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Blue Ghost History

 

The article below was taken from a 1967 yearbook and is the first know written history of Blue Ghost combat operations.

 

 

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Attachment: BlueGhost History.pdf

Capt Arnold Holm

 
Name: Arnold Edward Holm, Jr. 
Rank/Branch: O3/US Army 
Unit: F Troop 8th Cavalry Blue Ghosts 
Date of Birth: 05 March 1944 (New London CT) 
Home City of Record: Waterford CT 
Date of Loss: 11 June 1972 
Country of Loss: South Vietnam 
Loss Coordinates: 162326N 1072407E (YD565135) 
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered Category: 3 
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: OH6A Refno:
 
Source: Compiled from one or more of the following: 
raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence 
with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. 
Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK in 2006.
 
Other Personnel In Incident: Wayne Bibbs; Robin R. Yeakley 
(missing from one OH6A); James E. Hackett; James R. McQuade, 
Richard D. Wiley (missing from second OH6A).
 
SYNOPSIS: By December 1971, U.S. troops in-country had declined 
dramatically - from the 1968 peak of nearly 55,000 to less than 
30,000. The enemy, temporarily on the defensive by the moves into 
Cambodia in 1970 and Laos in 1971, began deploying new NVA forces 
southward in preparation for another major offensive.
 
In March 1972, the Vietnamese launched a three-pronged invasion of 
the South. One NVA force swept south across the DMZ, its goal apparently
 the conquest of the northern provinces and the seizure of Hue. A second 
NVA force drove from Laos into the Central Highlands, and a third effort 
involved a drive from Cambodia into provinces northwest of Saigon.
 
Fierce fighting ensued on all three fronts, with NVA success the greatest 
in the northern provinces. Fighting continued until by June, the North 
Vietnamese began withdrawing from some of their advance positions, still 
holding considerable amounts of South Vietnamese territory in the northern 
provinces.
 
On June 11, 1972, Capt. Arnold Holm, pilot, PFC Wayne Bibbs, gunner, and 
SP4 Robin Yeakley, passenger, were aboard an OH6A observation helicopter 
flying from Camp Eagle to the Northern Provinces of South Vietnam on a visual 
reconnaissance mission. The function of their "Loach" chopper was searching 
out signs of the enemy around two landing zones (LZ's). The OH6 joined with 
the AH1G Cobra gunship as "Pink Teams" to screen the deployment of air cavalry 
troops. On this day, Holm's aircraft was monitoring an ARVN team insertion.
 
During the mission, Holm reported that he saw enemy living quarters, bunkers, 
and numerous trails. On his second pass over a ridge, at about 25' altitude, 
the aircraft exploded and burned. It was reported that before the aircraft crashed 
that smoke and white phosphorous grenades began exploding. After the aircraft 
impacted with the ground, it exploded again. Other aircraft in the area received 
heavy anti-aircraft fire. No one was seen to exit the downed helicopter, nor were 
emergency radio beepers detected.
 
In another OH6A (tail #67-16275), 1Lt. James R. McQuade, pilot, and SP4 James E. Hackett, 
gunner, tried to enter the area of the crashed OH6A, but encountered heavy fire and 
their aircraft was also shot down. McQuade's aircraft was hit, and the intensity of the 
resulting fire caused white phosphorous and smoke grenades carried aboard the aircraft 
to explode prior to hitting the ground. The aircraft continued to burn after impact and 
no crewmen left the ship before or after the crash.
 
No ground search was made for survivors or remains of either aircraft because of hostile 
fire in the area.
 
There are unanswered questions remaining from Vietnam. Of the nearly 2500 Americans who 
did not return alive or dead, experts venture that hundreds may still be alive. Thousands 
of reports have been received concerning them. Whether the two OH6A crews are among those 
seems unlikely. But one can imagine their willingness to deploy on one more combat team 
to bring those who are alive home to freedom. 
====================
July 28, 2006 •• 
By RAY HACKETT Norwich Bulletin NORWICH -- The search for the remains of 
Waterford native Arnold Holm hit yet another snag Thursday, stealing some 
of the joy that came with an announcement earlier this week his helicopter 
crash site had finally been found after 34 years. The search for the remains 
of Holm and his two crewmen may have to wait until 2008. Holm, a U.S. Army captain 
and helicopter pilot, was shot down June 11, 1972, over the Central Highlands of 
Vietnam. 

