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Blackhorse

This Month in 11th Armored Cavalry History

MAY

1	1970	2/11, 3/11, & Air Cav Trp enter Cambodia PFC Paul Dailey & SP4 Keith Arneson are first US KIA in Cambodia. 52 NVA KIA PFC Paul Marion Dailey HHT 2/11, earns SS *
2	1970	WO1 William Wesley Davis Air Cav Trp, earns DFC * WO1 Steven Joseph Greenlee Air Cav Trp, earns DFC * CPT  John C Eberle C Trp 1/11, earns SS (1OLC) SP5 Stephen J Grate C Trp 1/11, earns SS
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4	1967 1970	SP5 Edward R Kozar , earns DFC CPT George H Thurmond Air Cav Trp, earns DFC 2/11, 3/11 take Snuol, Cambodia
5	1916 1968 1970	11th US Cavalry engages Pancho Villa's bandits in last mounted cavalry charge in US history Mini-Tet offensive begins in Vietnam 1LT Thomas C Collins L Trp 3/11, earns SS 1LT Kent H Hillhouse H Co 2/11, earns SS SP4 Ronald E Meadows F Trp 2/11, earns SS COL Don Starry & MAJ Fred Franks both WIA WO1 James A Rohrer Air Cav Trp, earns DFC CW2 Jeffrey C Starrak HHT Regt, earns DFC MSG Robert Louis Bolan HHT 2/11, earns SS LTC Grail L Brookshire HHT 2/11, earns SS CPT Paul J Kern I Trp 3/11, earns SS
6	1968	1LT Edward D Howard M Co 3/11, earns SS CPT Robert Allyn Wilson M Co 3/11, earns SS *
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8	1967	COL Roy Farley assumes command as 35th Colonel of Blackhorse
9	1968 1970	1SG James L Hume I Trp 3/11, earns SS SP5 Jerry W Mitchell I Trp 3/11, earns SS  SGT William R Taylor I Trp 3/11, earns SS 1/11 enters Cambodia
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11	1969	WO1 Paul D Madsen Air Cav Trp, earns DFC CPT Alan A Moore III 398th Trans, earns DFC 1LT Robin Kirmeyer Wetzler Air Cav Trp, earns DFC * LTC Lawrence S Wright HHT Regt, earns DFC SP4 Michael C Grove F Trp 2/11, earns SS CPT Michael B Hartgraves F Trp 2/11, earns SS SSG Johnny A Moore F Trp 2/11, earns SS  PFC Darwin R Yopek F Trp 2/11, earns SS
12	1967 1969 1970	Operation Manhattan ends 1LT Michael Huff HHT 1/11, earns DFC (4OLC) SGT Garland O Bell 919th Engr Co, earns SS SSG Henry A Gatewood Jr 919th Engr Co, earns SS CPT Bernard J Reilly  919th Engr Co, earns SS WO1 Douglas Mercer HHT 1/11, earns DFC
13	1968 1970	SGT Donald G Factora C Trp 1/11, earns DSC * 1LT Thomas J Farrell III B Trp 1/11, earns SS SP4 Vincent M Gresh A Trp 1/11, earns SS PSG Alfred Mccullough A Trp 1/11, earns SS * SSG Lloyd H Mitchell D Co 1/11, earns SS  1LT James V Smith D Co 1/11, earns SS LTC Grail L Brookshire HHT 2/11, earns DFC CPT Daniel J Fick HHT 2/11, earns DFC
14	1968 1969 1970	SSG Lane W Lauckhart A Trp 1/11, earns SS SP4 Jerry Yates D Co 1/11, earns SS Operation Montana Raider ends SP4 Richard Savage Cunningham H Co 2/11, earns SS *
15	1967 1970	Operation Junction City ends 1LT David W Gordon III HHT 2/11, earns DFC CPT Thomas R Hammerstone L Trp 3/11, earns SS
16	1970	SGT Kenneth L Bratt Jr G Trp 2/11, earns SS
17	1967 1970 1972	MAJ Francis B Martin, earns DFC CPT Ralph J Lachance HHT 3/11, earns DFC (2OLC) 11th ACR reassigned to Fulda, Bad Kissingen, and Bad Hersfeld, Germany
18	1968	MAJ Anthony Dicaprio D Co 1/11, earns SS 1lT Harold A Fritz D Co 1/11, earns SS LTC Jack W Nielsen HHT 1/11, earns SS  CPT Armand E Racine C Trp 1/11, earns SS SSG Oscar Sanchez D Co 1/11, earns SS SGT Miguel Villarreal D Co 1/11, earns SS
19	1971	SGT Kenneth L Bratt Jr G Trp 2/11, earns SS SP4 Richard P Graham Jr G Trp 2/11, earns SS PFC Mickey Daniel Lang F Trp 2/11, earns SS * SGT Ronald E Smith G Trp 2/11, earns SS
20	1967	PFC Joseph P Tambolia E Trp 2/11, earns SS
21	1967 1968	K Trp ambushed at Soul Cat, 16 US KIA, 26 WIA, is worst day for 11th ACR History  SSG Homer Pittman K Trp 3/11, earns DSC COL Roy W Farley HHT Regt, earns DFC PFC Kerry W Nelson M Co 3/11, earns SS  SP4 LArry Allen Williamsom K Trp 3/11, earns SS * SGT David E Wright M Co 3/11, earns SS SP4 Jimmy R Force K Trp 3/11, earns SS
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23	1969	I Trp awarded Valorous Unit Award for action 23-25 May SP4 Billy R Mayweather A Trp 1/11, earns SS PFC Willie F Owens A Trp 1/11, earns SS
24	1969	1LT Charles Gill A Trp 1/11, earns SS SSG Roger Lee Oliver A Trp 1/11, earns SS *
25	1967	CPT Donald A Burns F Trp 2/11, earns SS SGT Wendle Clyde Davis F Trp 2/11, earns SS * F Trp Kills 35 VC
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28	1969	SSG Forrest Lloyd Smith D Co 1/11, earns SS *
29	1969	MAJ John C Bahnsen HHT 1/11, earns SS (3OLC) CPT Ronald G Caldwell D Co 1/11, earns SS SGT Robert M Dinsmore D Co 1/11, earns SS
30	1968	CPT John Hulsey Hays B Trp 1/11, earns SS
31	1971	CPT Billy R Johnson Air Cav Trp , earns DFC

                                       * Posthumous Award
                                      ** Upgraded to Distinguished Service Cross
                                    *** Upgraded to Medal of Honor
                                OLC - Oak Leaf Cluster
                                            All awards for heroism except where noted by
                                            (ACHVMNT) - extraordinary or meritorious achievement
                                            Soldier's Medal