APC History- When the first APC's came to the battalion in 1968, it's believed they wore the bumper markings of the 89th GP. C Company APC bumper marker C101 first appears in Battalion photographs in 1970, and was used for convoy escort and Battalion Reaction Force out of Long Binh Post. It wasn't until 1970 that the MP's were allowed to paint names or logos on their APC's.
In 1970 the logo name "Easy Rider" appeared on a C Company APC, however the vehicle bumper marker is unknown. Sometime later the name was changed to "The Easy Rider," and appeared on C101.
On 18 May 1971 The Battalion realigned the combat support and combat service support missions within Military Region III the were previously accomplished by both A and C Company. Both companies had similar missions of staffing remote detachment provost marshal offices and convoy escort duties within the region. The realignment resulted in A Company assuming responsibility for all region provost marshal duties and C Company assuming responsibility for all convoy escort duties.
Regardless of MOS if you served on or participated in the repair of any Battalion V100 and would like to contribute any information, personal stories, documents, media articles, photographs, or, if you can provide information on any missing nicknames and logos for this Car, or crew members not listed, please take a moment to contact the History Project Manager at the Email Links provided for you. Your contributions are important to the recording of the Battalion history and always welcomed here.
