Donut Dolly: An American Red Cross Girl's War in Vietnam

Index

341 Index Page numbers in italics refer to figures. 1st Cavalry Division, 33, 38, 39, 45, 50, 58, 68, 91; 2nd Brigade, 60; 2/5th Cavalry, 85, 110; 1/7th Cavalry, 42, 66, 85 —2/7th Cavalry, 41–42, 46, 48, 60–63, 66, 85, 132, 186, 305; Alpha Company, 61, 307; Bravo Company, 305; Charlie Company, 61; Delta Company, 132, 306, 321n3; Headquarters Company, 85, 319n4 8th Engineers, 63 —2/8th Cavalry: Korea 214; Vietnam, 49, 57, 63–65, 89, 307; D Company, 299 —1/9th Cavalry, 93–96, 232, 234, 296; A Troop, 106 —2/12th Cavalry, 75–79; 15th Medical Battalion, 45, 57, 67, 305; Company A, 57, 305; Company B, 319n12 191st Military Intelligence Detachment, 89; Ia Drang Battle, 85, 106, 132, 308; Korea, x, 15, 16–18, 19, 20; Vietnam, 18, 25, 32, 36, 47, 90, 132, 147, 160, 162, 225, 247, 252, 306, 312, 316n15 1st Infantry Division: 144, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 158, 167, 177, 179, 188, 190, 191, 193, 242, 269, 312 —2/2nd Infantry, 169, 173, 298, 322n4; A Company, 173–174, 175; B Company, 169, 174–177; C Company, 169, 177–178, 179, 181; battalion headquarters: buildings, 169; staff, 179 1/28th Infantry, 299 1st Infantry Division Military Police, 191; 1st Military Intelligence Detachment, 310 2nd Infantry Division (Korea), 18 342 Donut Dolly 2nd Battalion of 3rd Infantry, The Old Guard (TOG), 240, 244, 246, 250, 263; Headquarters, 244; B Company, 244; C Company, 245, 246 4th Infantry Division/173rd Airborne Brigade: Co C 1/69th Armor, ii, 299 9th Infantry Division, 203–206 10th Aviation (at Dong Ba Thin), 79, 118 25th Infantry Division: 69, 223, 224, 292; 25th S&T Battalion, 224 86th Engineers, 242–243, 246, 250, 248–251 173rd Airborne Brigade: at Bien Hoa, ii, 167, 190, 201, 202, 207, 207, 216, 218, 224, 225, 226, 230, 232, 233, 238, 240, 246, 250, 259, 263, 299; 17th Cavalry, 213–214; —3rd Brigade of the 319th Airborne Artillery, 230, 230–231; A Battery, 231, 238, 238–239 335th Aviation (Cowboys) 208, 209, 229, 253, 255, 258, 270; mortar platoon in 2nd Battalion, 231 196th Light Infantry Brigade, 225 199th Military Police, 167 214th Combat Aviation Battalion; 175th Assault Helo Company “Outlaws”, 306 A abducted (story), 147, 151–157, 296 Abrams, Gen. Creighton W., 291 ace of spades, 69–70 Ahrenberg, John, xv, 316n17 air police (AP), 151–152, 155 air base. See names of individual air bases Albany, LZ, 85, 132, 319n5 Allen, Lieutenant, 35 Allen, First Sergeant Van, 184–185 Alley, J. L. “Bud,” 60–63, 309, 319n5, 319n6 ambush, vii; in Afghanistan, 183; in the Delta, 242, 245, 246, 250, 249–252, 264, 273, 274, 287, 313, 324n9, 324n11; of Delta Company, Index 343 2/7th Cav, 132; of helicopter, 91; of highway, 150; at home, 277, 286; of patrol, 170 An Khe pass, 74, 75 An Khe unit, 31, 32–34, 33, 38, 39, 45, 46, 50, 51–52, 58, 68, 91 Anderson, Andy, 315, 326-327n2, 327n7 Anderson, Captain, 231, 239 Anderson, Curt (RTO), 185, 186, 211 Anderson, Stephen L., 315, 326-327n2 Andy (pilot), 210 antiwar (discussion), 280 ARC (American Red Cross). See Red Cross Army Support Command (ASCOM), 9, 10, 11–13 Askew, Andy, 323n18 Attleboro (operation), 217 B Baldwin, Izora, 321n5 Baptist chaplain, 45, 46, 59, 89, 123, 311 Barb, 202, 217, 230 Barb (Lilly). See Lilly, Barb Bear Cat, ii, 207 Becker (one-star general), 105 Becky Fey, 10, 63, 202, 207, 210, 230 Bell, 82–83, 86–87 Ben Cat (sniper), 234–235 Benson, Wilmer, 298–299, 300, 303, 328n10 Berlin, 4 Bien Hoa unit, 173rd Airborne (air base), 63, 189, 190, 190–191, 193–194, 202, 203, 207, 207–208, 216, 217, 230, 233, 238, 240, 246, 250, 263 Bien Hoa unit (town), 157, 207 344 Donut Dolly Bien Hoa Air Base (Air Force), 72, 202, 203–206, 207, 215–217, 216, 226, 228, 270 Bisio, Drew, 325n5 Bond (between people in combat, twins), 84–85, 87–88, 89, 127, 136, 311 Bong Son, battles, 319n5 Bradshaw-McLean, Susan, 327n3 brave (definition), xviii, 27, 67, 267 Brennan and Burton, Lieutenants, Aides, 98 bridge: at An Khe, 37, 39; at Can Tho, 192; under construction in the Delta, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 250, 250; of No Return, Korea, 17; Saigon River (north of Saigon), 150, 151, 152–153 Brigham, J. S. (Jim), 41–42, 85, 86...