Sgt GORDON DOUGLAS YNTEMA ODA-431, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Thong Binh, Republic of Vietnam 18 Jan 1968. Sgt. Yntema, was acting as an advisor to a larger force of civilian irregulars from Camp Cai Cai. They became heavily engaged in a small-arms firefight with the Viet Cong. Yntema assumed command of the force when … Continue reading 18 January
17 January
SP/4 DONALD P. SLOAT 1st Infantry Reg, 196th Brigade Hawk Hill Fire Base Quang Tin, RVN 17 Jan 1970 SP/4 Sloat’s Squad was serving as a blocking element in support of tanks and armored personnel carriers p in the Que Son valley. As they traversed the dense terrain, a soldier in the front tripped a … Continue reading 17 January
16 January
Sgt JOSE CALUGAS Mess Sgt. Battery B, 88th Field Artillery Philippine Scouts. Culis, Bataan Province Philippine Islands 16 January 1942 Sgt. Calugas was a cook for the American forces, a member of the Philipino Scouts. When a gun battery was attacked and shelled by the enemy destroying all but one gun and killing the crews, … Continue reading 16 January
15 January
PFC GARFIELD M. LANGHORN Troop C, 7th Squadron (Airmobile 17th Cavalry, 1st Aviation Brigade Pleiku Province, RVN 15 January 1969 PFC Langhorn was serving as a radio operator when his platoon was inserted into a landing zone to rescue 2 Gunship Pilots shot down by enemy fire on a heavily timbered slope. He provided commo … Continue reading 15 January
13 January
1Lt Josephine Nesbit and the “ANGELS OF BATAAN” Gideon D. Asche If you ever had occasion to do an R&R in Tai Pei, you know why a 19-year-old, hormone engorged, no-time-in-grade Army sergeant would consider Tai Pei and “The China Seas Club” a prime destination. As far back as I can remember, my parents … Continue reading 13 January
12 January
SSG ROBERT E. LAWS Co G, 169th Inf, Reg, 43rd ID Pangasinan Province, Philippine Islands 12 January 1945 SSG Laws was leading an assault squad as they attacked an enemy force, estimated to be a reinforced infantry company, that was entrenched just beyond a narrow 70-meter-long bridge with an enemy Pill-box and rifle positions … Continue reading 12 January
11 January
Ltc JAMES H. HOWARD U.S. Army Air Corps Oschersleben Germany 11 January 1944 The son of Missionaries in China, U.S. Army Ltc. Howard was a Navy Aviator. He went on to fly combat missions with the AVG in China. Howard earned the title Ace dispatching Japanese aircraft over China with Claire Chennault’s Flying Tigers. … Continue reading 11 January
10 January
SGT WILLIAM G. FOURNIER & T/Sgt LEWIS HALL Company M, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 10 January 1943 Sgt Fournier was leading a machinegun section, assisted by T/Sgt Hall when their position attacked by a superior number of enemy infantry. Fournier’s gunner was killed, his assistant gunner wounded, and … Continue reading 10 January
9 January
T/SGT CHARLES F. CAREY JR. 397th Infantry, 100th Infantry Division. Rimling, France 8-9 January 1945 T/SGT Cary was commanding an anti-tank platoon when his position came under attack by an enemy force of approx. 200 infantrymen with a Squadron of Panzers leading the way. Carey organized a team to rescue 2 of his squads from … Continue reading 9 January
8 Jan
SGT DAY G. TURNER Co B, 319th Infantry, 80th ID Dahl, Luxembourg 8 January 1945 Sgt. Turner was in command of a 9-man squad tasked with holding a critical flank position. An overwhelming enemy attack came right after a devastating barrage of artillery, mortar, and rocket fire. Knowing the importance of the position he held … Continue reading 8 Jan
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