11/27/2023 0 Comments Chirper joel ross firebaseHe told her, “I have received word from Washington, DC. Patrick Morrisey from Madison, Wisconsin. With those words she says that her “knees became like rubber and a strange numb feeling came over me…” In a memoir she has written she says, “A male voice said, Mrs, Black, I need to come in and talk to you about something important.” She refused at first, until she heard him pause and say, “It’s about your husband, Nolan.” She opened the front door but kept the screen door locked. The time of night made her leary of who it might be. It was 11:30 at night when she heard a knock at her front door. William Albracht and his team.īack home in Wisconsin, his wife, Carol Black, was doing some sewing after putting their daughter to bed. Gunships and other support were called in to assist Capt. CWO Black’s gunship took a direct hit from an RPG round and went down into the surrounding forest. The enemy was responding with their own weapons just as furiously. Those who have been there know that those gunship pilots were as courageous and determined as they come.īlack was making runs at the enemy with his gunship pouring out everything he and his crew could to force the assault back off of the guys on the base. The base was being assaulted by a 500 man enemy force as well as being hit continuously by mortar and rocket fire. On October 30, the third day of battle, CWO 2 Nolan Black was piloting his Huey gunship in support of the beleaguered troops on Firebase Kate. Source: YouTube/edpvideoįirebase Kate was located at the top of a hill in the jungle. Ronald Ross and Huey gunship pilot, CWO2 Nolan Black, here in this piece, but I want you to know the names of CWO2 Black’s other three crew members who were killed with him when his gunship was shot down. I am only covering the stories of Artillery officer, 1st Lt. Albracht’s actions during the siege and the subsequent escape that he led his men through until they reached the safety of the Special Forces Camp at Bu Prang in Quang Duc Province of South Vietnam’s Central Highlands. You have read the account of that battle from the point of view of Capt. Meanwhile, 6,000 NVA troops of the 28th and 66th Infantry Regiments of the NVA were attempting to cut the Republic of Vietnam in half. William Albracht, the youngest US Army Capt. Army artillerymen and 132 Civilian Irregular Defense Group Montagnards under the command of 21 year old Cpt. That small hilltop forward artillery base was manned by 27 U.S. The battle at Firebase Kate began on Oct. The first part of the story is posted here. NOTE: This article is a continuation of the story of William Albracht and Firebase Kate.
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