CATKILLER HISTORY INDEX
Activation at Fort Lewis on 31 March 1965—
Stand-Down and End of Operations on 26 December 1971
HISTORICAL OVERVIEWS:
- • Memorial and Tribute: Killed In Action and Missing In Action
- • Awards of and Recommendations for the DSC and Silver Star, by Year
- • Awards of and Recommendations for the DFC, As Known
- • 220th Aviation Company Wounded In Action
- • Company Commanders and Their Unit Staffing (Updated 9 March 2020)
- • 220th’s Battalion Commanders
- • 220th Enlisted Member Recognition—1965-71
- • 220th Aviation Company Designations and Unit Patches
- • Ins and Outs of our 220th Unit Patches, Plaques and Pins, by Gene Wilson
- • Listing of All Known Units Supported During the Vietnam War
- • References for the Unit History of the 220th Aviation Company
- • Company Officer Additional Duties, 220th Aviation Company
- • ON POINT: Journal of Army History, Vol 27, No. 4, Summer 2022, 220th Aviation Company, by Joshua Cline
HISTORY INDEX 1: 1965:
- • Activation, Fort Lewis — Republic of South Vietnam, Dewey Grocox
- • MG Jerry Ralph Curry, Unit History: Activation and Move to Vietnam, 1965 (PDF)
- • MG Jerry Ralph Curry article: Major Curry, This Came In Today From Saigon
- • Bill Everett, Catkiller History, 1965—66
- • Lt. Col (Ret) J. D. Richards, Rosemont Golf, A Marine AO Diary, 1965—66
- • 1965 Overview by Gene Wilson
- • 1965 Overview: Additional Area Maps
- • Aircraft Maintenance Log, July 1965—1970, provided by Paul V. Garin, Catkiller 8, 1970
- • 2LT Bob Covino, Commander, 231st Signal Detachment (Radio Repair Avionics), 1965
- • The 231st Signal Detachment, The Beginning—A ‘Reader’s Digest’ Version, By Jim Sheets, 1965
- • In Memory, Daniel L. Zimmerly, 231st Signal, 1965–66, by Dennis D. Currie, Assistant Editor
- • Daniel L. Zimmerly, Home Video Film, 1965
- • A Platoon Commander’s Report—November 1965, by Bill Everett, with additions by CATCOM Staff
- • 1LT Robert J. Jordan, Jr., Original Catkiller, 1965–66:
HISTORY INDEX 2: 1966:
- • 1966 Overview by Gene Wilson
- • Da Nang, Phu Bai, Republic of South Vietnam
- • The ‘Cat Killers’ Patrol The Sky, an article from SEA TIGER, February 1966
- • Joseph C. Kemper, Aircraft Mechanic/Crew Chief, 3rd Platoon, Da Nang, 14 August 1965–August 1966
- • Catkiller, by WO1 Norman S. MacPhee, 1966—67
- • An Aircraft Mechanic´s Story, by Dennis D. Currie
- • Battle of A Shau, 1966, a compilation by Gene Wilson and Dennis D. Currie
- • Facing Fear, Vietnam and Brain Cancer, By Joe Hodges, Catkiller Zulu, 1966-67
- • Last Plane Out Of A Shau, 1966, article highlighting Warrant Officer Ira W. Meisenheimer, III, DFC
- • Photo Memories from the Files of CWO Charles W. Morris, 1966–67
- • Commander’s Letter: Dear Woody and Other Charter Members, 1966
- • US Plane Downed By Da Nang Rebels, The Don Johnson Story, 1966
- • A Flight of Courage, WO1 Donnell L. Medley, 13 June 1966
- • The Expanding War in Quang Nam Province & the Da Nang TA, 1966 (WO MacPhee, Capt. Tully)
- • CWO Michael Kent Patterson, First Platoon, Quang Ngai, 1966–1967
- • Herbert W. De Groft, Captain, USMC, Photos, Mid–1966 to Mid–1967
HISTORY INDEX 3: 1967:
- • 1967 Overview by Gene Wilson
- • Phu Bai, Republic of South Vietnam
- • Injured Lieutenant Brings Home Cripples Plane, by Dennis D. Currie
- • Lloyd Rugge Story, 1967, by Dennis D. Currie
- • Donald S. Pepe: Catkiller One-Five, 1967—69
- • Staff Sergeant (CSM Ret.) Roger Putnam, Catkiller Provider
- • “Lost” Chapters, Catkiller 3-2, by Ray Caryl(New, 24 Oct 20)
- • Dong Ha, South Vietnam, 1967, a Personal Story by Lloyd Oake
- • Captain Crash: My Abnormal First Combat Mission, a Personal account by CPT Bob Cortner, 1967
- • Memories From A Tech Inspector, by SP5 Charlie Fitts, November 1967–June 1969
- • My Army and Vietnam Timeline—Headhunter To Catkiller, by SP5 Stephen G. Badger, 1967– 1968
- • Captains Don Pellecchia and Jack Schaeffer, Marine Aerial Observers, 1967
- • Captain Don Pellecchia's Log Book, 1967
- • Captain Jack Schaeffer's Log Book, 1967
- • First Lieutenant William A. Berry, 1st Marine Division AO, KIA, 1967
- • A Trilogy of Marine Combat Stories, 1967–68
- • Air—Land Perspectives, Operation Kingfisher, October 1967
HISTORY INDEX 4: 1968:
