Scout Dog Tab Socks
Description: 48th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs (DaNang). The 48th was with the 196th LIB under American Division. Pleiku/An Khe/LZ Hawk Hill/LZ Baldy/Chu Lai The 48th IPSD was activated at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 2 September 1966, with Lt. Ian L. Jones in command. After training at Fort Benning (1) the unit deployed to Vietnam on 11 January 1967, with a strength of 1 Officer and 14 Enlisted men and 26 dogs.(2) After arriving in Vietnam on 15 January 1967, the Platoon moved to Tay Ninh on 23 January 1967, to join the 196th Light Infantry Brigade (LIB).
Description: The 48th IPSD was activated at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 2 September 1966, with Lt. Ian L. Jones in command. After training at Fort Benning the unit deployed to Vietnam on 11 January 1967, with a strength of 1 Officer and 14 Enlisted men and 26 dogs. After arriving in Vietnam on 15 January 1967, the Platoon moved to Tay Ninh on 23 January 1967, to join the 196th Light Infantry Brigade (LIB) .
48th Inf Scout Dog Plt Tab - 196th Inf Bde w VN SVC wo Txt Socks
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$20
Description: Brigade Reconnaissance 48th Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog) Troop F, 8th Cavalry (Air) Troop F, 17th Cavalry (Armored) 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry (Armored) 64th Infantry Platoon (Combat Tracker)
48th Inf Scout Dog Plt Tab w 196th Inf Bde w VN SVC Socks
by Military Insignia Clothing and Products
$20
Description: 1966–1973: Approximately 5,000 US war dogs served in the Vietnam War (the US Army did not retain records prior to 1968); about 10,000 US servicemen served as dog-handlers during the war, and the K9 units are estimated to have saved over 10,000 human lives. 232 military working dogs and 295 US servicemen working as dog handlers were killed in action during the war. It is estimated that about 200 Vietnam War dogs survived the war to be assigned at other US bases outside the US. The remaining canines were euthanized or left behind.
