823
               Chaplain (Maj.) Charles Joseph Watters - Medal of Honor citation
          Defenders of Dak To 1969
          Special Forces Camps
               Ben Het
               Dak Seang
               Dak Pek

Photos      
     Airfield Attack Photo
     Airfield Landmarks & Map
     125 ATC
          List-1
               Arrival, June 1967 
               Airfield Attack 671115
               ATC facilities
               ATC Team Members
                    ATC Roster
                    Bartlett
                    Camacho
                    Saveski
                    Scott
                    Short
                    Other Team Members
                    Christmas 1967
               Runway
               Runway Ramp
               Road
               Shooting Range
          List-2
               Aircraft
               Vehicles
               Weapons
               Soldiers
               EOD - Explosive Ordinance Demolition
               Fuel Fire
               A1E Skyraider Emergency Landing
               Rope Extraction
          List-3
               Air Strikes, Artillery
               Arc Light Bombing Run
               Around the Field
               Local Folks
          Outside Dak To Area
               Nearby Countryside
               Trip to Pleiku
               Holloway Airfield, Pleiku
               Around The Country
               Vung Tao USO Show
               Qui Nhon
      4th ID - HQ 
          JamesCGilbert
          JosephBMadden 
       4th ID - Norm Spaulding
          Norm Spaulding
          The Second Indochina War   
          Special Forces Camps
               Ben Het
               Dak Seang
               Dak Pek
          Dec. 1967
          Jan. 1968
          Mar. 1968
          Apr. 1968
          May 1968
          June 1968
          July 1968
          Sept. 1968
     Casper Aviation - Tony Bolivar
     4th ID - Chris Ross
          SwampFox's website - FSB 29 photos
Documents
     Ivy Leaf - 4th Inf. newsletter
          Nov. 19, 1967
         Nov. 26, 1967
         Dec. 17, 1967
         Dec. 24, 2967
         More Issues
     Pacific Stars and Stripes
          Nov. 11, 1967
         Nov. 15, 1967
         Nov. 16, 1967
         Nov. 22, 1967
         Nov. 24, 1967
         Nov. 25, 1967
         Nov. 26, 1967
         Nov. 29, 1967
     News Items
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     ATC Reports
          30 November 1967
         18 December 1967
         29 February 1968
         18 March 1968
         Definitions of terms
     Battle of the Slopes
     
Audio

     AmmoDump 1 transcript
     AmmoDump 2 transcript
     Letter Home, October 1967, transcript

     Tower Talk, transcript
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     Chopper Talk, transcript

     Letter home after Tet (early February, 1968), transcript
Stories
     Charles Schwiderski
     Steve Barnes
     G.W. Miller
     Rick Smith
     Ron Miller
     Steve Greene
     Dave Davis
     John Lenti
     OH23 Pilot dies at Dak To - Orrin Dyer
     Neil Reed
     Clarence Moore
     Jack
     Dale White
     Robert Micalizzi
     John Brooks
     Keith Hale
     Deanna Allen
     Glen Olsen
     Carl Davis
     Merlin Koester
     Ronald Carter
     Thomas Koslowske
     Batman - two stories of Helicopter Pilots in Action
     Ernie Radar - a night-time resupply mission at Dak To
     Ernie Norm - an email conversation, remembering Dak To
     Ed Schein - a rope extraction story
     Wayne Gallant - a letter home describing the Nov. 15 attack at Dak To
     Doug Drury - "One Dark Night at Dak To" - a helicopter resupply story
     CWO Snappy White - Wayward Rockets

     Craig Tonjes - Escape from Firebase 6
​     Dave Moody

     Facebook conversation about firebases around Dak To - January 2023 (primarily firebase 29)
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Website Updates

I've noticed that some folks have been checking in to see if there are any updates or changes to this website.  Since I've been able to add stories and other details as they become available, I will log updates here so you can go right to the new stuff.

10/26/2021:  Updated Orrin Dyer's story "OH23 pilot dies at Dak To" to include his passenger/observer's story.
11/15/2021:   Added Doug Drury's story
​11/18/2021:   Added Snappy White's story
11/26/2021:   Added Craig Tonjes story
11/28/2021:   Updated Dak To Area Topo Map with info. from Robert Quinn's "The Battle of Dak-To".  Also updated Google Earth files in Links page.