- • 1968 Overview by Gene Wilson
- • Phu Bai, Republic of South Vietnam
- • TET 1968 (Or how NOT to talk to your Platoon Leader), by Ray Caryl
- • THE DAY I RODE HOME IN A TRUCK, TET, 1968:, by Harold L. Vail
- • THE FOLLOW–ON TO TET, 1LT Harold L. Vail, by Dennis Currie
- • Abstract: FIRE IN THE STREETS: THE BATTLE OF HUE, TET 1968, by Eric Hammel (New, by permission)
- • Crash Landing at Dong Ha, by Ray Caryl, 1968
- • Loose Photos, Captain Kenneth T. ‘Tony’ Keltner, Catkiller 17/35, September 1967–September 1968
- • GO-GO NINER (Or How Technology Failed To Change The Face Of Warfare), by Ray Caryl, 1968
- • Catkiller Tom Alegi Story, 1968, by Tom Alegi
- • LOW LEVEL FLIGHT: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, 1968, by Ray Caryl, 1968
- • Strange Visitor From Another Planet, 1968, by Ray Caryl, 1968
- • Phil Caverhill’s Story, An Army (Marine–trained) AO, 1968–69
- • First Flight, An Aviation Mechanic's Story, by Joe Barnett, 1968–69
- • There Is Absolutely No Place Like Phu Bai, Pacific Stars & Stripes, 1968
- • The John Hudson Story, 1968 (USMC)
HISTORY INDEX 5: 1969:
- • 1969 Overview by Gene Wilson
- • Phu Bai, Republic of South Vietnam
- • The 220th Recon Airplane Company,Vietnam, 1968–69, by Ed Miler, Catkiller 6, 1969
- • Catkillers, by LTJG Craig R. Whitney, with addition by Charles Finch, 1969
- • Joe Brett, Sundowner Yankee: Notes From the Back Seat (1969)
- • A Miracle of the Internet: Four Decades Later, by Jim Hooper
- • The Search for Bill Norton, by Jack Bentley
- • My experience working with the KA–39 Camera, by CW2 Wade Godfrey
- • Photographs by Captain Claude N. "Pete" Blevins, Catkiller 13/16, 1969–70
- • 50 Years Later—Army Vet, ARVN AO’s Grandchild Come Full Circle, Chuck Ward, Vets With a Mission, 2019
- • 220th ‘Catkillers’ — I Corps Watchdogs, Stars & Stripes article by SP5 David M. Gerrol, USA, 1969
HISTORY INDEX 6: 1970:
- • 1970 Overview by Gene Wilson
- • Phu Bai, Republic of South Vietnam
- • Photographs by 1LT Dean Liken, Catkiller 19, December 1969–December 1970
HISTORY INDEX 7: 1971:
- • 1971 Overview by Gene Wilson
- • Supplement to the 1971 History Overview
- • Operation Lam Son 719, February 1971, by Rick Gates, 4th Platoon Leader
- • Republic of South Vietnam—Deactivation
- • Change of Command, CPT David C. Sapp, photos by Paul Garin
- • Photos by Angel G. De La Fuente, Aircraft Mechanic, 1971
- • Photos by CWO Patrick M. Snyder, First Platoon, Catkiller 11, 1971
- • Personal Aircraft Log Book Entries, WO1 Gordon B. Grier, 14 March 1971–6 December 1971
- • Historic Final Flights, 4, 5 and 6 December 1971
HISTORY INDEX 8: Additional History, Honors—People and Events:
- • John Dillingham’s Journey to the 220th Aviation Company, 1964–65
- • AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE CATKILLERS, SP4 HARRY IRVIN KEE, 1965–66
- • THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF CPT ROBERT W. GARTH, JR., 1966
- • Operational Report, Headquarters, 223d CSAB, Quarterly Period ending 31 October 1967
- • Catkiller Provider, The “Rest Of The Story:”
- • Interment of Colonel Tank Meehan, Catkiller 1, Arlington National Cemetery
- • Catkiller Mess Sergeants, Men Who Had A Major Effect On Morale
- • All–Platoon Loose Photos:
HISTORY INDEX 9: Catkiller Fables, Facts, Legends, Myths, and Nuances:
- • BIRDDOGS VS. BIRD DOGS: (Catkillers vs. Cat Killers deja vu)
- • Myth Makers
- • CATKILLERS OF I CORPS (Class of 1966-67), a song by Donald E. “Gene” Wilson
- • A Ten-Minute Lesson Enables A Marine To Save His Own Life By Landing Plane
- • Our Flimsy Aircraft
- • Catkiller Theme Song, by Kenneth E. Trent
- • The Origin of Chu Lai, 1965
- • Mission Impossible
- • Army’s ‘Catkiller’ Pilots—Taking Page From Old West
HISTORY INDEX 10: Birddog History—Contributions from External Units/Writers:
- • History of the 114th Aviation Company Birddogs
- • Testimonials—Reviews, A Hundred Feet Over Hell, by Jim Hooper (PDF)
HISTORY INDEX 11: Vietnam In Retrospect:
- • Then and Now Photos By Captain Michael T. “Mike” Sharkey, Catkiller 46, 1967–68
- • Catkiller Vietnam Tour 2014, Vietnam Battlefield Tours, Bill Stilwagen, Bush Guide:
- • Recollections, 50th Anniversary of Operation Homecoming:
HISTORY INDEX 12: Administrative:
