Born: Oct. 6, 1944
KIA: Nov. 26, 1968
Home Town: Anaconda, Mt.
Wall Loc: Panel 38W-Row 067
Born: May 23, 1947
KIA: Nov. 26, 1968
Home Town: Hinsdale, NH.
Wall Loc: Panel 38W-Row 065
Rang . I was to photograph bridge and road damage as a visual
aide for future work the Battalion would be doing in the future. Tim
was assigned as the driver of the jeep, and Lt Moe was in charge
of the mission. Three men in a jeep, alone on QL1, recipe for
disaster. An uneventfull morning turned into disaster in the early
afternoon. After eating our C-ration lunch and small talk of home,
we began our return trip back to Phan Rang. Suddenly the boring
dead silence was shattered by the force of a claymore type device
detonated by a small group of local Viet Cong. followed by aotomatic
weapon firing. I could hear the Vienamese shouting and shooting, I crawled into a shallow ditch and began to crawl away, unarmed,
my weapon still in the burning jeep, I was spotted by one of them.
I saw him point his AK47 in my direction, the mussle flash as he fired.
my body tightened in anticipation of the rounds..nothing...no pain..
I got to my feet and ran..and ran..and well the story is , as they say , the rest of the story...
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