Description: Selling this complete 1967 Vietnam US Army 187th Airborne Infantry 101st Class A Dress Uniform. Everything was acquired together in the Wyoming, MI area. The pants have the name Jackson written in two different locations (pocket and tag). Jacket and pants are dated 1967. Hat and dress shirt are dated 1970. I did my best to track down the soldier, but can not say with 100% certainty. However, there was only one Jackson in the 1970 187th Airborne yearbook. He served in Echo company. I put his photos in the listing. Further research would be required to confirm. Jacket marked DSA 100-67-C-4673, Pants marked DSA-67-C-3306, Hat marked DSA 100-70-C-1343, Dress shirt marked DSA-100-70-C-1051. Includes Garrison cap, Army Tan 446 Shirt, Trousers Men's Polyester Wool Tropical, Jacket/Blazer Polyester Wool Tropical. From Wikipedia The 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment (Rakkasans) is a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. The Rakkasans moved back to Fort Campbell, Kentucky in February 1964, to serve as part of the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. In December 1967 the 3d Battalion deployed to Vietnam, alongside 1st and 2d Battalion, 506th Infantry. Over the next four years the Iron Rakkasans fought in twelve major campaigns, conducting numerous air assaults and search and destroy missions. During one such mission in March 1968 Captain Paul W. Bucha, commander of D Company, received the Medal of Honor when he crawled through a hail of fire to single-handedly destroy a machine gun bunker with grenades near Phuoc Vinh, Vietnam. When the battalion colors returned to Fort Campbell the unit had distinguished itself by earning two Valorous Unit Awards, and its third and fourth Presidential Unit Citations for the battles of Trang Bang and Dong Ap Bia Mountain (commonly known as "Hamburger Hill"). The Iron Rakkasans emerged from the Vietnam War as the country's most highly decorated airborne battalion.
Price: 114.99 USD
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
End Time: 2024-09-05T20:13:42.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: Vietnam (1961-75)
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
