Comments on: Rescue at LZ Albany http://www.historynet.com/rescue-at-lz-albany.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:49:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jack Peck http://www.historynet.com/rescue-at-lz-albany.htm#comment-10727 Jack Peck Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:39:45 +0000 #comment-10727 I was with the 15th Med, 1st Cav Div. I was assingned to a detachment at Pleiku. On the afternoon of November 17th, 1965, I was sent out on a call for a "medivac" request. However, after flying due west-south-west for about 30 minutes I concluded the coordinates were wrong and reversed course to a southeast heading. After a few minutes I received the following faint call over the emergency freq: "Dustoff, Dustoff, this is Low Pawn One Niner, Over!" I replied to the call but drew no response. The call from "Low Pawn" was repeated about every thirty seconds and I responed to each call, without success. I continued on the heading and after about 10 minutes, I made contact with "Low Pawn 19". With his help I was able to locate them and was successful in evacuating many casualities. I do not know the name of that unit, although I believe it must have been either LTC Bob Tully's 2nd Bn., 5th Cav. AT LZ COLUMBUS, or LTC Robert McDade's 2nd Bn., 7th Cav. at LZ ALBANY. If anyone can give me any information about who was "Low Pawn 19", I would like to hear from them. Thanks. Jack Peck email: jacqwayne@msn.com I was with the 15th Med, 1st Cav Div. I was assingned to a detachment at Pleiku. On the afternoon of November 17th, 1965, I was sent out on a call for a “medivac” request. However, after flying due west-south-west for about 30 minutes I concluded the coordinates were wrong and reversed course to a southeast heading. After a few minutes I received the following faint call over the emergency freq: “Dustoff, Dustoff, this is Low Pawn One Niner, Over!” I replied to the call but drew no response. The call from “Low Pawn” was repeated about every thirty seconds and I responed to each call, without success. I continued on the heading and after about 10 minutes, I made contact with “Low Pawn 19″. With his help I was able to locate them and was successful in evacuating many casualities. I do not know the name of that unit, although I believe it must have been either LTC Bob Tully’s 2nd Bn., 5th Cav. AT LZ COLUMBUS, or LTC Robert McDade’s 2nd Bn., 7th Cav. at LZ ALBANY.

If anyone can give me any information about who was “Low Pawn 19″, I would like to hear from them. Thanks.

Jack Peck
email: jacqwayne@msn.com

]]> By: John Hart http://www.historynet.com/rescue-at-lz-albany.htm#comment-7093 John Hart Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:25:45 +0000 #comment-7093 I was one of the pilots of C/229 AHB hauling reinforcements in at Albany. We caught hell on that airlift, but we got the job done. I was one of the pilots of C/229 AHB hauling reinforcements in at Albany. We caught hell on that airlift, but we got the job done.

]]> By: Arthur Lee Maddox http://www.historynet.com/rescue-at-lz-albany.htm#comment-2718 Arthur Lee Maddox Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:21:52 +0000 #comment-2718 I was in The Valley with B Company 2nd of the 5th with Capt. Tulley. We lost our complete 1st platoon there.Would like to hear from anyone that was there with me. thanks. I was in The Valley with B Company 2nd of the 5th with Capt. Tulley. We lost our complete 1st platoon there.Would like to hear from anyone that was there with me. thanks.

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