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| 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division Awarded the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968 General Order No. 21, Department of the Army, 8 April 1969 |
Extract from General Orders No. 21,
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C,.8 April 1969
II. 5. The Cross of Gallantry with Palm has been awarded by the Government of the Republic of
Vietnam for outstanding service during the period 19 April 1968 to 15 August 1968 to:
THE 2D BRIGADE, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIRMOBILE) and its assigned and attached units:
2d Brigade, 100st Airborne Division (Airmobile), Headquarters and Headquarters Company
1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry
2d Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry
1st Battalion (Airborne), 502d Infantry
1st Battalion (Airborne), 321st Artillery
2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry
Company C, 326th Engineer Battalion
Company B, 326th Medical Battalion
Company B, 501st Signal Battalion
2d Platoon, Company A, 801st Maintenance Battalion
Forward Support Element,501st Supply Company
265th Radio Research Company
34th Public Information Detachment
The citation reads as follows:
The 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), United States Army, under the command of
Colonel John H. Cushman, is an excellent, veteran unit which always displays an enthusiastic spirit of
dedication to destroying the Communists. While participating in battles in the 11th Division Tactical
Area, the 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), along with various organic and attached
units, fought courageously and achieved splendid victories through two outstanding operations.
The first operation, Lam Son 216-Carentan II was conducted from 19 April 1968 to 17 May 1968 in
the Quang Dien District. During this operation, the 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
soldiers heroically attacked and destroyed enemy rear bases and forward headquarters, thus preventing
the enemy from attacking the city of Hue.
Operation Lam Son 224-Nevada Eagle was conducted from 16 May 1968 to 15 August 1968. During
this operation the 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) soldiers not only protected the local
inhabitants’ crops but also inflicted heavy losses upon the Viet Cong units and entirely destroyed the
803d Regiment/324th-B Division of the North Vietnamese Army.
During these two operations, soldiers of the 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), killed
2,382 Viet Cong, captured 257 Viet Cong and seized 119 crew-served and 505 individual weapons as
well as a large quantity of equipment. Through these splendid achievements, the soldiers of the 2d
Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) contributed significantly to the fight against Communism
to preserve freedom in Vietnam and, at the same time, displayed the indomitable will and the heroic
tradition of the United States Armed Forces.
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C,.8 April 1969
II. 5. The Cross of Gallantry with Palm has been awarded by the Government of the Republic of
Vietnam for outstanding service during the period 19 April 1968 to 15 August 1968 to:
THE 2D BRIGADE, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIRMOBILE) and its assigned and attached units:
2d Brigade, 100st Airborne Division (Airmobile), Headquarters and Headquarters Company
1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry
2d Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry
1st Battalion (Airborne), 502d Infantry
1st Battalion (Airborne), 321st Artillery
2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry
Company C, 326th Engineer Battalion
Company B, 326th Medical Battalion
Company B, 501st Signal Battalion
2d Platoon, Company A, 801st Maintenance Battalion
Forward Support Element,501st Supply Company
265th Radio Research Company
34th Public Information Detachment
The citation reads as follows:
The 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), United States Army, under the command of
Colonel John H. Cushman, is an excellent, veteran unit which always displays an enthusiastic spirit of
dedication to destroying the Communists. While participating in battles in the 11th Division Tactical
Area, the 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), along with various organic and attached
units, fought courageously and achieved splendid victories through two outstanding operations.
The first operation, Lam Son 216-Carentan II was conducted from 19 April 1968 to 17 May 1968 in
the Quang Dien District. During this operation, the 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
soldiers heroically attacked and destroyed enemy rear bases and forward headquarters, thus preventing
the enemy from attacking the city of Hue.
Operation Lam Son 224-Nevada Eagle was conducted from 16 May 1968 to 15 August 1968. During
this operation the 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) soldiers not only protected the local
inhabitants’ crops but also inflicted heavy losses upon the Viet Cong units and entirely destroyed the
803d Regiment/324th-B Division of the North Vietnamese Army.
During these two operations, soldiers of the 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), killed
2,382 Viet Cong, captured 257 Viet Cong and seized 119 crew-served and 505 individual weapons as
well as a large quantity of equipment. Through these splendid achievements, the soldiers of the 2d
Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) contributed significantly to the fight against Communism
to preserve freedom in Vietnam and, at the same time, displayed the indomitable will and the heroic
tradition of the United States Armed Forces.
