Lawson, Rodney John, 1SG

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Last Rank
First Sergeant
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last Primary MOS
11G50-Infantry Senior Sergeant
Last MOS Group
Infantry
Primary Unit
1967-1968, 11G50, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry
Service Years
1951 - 1968
Infantry
First Sergeant
Five Service Stripes
Five Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Year of Birth
1932
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Augusta
Last Address
1720 Meihaus Way, Louisville (Valley Station), KY

Casualty Date
Mar 12, 1968
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location
Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
West Lawn Cemetery - Augusta, Wisconsin
Wall/Plot Coordinates
44E 028

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   1967-1968, 11G50, 1st Cavalry Division

First Sergeant
From Month/Year
September / 1967
To Month/Year
March / 1968
Unit
1st Cavalry Division Unit Page
Rank
First Sergeant
MOS
11G50-Infantry Senior Sergeant
Base, Fort or City
Quang Tri
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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1st Cavalry Division

Carroll, Donald, SSG, (1959-1968) IN 11G50 Staff Sergeant
Osborne, David William, SSG, (1956-1970) IN 11G50 Staff Sergeant
Lacy, Wayland, 1SG, (1968-1970) IN 11B50 First Sergeant
Daffer, Joseph John, MSG, (1949-1968) IN 11B40 Master Sergeant
Abbott, Guy Francis, SFC, (1957-1969) IN 11B40 Sergeant First Class
Allen, Eddie James, SFC, (1950-1967) IN 11B40 Sergeant First Class
Cobb, Hubbard Don, SFC, (1957-1968) IN 11B40 Sergeant First Class
Estella, Anthony John, SFC, (1959-1967) IN 11B40 Sergeant First Class
Harris, Roy Green, SFC, (1951-1967) IN 11B40 Sergeant First Class
Levine, Robert, SFC, (1960-1967) IN 11B40 Sergeant First Class
Lisenby, Donald Eugene, SFC, (1960-1968) IN 11B40 Sergeant First Class
Lowe, Earnest Lon, SFC, (1958-1968) IN 11B40 Sergeant First Class
Solomon, Wilfred Lemuel, SFC, (1951-1968) IN 11B40 Sergeant First Class
Williams, Doyle, SFC, (1948-1968) IN 11B40 Sergeant First Class
Balsley, Robert Franklin, SSG, (1966-1968) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Banks, James Ralph, SSG, (1962-1967) IN 11C40 Staff Sergeant
Barlow, Jessie Lee, SSG, (1952-1967) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Barnaby, David William, SSG, (1959-1967) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Coronado, Joe, SSG, (1965-1977) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Coronado, Joe, SSG, (1965-1977) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Danowski, Thomas George, SSG, (1960-1968) IN 11H40 Staff Sergeant
Elliott, Frank William, SSG, (1967-1968) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Ellis, Billy Joe, SSG, (1967-1968) IN 11C20 Staff Sergeant
Elwell, Michael Reid, SSG, (1966-1968) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Gagnon, Morris Dominique, SSG, (1955-1967) IN 11C40 Staff Sergeant
Gardner, Roy Edward, SSG, (1959-1967) IN 11B30 Staff Sergeant
Goodman, James A., SSG, (1962-1968) IN 11B30 Staff Sergeant
Guzman, Juan Araujo, SSG, (1966-1968) IN 11B30 Staff Sergeant
Kaneshiro, Edward Noboru, SSG, (1959-1967) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Lasiter, Lawrence Ray, SSG, (1949-1967) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Lovelace, Kenneth, SSG, (1964-1971) IN 11F40 Staff Sergeant
Morris, Thomas Hoyl, SSG, (1966-1968) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Nelson, George Washington, SSG, (1960-1967) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Neris-Aponte, Joaquin, SSG, (1961-1968) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Sanazaro, Ernest, SSG, (1966-1968) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Slattery, Robert, CSM, (1951-1979) IN 11B50 Staff Sergeant
Smitherman, Mack, SSG, (1963-1971) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Thomas, Walter Reed, SSG, (1955-1967) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Trujillo, Robert Steven, SSG, (1967-1968) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Tuazon, Simeon Andrade, SSG, (1953-1967) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Tynes, James, SFC, (1965-1984) IN 11B40 Staff Sergeant
Alicea-Serrano, David, SGT, (1968-1969) IN 11C40 Sergeant
Ayers, John, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Bailey, James Daniel, SGT, (1968-1969) IN 11B20 Sergeant
Baker, Samuel Thomas, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Ball, Ron, SGT, (1966-1968) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Ballard, Paul Allen, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Bandy, Larry Gene, SGT, (1966-1968) IN 11B20 Sergeant
Barnhouse, Darrel Emerson, SGT, (1967-1968) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Barrett, Dan, SGT, (1966-1968) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Berney, Eugene, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Bevels, Leonard Leroy, SGT, (1959-1967) IN 11B40 Sergeant
Biggs, David Owen, SGT, (1968-1969) IN 11C20 Sergeant
Birmingham, Terry Wayne, SGT, (1966-1968) IN 11B10 Sergeant
Blair, Ivy Louis, SGT, (1964-1968) IN 11B20 Sergeant
Blair, Patrick Lynn, SGT, (1967-1969) IN 11C20 Sergeant
Bodine, Keith, SGT, (1965-1971) IN 11B20 Sergeant
Boeshart, Richard Joseph, SGT, (1966-1967) IN 11B20 Sergeant
Bridges, Sam, SGT, (1968-1970) IN 11B40 Sergeant

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