Month: August 2019

SGT. ANUND C. ROARK, Company C, 1st Bn, 12th Inf, 4th ID Kontum Province, RVN 16 May 1968 Sgt. Roark was the point squad leader on mission to rescuing 11 men fellow Soldiers pinned down in a hilltop observation post.  They were approx. 1000 meters outside the Batallion perimerter and under heavy attack by a … Continue reading 16 May

1SGT WILLIAM W. KENDALL Co.A, 49th Indiana Infantry. River Bridge, Miss. 17 May 1863 1lt (then First Sgt) Kendall was with one of lead regiments in the charge against. Confederate forces who were holding a well-fortified defensive position. Nearly all the officers were shot down in the first rush of Union troops and all the … Continue reading 17 May

PSG BRUCE A. GRANDSTAFF Co B, 1st Bn, 8th ID Pleiku Province, RVN 18 May 1967 PSG Grandstaff was on a reconnaissance mission near the Cambodian border when they were ambushed from 3 sides by Automatic weapons fire. PSG Grandstaff formed his men into a defensive perimeter and put up a ferocious defense. Grandstaff  saw that … Continue reading 18 May

Maj Gervais Raoul Lufbery “Hat in the Ring” 94th Aero Squadron 19 May 1918 Maj. Raoul Lufbery, affectionately known as “Luff” was killed in combat over France. Luff was one of the top-scoring US fighter pilots of the war with 17 victories. A chocolate maker by trade Lufbery He immigrated the United States and worked … Continue reading 19 May

PFC LESLIE A BELLRICHARD Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Kontum Province RVN 20 May 1967 Pfc Bellrichard was Acting as a fire team leader during combat operations manning a firing position with 4 other soldiers on the Unit’s perimeter when they came under attack from a large enemy element. Pfc. Bellrichard was with 4 … Continue reading 20 May

Drummer William H. Horsfall Company G, 1st Kentucky Infantry. Corinth, Miss. 21 May 1862. Billy Horsfall, was not only one of the youngest combat soldiers in US history he is also one of the youngest soldiers to earn the Medal of Honor. At 15 he had already fought in Western Theater’s most major engagements and … Continue reading 21 May

PVT. URIAH BROWN Company G, 30th Ohio Infantry Vicksburg, Miss. 22 May 1863 Pvt Brown was tasked with charging forward while carrying a Log then placing a log across a defensive ditch dug by Confederate troops. The hail of enemy musket fire and cannon balls hade forward progress almost impossible and most of the party … Continue reading 22 May

SFC LOUIS R. ROCCO Advisory Team 162 U.S. Military Assistance Command Northeast of Katum, RVN 24 May 1970 Sfc Rocco volunteered to accompany a medical evacuation team on an urgent mission to evacuate 8 critically wounded ARVN personnel. As the Dust-Off  bird approached, intense enemy automatic weapons fire greeted them like dragon’s breath . Continual … Continue reading 24 May

MAJ. WILLIAM E. ADAMS A/227th Assault Helicopter Company 52d Avn Bn, 1st Avn Bde Kontum Province, RVN 25 May 1971 Maj Adams was serving as a helicopter pilot in Kontum Province in the Republic of Vietnam.  The call came for Dust-Off but no Dust-Off aircraft were within range to recover the gravely wounded soldiers. Maj. … Continue reading 25 May

SSG LEROY A. PETRY Company D,  2nd Bn 75th Ranger Regiment Paktya Province, Afghanistan. Ssg Petry was clearing a courtyard belonging to a house that was believed to be hiding high-value combatants. Staff Sergeant Petry and another Ranger were engaged and both wounded by automatic weapons fire.  Wounded in both legs, Staff Sergeant Petry led … Continue reading 26 May