THE Odyssey OF | ||||
“A” Company, First of the Eighth Cavalry, Across Vietnam | ||||
May 1, 1967 – May 31, 1968 | ||||
Chronicled from Daily Staff Journals and Mapped by Richard L. Dieterle |
✫ The First LZ Mustang Area of Operation (8 - 31 October 1967) ✫
Base Map Index: • May 1 – 17, 1967 (Camp Radcliff, An Khê) • May 17 – June 2, 1967 (LZ Uplift) • June 2 - 19, 1967 (LZ Meade) • June 19 - July 31, 1967 (LZ Geronimo) • August 1 - 19, 1967 (LZ Sandra) • August 19 - September 5, 1967 (LZ Santana) • September 5 - October 8, 1967 (LZ English) • November 1 - 12, 1967 (LZ English) • November 26 - December 26, 1967 (LZ Geronimo) • December 27, 1967 - January 5, 1968 (An Lão) January 5 - 22, 1968 (LZ English) • January 22 - 25, 1968 (LZ Jane) • January 26 - February 13, 1968 (LZ Anne, LZ Pedro) • February 14 - 5 April, 1968 (LZ Sharon) • 5 - 11 April, 1968 (LZ Snapper) • 11 - 21 April, 1968 (LZ Sharon) • 21 - 25 April, 1968 (Camp Evans) • April 25 - May 15, 1968 (LZ Stallion) • May 16, 1968 (Camp Evans Excursion) • May 16 - 27, 1968 (LZ Sharon) • May 28 - 31, 1968 (LZ Sharon) •
✫ October 8 - 10 ✫
Map Index: | Base Map for Camp Radcliff AO | May 1 - 2, 1967 | May 3 - 6 | May 7 - 13 | May 14 - 15 | May 16 - 17 | Base Map for LZ Uplift AO | May 17- 19 | Base Map for LZ Glenn Excursion | May 19- 21 | May 22 - 26 | May 27 - June 2 | Base Map for LZ Meade AO | June 2 - 19 | Base Map 1 for LZ Geronimo AO | June 19 - 25 | June 26 - 27 | June 28 - July 1 | July 2 (Firefight, DSJ version) | July 3 - 4 | July 5 | July 6 - 9 | July 10 - 16 | July 17 | July 18 | July 19 - 22 | July 23 - 24 | July 25 - 31 | Base Map for LZ Sandra AO | August 1 - 3 | August 4 - 5 | August 6 - 8 | August 9 | August 10 - 12 | August 13 - 14 | August 15 | August 16 - 19 | Base Map for LZ Santana AO | August 19 - 20 | August 21 | August 22 | August 23 | August 24 - 25 | August 26 | August 27 | August 28 | August 29 | August 30 | August 31 | September 1 - 2 | September 3 - 5 | Base Map 1 for LZ English AO | September 5 - 9 | September 10 -12 | September 13 - 16 | September 17 - 18 | September 19 - 21 | September 22 - 23 | September 24 | September 25 | September 26 - 28 | September 29 - 30 | October 1 - 3 | October 4 - 5 | October 6 | October 7 - 8 | Base Map 1 for LZ Mustang AO | October 10 - 11 | October 12 - 14 | October 15 - 17 | October 18 | October 19 | October 20 - 21 | October 22 - 23 | October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27, Pt. 1 | October 27, Pt. 2 | October 28 - 31 | Base Map 2 for LZ English AO | November 1 | November 2 | November 3 | November 4 | November 5 | November 6 | November 7 | November 8 - 9 | November 10 - 12 | Base Map 2 for LZ Mustang AO | November 13 - 14 | November 15 | November 16 - 17 | November 18 - 20 | Base Map for Bình Định Coast AO | November 21 | November 22 | November 23 - 24 | November 25 - 26 | Base Map 2 for LZ Geronimo AO | November 26 - 29 | November 30 - December 1 | December 2 | December 3 | December 4 - 5 | December 5 - 6 (Firefight) | December 7, 0720 - 1130 Hrs. (Firefight) | December 7, 1130 - 1345 Hrs. (Firefight) | December 7, 1345 - 2400 Hrs. (Firefight) | December 8 (Firefight) | December 9 (Firefight) | December 10 - 12 | December 13 - 15 | December 16 - 18 | December 19 - 20 | December 21 - 23 | December 24 - 26 | Base Map for An Lão AO | December 27 - 31 | January 1 - 5, 1968 | Base Map 3 for LZ English AO | January 5 - 9 | January 10 - 12 | January 13 - 15 | January 16 | January 17 - 22 | Base Map for LZ Jane AO | January 22 - 25 | Base Map for LZ Anne and LZ Pedro AO | January 26 - 31 | February 1 | February 2 - 5 | February 6 - 10 | February 11 | February 12 - 13 | Base Map 1 for LZ Sharon AO | February 14 - 16 | February 17 - 27 | February 28 - March 1 | March 2 - 6 | March 7 - 9 | March 10 - 11 | March 12 | March 13 - 15 | March 16 - 21 | March 22 - 24 | March 25, 0900 - 1200 Hrs. (Firefight) | March 25, 1200 - 1615 Hrs. (Firefight) | March 25, 1615 - 1930 Hrs. (Firefight) | March 25, 1930 - 2400 (Firefight) | March 26, 0000 - 1045 | March 26, 1045 - 2400 | March 27 - 31 | April 1 - 5 | Base Map for LZ Snapper AO | April 5 - 8 | April 9 | April 10 - 11 | Base Map 2 for LZ Sharon AO | April 12 | April 13 - 21 | Base Map for Camp Evans | April 21 - 25 | Base Map for LZ Stallion AO | April 25 | April 26 | April 27 | April 28 - May 1, 1968 | May 2, 1968 | May 3 1968 | May 4, 1968 | May 5 - 6, 1968 | May 7 - 12, 1968 | May 13, 1968 | May 14 - 15, 1968 | Base Map for Camp Evans Excursion AO | May 16, 1968 | Base Map 3 for LZ Sharon AO | May 16 - 17, 1968 | May 18, 1968 | May 19 - 20, 1968 | May 21 - 27, 1968 | Base Map 4 for LZ Sharon AO | May 28 - 31, 1968 |
Chronology Index: | 30 April - 10 May 1967 | 11 - 20 May 1967 | 21 - 31 May 1967 | 1 - 10 June 1967 | 11 - 20 June 1967 | 21 - 30 June 1967 | 1 - 10 July 1967 | 11 - 20 July 1967 | 21 - 31 July 1967 | 1 - 10 August 1967 | 11 - 20 August 1967 | 21 - 31 August 1967 | 1 - 10 September 1967 | 11 - 20 September 1967 | 21 - 30 September 1967 | 1 - 10 October 1967 | 11 - 20 October 1967 | 21 - 31 October 1967 | 1 - 10 November 1967 | 11 - 20 November 1967 | 21 - 30 November 1967 | 1 - 10 December 1967 | 11 - 20 December 1967 | 21 - 31 December 1967 | 1 - 10 January 1968 | 11 - 20 January 1968 | 21 - 31 January 1968 | 1 - 10 February 1968 | 11 - 20 February 1968 | 21 - 29 February 1968 | 1 - 10 March 1968 | 11 - 20 March 1968 | 21 - 31 March 1968 | 1 - 10 April 1968 | 11 - 20 April 1968 | 21 - 30 April 1968 | 1 - 10 May 1968 | 11 - 20 May 1968 | 21 - 31 May 1968 |
Daily Staff Journal Citations: 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division Association Collection, Daily Staff Journals, 1965-1969; Virtual Vietnam Archives, Texas Tech University, Collection 369, Daily Staff Journals 1965 - 1969, 8 Oct.: Items: 11, 15-18, 21, 28, 50. 9 Oct.: Items: 14, 44. 10 Oct.: Items: 8, 43.