Tommy H. Martin
Service Record
- Entered US Army service: June 1965
- Vietnam, 187th Assault Helicopter Company, 1967-1968
- TAC Officer, Fort Wolters, Texas
- Vietnam, 180th Assault Support Helicopter Company, 1970-1971
- Warrant Officer Advance Course, Fort Rucker, AL
- 242d Helicopter Company (Medium), Ft Wainwright, AK
- 120th Helicopter Company, Ft Richardson, AK
- 724th Maintenance Bn, Hunter AAF, GA
- 205th Aviation Company (Medium), Finthen AAF, GE
- 25th Aviation Bn, Schofield Barracks, HI
- 9th Cavalry Brigade, Ft Lewis, WA
- Retired September 1991
August 7, 1967 – Battle of Ni Binh
August 7, 1967 was a monumental day for me. I had been “in country” for less than 30 days and had not yet been into a
August 7, 1967 – After Action Report
Documentation provided by Wayne “Crash” Coe with help from Robert N. Gibeault Note from Robert N. Gibeault We are preparing to write the definitive story
Black Virgin Mountain (Nui Ba Den)
The Black Virgin Mountain (Nui Ba Den) rose from the rice paddies just a few miles from Tay Ninh. Tay Ninh airfield elevation was about
January 1968 – FSB Burt and The Hourglass
1. FSB Burt was located astride Route 244, probably at about XT500805. Route 246 runs northwest through Bo Tuc and then Katum. 2. According to
Tommy H. Martin
Service Record Entered US Army service: June 1965 Vietnam, 187th Assault Helicopter Company, 1967-1968 TAC Officer, Fort Wolters, Texas Vietnam, 180th Assault Support Helicopter Company,
180th Assault Support Helicopter Company
This page is dedicated to WO1 Ronald Jansinski, KIA, 1971. I served as Big Windy 18, from 1970-1971. It was my second tour and I
Big Windy Gallery
Photographs from my second tour in Vietnam, June 1970- April 1971, 180th Assault Support Helicopter Company (Medium) “Big Windy”, Phu Hiep and Tuy Hoa
Vietnam Scenery Gallery
Photographs of the lanscape and people from my two tours in Vietnam, 1967-1968, 1970-1971
Wounded and Evacuated
I was wounded on May 4, 1968, when a 122mm rocket hit the officer’s shower, about 10m from my front door. This started a sequence
The First Rescue – 7 August 1967
On August 7, 1967, the 187th Assault Helicopter Company (Blackhawks/Crusaders/Rat Pack) was participating in a combat assault north of Saigon. During the first lift into
First Battle of Loc Ninh (1967)
Excerpts from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. You can google “First Battle of Loc Ninh” for many more stories about this action and much more detail
