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"I was that which others did not want to be. I went where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do. I asked nothing from those who gave nothing, and reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal loneliness...should I fail. I have seen the face of terror; felt the stinging cold of fear; and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moment's love. I have cried, pained, and hoped...but most of all, I have lived times others would say were best forgotten. At least someday I will be able to say that I was proud of what I was...a soldier."
George L. Skypeck
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Name: Paul Lawrence Fitzgerald, Jr.
Rank/Branch: E4/US Army
Unit: A Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Birth: 03 November 1947
Home City of Record: Ft. Valley GA
Date of Loss: 17 October 1967
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 112220N 1063239E (XT685575)Click Here For Map
Status (in 1973): Missing In Action
Other Personnel In Incident: Olin Hargrove Jr. (missing)
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground
Name: Olin Hargrove Jr.
Rank/Branch: E3/US Army
Unit: A Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Birth: 21 January 1949
Home City of Record: Birmingham AL
Date of Loss: 17 October 1967
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 112220N 1063239E (XT685575)Click Here For Map
Status (in 1973): Missing In Action
Other Personnel In Incident: Paul L. Fitzgerald missing)
On October 17, 1967, SP4 Fitzgerald and PFC Hargrove were riflemen on a search and destroy mission in South Vietnam. Their unit became engaged in close, heavy contact and suffered heavy losses. Contact was broken and their unit withdrew to set up a hasty defense in order to secure their dead and wounded. At this time, SP4 Fitzgerald and PFC Hargrove were located on the south side of the perimeter, between the main body and the enemy.
It is believed that Fitzgerald and Hargrove became disoriented and moved in the wrong direction, as they were not seen to board the helicopters. One witness stated that PFC Hargrove had already been wounded in the back. On October 18 and 19, a company-sized unit searched the entire area, however, no trace of the two was ever found.
Paul Fitzgerald and Olin Hargrove were classified missing in action. They are among nearly 2500 Americans who disappeared in Southeast Asia. Since the war ended, thousands of reports have been received which indicate that hundreds of these missing men are actually still alive, captives of a long-ago enemy. If Fitzgerald and Hargrove are among them, what must they think of us?
Paul L. Fitzgerald, Jr. and Olin Hargrove, Jr. were both promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant during the period they were maintained Missing in Action.
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