12/03/2021:   Updated Dak To Area Topo Map with info. from Sgt. Snuffy Smith.  Also updated Google Earth files in Links page.
​12/04/2021:    Added a list of Dak To locations, taken from Snuffy Smith's complete list, to the Airfield Landmarks and Map page in the photo section.
01/05/2022:    Added photos from Chris Ross to his story.  Photos are from hill 1089.
02/01/2022:    Updated the Dak To Area Topo Map with more info from Snuffy Smith.  Snuffy's list also edited/updated.
​02/01/2022:    Changed name of "Airfield Landmarks" page to "Airfield Landmarks and Map".
02/02/2022:    Updated Google Earth Placemark files, at bottom of Links page, to include updated area map and more hill and FSB placemarks.
02/04/2022:    Added a list of Dak To locations, taken from Bill Kindred's complete list, to the Airfield Landmarks and Map page in the photo section.
​02/06/2022:    Added a page for the Battle of the Slopes, under the Documents heading.
02/07/2022:    Updated Area Topo Map and Google Earth placemark files.  Added a few more hills.
02/14/2022:    Added a page for the November action near Ngok Kom Leat and hill 875, under the Documents heading.
​02/21/2022:   Added a page for the 4th ID Headquarters 
03/23/2022:   Added Dave Moody's story to the story page.  Added Norm Spaulding's descriptions of officers on the 4th ID HQ photo page.
03/28/2022:   Added a page describing CSM James Gilbert's actions on 12 March 1969, under the 4th ID HQ page.
03/30/2022:   Added a page describing Air Force Major Joseph Madden's Forward Air Controller actions.

05/31/2022:   Added photos of the airfield attack to the "Airfield Photo" page.
05/31/2022:   Added photos of action on hill 875 to the "November Action" page.
​06/10/2022:   Added a link to the web resources section of the "links" page.
10/17/2022:  Added a link to a Youtube video, at the bottom of the video section of the Links page.
01/07/2023:  Added a page for the 1969 battle at Dak To with the 299th Engineers.  Re-arranged the menu and pages so "Battles" is a top menu option.
01/08/2023:  Added stories to Operation Hawthorne page, under Battles.
01/10/2023:  Added more to the Operation Hawthorne page, photos, maps, Google Earth images.
01/13/2023:  Updated the Google Earth .kmz placemark file to include Operation Hawthorne.  Go to Links page bottom to find it.
​01/15/2023:  Added article from Life Magazine to 299th Engineers page.
01/17/2023:  Added a Facebook conversation about firebase 29 to the Stories page
01/28/2023:  Added a link to a novel by Christopher Upham, loosely based on the 299th Engineers battle in 1969
01/30/2023:  Added information given by Ron Shaw to 299th Engineers page.  Added link to 4th inf. report to November action page.

01/31/2023:  Added link to pdf file: After Action report - 1st Brigade 101st Airborne Division - on Operation Hawthorne page.
​02/02/2023:  Added text to 125th ATC Arrival page. Added text to Battles page. Added links to Battle of the Slopes page.
02/04/2023:  Added two sub-pages to November Action page: Ngok Kom Leat ridge and Hill 823, and Chaplain Watters MOH citation


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  • Home
  • Battles
    • Operation Hawthorne
    • Battle Of The Slopes
    • November Action Hills 823, 875
    • Defenders of Dak To 1969
    • Special Forces Camps >
      • Ben Het
      • Dak Seang
      • Dak Pek
  • Photos
    • AirfieldPhoto
    • Airfield Landmarks & Map
    • 125 ATC >
      • List-1 >
        • Arrival, June 1967
        • Airfield Attack 671115
        • ATC facilities
        • ATC Team Members >
          • ATC Roster
          • Bartlett
          • Camacho
          • Saveski
          • Scott
          • Short
          • Other Team Members
          • Christmas 1967
        • Runway
        • Runway Ramp
        • Road
        • Shooting Range
      • List-2 >
        • Aircraft
        • Vehicles
        • Weapons
        • Soldiers
        • EOD - Explosive Ordinance Demolition
        • Fuel Fire
        • A1E Skyraider Emergency landing
        • Rope Extraction
      • List-3 >
        • Air Strikes, Artillary
        • Arc Light Bombing Run
        • Around The Field
        • Local Folks
        • Outside Dak To Area >
          • Nearby Countryside
          • Trip to Pleiku
          • Holloway Airfield, Pleiku
          • Around The Country
          • Vung Tao USO show
          • Qui Nhon
    • 4th ID-HQ
    • 4th ID - Norm Spaulding >
      • Norm Spaulding
      • 2nd_Indochina_War
      • Dec. 1967
      • Jan. 1968
      • Mar. 1968
      • Apr. 1968
      • May 1968
      • June 1968
      • July 1968
      • Sept. 1968
    • Casper Aviation - Tony Bolivar
    • 4th ID - Chris Ross >
      • SwampFox
  • Documents
    • Ivy Leaf - 4th Inf. newsletter >
      • Nov. 19, 1967
      • Nov. 26, 1967
      • Dec. 17, 1967
      • Dec. 24, 1967
      • More Issues
    • Pacific Stars and Stripes >
      • Nov. 11, 1967
      • Nov. 15, 1967
      • Nov. 16, 1967
      • Nov. 22, 1967
      • Nov. 24, 1967
      • Nov. 25, 1967
      • Nov. 26, 1967
      • Nov. 29, 1967
    • News Items
    • Leaflets
    • ATC reports >
      • 30 November 1967
      • 18 December 1967
      • 29 February 1968
      • 18 March 1968
      • Definitions of terms
  • Audio
  • Stories
  • links
  • Contact
  • About Me
  • Site Map