US Infantrymen were in:
1. 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One)
2. 4th Inf Div (Ivy Division)
5. 5th Inf Div (Mechanized/1st Bde only) (Red Diamond)
6. 9th Inf Div (Old Reliables; Forrest Gump's Division)
7. Americal Div (Oregon Task Div or 23rd Inf Div)
8. 25th Inf Div (Oliver Stone's unit; his film "Platoon")
9. 199th Light Infantry Brigade
10. 196th Light Infantry Brigade
11. 173rd Airborne Brigade
12. 82nd Airborne Div (3rd Brigade only)
13. 101st Abn (Ambl) Div
14. 1st Air Cavalry Division (Film: We Were Soldiers...)
15. 11th ACR (Armored Cavalry Regiment/Black Horse/commanded by COL. George Patton Jr. son of WWII GEN Patton).
Note: US Cavalry & US Armored Cavalry Regiment & Squadrons had 11B MOS infantrymen assigned to them in Vietnam.
During the Vietnam War, particularly from 1968 to 1970, the US Army deployed various combat units throughout South Vietnam to engage in military operations against North Vietnamese forces and the Viet Cong. Key units included the 1st Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division, and the 25th Infantry Division, which were stationed in regions such as the Mekong Delta, Central Highlands, and near major urban areas like Saigon. The map of these units would illustrate their locations, operational zones, and the dynamics of troop movements in response to the evolving conflict during that period.
The 92nd and the 93rd Infantry Divisions were units made up of black troops with white officers. The 92nd ID fought in Italy in WWII. Near the end of the war black troops were sometimes assigned to other infantry divisions. Volunteers from black non-combat units, and from black non-infantry combat units, were called for. Some men took a demotion to volunteer to serve as privates in the infantry. The army was desperately short of infantry replacements. These new infantrymen were sometimes formed into platoons and attached as a "fourth platoon" to all-white infantry companies, and sometimes used as individual replacements. Before that time though, all black foot soldiers were in either the 92nd or 93rd IDs. Both also served in WWI.
An training team with the South Vietnam army, an infantry task force (brigade group), an air transport detachment and a destroyer.
For the US Army, during the Vietnam War, a battalion was about 600 men. The US Marine Corps will be similar in organization (during the Vietnam era).
Colin Powell served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War from 1962 to 1963. He was part of the 23rd Infantry Division and later assigned to the advisory team for the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. His experiences in Vietnam significantly influenced his military career and leadership style.
St. Maurice is the patron saint of infantrymen.
No. The infantry cord is for wear only by infantrymen of the U.S. Army.
No. All soldiers must be proficient at rifle marksmanship, but shooting isn't the only thing infantrymen do.
a great read on Vietnam is "Matterhorn," a novel about Marine Infantrymen in Vietnam. Written by Karl Marlantes, it follows a Marine company through days in and out of combat, carefully and accurately detailing the typical experiences of infantrymen - both Army and Marines - in combat. It is available as an E-book.
No the 325th was part of the 82nd Airborne Division. The only 82nd Airborne units in Vietnam were 1st & 2nd Battalions 505th Infantry and 1st Battalion 508th Infantry. And, the 325th was not part of the 3rd Army.
The 92nd and the 93rd Infantry Divisions were units made up of black troops with white officers. The 92nd ID fought in Italy in WWII. Near the end of the war black troops were sometimes assigned to other infantry divisions. Volunteers from black non-combat units, and from black non-infantry combat units, were called for. Some men took a demotion to volunteer to serve as privates in the infantry. The army was desperately short of infantry replacements. These new infantrymen were sometimes formed into platoons and attached as a "fourth platoon" to all-white infantry companies, and sometimes used as individual replacements. Before that time though, all black foot soldiers were in either the 92nd or 93rd IDs. Both also served in WWI.
An training team with the South Vietnam army, an infantry task force (brigade group), an air transport detachment and a destroyer.
Without question the most famous aspect of the Vietnam War was Helicopter Warfare. For the first time, the US Army created the AIRMOBILE Infantry Divisions (Helicopter). WW2 created the US Army's first AIRBORNE Infantry Divisions (Paratroopers).
the 4th Infantry division was sent there in december 1944
The North Vietnamese Army conquered the South Vietnamese Army with a conventional tank & infantry assault in 1975.
For the US Army, during the Vietnam War, a battalion was about 600 men. The US Marine Corps will be similar in organization (during the Vietnam era).
There were 5 Army soldiers on a MAT team. 2 Infantry Officers and 3 NCO's. The NCO's were a medic, light weapons infantry and heavy (crew-served) weapons infantry.