Burns, Hugh, LTC

Infantry (Officer)

TWS Ribbon Bar

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Current Service Status
USA Retired

Current/Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel

Current/Last Service Branch
Special Forces

Current/Last Primary MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander

Current/Last MOS Group
Infantry (Officer)

Primary Unit
1968-1969, 11A, United Nations Command (UNC)

Previously Held MOS
745-Rifleman
667-Message Center Clerk
3152-Photographer Still
941-Camera Technician
152-Photographer
1745-Rifle Platoon or Squad Leader
3945-Photography Laboratory Specialist
6-Student Officer
11A-Infantry Officer

Service Years
1946 - 1969

Foreign Language(s)

Korean

Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates

Cold War Certificate

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Association Memberships

Chapter I/XVIII - The Samuel S. Theriault/Aaron Bank Chapter

Berlin U.S. Military Veterans Association

187th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association

Special Operations Association (SOA-MACV)


	1968, Special Forces Association, 1, Chapter I/XVIII - The Samuel S. Theriault/Aaron Bank Chapter (Executive Officer) (Fayetteville, North Carolina) [Verified] - Chap. Page
	1970, Berlin U.S. Military Veterans Association [Verified]
	1990, 1st Cavalry Division Association [Verified]
	1990, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association [Verified]
	1991, Special Operations Association (SOA-MACV) [Verified]

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Vietnam War/Defense Campaign (1965)
From Month/Year March / 1965	To Month/Year December / 1965
Description This campaign was 8 March to 24 December 1965. During this campaign the U.S. objective was to hold off the enemy while gaining time needed to build base camps and logistical facilities. The U.S. also attempted to consolidate its ground operations more efficiently. For this purpose, it organized the U.S. Army Vietnam (USARV). U.S. support in the I Corps tactical zone, composed of five northernmost provinces, was to be primarily a Marine Corps responsibility; the U.S. Army was to operate mainly in the II and III Corps tactical zones which comprised the Central highlands, adjacent coastal regions, and the area around Saigon; and ARVN troops were to retain primary responsibility for the Delta region of the IV Corps. On 19 October 1965. three VC regiments totaling 6,000 men attacked a Civil Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) - U.S. Special Forces at Plei Me, near the entrance to the Ia Drang Valley, in what purported to be the start of a thrust to cut the country in half. With the assistance of massive air strikes, elements of the newly arrived 1st Cavalry Division thwarted the enemy in a battle that lasted nearly a month and included several engagements. The Ia Drang Valley action was the costliest in terms of casualties to date. The successful defense of the region improved security in and around the Central Highlands and raised the morale of the soldiers involved.

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year March / 1965	To Month/Year December / 1965

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

Personal Memories

Units Participated in Operation
1st Cavalry Division
1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment
630th Military Police Company
545th Military Police Company
66th Military Police Company
272nd Military Police Company
716th Military Police Battalion
504th Military Police Battalion
1st Military Police Company, 1st Infantry Division