2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division
327th Infantry Regiment A Company '66 - '67 327th Infantry Regiment
   

 

A Company '66 - '67
pictures by John Gifford


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1SG Raider

1SG Raider during a village sweep. He was one helluva man!

3rd Platoon Phang Rang

Third platoon. I think this was Phang Rang. Gads, it was a long time ago!
42 years ago.
3rd Platoon on patrol
3rd plt (A/2/327th Inf) on patrol. Early '67
3rd Platoon taking a break
Break time. 3rd plt (A/2/327th) '67

Horsin' around

Screwing around while waiting to move base camp to Kontum.

 

Waiting to move to Kontum
Waiting to move base camp to Kontum.

 Cpt. Tom Furgeson

CPT Furgeson during one of our pig-outs! Tuy Hoa or Phang Rang '66

 

Waiting to move to Kontum

Waiting to move to Kontum. The trooper in the middle was a medic. Anyone remember his name?

 

Mortar Platoon

Mortar platoon. 66-67

 

Officers & NCOs

I have no idea who took this picture, but it's a great photo of the officers and senior NCOs in 2/327th 66-67.

 

Clearing a ville

Clearing a ville somewhere around Phang Rang. '66

 

Gen. Westmoreland, our battalion CO and the author John Steinbeck in Kontum.

Gen. Westmoreland, our battalion CO and the author John Steinbeck in Kontum.


 Our battalion CO (middle) and Steinbeck.

Our battalion CO (middle) and Steinbeck.

 

The author John Steinbeck visiting the 2/327th in the French barracks in Kontum.

The author John Steinbeck visiting the 2/327th in the French barracks in Kontum.

 

Tuy Hoa '66

Tuy Hoa '66

 


Taken in Phang Rang, I think. I don't remember his name, but he was KIA'd the very next day when we went to field. I think this was the last picture taken of him. Does anyone remember
his name? I would love to get a copy to his surviving family.