 Vietnam OKs dig at site of alleged POW's crash
September 16, 2006 •• 
By KATHERINE HUTT SCOTT Norwich Bulletin WASHINGTON -- The Vietnamese government 
is willing to proceed as soon as possible with excavating the possible remains 
of Army Capt. Arnold Holm, U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons said Friday. Holm of Waterford 
was shot down while flying a helicopter on a reconnaissance mission in 1972. An 
official of Vietnam's foreign affairs ministry wrote this week to Simmons, responding 
to the congressman's request that the excavation start asap.
MORE-http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/h/h404.htm
 

Battle of Tam Ky

 

Battle of Tam Ky

 

These Photos , taken by James Sheridan, are of the Battle of Tam in August 1968 where the 1/1 Armored Cavalrly and F Troop 8th Cavalry engaged an NVA Regiment. Enemy  killed were in excess of 600. The white smoke is from fires set by the Blue Ghost Scouts.

 

 

Camp Enari at Pleiku 1967

                            

                                  Blue Ghost Photos

        Camp Enari-Pleiku  October-November 1967

 

         

 

       Highway 19 from Qui Nhon to Pleiku through An Khe Pass.  When we arrived in  Qui Nhon, the troop was loaded into the back of trucks and transported on this highway all the way to Camp Enari, a ten hour trip.

 

      

       Camp Enari near Pleiku, October 1967. Dragon Mountain in background, aka, Titty Mountain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

Tent City, Camp Enari.  Blue Ghost living quarters.  Upon at  arrival at Enari we were assigned to these tents.  There was no electricity, only a wood floor where we had cots.  The electrical lines visible were strung by Jack Burden, BS in engineering from West Point, and provided for two light bulbs.   Jack procured the electrical lines and ran them about one quarter mile and tied into a main line on the road.       C Troop 7/17 Air Cavalry headquarters and orderly room. Camp Enari.                   Blue Ghost Lift Platoon on flight line at Camp Enari, October 1967               Blue Ghost Blues on first operations near Pleiku in the Central Highlands. October 1967.  First encounter with the Montagnards or Mountain people.  These people lived in the montains and were friendly, very small and dark brown in color.

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USNS General Nelson M Walker

 

USNS  GENERAL NELSON M. WALKER

 

This was our ride to Vietnam in October 1967

 

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Blue Ghost Blues

 

BLUE GHOST BLUES

 

This image is of the Blue Ghost Blues being extracted after a reconnnaissance mission through a suspected Viet Cong village north of Chu Lai sometime in December-January 1967-68.  The photograph was taken from the left front seat of a UH-1H just after touchdown in the landing zone 

 

 

Photograph taken December 1967 at the Ky Ha Heliport.  Sgt Kenneth Pack is on left. Blue on right unknown. Update, October 20, 2008, Blue is the Medic, Wilson Carney.

 

 

Blues on standby at Hawk Hill late 1967 early 1968.

 

  

Chu Lai Ky Ha and the South China Sea

 

                  Blue Ghost Photos

Chu Lai - Ky Ha and the South China Sea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joe Johnson Scout Crew Chief

 

Blue Ghost Photos

 

Specialist 5th Class Joseph E. Johnson, Elba, Alabama served as a Scout Platoon crew chief and door gunner in 1967-68. Was twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and received two awards of the Purple Heart.

Does anyone know the whereabouts of this man?

 

         

   

 

 

Blue Ghost Reunion 2006

 

 

 

Blue Ghosts at VHPA Reunion July 2006

Blue Ghosts at VHPA reunion July 3, 2006

Back Row:  Woodson McFarlin, John Shepardson, Terry Rippy, Jack Shanahan, Bob Smith, standing behind Bob unknown, Bill Owen, Lewis Crosier, Tim Sprouse, John Wyatt Jr.

Front Row: George Ezell, Greg Ross, Dan Shifflet, Rick Guttery

McKenzie's Raiders

 

 

Blue Ghost Scouts 1967-68

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Original Blue Ghost Gathering

Original Blue Ghosts ~ 1967-68

-Original Message-----

From: Dave Redel 

To: Original Blue Ghosts

Sent: Sun, Oct 31, 2010 8:19 am

Subject: KC Blue Crew RE-U update

ATTENTION!       ATTENTION!                ATTENTION!

 

To all:

Please read attachment for upcoming reunion in Kansas City next year.

We need you all to re-confirm as best you can your plans to attend with the details requested in the attachment.  We will be negotiating accommodations with hotel sales staff in November.

 

Deadline is November 15^th please.

I prefer responses via e-mail.

 

Any question or concerns let me know, any bitching, give them to Ross.

Let me know if I missed anybody.

 

Happy Halloween!

 

Dave Bear Redel

Hi fellow Blueghosters 1967-1968 October 28, 2010

I have been dragging my feet and having too much fun vacationing but now it’s time to get serious about the KC BLUECREW RE-“U” gathering next September. NO FRILLS BUT LOTS OF SPILLS

Our first survey was sent out in June of this year, to about 27 email addresses and…. 19 “original” Blueghosters responded back that “any dates in September are good” but they preferred Thursday, Sept. 8th to check-in and Sunday, the 11th as a check-out date (three nights).

We will be negotiating with the hotel sales staff next month (November) for room rates and number of nights occupied, so we need to get another head count quickly, but not later than Nov. 15th….so get out your calendars and commit (NO MONEY YET !).

Just to clarify, we don’t want you to view this get together as just a beer bust for the guys…(although I’m sure there might be times). We do want everyone to feel free to bring family members, because we are all family, but we do want to keep this intimate, informal and inexpensive.

In addition, if you know of a Blueghoster crew-chief, door-gunner, officer, “Blue” etc. that you would like to see again, and who was in country with us in C/7/17th Air Cav and/or F/8 Air Cav, the Blueghost units, between 9/1967 – 9/1968, exclusively, please feel free to invite them to join us… but PLEASE ASK THEM NOT TO INVITE THEIR BUDDIES ! Be sure to let me know so I can include them in my room count. The intent of this reunion is to have a gathering of close-knit Blueghost “original” flight crew and service members who served together during the first year when Blueghost was created. I hope everyone understands that we do not want to accommodate every Blueghoster or military associate we have known throughout the years (there are other organizations for that) and have them at this gathering. We want everyone who attends this gathering to be the “original guys” who wish to visit with the other “original guys”….(and have fun !).

Not all of the following information is confirmed, but what we have so far may help you with your decisions:

Place: We plan to use the Embassy Suite at KCI airport Kansas City, Mo. ………... Confirmed

Dates: September 8th thru September 10th, 2011 (out on the 11th) …………….…….. Confirmed

Rate: We expect the room rates to be not more than $104 plus tax per night. (We will try to

negotiate a lower rate)

Perks: Rate will include your choice of a full “cooked to order” or buffet breakfast each morning

and free (did you see the word FREE ??) cocktail hour in the evening……… Confirmed

Now for the head count: I must get another response from everyone but with a little more detail.

1. How many folks will be in your party ?

2. Will you be sharing a room with other Blueghoster(s)? (check the names of those who [so far]

are coming. I won’t need to arrange for as many rooms if you will be buddying up and sharing)

3. Will you be staying all three nights? If you intend to extend your stay either before or

after these dates, please let me know. (Again, so I know how many rooms and nights to block)

I need to get your responses no later than Nov. 15th (next month !) so we can negotiate with the hotel

sales staff. Sorry I meant to give you more time than this but it ” is what it is”.

The following is a list of those contacted via email with their responses and some additional names for which we have no contact information.

Name

Response

Asay, Phil

Yes

Bass, Mike

Yes

Brady, Bill

Yes

Briggs, George

Buckley, Dan

Davis, Carter

Jones, George

Glaze, Race

Guttery, Rick

Yes

Monte, Phil

Yes

Morris, Dale

Yes

Handley George “Muff”

Napier, Butch

Nicely, Fred

Yes

Noel, Blair

Opheim, Glen

Yes

Owen, William

Yes

Pearcy, Tom

Yes

Pewitt, Bob

Yes

Pueschel, Tom

Rand, Bill

Rauber, Paul

Redel, Dave

Yes

Reif, Jeff

Rippy, Terry

Yes

Ross, Greg

Yes

Sabaka, Al

Conflict with annual fishing trip

Shanahan, Jack

Yes

Shepardson, John

Yes

Smith, Bob

Yes

Sprinkle, Ron

Yes

Williamson, Don

If you know of the contact information for someone in this list, please forward it to me.

Burden

Courchaine, Jerry sp

Chambers

Earwood

Fritz

Grooms

Holcomb

Rhinehart

Snow, Gil

Thanks, Dave (bigbear) Redel

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January 22, 2011

OK, guys . . . .here’s where we are:

 

As stated in the October, 2010, email . . .this special reunion is for the ex-officers, warrant officers, crew members and “Blues” that served with C/7/17 Cav and F/8 Cav,  the “originals”,  serving from September, 1967 thru September, 1968. . . . . this reunion is for our  special guys.

 

With your help, a contract will soon be signed for our “group” to hold our Re-U at the KCI Embassy Suites Hotel from 8-10 September 2011 (leave out on the 11^th).   The KCI Embassy Suites is located just 4 miles from KCI airport (with FREE shuttles) and 2 miles from a very new and unique shopping area (with FREE shuttles) with 70 stores and 28 restaurants ( www.zomarosa.com ).  Downtown Kansas City is about 15 miles away.

 

What I need is your commitment to attend so we can get together after 43 years (for some).  In November,  Dave Redel (Bear) received a “yes”, I’ll be there”  from 25 guys (with a total of 36 folks), but I’m sure we can get most of you on the distribution list to attend.  Since Bear has been whining about, with his aches and pains,  I thought I would give him a break ….so I will be your contact.

