Best, Oliver Adrian, Jr., 1LT

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Last Rank
First Lieutenant
Last Service Branch
Engineer Corps
Last Primary MOS
1331-Combat Engineer Unit Commander
Last MOS Group
Engineer
Primary Unit
1968-1969, 1331, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry (Airmobile)
Service Years
1967 - 1969
Engineer Corps
First Lieutenant
Two Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
New York
New York
Year of Birth
1946
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
New York, NY
Last Address
New York, NY

Casualty Date
May 06, 1969
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location
Tay Ninh (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Long Island National Cemetery (VA) - Farmingdale, New York
Wall/Plot Coordinates
25W 009/SECTION T SITE 4217

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   1968-1969, 1331, 1st Cavalry Division

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From Month/Year
February / 1968
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May / 1969
Unit
1st Cavalry Division Unit Page
Rank
First Lieutenant
MOS
1331-Combat Engineer Unit Commander
Base, Fort or City
Tay Ninh
State/Country
Vietnam
 
 
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1st Cavalry Division


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1921 to 1933 the Division was structured around the horse riding concept in defined Regiments.

1933 to 1943 the Division was structured around the Triangle mechanized and motorized concept.

1943 to 1949 the Division was changed to the square concept as mainly a Infantry Division for fighting in the jungles of the Pacific.

1949 to 1957 The Division was changed to the Triangular Division. The 5th, 7th and 8th Cavalry Regiments were retained and the 12th Cavalry Regiment was deactivated. This was for Korean War and duty on the Korean DMZ.

1957 to 1964 The Division was changed to the Pentomic structure into Battle Groups

1965 to 1971 The Division became Air Mobile structure as they deployed to Vietnam.

1971 to 1975  The Division was configured into the TRICAP (Triple Capability) Division was organized with Armored, Infantry and Air Cavalry Brigades.

1975 to 2001 The division was converted to an Armored Division.

2001 to 2005 The Division had initiated a series of unit change overs of the division organization and equipment replacements to support and field the FORCE XXI integrated combat system capabilities.

2005 to 2013 The division Division was reorganized and transitioned to a (Modular) Modified Table of Organization and Equipment (MTOE) Unit of Action.

2013 to 2016 The Division implementing ARFORGEN, a transformational force generation model. This returned the Division Artillery, The 4th BCT was inactivated, The Sustainment Brigade was renamed and added, All STBs within the Division were inactivated.

2016 to present The Army announced a pilot program, 'associated units', in which a National Guard or Reserve unit would now train with a specific active Army formation. These units would wear the patch of the specific Army division before their deployment to a theater.
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Support
 
Parent Unit
Cavalry Divisions
Strength
Division
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Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jun 4, 2020
   
   
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1948 Members Also There at Same Time
1st Cavalry Division

Webster, David, 1LT, (1966-1970) EN 1331 First Lieutenant
Nesterak, Norman Louis, CPT, (1967-1969) EN 1221 Captain
Strain, John, LTC, (1966-1997) EN 1221 First Lieutenant
Fulghan, Gene, CW2, (1965-1990) EN 213A Chief Warrant Officer 2
Long, Herlihy Townsend, COL, (1940-1968) IN 1542 Colonel
Kvernes, Roger Wendell, LTC, (1953-1970) TC 1981 Lieutenant Colonel
Diduryk, Myron George F., MAJ, (1960-1970) IM 2162 Major
Felton, Thomas Moody, MAJ, (1953-1969) AR 1204 Major
Lord, Arthur James, MAJ, (1960-1977) TC 1981 Major
Lorimier, Joseph Menard, COL, (1955-1986) AD 1178 Major
McCaskey, Robert Walter, MAJ, (1957-1968) TC 1980 Major
O'Keefe, Robert William, MAJ, (1961-1969) IN 1542 Major
Zimmers, Walter, MAJ, (1960-1983) TC 100D Major
Barber, George Lincoln, CPT, (1961-1968) IN 1542 Captain
Benson, Douglas, CPT, (1966-1970) FA 1193 Captain
Bentson, Peter Morgan, MAJ, (1963-1972) IN 1542 Captain
Birdwell, Michael Del, CPT, (1963-1968) IN 1542 Captain
Black, William Ray, CPT, (1964-1969) IN 1542 Captain
De Angelis, Adamo Ermino, CPT, (1947-1969) IN 1542 Captain
De Mey, John, CPT, (1963-1969) IN 1542 Captain
Draut, Charles Bernard, CPT, (1967-1969) TC 1981 Captain
Elrod, Waymon Clay, CPT, (1963-1969) IN 1542 Captain
Emrath, John Phillip, CPT, (1965-1969) IN 11B Captain
Larson, Richard Andrew, CPT, (1968-1970) TC 1981 Captain
Lorimer, William, CPT, (1966-1970) TC 1981 Captain
McMurray, Fred Howell, CPT, (1966-1968) TC 1981 Captain
Momcilovich, Michael, CPT, (1965-1968) TC 1981 Captain
Newby, Claude, LTC, (1952-1993) CH 5310 Captain
Swayze, Gerald Clifford, CPT, (1959-1969) TC 1981 Captain
Trevino, Francisco, COL, (1958-1988) TC 100E Captain
West, Glenn, CPT, (1966-1972) MP 9100 Captain
Allen, Charles, 1LT, (1966-1972) MI 9307 First Lieutenant
Babcock jr, William H, CPT, (1965-1973) TC 100R First Lieutenant
Balliet, Thomas, CPT, (1965-1969) FA 1189 First Lieutenant
Barber, Chadwick McFall, 1LT, (1967-1969) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Beals, Stephen Carl, 1LT, (1964-1968) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Beattys, Lawrence Vick, 1LT, (1968-1969) FA 1193 First Lieutenant
Beck, Winfield Wesley, 1LT, (1965-1968) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Bell, William Brent, 1LT, (1967-1969) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Benton, Henry Edwin, 1LT, (1966-1968) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Bickford, Richard Oliver, 1LT, (1967-1968) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Bolyard, Larry Charles, 1LT, (1957-1968) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Burkes, David, MAJ, (1965-2001) FA 1189 First Lieutenant
Carr, Thomas, LTC, (1966-1995) TC 1981 First Lieutenant
Chaffin, William T., 1LT, (1967-1969) TC 100B First Lieutenant
Churan, Ronald Bruce, 1LT, (1966-1969) AR 1204 First Lieutenant
Collat, Carlos, COL, (1965-1996) MI 1690 First Lieutenant
Danby, Arthur, MAJ, (1966-1986) TC 100E First Lieutenant
De Garmo, Gordon Earl, 1LT, (1966-1968) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Dickey, Charles Joseph, 1LT, (1966-1968) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Dobrinska, Thomas Earl, 1LT, (1966-1968) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Donaldson, James, 1LT, (1966-1969) TC 0804 First Lieutenant
Dougherty, John Christian, 1LT, (1965-1968) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Douglas, Leslie Forrest, 1LT, (1968-1970) TC 1981 First Lieutenant
Downs, Charles Milton, 1LT, (1968-1969) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Gordon, William, 1LT, (1969-1970) IN 11A First Lieutenant
Holcombe, James, 1LT, (1968-1970) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Ingersoll, Jonathan, 1LT, (1966-1969) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Lane, Michael Steven, 1LT, (1965-1968) TC 1981 First Lieutenant

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