78 years ago today, June 15th 1944, the battle for Saipan began. The main part of Operation Forager, it is often thought of as a Marine Corps battle but like virtually every Marine battle there were soldiers involved as well. In the case of Saipan it was the 27th Infantry Division who fought alongside theContinue reading “Today in History: The 27th Infantry Division on Saipan”
Category Archives: Armed Conflicts Worldwide
MACV-SOG Seiko Watch
The Vietnam-era MACV-SOG Seiko is the OG “Raider Rolex”: this is a vintage Seiko Automatic Watch 6619-8060 Vietnam SOG-MACV watch from approximately 1967. The following information was posted by a very interesting Instagram account called Watches of Espionage (@watchesofespionage). It’s a Social Media Account That Doesn’t Suck©®TM and thus is part of the FYSA files (specifically one dealingContinue reading “MACV-SOG Seiko Watch”
Vietnam War From Inside The Attack Helicopter
Peter J. Wilson SOG MIA
From out pal, Bud Gibson The last picture of Mr. Pete Wilson, ( back to camera) taken as they prepped at the Dak To launch site. Mr. Pete would fall back to help a wounded ‘yard and setup a defensive perimeter for the remaining men of the RT to make a tactical retreat to getContinue reading “Peter J. Wilson SOG MIA”
SOG’s First Medal of Honor.
SOG’s First Medal of Honor. On the 7th of February 1967 a B-52 Arc Light strike had just finished hitting a major enemy controlled are in Laos. Some one in MACV had thought up the idea of the Bomb Damage Assessment. That is, putting troops right on top of the freshly hit target to seeContinue reading “SOG’s First Medal of Honor.”
Memorial Day- SOG 1-0 John Kendenburg
First, is this tribute from our pal and fellow SOG historian, Bud Gibson This being Memorial Day weekend, I wanted to make a special post about loss and the meaning of Memorial Day… RT Nevada One-Zero John Kedenburg is seen above with some of the ‘Yards from his team. In June of 1968 the teamContinue reading “Memorial Day- SOG 1-0 John Kendenburg”
OPERATION BLACKJACK 41C
From Richard H. Dick James 55 years ago, 13 May 1967, I was the Staff Sergeant Demolition Sergeant on Detachment A-422 (Vinh Gia), 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), in the western Mekong Delta (IV Corps) of South Vietnam, 2,000 meters from the Cambodian border. I was on my 6-month voluntary extension in Vietnam. The MobileContinue reading “OPERATION BLACKJACK 41C”
Today In History: The Polish at Monte Cassino
78 years ago today the 2nd Polish Corps launched their attach on Monte Cassino. Groups like the Polish and French are often forgotten or over looked after 1940 but they were much more active than most people realize. Below is a facebook article from WW2colourisedphotos who post a ton of this type of content andContinue reading “Today In History: The Polish at Monte Cassino”
WeaponsMan Wednesday: A Forgotten German SOF Unit
Ever heard of Bataillon Ebbinghaus? They really were a thing — briefly. Before World War II, special operations were more the bailiwick of ad hoc, temporary elements, what the British precisely called “mobs for jobs,” than they were assignments to permanent special operations forces. A war would break out, some Robert Rogers would raise a regiment or even aContinue reading “WeaponsMan Wednesday: A Forgotten German SOF Unit”
Captured PAVN Flag
I thought I would show this to you guys before I sent it off. A bring back PAVN ( NVA) flag capture from a Vietnam vet. The owner of SOGsite is helping the 5th Special Forces Group at Ft Cambell put together a SOG display at their museum and I am donating it along withContinue reading “Captured PAVN Flag”
Scattered Shots 