 

We have agreed with the Hotel to occupy 25 rooms, minimum, at the two-room suite rate (with really comfy beds) of $104.00 ($120.09 with taxes and all) per night.  As stated before, they will provide us with a FREE cooked-to-order breakfast each morning and a 2 hour FREE “social hour” each PM.  Great deal !   I hesitate to sign the hotel contract until at least the original  “I’ll be there” guys  re-confirm that they will attend.

 

Please let ME know if you are coming and how many will be in your party (with each person’s name).  I’ll let you know when the contract has been signed for you to make your own reservations.  To make those reservations, the contact numbers are listed below and, once the contract has been signed, you can go to the hotel’s website and click on our Re-U icon (a BLUEGHOST) to make your reservations.  You will be able to arrive and depart 2 days early /leave late for the same Re-U room rate.

 

We’re also thinking about getting together on Friday, late afternoon, September 9^th, for a very informal Kansas City BBQ with all the trimmings;  but more on that later.

 

We are still trying to get a hold of:  Burden, Chambers, Earwood, Fritz, Grooms, Holcomb, Bob Miller, Jack Reed and Rhinehart.  If you know how to reach them, please do so and have them contact me….

 

                Contact Info:      KC International Airport Embassy Suites Hotel

                                                7640 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway

                                                Kansas City, Missouri  64153

                                                816-891-7788    or    embassysuites.com    ( Remember to mention:   “ KC Blue Crew Re-U “)

                Dates:                   September 8-10^th…(out on the 11^th)

                Rate:                     $104.00   ($120.09 w/ taxes)

 

Please let me know asap (not later than 10 February) so the Re-U arrangements can be made.

 

Questions….?  Please email or call me at:  479-855-4666

 

See you in September………

 

Tom Pearcy

Blueghost 18

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January 28, 2011

WOW….What a response….you guys must   REALLY  be thirsty  !

All of the original “I’ll be there” guys have re-confirmed and are joined by a few others that are now committed to attending our upcoming KC Blue Crew Re-U in Kansas City this September.

So far we have a total of 46 signed up: Bass, Beauford, Brady, Buckley, Cretella, Fiske, Guttery, Handley, Jones (George), Monte, Morris, Nicely, Noel, Opheim, Owen, Pearcy, Peterson (Maj Pete), Pewitt, Redel, Rippy, Robbins, Ross, Sabaka, Shanahan, Shepardson, Bob Smith, Snow and Sprinkle….What a cast of characters !  (I found Jack Earwood but he will be unable to attend).

What do YOU need to do now  ???     SEND MONEY !!   Be sure I know the names of all that will be attending and a phone number, if I need to reach you.

Some of you have already sent in some “seed” money and I appreciate that.  For those of you who haven’t sent in any money or have sent in just the “seed” money,  I’ll need$60.00 per attendee.

(In some of my responses, I was asked if we were going to have a chance to get together and so I went ahead and scheduled an INFORMAL  K.C. BBQ with ribs, brisket, beans, corn bread and all the fixin’s for $35.00 each.)

So the total cost of our little Re-U is  $60.00 per person…. which is not bad for FREE breakfasts, FREE 2 hour “Happy Hours” each evening, and a KC BBQ …and oh yeah….GREAT FRIENDS !  Blair Noel has great slides to present of “our time” in the AO. 

Please make those checks out to:

                           Tom Pearcy KCI   46 Kirkcaldy Drive,  Bella Vista,  AR  72715

The deposit has been paid, the contract signed,  but give the hotel until next week (2/4 or so) to make your room reservations

Date:  8-10 September 2011 (out on the 11^th).

                        Place: KC International Airport Embassy Suites Hotel

                                    7640 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway

                                    Kansas City, MO  64153

                                    816-891-7788

www.embassysuites.com  and click on the Blueghost icon …the end of next week.

            (Remember to use KC BLUE CREW Re-U to get the group rate of $104 +)

Questions: email @ tpsp@cox.net or call  479-855-4666

Thanks for the super quick response and great support !  See you in September in KC !

T

Note: This information was originally posted in January 2011 on the first page of the web site with a link to the details. On January 31, 2011 the posting was removed per the request of the reunion organizer who related that this web site "was not were we wanted it".

 

 

Update---January 2012. This reunion was held as scheduled and according to reports, approximately 36 original Blue Ghosts along with guests were in attendance and I am told that it was indeed a magical event. Dan Buckley made a DVD of the reunion and will sent it to anyone who is interested. Other members made photographs and have offered to share, however, in keeping with the requests of the reunion organizers, no photos nor reports will be published on this website.  This behavior certainly begs the question, why does this group desire to keep their reunions and events secretive?

Attachment: Letter to BlueCrew 10 28 10.pdf