Capt. Jack L. Treadwell Commanding Co. F, 180th Infantry 45th Infantry Div. Nieder-Wurzbach, Germany 18 March 1945 As commanding officer of Company F, Capt Treadwell was in a pickle, enemy automatic and rifle fire with intermittent artillery bombardments had been pinning his company down for several hours. Halted at the base of a hill defended … Continue reading 18 March
17 March
SP/4 EDWARD A. DEVORE Jr. Co. B, 4th Bn, 39th Inf, 9th ID Approx 5 Klicks south of Saigon, RVN 17 March 1968 SP/4 DeVore, distinguished himself on the afternoon of 17 March 1968, while serving as a machine gunner on a reconnaissance mission approximately 5 kilometers south of Saigon. SP/4 DeVore’s platoon came under … Continue reading 17 March
16 March
PM1 FRANCIS JUNIOR PIERCE 2d Bn, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Div. Iwo Jima 15 and 16 March 1945 You might not expect a Pharmacist’s Mate to end up in combat, but on the 15th and 16th of March 1945, Francis Pierce answered the call of duty volunteering for the most dangerous missions. Pierce gained valuable … Continue reading 16 March
15 March
15 March PFC SILVESTRE S. HERRERA Company E, 142d Infantry 36th Infantry Div. Near Mertzwiller, France 15 March 1945 Silvestre’s day got weirder with the trifecta of unexpected events as the man he always believed was his father gave him the letter. It was a draft notice. The next thing Silvestre was told is that … Continue reading 15 March
14 March
LT(JG) JOSEPH R. KERREY (SEAL) SEAL Team 1 U.S. Navy Near Nha Trang Bay, RVN 14 March 1969 Lt. Kerrey was leading his SEAL team on a mission to a small island in the bay of Nha Trang. His objective to capture or kill several key members of the Communist political cadre. Kerrey and his … Continue reading 14 March
13 March
T/SGT. MORRIS E. CRAIN Company E, 141st Infantry, 36th ID Haguenau, France 13 March 1945 T/Sgt. Crain was at the lead of a platoon during the struggle to enlarge the bridgehead across the Moder River. Crain spearheaded the attack himself, killing 10 enemy soldiers and capturing a dozen more while securing the objective near an … Continue reading 13 March
12 March
PFC “Doc” BRYANT E. WOMACK Medical Company, 14th Infantry Regiment 25th Infantry Division Near Sokso-ri, Korea 12 March 1952 As the only combat Medic attached on a combat night patrol, Pfc. Womack had responsibility for every man in the platoon. He took that responsibility to heart. Unexpected and sudden contact with a numerically superior enemy … Continue reading 12 March
11 March
CMSGT RICHARD L. ETCHBERGER Detachment 1, 1043rd Radar Evaluation Squadron Division Lima Site 85, Laos 11 March 1968 CMSGT Etchberger was with a group including 2 CIA officers, several Air Force technicians, and a small security force of local troops at the top-secret radar site code-named - Lima Site 85 when an enemy ground forces … Continue reading 11 March
10 March
MAJ. MERLYN HANS DETHLEFSEN 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron 335th Tactical Fighter Wing Over North Viet Nam 10 March 1967 Piloting his F-105 on a fire suppression mission over North Viet Nam. Dethlefsen’s mission was to destroy a key antiaircraft defensive complex containing surface-to-air missiles. The site was heavily defended by Anti-aircraft artillery, surface to air … Continue reading 10 March
9 March
CPT. JACK H. JACOBS U.S. Military Assistance Command Advisor - 2nd Bn, 16th Inf Reg, 9th ID Army of the Republic of Vietnam Kien Phong Province, RVN March 9th 1968 Capt. Jacobs (then 1st Lt.), was serving as assistant battalion advisor to an infantry battalion of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. As the … Continue reading 9 March
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